Teach Yourself Piano

Name: Teach Yourself Piano
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ISBN: 9780071407588

ISBN-10: 0071407588

ISBN-13: 9780071407588

Edition: 2003

Authors: Gillian Shepheard

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Teach Yourself introduces a new way to make learning music easy These new Teach Yourself titles offer a creative and hands-on approach to learning musicshy;shy;perfect for either a complete beginner or anyone who wants a second chance at music. Based on modern teaching methods, these books focus on doing and discovering, not merely repeating and memorizing. Each title comes with its own CD, so budding musicians can listen and learn by example. The CD is housed in a plastic wallet on the inside of an extra-sturdy cover, while the book's oversize format allows it to stay open more easily.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 10/21/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 8.80" wide x 9.40" long x 0.34" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Introduction: What is music?	p. vi
Get set up	p. 1
Laying your foundations	p. 5
Getting your bearings	p. 10
Your first piece	p. 17
Time signatures	p. 23
More about legato and staccato	p. 27
Warm up your fingers	p. 29
Chords	p. 33
Practising ... the early days	p. 35
Mad March	p. 37
How to show a passage is to be repeated	p. 43
Getting a melody to sing over an accompaniment	p. 45
Practising ... when you are ready	p. 47
Sharps, flats and naturals	p. 48
Think about style	p. 49
Exploring	p. 51
Accents - and a composer's tale	p. 53
The metronome	p. 56
The other sort of key	p. 58
Organize your fingers	p. 63
Compound time	p. 65
Pedal without blurs	p. 67
Playing jumps	p. 70
Ornaments - taming the twiddles	p. 72
Syncopation	p. 76
Overcoming stage fright	p. 77
Where do you go from here?	p. 79
Books you will enjoy	p. 81
Musical terms you may meet	p. 82
Glossary	p. 86
Index	p. 89
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