Teach Yourself Piano

Name: Teach Yourself Piano
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ISBN: 9780071429863

ISBN-10: 0071429867

ISBN-13: 9780071429863

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gillian Shepheard

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Taking an easy, nonthreatening, hands-on approach to learning the basics, Teach Yourself Piano is an ideal introduction for those with no experience playing an instrument. Focusing on learning how to play the instrument, it eschews theory in favor of practical exercises designed to make you quickly feel at home at the keyboard. The book's large, stay-open format and its many helpful hints and clear, easy-to-follow diagrams help you quickly master the basics. The accompanying CD contains 60 minutes of audio instruction.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 96
Size: 8.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

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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