The Total Rock Keyboardist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock keyboard playing. This book is ideal for all skill levels, from absolute beginners to experienced prog-rockers. Youll learn everything you need to become a well-rounded player, from rhythm parts that support the band to flashy improvised solos. Along the way, youll gradually learn important music theory such as chords, diatonic harmony, and scales. This book covers practicing tips, warm-ups, easy-to-understand theory, discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history, left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles, tips for improvising melodies and keyboard solos, a wide variety of chords, and great songs and examples in the styles of innovative rock keyboardistspresent and past. A CD is included with backing tracks to make practicing fun and easy.

The Total Blues Keyboardist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of blues keyboard playing. For beginners to advanced players, this book teaches blues theory, rhythm, and improvisation, and includes authentic techniques and examples in all blues styles---from Delta, New Orleans, and Chicago blues to Memphis, gospel, jazz, soul, and funk blues. Learn 8-bar, 12-bar, and 16-bar progressions, as well as classic intros, endings, and turnarounds. In addition, discover the best approach for playing with other musicians or a full blues band. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

(Educational Piano). Take your playing to the next level with Jordan Rudess, the Juilliard-trained, award-winning keyboardist of Dream Theater! Work at your own pace to improve your skills in physical technique, improvisation, soloing and comping with clear, easy-to-follow directions and exercises that create real results. With beginner, intermediate and advanced exercises that cover everything from classical technique to blazing prog-rock solos and beyond, this book has something for keyboardists of all styles. A CD of the exercises is included played by the master himself! as are 12 solo-worthy etudes and a valuable appendix with major and minor arpeggio and scale fingerings.

(Keyboard Instruction). This book with audio will give you a complete rock piano workout in both modern and classic styles! You'll develop your rhythmic feel, dexterity, hand coordination, and voicing skills as you work through the fun, authentic examples. These pieces will help you use your rock piano technique in a musical, stylistically effective way. Each audio music sample is recorded at several tempos, so you can choose the one that's right for you as you play along with the rock rhythm section.

Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning rock right away. Starting with a thourough review of music fundamentals and basic rock theory, you will learn the basics of rock chords, left-hand patterns, arpeggios, slash chords, how to read lead sheets and get started improvising with the pentatonic scale. Other topics include blues-rock, rock ballads and an introduction to the modes. The essential starter for any rock keyboardist.

(Keyboard Instruction). This comprehensive book will teach you the basic skills need to play modern pop keyboard. From comping to soloing, from grand to piano synth pads, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the techniques used by the pros. The online audio demonstrates most of the music examples in the book. Now including PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right available exclusively from Hal Leonard.