ALL ABOUT PIANO
A Fun and Simple Guide to Playing Piano
Series: Keyboard Instruction
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Format: Softcover with Online Audio Access
Author: Mark Harrison
A Thousand Miles • All My Loving • All The Things You Are • Allegro, K. 545 • Alouette • Angel • Auld Lang Syne • Baby Look At You • Beauty And The Beast • Before I Get Old • Bennie And The Jets • Bird Of Prey • Blue Bop • Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight?) • C-Jam Blues • Can You Feel The Love Tonight • Chicago Breakup • Clair De Lune • Come Sail Away • Crazy • Dry Bones • Easy Going • Every Night I Have The Blues • Everybody Wants To Rule The World • Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) • For He's A Jolly Good Fellow • Fur Elise, WoO 59 • Go Tell Aunt Rhody • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road • Gymnopedie No. 1 • Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here • Hand Prints • Hey Jude • Home Sweet Home • I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) • Imagine • It's Too Late • Jingle Bells • Killing Me Softly With His Song • Lavender's Blue • Lawdy Miss Clawdy • Let It Be • Let Somebody Love You • Linus And Lucy • Marianne • Michael Row The Boat Ashore • Minuet In G • Misty • Mr. Jones • My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic') • Ode To Joy • Outlaw Country • Oye Como Va • Prelude In B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 • Rock My Soul • Runaway • Satin Doll • Shenandoah • Sonatina In C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 • Takin' Care Of Business • Tears In Heaven • Walk Of Life • Walking In Memphis • We Are The Champions • When The Saints Go Marching In • Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) • Wonderful Tonight • Yesterday • You Can't Hide • Your Cheatin' Heart
Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the piano? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your piano playing quest, then this is it: All About Piano is for you. Whether it's learning to read music, playing by ear, improvising, or all of the above, this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start playing your favorite songs in many different styles. Plus, learn interesting tid-bits on piano makes and models, care and maintenance, other keyboard instruments, and other fun stuff about the piano. This fun-filled, easy-to-use guide includes:
- An introduction to pianos and keyboard instruments
- Step-by-step music reading instruction
- How to play by ear and improvise
- Background on various styles of music, including dozens of favorite songs
- Performing tips.
This book includes five full songs (Benny and the Jets - Come Sail Away - Minuet in G - Misty - Takin' Care of Business) and over 40 excerpts of popular songs, including: All My Loving (The Beatles) - Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) - Imagine (John Lennon) - Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi) - Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) - Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams) - and more. The audio includes 70 tracks for demo and play-along.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include 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.
Item #: 000311298
UPC: 884088039554
MPN or ISBN: 9781423408161
Size: 11" x 8.5"
Pages: 210
Stock #: HL00311298