Pop Piano Course

by Schaum, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780769236612
• ISBN10: 0769236618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Warner Chappell Music Ltd

Summary

The basic object of Popular-Piano Study is to convert vocal music into piano-solo style. It is a fascinating study that motivates keyboard harmony and develops creativeness. The POP course focuses on harmonizing melodies and suggesting ways of embellishing and varying songs. In designing the course, no attempt has been made to explain all the rudiments of music. It is expected that the pupil will derive this from a parallel standard beginner's book such as the SCHAUM ADULT COURSE BOOK I. Also, the reading elemment is expected to be gained from an outside source, such as the SCHAUM NOTE SPELLER.

Table of Contents

Foreword	1	(1)
Table of Contents	2	(1)
Finger Numbers and White Key Names	3	(1)
Left Hand Bass Patterns (Waltz Time)	4	(1)
How to Memorize the Chord Patterns	5	(1)
Right Hand Octave Melody Reading	6	(1)
Hands Together ``Let's Dance''	7	(1)
Quarter Note Study ``Let's Dance an Encore''	8	(1)
Mixed Note Values ``Irish Jubilee''	9	(1)
Dissonance in Music ``I Love Music''	10	(1)
Avoiding Hand Interference ``Spanish Lady''	11	(1)
Inserting a Waltz Bass ``Paddle Your Own Canoe''	12	(1)
New Chords ``Two Little Girls in Blue''	13	(1)
First Piece of Sheet Music	14	(1)
Swing Bass-Fox Trot (4/4) Time	15	(1)
Relative Value of Notes ``Notes to You''	16	(1)
Use of the Pedal ``Mrs. Murphy's Chowder''	17	(1)
Further Fox Trot Practice ``Seeing Nellie Home''	18	(1)
Inserting a Fox Trot Bass ``Wait Till The Clouds Roll By''	19	(1)
Waltz Introductions in Four Keys	20	(1)
Fox Trot Introduction in Four Keys	21	(1)
Waltz (Key of G) ``Bicycle Built for Two''	22	(1)
Break Sheet for G Major Waltz	23	(1)
Fox Trot (Key of G) ``Hot Time in the Old Town Tonite''	24	(1)
Break Sheet (G Major Fox Trot)	25	(1)
Waltz (Key of F) ``Aura Lee''	26	(1)
Break Sheet (F Major Waltz)	27	(1)
Fox Trot (Key of F) ``Vilia''	28	(1)
Break Sheet (F Major Fox Trot)	29	(1)
Waltz (Key of Bb) ``Sweet Rosie O'Grady''	30	(1)
Break Sheet for Waltz in Bb Major	31	(1)
Fox Trot (Key of Bb) ``I've Waited Honey''	32	(1)
Break Sheet for Bb Major Fox Trot	33	(1)
How to Arrange a Waltz	34	(4)
Waltzes to be Arranged
``On a Saturday Night'' (Key of C)	36	(1)
``Dreaming'' (Key of G)	36	(1)
``Molly O'' (Key of F)	37	(1)
``Sing Again'' (Key of B*b)	37	(1)
How to Arrange a Fox Trot	38	(4)
Fox Trots to be Arranged
``Where Did You Get That Hat'' (Key of C)	40	(1)
``Good Morning, Carrie'' (Key of G)	40	(1)
``Mother, Pin a Rose on Me'' (Key of F)	41	(1)
``Slide, Kelly, Slide'' (Key of Bb)	41	(1)
How to Decide What Bass to Use	42	(1)
How to Use the ``Schaum Chord Dictionary''	43	(1)
The Schaum Chord Dictionary	44	(1)
Chord Dictionary Continued	45	(1)
Schaum's Shorthand Chord Chart	46