This book and CD package will provide the contemporary pianist with the tools necessary to improvise accompaniments with chord voicings characteristic of today's jazz sound. Learn how to “comp” from a fake book, including how to...

This book presents a practical approach to improvising through a system of patterns in a traditional blues style. Because so much of today's popular music has its roots in blues, the material included here is a vital component of jazz, rock, R&B,...

This book stands alone or integrates with any method. For all ages, in private or group study, its graphics put chord shapes of triads, seventh chords, inversions and chord progressions securely into the hands. Summary charts and keyboard maps speed...

Introduces a blues scale system that produces idiomatic sounds characteristic of early blues, Dixieland, boogie, swing and rock. Instruction begins with one-measure phrases followed by a step-by-step approach to twelve-measure...

Scales provide the basis for jazz improvisation and fill-ins. The scales presented in this book produce idiomatic sounds associated with many jazz styles. Boyd explores the jazz scales and examines their potential, giving the player more...

Scales and chord tones provide the basis for jazz improvisation and fill-ins. This book presents traditional scales and chords within the framework of a chord progression. Charts are included with the scales written in all keys and a list of chords...

An absolute must for all owners of drawbar organs! This 24-page book covers many of the different features of many drawbar organs. Detailed explanations of how to obtain different sounds and effects make this guide unique and useful. Can also be...

This method is a truly entertaining approach to learning how to play the piano. Written by Ward Cannel of the Piano Consortium, the method breaks down music theory into visual concepts which are fun and easy to grasp, so you can learn to play the...

This book is a logical follow-up to An Introduction To Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard. It continues to explore contemporary chord voicings and their application to melody and accompaniment playing with a jazz group. All chord voicings and the II V...

Jazz Piano from Scratch is a complete step-by-step guide to playing jazz with confidence and style. Designed for the absolute beginner, it breaks down the process into simple yet fun activities, with many musical examples to illustrate the points...

Key signatures and chord symbols are doors to facility at the keyboard – doors too often locked by insufficient understanding. This guide unlocks them with clear and simple explanations, additionally providing: major and minor scales •...

A continuation of Basic Rhythmic Training, this collection of progressive rhythmic drills is designed to increase a music student's proficiency in executing and understanding Rhythm. The exercises begin very simply and proceed to more complex...

This comprehensive, 562-page method, called “Solid, readable and relevant” by Keyboard magazine and “The major work for today's pianists” by International Musician, is divided into four sections. The first, “A...

The author of the critically-acclaimed “bible” of contemporary keyboard playing, The Contemporary Keyboardist, now brings students 86 studies that cover 17 contemporary keyboard styles – jazz, rock, funk, Latin, country, stride,...

Perfect for musicians, teachers or anyone looking for solid info on scales, chords, and how they work together. Provides right- and left-hand piano fingerings for scales, chords, and complete inversions, covering 20+ different scales, each written...