Description
Book SynopsisKeyboard Skills for the Practical Musician provides undergraduate music majors in class piano courses with the techniques and fundamentals they need to flourish into independent, versatile musicians who play with confidence and sensitivity. Organized by skill (rather than level), the topics sequenced in this textbook offer endless flexibility for instructors while guiding students in a step-by-step approach through the development of essential keyboard skillssuch as reading, harmonization, improvisation, and accompanimentsupporting concepts learned in music theory, ear training, private lessons, methods classes, and ensemble courses. One can draw from many sections of the book in any given class or semester, covering a wide range of piano skills that foster abilities frequently used in a myriad of musical professions.
Features:
- Over 400 sightreading, transposition, and score reading examples, along with 125 harmonization Melodies
- Project assignment
Table of Contents
PART I – Skills / 1. Keyboard Theory / 2. More Keyboard Theory – Scales, Broken Chords and Arpeggios, and Choral Warmups / 3. Sightreading and Transposition / 4. Harmonization / 5. Improvisation / 6. Blues Improvisation / 7. Chorales / 8. Score Reading / 9. Accompaniment / PART II – Repertoire / 10. Solo Repertoire / 11. Duet Repertoire / 12. Ensemble Repertoire
