Mastering Blues Keyboard

by Merrill Clark
Mastering Blues Keyboard
Author: Merrill Clark
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1992-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882849423
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The conclusion to this power-packed blues method begins with a review of concepts of improvisation and harmony. Techniques such as tremolos, octaves, grace notes and two-handed chords will be introduced. Various styles such as Chicago blues, New Orleans R&B and jazz blues are covered. This book lays the foundation for a lifetime of exploration and enjoyment playing the blues by including many other topics such as chromaticism, motivic development, melodic expansion, groove and articulation.

Complete Blues Keyboard Method: Mastering Blues Keyboard

by Merrill Clark
Complete Blues Keyboard Method: Mastering Blues Keyboard
Author: Merrill Clark
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 100
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457413964
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The conclusion to this power-packed blues method begins with a review of concepts of improvisation and harmony. Techniques such as tremolos, octaves, grace notes and two-handed chords will be introduced. Various styles such as Chicago blues, New Orleans R&B and jazz blues are covered. This book lays the foundation for a lifetime of exploration and enjoyment playing the blues by including many other topics such as chromaticism, motivic development, melodic expansion, groove and articulation.

Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method

by Marty Sammon
Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method
Author: Marty Sammon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495031098
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(Piano Instruction). The authentic guide to traditional and modern blues keyboard playing, with rhythm and soloing concepts for piano and organ. Build your blues vocabulary with ideas for ensemble playing; intros, turnarounds, licks and endings; piano and organ accompaniment; phrasing and soloing; and much more. Written by Marty Sammon, keyboardist in Buddy Guy's band. This book includes access to audio demonstration tracks featuring Marty and his band playing the examples in the book.

Complete Jazz Keyboard Method

by Noah Baerman
Complete Jazz Keyboard Method
Author: Noah Baerman
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739033951
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Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way through 7th chords, pentatonic scales and modulating chord progressions, this book features a full etude or tune demonstrating every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Keyboard breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. The DVD demonstrates examples and offers opportunity to play along.

Complete Blues Guitar Method: Mastering Blues Guitar

by Wayne Riker
Complete Blues Guitar Method: Mastering Blues Guitar
Author: Wayne Riker
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 148
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457439674
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This advanced volume in the comprehensive method for blues guitarists is also great for rock players who want to develop a blues edge. Covers theory from blues scales, composite scales, and the Mixolydian mode to arpeggio superimpositions and the 8-bar blues, with examples of gospel blues, minor blues and others. Also contains licks in the styles of blues masters such as Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, Freddie King, B. B. King, John Lee Hooker and many others. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.

Learn Blues Accordion

by David DiGiuseppe
Learn Blues Accordion
Author: David DiGiuseppe
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619116715
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Learn Blues Accordion is a unique method book that includes 34 blues compositions and numerous exercises that will help you master the blues. The exercises increase in difficulty and introduce concepts and techniques thatspecifically target both hands. Explore blues scales, chord progressions and learn common blues techniques such as grace notes, slides, pedal points, double stops and tremolos. Left hand accompanying rhythmic styles are taught and used throughout the material, including boogie-woogie, the blues shuffle, New Orleansand walking bass lines. This book also features exercises on comping chords in common blues keys using various rhythmic patterns. Accompanying audio is recorded in stereo format, separating the left and right hands. The recordings are available online with included access

Bill Evans Omnibook for Piano

by Bill Evans
Bill Evans Omnibook for Piano
Author: Bill Evans
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540087662
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(Jazz Transcriptions). The ultimate collection for jazz keyboardists to learn 40 Evans classics with exact note-for-note transcriptions. Includes: Alice in Wonderland * Autumn Leaves * Bill's Hit Tune * Blue in Green * Days of Wine and Roses * Emily * Everything Happens to Me * Five * For Nenette * How About You? * How My Heart Sings * I Loves You, Porgy * It Could Happen to You * Just You, Just Me * Letter to Evan * My Foolish Heart * My Funny Valentine * My Romance * Nardis * Night and Day * One for Helen * Peace Piece * Peri's Scope * Quiet Now * Re: Person I Knew * Skating in Central Park * A Sleepin' Bee * Some Other Time * Stella by Starlight * Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) * 34 Skidoo * Time Remembered * The Touch of Your Lips * Turn Out the Stars * Very Early * Waltz for Debby * What Kind of Fool Am I? * Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me) * You Go to My Head * You Must Believe in Spring * and more.

Blues Keyboard

by Tricia Woods
Blues Keyboard
Author: Tricia Woods
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882849409
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This book is great for keyboardists who have learned the basics of blues improvisation and composing. Beginning with a review of concepts and skills covered in Beginning Blues Keyboard, this book explores further into topics such as chord extensions, blues techniques, building bass lines, playing in the key, ii-V substitutions and slow blues. Blues forms such as the twelve-bar blues and the eight-bar blues are explored. Packed with sample licks and songs, this book is essential for any keyboardist serious about learning the blues.