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The key to fast and fun piano proficiency!
Whether you're a wannabe Mozart or are an experienced hand at tinkling the ivories, the latest edition of Piano For Dummies has what you need to take you to the next level in making beautiful music using this much-loved and versatile instrument. Working as an introductory course--or as a refresher to keep those fingers nimble--you'll find information on getting started, improving your technique and performance, and the best ways to practice until you hit finely tuned perfection. And, along the way, you'll pick up the techniques for different styles, including classical, blues, and rock.
In an easy-to-follow style, the book also helps you sharpen your sight-reading. You can also tune in to audio and video online to help you improve your creativity and discipline, as well as hear and see that you're hitting the right notes.
Choose the right piano
Know your keys
Scale up for success
Care for your instrument
Whatever you want from your love affair with the old "88," you'll find enough right here to keep you hammering happily--and even more proficiently--away for years to come!
P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Piano For Dummies (9781118900055). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!
Auteur
Hal Leonard Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, is the largest sheet music publisher in the world.
Adam Perlmutter is a freelance music writer, transcriber, and engraver.
Résumé
The key to fast and fun piano proficiency!
Whether you're a wannabe Mozart or are an experienced hand at tinkling the ivories, the latest edition of Piano For Dummies has what you need to take you to the next level in making beautiful music using this much-loved and versatile instrument. Working as an introductory courseor as a refresher to keep those fingers nimbleyou'll find information on getting started, improving your technique and performance, and the best ways to practice until you hit finely tuned perfection. And, along the way, you'll pick up the techniques for different styles, including classical, blues, and rock.
In an easy-to-follow style, the book also helps you sharpen your sight-reading. You can also tune in to audio and video online to help you improve your creativity and discipline, as well as hear and see that you're hitting the right notes.
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Getting Started with Piano 5
Chapter 1: Preparing to Play a Piano 7
Knowing Why the Piano is So Special 8
Advantages to playing the piano 8
Advantages to studying music at the piano 8
A skill and an art 9
Understanding Why People Take Piano
Lessons(And Why They Often Quit) 10
Getting to Know Your Instrument 11
Comprehending the Language of Music 12
Developing an ear for horizontal and vertical music 13
Getting to know musical forms and styles 13
Starting to Play the Best Way 14
Being Aware of What You Already Know about Playing the Piano 15
Chapter 2: Meeting the Keyboard Family 17
Looking at the Acoustic Ones 18
Pianos 18
Harpsichords 22
Pipe organs 24
Identifying the Electric Ones 25
The nuts and bolts of electronic sound 26
Synthesizers 26
Digital keyboards 27
Chapter 3: Finding the Perfect Keyboard 29
To Hum or Not to Hum: Electric or Acoustic (Or Both)? 30
Buying an acoustic 30
Buying a digital 32
Buying a hybrid 34
Picking the Perfect Acoustic Piano 34
Taking location into account 35
Getting all the pedals you deserve 35
Finding good buys (and avoiding scams) 36
If you've heard one, you haven't heard them all 37
Looking at some specific piano brands 37
Selecting a Digital Keyboard That Lasts 38
Digital pianos and organs 39
Arrangers 40
Stage pianos 40
Workstations 40
Synthesizers 40
Avoiding obsolescence 41
Knowing the digital features you want 41
Browsing some specific keyboard brands 43
Other electric keyboards 45
Before You Drive It Off the Lot: Sealing the Deal at the Store 45
Taking it for a spin 45
Loving and leaving it 46
Refusing to pay the sticker price 46
Shopping online 47
The MIDI Places You Can Go 48
A MIDI primer 48
Keyboard to computer 49
Keyboard to keyboard 50
MIDI and music notation 50
Chapter 4: Taking Good Care of Your Keyboard 51
Providing a Good Place to Live 51
Making It Shine: Cleaning Your Keyboard 52
Calling In a Pro for General Checkups and Serious Repairs 54
Tuning acoustic keyboards 54
Keeping digital keyboards happy 56
Dealing with serious keyboard problems 57
Taking the Worry Out of Moving Your Acoustic Piano 58
Chapter 5: Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet 59
Finding the Keys, Easy Peasy 59
The white keys 60
The black keys 62
Discovering What Your Parents Never Told You about Posture 63
To sit or not to sit: That's the real question 64
Sitting down: Chairs versus benches 65
Using stands and racks 67
Paying Attention to Hand Positioning 68
Arch those hands and fingers 68
Fingering 69
Giving your hands and fingers a rest 70
Pedal Power: Getting Your Feet in on the Action 71
Piano pedals 72
Digital keyboard pedals 73
Part 2: Deciphering Squiggles on Paper to Create Sound 75
Chapter 6: Reading Lines and Spaces 77
Your Guide to a Piano Score 78
Employing a staff of five lines 78
Hanging from a clef 80
Double Your Staff, Double Your Fun 85 Grand staff and ledger lines 85<...