Piano and Keyboard All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1Book I: Piano & Keyboard 101 5Chapter 1: Warming Up to the Piano and Keyboard 7Chapter 2: Looking at the Different Keyboard Options 21Chapter 3: Choosing and Buying Your Keyboard 41Chapter 4: The Setup and Care of Your Instrument 63Chapter 5: Getting Comfy at the Keyboard 81Book II: Understanding Theory and the Language of Music 97Chapter 1: Looking at Notes and Beats 99Chapter 2: Stopping for a Rest 109Chapter 3: Tempo, Measures, and Time Signatures 115Chapter 4: Navigating Sheet Music 125Chapter 5: Varying Beats and Rhythms 137Book III: Beginning to Play 153Chapter 1: Playing a Melody 155Chapter 2: Working with Scales 171Chapter 3: Adding the Left Hand 187Chapter 4: Examining Form: Melody, Harmony, and Song Form 209Chapter 5: Keys, Key Signatures, and the Circle of Fifths 235Chapter 6: Building Chords to Accompany Melodies 257Book IV: Refining Your Technique and Exploring Styles 281Chapter 1: Adding Effects and Flair to Your Piano Playing 283Chapter 2: Getting into the Groove 305Chapter 3: Going Classical 325Chapter 4: Perusing Popular Genres and Forms 337Book V: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice 357Chapter 1: Developing Hand Technique 359Chapter 2: Extending Your Scales 387Chapter 3: Improving Finger Coordination and Footwork 409Chapter 4: Jumping Across the Keyboard 429Chapter 5: Exercising with Arpeggios and Alternating Hands 443Chapter 6: Stepping Up to Octaves and Chord Progressions 463Book VI: Exploring Electronic Keyboard Technology 479Chapter 1: Choosing Sounds and Effects 481Chapter 2: Adding Accompaniment, Rhythm Patterns, and Arpeggiation 499Chapter 3: Recording and Editing Your Sounds 525Chapter 4: Using Onboard Learning Systems 551Chapter 5: Playing Along with Recordings and Using Music Software 565Appendix: Accessing the Audio Tracks 593Index 601

Holly Day ist Musikjournalistin und schreibt für zahlreiche Musikmagazine. David Pearl ist Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur. Er unterrichtet Piano und spielt seit über 30 Jahren professionell Jazz und Klassische Musik.