Discovering Rock Piano Volume 1 (book/CD)

Publisher : Schott Music
Chords, Rhythms, Melodies and Improvisation

The most useful textbook for all budding ROCK keyboarders. If you have always wished to play like Elton John, Bruce Hornsby, Stevie Wonder or Alicia Keys, then this book hits the spot.

To all those who want to have fun while further developing their performance skills, 'Discovering Rock Piano' shows what it is all about. Chord playing, rhythmic confidence and instructions for improvisation with systematic exercises and songs form the focus of this first volume.

Chapter 1: Playing Chords
- Triads, Conctruction, Inversion
- C Major
- G Major
- Chords in Other Major Keys
- D Major
- A Major
- F Major
- B flat Major
- Minor Keys
- 4-Note Chords
- Chord Colourings

Chapter 2: Rhythm
- Preliminary Remarks
- Basic Rhythms
- Chords for the Left Hand
- Rhythms for the Right Hand
- Broken Chords
- Rock Ballad
- Triplets
- Jazz Rock Rhythms
- Shuffle

Chapter 3: Melody and Improvisation
- Preliminary Remarks
- Major 6 Scale
- Other Major 6 Scales
- Blues Scale
- Other Blues Scales
- Minor Scale (Dorian)
- Improvisation on 4-Note Chords
- Changing Scales
- Designation of Stepwise Chords in Major Keys
- Summary of Chord Symbols
- Pentatonic Scales
- Rhythms