Play Piano in a Flash! Play Your Favorite Songs Like a Pro -- Whether You've Had Lessons or Not!

by Houston, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781401307660
• ISBN10: 1401307663
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-14
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

As seen on public television stations nationwide, "The Piano Guy" presents a revolutionary approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Illustrations throughout.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
The "Classical Conundrum"	p. 5
Help, I Can't Read Music!	p. 11
Some Good News & Some Bad News	p. 11
The "Key-Note" Speech	p. 13
No Bass Clef Ever Again!	p. 15
Does "Every Good Boy Does Fine" or FACE Sound Familiar?	p. 15
No, Ledger Lines Are Not Only for Accountants	p. 17
How Not to Have Sharp and Flat Anxiety	p. 17
Why You Should Never Play Rhythms as Notated	p. 18
Note Durations	p. 19
One Note at a Time	p. 21
Some Simple Melodies	p. 21
Chord Symbols & Why We Love Them So Much	p. 23
Where Do You Find Chord Symbols?	p. 24
What Is a Chord?	p. 25
The Yin & Yang of a Chord Symbol-Root & Flavor	p. 25
The Makings of a Chord	p. 29
It's All About Half-Steps, My Dear	p. 30
The Two Variables of a Chord Flavor	p. 31
Learning Chords - Pain or Pleasure?	p. 37
Two Routes to the Same Destination	p. 38
No Pain, ALL Gain	p. 40
Keep Going Scott, You're on a Roll, Make It Even Easier!	p. 41
The Keyboard Chord Finder	p. 42
Let's Get Down to Business and Start Playing	p. 43
The "Scott Blinders"	p. 45
Lead Me On...to Lead Sheets	p. 46
What's Fake About a Fake Book?	p. 47
OK, I'm Starting to Buy Into This	p. 48
Left Hand First	p. 49
Right Hand Next	p. 50
Now Put It All Together	p. 52
How to Lose All Respect for Piano Players in One Easy Chapter	p. 53
The Importance of Listening & Imitating	p. 53
Ideas for Your Left Hand	p. 55
Rolled Chords	p. 55
Multiple Chords	p. 55
Rhythmic Pattern for Chords	p. 56
Root First, Then Rest of Chord	p. 56
Root Octave Down	p. 57
Root Alone	p. 58
Root & Fifth	p. 60
Arpeggios	p. 61
Ideas for Your Right Hand	p. 62
Playing the Melody Line in Octaves	p. 62
Filling in Other Chord Tones	p. 62
Play the Melody Line Up One or Two Octaves	p. 63
Two or Three Note "Run-Up"	p. 64
Playing Chords in Empty Spots	p. 67
Three Chords & You're Done - The Blues	p. 69
Why There Are So Many Blues Bands Out There	p. 70
The Progression Is the Common Thread	p. 70
The "Blues Buffet"	p. 71
A Few Left Hand Blues Patterns	p. 74
A Few Right Hand Blues Patterns	p. 79
Comping	p. 84
Where Do You Go from Here? Anywhere You Want!	p. 87
Drive the Train to "You-ville"	p. 87
A Sports Analogy	p. 90
A Personal Perspective	p. 91
Selfish Is Good?	p. 92
Method, What Method?	p. 93
It's Time for the Last Tune of the Gig	p. 97
Epilogue	p. 99
Chord Charts	p. 103
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