The Keyboard Style Resource
A Comprehensive Guide to Exploring New Techniques and Styles from Rock to Jazz
By Noah Baerman
Keyboard/Piano Book & CD
Item: 00-39298
$19.99
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You've learned the basics of keyboard playing, so now it's time to explore new styles and techniques to help you become a well-rounded and more knowledgeable player. With The Keyboard Style Resource, you will be exposed to a variety of musical influences that will help you create a unique, original, and exciting sound. You'll learn how to use scales, chords, rhythms, and arpeggios, and how to solo in many different styles. Dig in and explore new concepts that will unleash your inner musical potential. The included CD clearly demonstrates the musical examples in the book.
* Explore a wide variety of styles from rock and reggae to classical and funk
* Learn about the styles and recordings of pioneering players
* Master techniques for accompaniment and soloing
* Features a concise glossary and overview of music theory
* Includes practical tips on how to create great keyboard parts
* Explore a wide variety of styles from rock and reggae to classical and funk
* Learn about the styles and recordings of pioneering players
* Master techniques for accompaniment and soloing
* Features a concise glossary and overview of music theory
* Includes practical tips on how to create great keyboard parts
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Contents
| Title | Composer |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| CHAPTER ONE: Toolbox | |
| Major Scales | |
| Other Scales | |
| Triads | |
| Chord Inversion and Voice Leading | |
| Diatonic Harmony | |
| 7th Chords | |
| Swing Eighth Notes | |
| Lead Sheets | |
| CHAPTER TWO: Rock Keyboard | |
| The I, IV, and V Chords | |
| Basic Two-Handed Rock Chords | |
| Rock Chords for Left Hand Only | |
| Chord Rhythms | |
| Chord Embellishment | |
| Keep On Rockin' On | |
| Single-Note Soloing | |
| CHAPTER THREE: Pop Keyboard | |
| Arpeggios | |
| Ariana's Contemplation | |
| The Slip-Note Technique | |
| Slippin' with Floyd | |
| Interpreting Melodies | |
| Danny Boy (Lead Sheet) | |
| Danny Boy (Solo Piano) | |
| Danny Boy (Vocal Accompaniment) | |
| CHAPTER FOUR: R&B Keyboard | |
| Gospel Chord Techniques | |
| Testify | |
| Rhythm and Phrasing with Chords | |
| Steveland | |
| Imitating Guitar Rhythms | |
| Gotta, Gotta, Gotta | |
| CHAPTER FIVE: Blues Keyboard | |
| Blue Notes | |
| Blues Devices and Phrasing | |
| Blues for the Iceman | |
| Blues Accompaniment | |
| Other Ways to Feel Blues Rhythm | |
| The Bluest Day | |
| Boogie-Woogie | |
| Loafin' Boogie | |
| CHAPTER SIX: World Music Keyboard Styles | |
| Afro-Cuban Rhythms | |
| Montunos | |
| Mambo Para Tian | |
| Cha-Cha-Chá | |
| Bossa Nova | |
| Samba | |
| Reggae | |
| Kingston Blues | |
| Klezmer Piano Basics | |
| CHAPTER SEVEN: Classical Piano | |
| Minuet | J. S. Bach |
| Little Prelude in C | J. S. Bach |
| Presto | W. A. Mozart |
| Minuet in G | L. V. Beethoven |
| Prélude in B Minor | F. Chopin |
| Promenade | M. Mussorgsky |
| CHAPTER EIGHT: Jazz Piano | |
| Basic Chord Voicings | |
| Extending and Altering Chords | |
| Four-Note Voicings | |
| Two-Handed Voicings | |
| Comping | |
| Jazz Soloing | |
| Soloing with Scales | |
| Progressions with Modulations | |
| Soloing with Arpeggios | |
| Rebecca's Crib | |
| Boppin' 'Til Dawn | |
| Modes | |
| Using Modes in Improvisation | |
| Chromaticism and Ornamentation | |
| Mo' Sweetness | |
| Stride and Walking Bass | |
| 24 Hour Swing | |
| CHAPTER NINE: Hybrid Styles | |
| Jazz-Rock | |
| Don 'N' Walt | |
| Ragtime | |
| The Entertainer | Scott Joplin |
| Latin Jazz | |
| Salsa Verde | |
| Progressive Rock | |
| A Prog Creation | |
| Conclusion | |
| APPENDIX A: Suggested Listening | |
| APPENDIX B: Types of Keyboards | |
| Piano | |
| Vintage Instruments | |
| Digital Keyboard | |
| APPENDIX C: Glossary | |
| Dynamics | |
| Articulation | |
| Other |
Additional Information
| Series: | Style Resource Series |
| Author: | Noah Baerman |
| Instrument: | Keyboard/Piano |
| Format: | Book & CD |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Item Number: | 00-39298 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-7390-8910-2 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-8910-1 |
| UPC: | 038081439860 |
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