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Learn to play keyboards / Steve Ashworth.
This book gives you all the information you need to get started on the keyboards. A series of short, illustrated lessons build up your knowledge one step at a time. Essential aspects of keyboard technique are covered as well as music theory - notation and harmony. Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide. This is a laid-back tutorial book aimed at building skills and confidence quickly, and above all, making learning to play keyboards fun. The main section of this book is made up of simple lessons. Comprehensive chord and scale libraries will enable the reader to apply his knowledge to any song or playing situation. A brief history of keyboards provides a background, and a buyer's guide walks players through the myriad of contemporary electronic keyboard choices, with useful suggestions on finding an instrument to suit your requirements. A fold-out page offers an at-a-glance key to understanding musical notation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780785836315
- ISBN: 0785836314
- Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Chartwell Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, [2018].
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Listen along online." -- Cover. "A Quarto book." "A guide to playing piano and all electronic keyboard instruments" -- Cover. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- About this book -- Lessons. Sitting at your keyboard ; Keyboard layout ; Reading music 1 : notes ; Right-hand chord shapes ; Left-hand notes ; Reading music 2 : rhythm ; Basic "comping" patterns ; Three-chord trick ; Major and minor ; Reading music 3 : sharps and flats ; Major and minor scales ; More "comping" ; Dominant seventh chords ; Pentatonic scales ; Reading music 4 : changing key ; 12-bar blues ; The blues scale ; Boogie-woogie ; Rock 'n' roll ; Preset heaven ; Bass lines ; String parts ; Padding it out ; Brassed off ; Latin music ; Scale patterns ; Common chord progressions ; Improvising on chords ; Jazzing it up ; Playing in a band -- Chord library. Major chords ; Minor chords -- Scale library. Major scales ; Minor scales -- A brief history of keyboards -- Buyer's guide. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Piano > Instruction and study. Piano > Methods > Self-instruction. Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer) > Instruction and study. Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer) > Methods > Self-instruction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckhart PL - Main | 786.2 ASH (Text) | 840191003124919 | Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level | Available | - |
| New Castle-Henry County PL - New Castle | 786.7 ASHW (Text) | 39231033798063 | Adult Non-fiction Collection | Checked out | 05/07/2024 |
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- Grand Central Pub
This book gives you all the information you need to get started on the keyboards. A series of short, illustrated lessons build up your knowledge one step at a time. Essential aspects of keyboard technique are covered as well as music theory - notation and harmony. Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide. This is a laid-back tutorial book aimed at building skills and confidence quickly, and above all, making learning to play keyboards fun. The main section of this book is made up of simple lessons. Comprehensive chord and scale libraries will enable the reader to apply his knowledge to any song or playing situation. A brief history of keyboards provides a background, and a buyer's guide walks players through the myriad of contemporary electronic keyboard choices, with useful suggestions on finding an instrument to suit your requirements. A fold-out page offers an at-a-glance key to understanding musical notation. - Grand Central Pub
This book gives you all the information you need to get started on the keyboards.
