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The Pop Piano Book is the ultimate in-depth piano method focusing on contemporary pop styles, and is used by thousands of musicians from all around the world. Available with audio CDs and Midi files.
The All About Piano book is a fun and beginner-friendly introduction to playing the piano in pop and classical styles, and includes over 40 famous songs for you to enjoy. Audio CD included.
The Stuff! Good Piano Players Should Know book is an "A to Z" guide for the beginning-to-intermediate piano player. Just dive into the alphabetical list of topics to learn about musical styles, piano techniques, music theory, music equipment, preparing for the gig, practice tips, and much more. Audio CD included.
The Stuff! Good Synth Players Should Know book is an "A to Z" guide for the beginning-to-intermediate synthesist/keyboardist and computer musician. Just dive into the alphabetical list of topics to learn about synthesis types and methods, synthesizer makes and models, digital audio workstations and virtual instruments, musical styles using synths, and much more. Audio CD included.
Piano and Keyboard Methods - Books, CDs, and Midi files
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The Pop Piano Book
This cutting-edge keyboard method is a total step-by-step approach to creating your own keyboard parts, in modern styles such as rock, pop, ballad, R&B/funk, new age, country and gospel. Suitable for serious beginners through to advanced, this 500-page book (with nearly 800 music examples) is endorsed by Grammy-winners, top educators and Keyboard Magazine.
$ 39.95
The Pop Piano Book Audio CD Pack
All 800 music examples in The Pop Piano Book are available recorded on five audio CDs. This is a great way to speed-up the learning process, as you get to hear (as well as see) the examples! The CDs are especially helpful if your sight-reading is at a beginning level.
$ 39.95
The Pop Piano Book Midi files CD
All 800 music examples in The Pop Piano Book are also available as Standard Midi files (compatible with PCs and Macs). The Midi files are very useful because you can play them back at any tempo, and with any sound available in your computer music setup. Again a great way to speed up the learning process!
$ 29.95
The Pop Piano Book Midi files (Email version)
All 800 music examples in The Pop Piano Book are also available as Standard Midi files (compatible with PCs and Macs). The Midi files are very useful because you can play them back at any tempo, and with any sound available in your computer music setup. Instead of getting the physical CD shown here, we will email you the Midi files as soon as your payment is processed.
$ 24.95
All About Piano Book & CD
This book is a fun introduction to playing the piano. You'll learn music notation, rhythm and fingering while playing some well-known songs. Then you'll learn how to play styles such as boogie-woogie, blues, pop, rock and classical. The book includes the music for many famous songs, and comes with a CD of examples and play-along tracks!
$ 19.95
Stuff! Good Piano Players Should Know
This book is an "A to Z" guide of techniques and tips for the beginning-to-intermediate piano player. The alphabetic list of topics includes styles (blues, boogie-woogie, funk, gospel, jazz, rock and more), piano techniques (arpeggios, crossover licks, improvisation, left-hand patterns, target notes and more), music theory (intervals, triads, seventh chords, modes, voicings and more), practice and performance tips (faking it, finding a teacher, gig preparation & promotion, live performances, practice habits and more) and so on. The CD is full of great stylistic examples and play-along tracks!
$ 19.95
Stuff! Good Synth Players Should Know
This book is an "A to Z" guide of techniques and tips for the beginning-to-intermediate synthesist/keyboard player. Both physical (stand-alone) keyboard synths and virtual software synths are explored in detail. The alphabetic list of topics includes synthesis types (analog, digital, softsynth and more), synthesis methods (additive, subtractive, sample-based, wavetable and more), synthesizer functions (attack, decay, envelope, filter, modulation and more), musical styles using synths (house, progressive rock, techno, trance and more) and so on. The CD is full of great stylistic examples and play-along tracks!
$ 19.95