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ISBN 10: 1119700973 
ISBN 13: 9781119700975
Author: Adam Perlmutter

Explore the basics of the piano keyboard Read music and understand keys and time signatures Play melodies and hone your techniques If you've dreamed of playing piano, here's where to start! There's no better way to start learning music than by learning how to play piano. It doesn't matter if you've never had a lesson or need a refresher on piano basics, this book helps you discover the joy of making music on the most versatile instrument of all. Simple step-by-step instruction gets you started, guiding you from basic beginner tunes into more advanced techniques. Get acquainted, or reacquainted, with how to read music, play chords, and build your own playing style. Inside... Play your first notes Find Middle C and beyond Get started with beginner tunes Approach old lessons in a new way Navigate sharps and flats Learn more with online audio and video

Piano For Dummies 3rd Table of contents:

Part 1: Getting Started with Piano
Chapter 1: Preparing to Play a Piano
Knowing Why the Piano Is So Special
Understanding Why People Take Piano Lessons(And Why They Often Quit)
Getting to Know Your Instrument
Comprehending the Language of Music
Starting to Play the Best Way
Being Aware of What You Already Know about Playing the Piano
Chapter 2: Meeting the Keyboard Family
Looking at the Acoustic Ones
Identifying the Electric Ones
Chapter 3: Finding the Perfect Keyboard
To Hum or Not to Hum: Electric or Acoustic (Or Both)?
Picking the Perfect Acoustic Piano
Selecting a Digital Keyboard That Lasts
Before You Drive It Off the Lot: Sealing the Deal at the Store
The MIDI Places You Can Go
Chapter 4: Taking Good Care of Your Keyboard
Providing a Good Place to Live
Making It Shine: Cleaning Your Keyboard
Calling In a Pro for General Checkups and Serious Repairs
Taking the Worry Out of Moving Your Acoustic Piano
Chapter 5: Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet
Finding the Keys, Easy Peasy
Discovering What Your Parents Never Told You about Posture
Paying Attention to Hand Positioning
Pedal Power: Getting Your Feet in on the Action
Part 2: Deciphering Squiggles on Paper to Create Sound
Chapter 6: Reading Lines and Spaces
Your Guide to a Piano Score
Double Your Staff, Double Your Fun
Punctuating Music: Bar Lines
Continuing to Read: Don’t Stop
Chapter 7: Joining the Rhythm Nation
Eyeing Tempo: The Beat Goes On
Serving Some Musical Pie: Basic Note Values
Faster Rhythms, Same Tempo
Listening for the Sound of Silence: Rests
Counting Out Common Time Signatures
Playing Songs in Familiar Time Signatures
Chapter 8: Changing the Beaten Path
Getting a Jump on the Start: Pickup Beats and Measures
Adding Time to Your Notes with Ties and Dots
Playing Offbeat Rhythms
Playing Songs with Challenging Rhythms
Part 3: One Hand at a Time
Chapter 9: Playing a Melody
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
Getting into the Right Position
Crossing Your Fingers and Hoping It Works
Playing Melodies in the Right Hand
Chapter 10: Scaling to New Heights
Building a Scale, Step by Step
Stepping Up to the Majors
Exploring Minor Variations
Showing Your Rebellious Side with Blues Scales
Playing Songs Made of Scales
Chapter 11: Hey, Don’t Forget Lefty!
Exploring the Keyboard’s West Side
Tackling Some Left-Hand Melodies
Practicing Some South-Paw Scales
Trying Accompaniment Patterns
Adding the Left Hand to the Right Hand
Playing Songs with Both Hands
Part 4: Living in Perfect Harmony
Chapter 12: The Building Blocks of Harmony
Measuring Melodic Intervals
Combining Notes for Harmonic Intervals
Playing Songs with More Harmony
Chapter 13: Understanding Keys
Homing In on Home Key
Playing Songs with Key Signatures
Chapter 14: Filling Out Your Sound with Chords
Tapping into the Power of Chords
Dissecting the Anatomy of a Triad
Starting Out with Major Chords
Branching Out with Minor Chords
Exploring Other Types of Chords
Adding the Seventh
Reading Chord Symbols
Playing with Chord Inversions
Playing Songs with Chords
Part 5: Technique Counts for Everything
Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Music
Playing Dynamically
Articulating the Positive
Controlling the Tempo
Putting the Pedal to the Metal
Touching on Grace Notes
Tackling Trilling
Dazzling Your Audience: Gliss
Trembling Tremolos
Dressing Up Your Songs
Chapter 16: Great Grooves
Great Left-Hand Accompaniment Patterns
Applying Great Intros and Finales
Playing Songs with Left-Hand Grooves
Chapter 17: Perusing the Aisle of Style
Taking Aim at Classical Music
Playing the Blues
Rockin’ around the Keys
You’re a Little Bit Country
Pop! Goes the Piano
Soul Searching
All That Jazz
Playing Songs in Favorite Styles
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Improve Your Practice and Performance
Be Comfortable at All Times
Shut Off the Distractions
Make a Schedule and a List
Get into Deconstruction
Use a Metronome
Rehearse Your Dress Rehearsals
Know Your Performance Piano
If You Memorize …
Preempt Post-Performance Syndrome
Smile and Take a Bow
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Supplement This Book
Working through Method Books
Using Reference Books
Buying Music to Play
Gigging with Others
Checking Out the Masters
Attending Live Concerts
Listening to Recordings
Exploring Piano Sites on the Web
Enjoying Pianos on the Big Screen
Realizing You’re Not Alone
Chapter 20: Ten Questions to Ask Prospective Teachers
Whom Else Have You Taught?
How Long Have You Been Teaching and Playing?
How Much Do You Expect Me to Practice?
Would You Mind Playing Something for Me?
What Repertoire Do You Teach?
How Do You Feel about Wrong Notes, Mistakes, and Slow Learners?
What Methods Do You Use to Teach Piano?
Where Will the Lessons Take Place?
How Much Do You Charge?
Do You Have Student Recitals?
Appendix: About the Website: Audio Tracks and Video Clips
What You’ll Find on the Accompanying Audio Tracks
Viewing Videos on the Website
Index
About the Reviser
Advertisement Page
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement

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