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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Piano -- Chapter 1 Preparing to Play a Piano -- Knowing Why the Piano Is So Special -- Advantages to playing the piano -- Advantages to studying music at the piano -- A skill and an art -- Understanding Why People Take Piano Lessons(And Why They Often Quit) -- Getting to Know Your Instrument -- Comprehending the Language of Music |
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Developing an ear for horizontal and vertical music -- Getting to know musical forms and styles -- Starting to Play the Best Way -- Being Aware of What You Already Know about Playing the Piano -- Chapter 2 Meeting the Keyboard Family -- Looking at the Acoustic Ones -- Pianos -- Harpsichords -- Pipe organs -- Identifying the Electric Ones -- The nuts and bolts of electronic sound -- Synthesizers -- Digital keyboards -- Chapter 3 Finding the Perfect Keyboard -- To Hum or Not to Hum: Electric or Acoustic (Or Both)? -- Buying an acoustic -- Buying a digital -- Buying a hybrid |
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Picking the Perfect Acoustic Piano -- Taking location into account -- Getting all the pedals you deserve -- Finding good buys (and avoiding scams) -- If you've heard one, you haven't heard them all -- Looking at some specific piano brands -- Selecting a Digital Keyboard That Lasts -- Digital pianos and organs -- Arrangers -- Stage pianos -- Workstations -- Synthesizers -- Avoiding obsolescence -- Knowing the digital features you want -- Browsing some specific keyboard brands -- Other electric keyboards -- Before You Drive It Off the Lot: Sealing the Deal at the Store -- Taking it for a spin |
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Loving and leaving it -- Refusing to pay the sticker price -- Shopping online -- The MIDI Places You Can Go -- A MIDI primer -- Keyboard to computer -- Keyboard to keyboard -- MIDI and music notation -- Chapter 4 Taking Good Care of Your Keyboard -- Providing a Good Place to Live -- Making It Shine: Cleaning Your Keyboard -- Calling In a Pro for General Checkups and Serious Repairs -- Tuning acoustic keyboards -- Keeping digital keyboards happy -- Dealing with serious keyboard problems -- Taking the Worry Out of Moving Your Acoustic Piano |
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Chapter 5 Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet -- Finding the Keys, Easy Peasy -- The white keys -- The black keys -- Discovering What Your Parents Never Told You about Posture -- To sit or not to sit: That's the real question -- Sitting down: Chairs versus benches -- Using stands and racks -- Paying Attention to Hand Positioning -- Arch those hands and fingers -- Fingering -- Giving your hands and fingers a rest -- Pedal Power: Getting Your Feet in on the Action -- Piano pedals -- Digital keyboard pedals -- Part 2 Deciphering Squiggles on Paper to Create Sound |
| Summary |
-Explore the basics of the piano keyboard -Read music and understand keys and time signatures -Play melodies and hone your techniques If you've dreamed of playing piano, here's where to start! There's no better way to start learning music than by learning how to play piano. It doesn't matter if you've never had a lesson or need a refresher on piano basics, this book helps you discover the joy of making music on the most versatile instrument of all. Simple step-by-step instruction gets you started, guiding you from basic beginner tunes into more advanced techniques. Get acquainted, or reacquainted, with how to read music, play chords, and build your own playing style. Inside... -Play your first notes -Find Middle C and beyond -Get started with beginner tunes -Approach old lessons in a new way -Navigate sharps and flats -Learn more with online audio and video |
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Electronic book |
| Subject |
Music.
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Music
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music (discipline)
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MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard.
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Music
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Electronic book
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| Author |
OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781119701026 |
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1119701023 |
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