內容簡介
More than 20 million Americans play the piano, making it the country's most popular instrument. This information packed guide covers all the basics of reading music and playing the piano. It features full color photographs that demonstrate the principles and techniques, progressing from playing basic notes to common chords to intermediate skills. Step by step text instructions accompany each photograph. It's perfect for piano students, people who want to learn to play a few songs, and adults who played as children and want to play it again! Mary Sue Taylor (Roswell, GA) has filled her share of musical requests, having played piano in the Atlanta area since 1954. Over the years, she's dusted the keys of nearly every piano in town, from formal society clubs to dim, smoke filled jazz bars to the hottest house parties. She has taught beginning piano, jazz, improvisation, chord study, and other related topics to a diverse array of students for five decades.
中文簡介
超過2000萬的美國人彈鋼琴,這令其成為國家最受歡迎的儀器。這個信息指南涵蓋所有包裝基本的閱讀音樂和彈鋼琴。它具備全彩色照片顯示了的原理和技術,加快玩基本須知和弦到中級共同技巧。一步一步的指示提供每個文本的照片。它對你的鋼琴的學生,那些想學打幾首歌曲,並表現為兒童和成年人想玩一遍!瑪莉蘇·泰勒(科學系,GA)已經填滿了她的分享音樂的要求,在鋼琴演奏在亞特蘭大地區自1954年。在過去的幾年中,她的鑰匙上幾乎每一個鋼琴在市中心,從正式社會俱樂部朦朧,爵士酒吧,濃煙充斥最熱的房子聚會。她有教開始鋼琴,爵士,即興創作、和弦學習,和其他相關主題到各種各樣的學生為五年。
作者簡介
Mary Sue Taylor has taught beginning piano, jazz, improvisation, chord study, and other related topics to a diverse array of students since 1956. She has also filled her share of musical requests, having played piano in the Atlanta area since 1954. Over the years, she has dusted the keys of nearly every piano in the Atlanta area, from formal society clubs to dim, smoke-filled jazz bars to the hottest house parties. She lives in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband, Jimmy. Tere Stouffer is a freelance author and editor who has now broken into the double digits-this is her tenth book. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her chocolate Lab, Maxine, who kept her feet warm on many a late winter night spent working on this manuscript.
目錄
Chapter 1: The Piano.
The History of the Piano.
The Sounding Board.
Pedals.
The Keyboard.
Playing Position, Posture, and Hand Position.
Chapter 2: Reading Music and Playing Notes.
The Staff.
Notes on the Staff.
Sharps, Flats, and Natural