THE EASYWAY TO PLAY PIANO By Joe Procopio (eBook)

A Beginner's Best Piano Primer

Joseph Gregory Procopio (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
57 Seiten
JoeCopio Music LLC (Verlag)
978-0-9821558-9-9 (ISBN)

Infos

THE EASYWAY TO PLAY PIANO By Joe ProcopioA Beginner's Best Piano Primer If you ever wanted to play the piano, this book is for you. Whether young or old, THE EAYWAY TO PLAY PIANO will make playing piano as easy as can be. Joe Procopio has been making mini and master musicians for over 50 years and many of his methods are included in this beginner's book for piano. This half century of experience has made this method book truly special. THE EASYWAY TO PLAY PIANO is also unique because it's simple, direct, no-nonsense, no frills approach has proven to be successful not only for individuals of all ages but also for beginning courses or group piano classes. There are 22 Lessons. Each lesson is written with clear, understandable language. In addition, the THE EASYWAY TO PLAY PIANO is filled with many illustrations making piano playing quick and easy. Often you simply match the finger to the note or the note to the finger. To be sure, THE EAYWAY TO PLAY PIANO is a certain guide to the pleasure of playing the piano. It is without question a beginner's best piano primer.

Inhalt

THE EASYWAY TO PLAY PIANO
TABLE OF CONTENTS

LESSON 1
FINDING AND FINGERING
NOTES ON THE PIANO ......................................................................... 12

LESSON 2
PLAYING NOTES AND KEEPING THE BEAT
WHOLE NOTES AND WHOLE NOTE RESTS........................... 18

LESSON 3
WHOLE NOTES AND WHOLE NOTE RESTS .......... 20

LESSON 4
HALF NOTES AND HALF NOTE RESTS........................................................ 21

LESSON 5
QUARTER NOTES AND QUARTER NOTE RESTS.............................. 24

LESSON 6
YOUR FIRST SONG................................................................. 27

LESSON 7
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
WITH THE MELODY IN THE LEFT HAND.................. 28

LESSON 8
COMMON VARIATIONS IN GROUPING
QUARTER NOTES AND QUARTER RESTS ................................. 29


LESSON 9
CHANGING HAND POSITION ..................................................... 31

LESSON 10
8TH NOTES AND 8TH NOTE RESTS...................................... 33

LESSON 11
PLAYING QUARTER NOTES AND 8TH NOTES ................................. 36

LESSON 12
MORE WITH 8TH NOTE RESTS ................................. 38

LESSON 13
PLAYING CHORDS ........................................ 39

LESSON 14
CHANGING CHORDS................................................................................. 40

LESSON 15
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR .................................. 41

LESSON 16
SHARPS, FLATS AND NATURALS..................42

LESSON 17
THE CHROMATIC SCALE .................................... 43

LESSON 18
SCALES, KEYS AND KEY SIGNATURES........................................................... 44

LESSON 19
FAMILIAR SONGS IN DIFFERENT KEYS............................................... 48

LESSON 20
DOTTED NOTES...................................................................... 51

LESSON 21
THE DOTTED QUARTER NOTE........................ 52

LESSON 22
FAMILIAR SONGS USING THE
DOTTED QUARTER NOTE......................................................54

ADDENDUM UNDERSTANDING ALL TIME SIGNATURES....................... 56

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenunterrricht
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Schlagworte: Method • music • Piano
• ISBN-10: 0-9821558-9-1 / 0982155891
• ISBN-13: 978-0-9821558-9-9 / 9780982155899