Piano Essentials Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences for the Contemporary Pianist | Berklee Press Method for Piano Technique, Sight-Reading, and Finger Dexterity

by Ross Ramsay

(Berklee Press). Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation for further study. Play-along accompaniment tracks and performance examples will help you apply your skills to a variety of contemporary styles. The material is based on Berklee College of Music's Level 1 and 2 piano proficiency requirements and provides a solid foundation for advanced keyboard study. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Genres: Music

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Will help give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals, a must have. Especially helpfully for those interested in jazz and popular music piano playing.

[Christine Leiser · Rating 4 out of 5]

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Yeah.... I'm not going to get to Carnegie Hall, but this book was great for learning (or relearning) your scales and arpeggios.