Piano Starts Here

Download or read book Piano Starts Here written by Robert Andrew Parker and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regardless of whether they’ve heard of jazz or Art Tatum, young readers will appreciate how Parker uses simple, lyrical storytelling and colorful, energetic ink-and-wash illustrations to show the world as young Art Tatum might have seen it. Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him to become a virtuoso who was revered by both classical and jazz pianists alike. Included in the back matter is a biography and bibliography.

Download or read book The Jazz Piano Book written by Mark Levine and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most highly acclaimed jazz piano method ever published! Over 300 pages with complete chapters on Intervals and triads, The major modes and II-V-I, 3-note voicings, Sus. and phrygian Chords, Adding notes to 3-note voicings, Tritone substitution, Left-hand voicings, Altering notes in left-hand Stride and Bud Powell voicings, Block chords, Comping ...and much more! Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Down Beat, Jamey Aebersold, etc.

Download or read book Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method written by Mark Davis and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano Instruction). The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory, chords and voicings, improvisation ideas, structure and forms, scales and modes, rhythm basics, interpreting a lead sheet, playing solos, and much more!

Download or read book Mr. Hoffman's Popular Hits for Piano written by Joseph Hoffman and published by Hal Leonard. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Easy Piano Songbook). 17 easy arrangements of pop hits with instruction tips for each by popular YouTube instructor Mr. Hoffman. Each song also has a demo track and backing tracks online to help students hear how they should sound and then play along and sound like a pro! Ideal for beginning piano students who want to use their new-found skills to play popular music. Songs include: Can't Stop the Feeling * Fight Song * How Far I'll Go * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) * Lean on Me * Let It Go * Linus and Lucy * Shake It Off * Star Wars (Main Theme) * We Will Rock You * and more.

Download or read book Piano Notes written by Charles Rosen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Rosen is one of the world's most talented pianists -- and one of music's most astute commentators. Known as a performer of Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Elliott Carter, he has also written highly acclaimed criticism for sophisticated students and professionals. In Piano Notes, he writes for a broader audience about an old friend -- the piano itself. Drawing upon a lifetime of wisdom and the accumulated lore of many great performers of the past, Rosen shows why the instrument demands such a stark combination of mental and physical prowess. Readers will gather many little-known insights -- from how pianists vary their posture, to how splicings and microphone placements can ruin recordings, to how the history of composition was dominated by the piano for two centuries. Stories of many great musicians abound. Rosen reveals Nadia Boulanger's favorite way to avoid commenting on the performances of her friends ("You know what I think," spoken with utmost earnestness), why Glenn Gould's recordings suffer from "double-strike" touches, and how even Vladimir Horowitz became enamored of splicing multiple performances into a single recording. Rosen's explanation of the piano's physical pleasures, demands, and discontents will delight and instruct anyone who has ever sat at a keyboard, as well as everyone who loves to listen to the instrument. In the end, he strikes a contemplative note. Western music was built around the piano from the classical era until recently, and for a good part of that time the instrument was an essential acquisition for every middle-class household. Music making was part of the fabric of social life. Yet those days have ended. Fewer people learn the instrument today. The rise of recorded music has homogenized performance styles and greatly reduced the frequency of public concerts. Music will undoubtedly survive, but will the supremely physical experience of playing the piano ever be the same?

Download or read book Your Success Starts Here written by Earl Nightingale and published by Sound Wisdom. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Success Starts Here contains Earl Nightingale's most potent messages about finding your purpose and taking the steps to better your life and relationships and achieve professional and financial success. It is never too late to give your life meaningful direction. Whether you are just starting out on your journey, are in the thick of life's busyness, or are retired, you can-and must-identify goals that will bring you fulfillment and unfalteringly pursue them regardless of failure and external situations. In this volume, you'll discover, among other lessons: How to succeed in bad circumstances as well as good ones; How to find opportunities where none seemingly are; How to set concrete, actionable goals--and actually achieve them; The importance of integrity; The value of remaining open to new ideas, attitudes, and routines; And the way to find true and lasting happiness. Success awaits those who unlock the courage to truly live the life they imagine. Once you step out into a bold, positive course of action, good fortune will enter your life in unimaginable abundance. Heed Nightingale's proven advice: "Decide now: What is it you want? Plant your goal in your mind. It's the most important decisions you'll ever make in your entire life." Your Success Starts Here--right now, this very moment.

Download or read book Start Here! Learn the Kinect API written by Rob Miles and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to learn Kinect programming? Start Here! Learn the fundamentals of programming with the Kinect API—and begin building apps that use motion tracking, voice recognition, and more. If you have experience programming with C#—simply start here! This book introduces must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises. Here’s where you start learning Kinect Build an application to display Kinect video on your PC Have Kinect take photographs when it detects movement Draw on a computer screen by moving your finger in the air Track your body gestures and use them to control a program Make a program that understands your speech and talks back to you Play a part in your own augmented reality game Create an "air piano" using Kinect with a MIDI device