Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition by Hal Leonard Corporation -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover 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 Understanding Why People Take Piano Lessons(And Why They Often Quit) Getting to Know Your Instrument Comprehending the Language of Music 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 Identifying the Electric Ones

Chapter 3: Finding the Perfect Keyboard

To Hum or Not to Hum: Electric or Acoustic (Or Both)? Picking the Perfect Acoustic Piano Selecting a Digital Keyboard That Lasts Before You Drive It Off the Lot: Sealing the Deal at the Store The MIDI Places You Can Go

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 Taking the Worry Out of Moving Your Acoustic Piano

Chapter 5: Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet

Finding the Keys, Easy Peasy Discovering What Your Parents Never Told You about Posture Paying Attention to Hand Positioning Pedal Power: Getting Your Feet in on the Action

Part 2: Deciphering Squiggles on Paper to Create Sound

Chapter 6: Reading Lines and Spaces

Your Guide to a Piano Score Double Your Staff, Double Your Fun Punctuating Music: Bar Lines Continuing to Read: Don’t Stop

Chapter 7: Joining the Rhythm Nation

Eyeing Tempo: The Beat Goes On Serving Some Musical Pie: Basic Note Values Faster Rhythms, Same Tempo Listening for the Sound of Silence: Rests Counting Out Common Time Signatures Playing Songs in Familiar Time Signatures

Chapter 8: Changing the Beaten Path

Getting a Jump on the Start: Pickup Beats and Measures Adding Time to Your Notes with Ties and Dots Playing Offbeat Rhythms Playing Songs with Challenging Rhythms

Part 3: One Hand at a Time

Chapter 9: Playing a Melody

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking Getting into the Right Position Crossing Your Fingers and Hoping It Works Playing Melodies in the Right Hand

Chapter 10: Scaling to New Heights

Building a Scale, Step by Step Stepping Up to the Majors Exploring Minor Variations Showing Your Rebellious Side with Blues Scales Playing Songs Made of Scales

Chapter 11: Hey, Don’t Forget Lefty!

Exploring the Keyboard’s West Side Tackling Some Left-Hand Melodies Practicing Some South-Paw Scales Trying Accompaniment Patterns Adding the Left Hand to the Right Hand Playing Songs with Both Hands

Part 4: Living in Perfect Harmony

Chapter 12: The Building Blocks of Harmony

Measuring Melodic Intervals Combining Notes for Harmonic Intervals Playing Songs with More Harmony

Chapter 13: Understanding Keys

Homing In on Home Key Playing Songs with Key Signatures

Chapter 14: Filling Out Your Sound with Chords

Tapping into the Power of Chords Dissecting the Anatomy of a Triad Starting Out with Major Chords Branching Out with Minor Chords Exploring Other Types of Chords Adding the Seventh Reading Chord Symbols Playing with Chord Inversions Playing Songs with Chords

Part 5: Technique Counts for Everything

Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Music

Playing Dynamically Articulating the Positive Controlling the Tempo Putting the Pedal to the Metal Touching on Grace Notes Tackling Trilling Dazzling Your Audience: Gliss Trembling Tremolos Dressing Up Your Songs

Chapter 16: Great Grooves

Great Left-Hand Accompaniment Patterns Applying Great Intros and Finales Playing Songs with Left-Hand Grooves

Chapter 17: Perusing the Aisle of Style

Taking Aim at Classical Music Playing the Blues Rockin’ around the Keys You’re a Little Bit Country Pop! Goes the Piano Soul Searching All That Jazz Playing Songs in Favorite Styles

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Improve Your Practice and Performance

Be Comfortable at All Times Shut Off the Distractions Make a Schedule and a List Get into Deconstruction Use a Metronome Rehearse Your Dress Rehearsals Know Your Performance Piano If You Memorize … Preempt Post-Performance Syndrome Smile and Take a Bow

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Supplement This Book

Working through Method Books Using Reference Books Buying Music to Play Gigging with Others Checking Out the Masters Attending Live Concerts Listening to Recordings Exploring Piano Sites on the Web Enjoying Pianos on the Big Screen Realizing You’re Not Alone

Chapter 20: Ten Questions to Ask Prospective Teachers

Whom Else Have You Taught? How Long Have You Been Teaching and Playing? How Much Do You Expect Me to Practice? Would You Mind Playing Something for Me? What Repertoire Do You Teach? How Do You Feel about Wrong Notes, Mistakes, and Slow Learners? What Methods Do You Use to Teach Piano? Where Will the Lessons Take Place? How Much Do You Charge? Do You Have Student Recitals?

Appendix: About the Website: Audio Tracks and Video Clips

What You’ll Find on the Accompanying Audio Tracks Viewing Videos on the Website

Index About the Reviser Advertisement Page Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement

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