Laying Back

Ever wanted to play country piano, but weren't sure where to start? Country Piano will teach you the basic skills you need! From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, tools and tricks used by the pros to get that authentic country sound. At the end of the book, you'll get seven complete tunes to jam on. Listen to the CD, and start playing along! Covers: scales and chords; walkup and walkdown patterns; comping in traditional and modern country; bluegrass arpeggio styles; Nashville fretted piano techniques; and more.

Lista utworów:
34 Skidoo (Bill Evans)
Five (Bill Evans, Machine Head)
One For Helen (Bill Evans)
Peace Piece (Bill Evans)
Peri's Scope (Bill Evans)
Quiet Now (Denny Zeitlin)
Re: Person I Knew (Bill Evans)
The Opener (Bill Evans)
Time Remembered (Bill Evans)
Turn Out The Stars (Bill Evans)
Very Early (Bill Evans)
Waltz For Debby (Bill Evans)

Make your band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band!

Lista utworów:
Left-Hand Voicings (Valerio John)
Voicings for Two Hands (Valerio John)
Scales and Tonality (Valerio John)
Modality (Valerio John)
Bill Evans (Valerio John)
Herbie Hancock (Valerio John)
McCoy Tyner (Valerio John)
Chick Corea (Valerio John)
Keith Jarret (Valerio John)

The perfect series to get beginners playing today! This book/CD pack will teach the absolute beginner how to play the piano at their own pace, and in their own style. The CD includes audio instruction as well as accompaniment tracks.

A unique opportunity to learn Jamie's magical Piano arrangements, accompanied by some superb professional backing tracks! This book features a special selection of seven of Jamie Cullum's very best tunes, all in authentic Piano transcription with full vocal lines and guitar chords. The CD of backing tracks has been carefully produced to give you the feeling of playing live with Jamie's band. It also includes full demonstration recordings so you can hear exactly how things should sound. If you're a fan of Cullum's blistering Jazz Piano playing, then you need look no further!

Lista utworów:
But For Now (Cullum Jamie)
Frontin' (Cullum Jamie)
Lover, You Should've Come Over (Cullum Jamie)
Pointless Nostalgic (Cullum Jamie)
The Wind Cries Mary (Cullum Jamie)
These Are The Days (Cullum Jamie)
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (Cullum Jamie)

Traversing the playing styles of Elton John, Billy Joel, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jools Holland, Ben Folds lends a new imagination and insight into the piano's possibilities.

This specially produced book and CD set gives you the chance to learn the Piano parts for seven great Ben Folds favourites, before playing along with the CD of backing tracks that accurately captures the pure-pop magic of the Ben Folds Five. Get your hands around some of the virtuoso rock-player's best, including Jesusland, Philosophy and Army and discover the secrets to the singer's versatility and remarkable rock style. The book features full solo piano arrangements, complete with melody line, lyrics and guitar chords. The CD has full 'soundalike' demo performances, as well as the all-important tracks minus the piano so you can play along.

Lista utworów:
Army (Folds Ben)
Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Folds Ben)
Jesusland (Folds Ben)
Landed (Folds Ben)
Philosophy (Folds Ben)
Still Fighting It (Folds Ben)
Underground (Folds Ben)

For several years now, a fresh generation of songwriters have been scaling the heights of the pop charts, confirming the importance and longevity of the singer/songwriter as a vital artist and spokesperson in an age of disposable singles and much-hyped but short-lived careers. Acts such as Coldplay, David Gray and Rufus Wainwright offer songs with staying-power, songs to fall in love with that remain part of your life long after the media fuss has passed.

This very special selection of authentic Piano transcriptions gives you the chance to learn exactly how the songs are played by the stars themselves, accompanied by a set of professionally recorded backing tracks produced to sound just like the recordings. Each song also includes a full demonstration performance as well as the vocal line and complete lyrics.

Here's the perfect opportunity to master those wonderful songs that you will still be playing and enjoying for many years to come.

Lista utworów:
Alibi (Gray, David)
Brick (Ben Folds Five)
Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk (Wainwright, Rufus)
Emily (Fretwell, Stephen)
Gravity (Embrace)
Hardest Part (Coldplay)
Walking In Memphis (Cohn, Marc)
Wires (Athlete)

Keane's follow-up to their smash hit Hopes And Fears is a dark and brooding collection of songs, all presented here for Piano, Voice and Guitar with vocal line, lyrics, and guitar chord boxes.

Including the hit singles Is It Any Wonder and Crystal Ball, and the instrumental The Iron Sea, with authentic piano transcriptions for all 12 great songs.

With 2 CDs of 'soundalike' backing tracks and full demonstration performances, you'll be playing along in no time!

Lista utworów:
A Bad Dream (Keane)
Atlantic (Keane)
Broken Toy (Keane)
Crystal Ball (Keane)
Hamburg Song (Keane)
Is It Any Wonder? (Keane)
Leaving So Soon? (Keane)
Nothing In My Way (Keane)
Put It Behind You (Keane)
The Frog Prince (Keane)
Try Again (Keane)
The Iron Sea (Keane )

Salsa And Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano is an extremely informative 100 page book containing over 400 musical examples showing you how to play in these aforementioned Latin styles. Mr. Campos who teaches a course in Latin piano styles at the Berklee School Of Music originates from Lima Peru and has studied Latin music for over 20 years. This book contains great study material for learning the various techniques and rhythms used in playing Latin piano styles. It can be used as a source to practice reading syncopated rhythms. A CD of Latin percussion rhythm tracks to play along with accompanies the book.

Spis treści:

The short, lively, and easy-to-master selections in this book offer beginning piano students musical experience that is entertaining as well as rewarding. Each selection in this companion book to the Robert Pace Keyboard Series reinforces concepts of the core books, including: • Practice in line, space, and pattern recognition; in performance of basic rhythms; and in indentification of these rhythms both by sight and by sound; • A sparking of the student's imagination, as the student is guided to expand upon each piece in this collection and create his or her own improvisations and compositions; • Lasting fun, becasue the reinforcement of reading, writing, and listening skills supports ongoing musical learning and enjoyment. The CD provides many helpful functions, including modeling the music, providing ensemble playing experience, and tracks in various tempos for practice and performance.

From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm patterns. Directional reading is taught first by finger number, then by note name, and then by interval (stop, skip, and repeat). Once the students are introduced to the staff, they learn reading guides Bass F and Treble G and read by interval in several different hand positions. This value pack includes the Lessons Book plus an accompaniment CD featuring beautiful background tracks to accompany the student during practice or performance.

A basic how to book on blues improvisation with companion CD.

These duets may be enjoyed and played in a number of different ways. In addition to playing them with a partner (or using the CD as your partner), you can do some interesting improvisations and create new Primos and Secondos. The CD features five different tracks for each song: primo part at performance and practice tempos, secondo part at performance and practice tempos, and a full demo at performance tempo.

Book 2 opens with a new My Own Song improvisation on CDEFG. Unit 1 introduces phrasing and legato touch, and also presents harmonic 2nds and 3rds with staccato touch. The following two units are dedicated to the introduction of 4ths and 5ths. Also in Unit 3, sharps are introduced in a diatonic setting starting on D, and flats are introduced as blues notes. Most pieces in the second half of Book 2 coordinate hands playing together. This book works very well for transfer students. This value pack includes both the Lessons Book plus the accompaniment CD with wonderful backing tracks for students to play along with.

Kabalevsky's pedagogical works develop real musical culture in children. This volume contains both the easier pieces from opus 39 and the intermediate pieces from opus 27 into one convenient and value-priced edition.