An overview of classic jazz piano ideas and techniques. Many tricks of the trade are divulged and the basics of boogie woogie, stride and a variety of walking bass lines are taught. Steve also plays and analyzes some jazz ballads. Beginners to intermediate. Includes booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD97
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$26.95
A'CHORDING TO THE TUNE
taught by Tracey Dares
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"A Cape Breton Piano Accompaniment Lesson" from Natalie MacMaster's erstwhile accompanist. A solo performance is followed by piano instruction for accompanying jigs, marches, strathspeys, and reels, with some attention to technique, style, and repertoire. Intermediate level, 55 min.
261-V21
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DVD - ANDY LAVERNE'S GUIDE TO MODERN JAZZ PIANO FOR SOLO OR GROUP PLAYING: TWO DVD SET
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Contains 300-DVD316 & 300-DVD317. Vol. 1: Andy delves into the intricacies of jazz improv, teaching scales, chord voicings, rhythm comping, and song arrangements in modern jazz styles. Andy deconstructs "All the Things You Are" and his original "Blue Cycle," highlighting the melody, chords, rhythmic phrasing, alternate voicings, and improvisations. You'll play along in sessions recorded with and without the piano. Vol. 2: Add color and excitement to your solos and sharpen your improv and arranging skills. Andy analyzes three original compositions and a re-harmonized version of "All The Things You Are." He details scales, modes, voicings, chord progressions, more, and uses the Yamaha Disklavier to playback his performance at half speed, giving a detailed note-for-note analysis. Intermediate/advanced. Includes booklets. 90 minutes each.
300-DVD317SET
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DVD - ANDY LAVERNE'S GUIDE TO MODERN JAZZ PIANO FOR SOLO OR GROUP PLAYING: VOL. 2
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ON SALE!! SAVE $10.95!! Add color and excitement to your jazz piano solos and sharpen your improv and arranging skills. Andy analyzes three of his original compositions, along with a re-harmonized version of "All The Things You Are." He details scales, modes, voicings, chord progressions and other vital theory needed, and uses the Yamaha Disklavier to playback his performance at half speed, giving a detailed note-for-note analysis. Duo, trio and quartet performances by top jazz artists illustrate Andy's unique arrangements. Intermediate/advanced. Includes booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD317
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DVD - BEGINNING KEYBOARD
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Several months of lessons in an easy to navigate DVD. The numerous buttons and controls common to popular electronic keyboards are identified and explained in easy to understand terms. Learn to select and coordinate basic keyboard operations and combine the various rhythm and voice options to perform your favorite songs. Progress to basic music reading for playing song melodies with your right hand. Then combine this melody with the automatic accompaniment features of your keyboard to create a full sounding arrangement. Includes transcription booklet. 60 min.
515-DVD15
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DVD - BLUES AND ROCK TECHNIQUES FOR HAMMOND ORGAN
taught by David Bennett Cohen
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Veteran musician Cohen shows you how to create the thrilling organ sounds that have enhanced blues, rock, jazz and gospel music. He starts by detailing the parts of the Hammond B-3, showing how to get the unique sounds associated with the organ by using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal, and other devices. You'll learn riffs, blues scales, bass lines, chord changes, turnarounds, how to improvise solos, use licks and fills, more. A must for B-3 owners! Includes booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD168
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DVD - BLUES KEYBOARDS
by Henry Brewer
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2 videos on one DVD! Beginning instruction. In the first part he demonstrates the 12-bar progression, shuffle pattern, triplet feel, inversions and more. Part two covers turnarounds, blues endings, the blues scale, blues licks, basic soloing technique, more.
05-DVD905011
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$8.00
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DVD - BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO
by Mitch Woods
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With his warm and easy-going manner, Mitch will walk you through various boogie woogie patterns from the most basic to the more advanced. Showing both left and right-hand fingerings in patient detail, Mitch not only lays a rocking foundation, but also opens the door for future exploration. Includes booklet. 61 min.
25-DVD320515
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DVD - CONCEPTS FOR JAZZ/ROCK PIANO
taught by Donald Fagen
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Rare insights into the musical thinking of one of the most influential songwriters and arrangers in American popular music. Steely Dan's Donald Fagen reveals how traditional twelve-bar blues and R&B structures can be the basis for unique and sophisticated compositions. He and jazz pianist Warren Bernhardt break down the keyboard arrangements to three Steely Dan hits: "Chain Lightning," "Josie" and "Peg," as well as the solo works "On the Dunes" and "Tea House on the Tracks." Intermediate/advanced. Includes booklet. 70 min.
300-DVD53
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DVD - DR. JOHN TEACHES NEW ORLEANS PIANO: TWO DVD SET
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Contains 300-DVD197 and 300-DVD198. See and hear the amazing piano styles of the great New Orleans funk/r&b/gospel player up close! In DVD One he discusses and teaches the songs of Professor Longhair, Pine Top Smith, Champion Jack Dupree, Fats Domino, & others, and tunes like "Frankie and Johnny," "C.C. Rider," "Blueberry Hill," more. In DVD Two it's Huey "Piano" Smith, Tuts Washington, Herbert Santina, Allen Toussaint, and tunes like "Rockin' Pneumonia," "Tipitina," "Cow Cow Blues," "Louisiana Lullaby," more. Includes two booklets. 60 minutes each.
300-DVD198SET
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES PIANO: FOUR DVD SET
taught by David Bennett Cohen
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Contains 300-DVD120, 300-DVD121, 300-DVD352 & 300-DVD353. From basic shuffle rhythms through improvisation, boogie woogie, slow blues and New Orleans style, David Bennett Cohen gives you complete lesson in piano blues. No music reading or previous piano experience necessary! You'll learn: scales, chord theory, turnarounds, endings and licks; bass lines, turnarounds, riffs; "New Orleans Rumba" and straight time boogie-woogie; the foot-stomping syncopations of real blues style; how to combine blues, gospel, country and boogie-woogie into a rich New Orleans gumbo, and much more. Includes two booklets. 90, 70, 80 & 80 min.
300-DVD353SET
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES PIANO: TWO DVD SET - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO IMPROVISATION
taught by David Bennett Cohen
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Contains 300-DVD120 & 300-DVD121. DVD 1: Get started playing authentic blues piano! David Cohen leads you through the scales, chord theory, turnarounds, endings and licks that will make anyone into a formidable player. DVD 2: Goes firmly into intermediate territory giving you the tools to make up your own solos, completely by ear. David's logical approach covers "slow blues," "New Orleans Rumba," and a rockin' straight time boogie-woogie. No music reading or piano experience necessary. Beginning/intermediate. 90 & 70 min.
300-DVD121SET
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES PIANO: VOL. 3 - BOOGIE WOOGIE AND SLOW BLUES
taught by David Bennett Cohen
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Takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the foot-stomping syncopations of real blues style. The emphasis is on solid technique and improvisational ideas for both slow blues and up-tempo boogie-woogie. David starts with the driving bass pattern that gives boogie woogie its groove, then adds chords, riffs, bass lines, turnarounds and arpeggios. He explores slow blues using progressions that will expand your harmonic sense and allow you to improvise easily. You'll learn "Pinetop's Boogie" and "Blues for a Summer's Dream," plus variations on "Slow Blues in E." Includes booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD352
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES PIANO: VOL. 4 - NEW ORLEANS STYLE MADE EASY
taught by David Bennett Cohen
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David shows you the exact recipe for combining blues, gospel, country and boogie-woogie into a rich musical gumbo. You'll learn dozens of ideas for soloing and improvising: bass lines, bluesy riffs, hot arpeggios, essential New Orleans scales, more. "When the Saints Go Marching In" is taught in both up-tempo and minor dirge-like versions; "Crawfish Royale" uses "second line" clave rhythm; "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" shows you how to deal with a more complicated chord progression; and "Georgia on My Mind" illustrates how to improvise over chord changes. Intermediate. Includes booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD353
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY GOSPEL PIANO
taught by Ethel Caffie-Austin
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Two DVD set. Learn powerful arrangements of traditional spirituals and hymns in this course designed for novice and intermediate players. Ethel teaches the basic melody of a hymn or spiritual, adds chords and bass lines, then finishes it with intros, runs, harmonies, fills and turnarounds to create an arrangement in true gospel style. Songs include "Standing in the Need of Prayer," "Angels Keep Watching Over Me," "What A Friend We Have in Jesus," "Show Me the Way," "Study War No More," "Jesus is on the Mainline," "Amazing Grace," more. Includes 2 booklets. 2 hours.
300-DVD22
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ PIANO STANDARDS
taught by Andy LaVerne
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Andy explores six familiar standards illustrating chord changes, voicings, embellishments and improvisational ideas. He teaches a basic version of the song then records a more complex rendition on the Yamaha Disklavier. He plays the disk back at half-speed giving a detailed explanation as the keys move up and down on their own. Andy then reharmonizes the tune and also composes a fresh melody over the original chord structure. "Just Friends," "My Romance," "Body and Soul," "How Deep is the Ocean," "Night and Day" and "Like Someone in Love." Includes booklet. Intermediate/advanced. 90 min.
300-DVD270
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DVD - LEARNING COUNTRY STYLE PIANO
taught by Bob Hoban
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Learn to create the familiar piano sounds beloved by all fans of country music. Bob's enthusiasm is palpable as he teaches the triads, chord voicings, shuffles, trills, patterns, solos, bass lines, and more in the styles of Al Strickland, Moon Mullican, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Floyd Cramer, and others. You'll get invaluable tips on how to improve your timing, hear chord changes, use accents, accompanying a singer, more. Includes a special jam session with legendary fiddler Vassar Clements. Early/intermediate. Includes booklet. 105 min.
300-DVD199
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DVD - LEARNING ROCK 'N ROLL PIANO
taught by Bob Hoban
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Bob takes the piano styles of the first generation of rockers--Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and others--and shows you how they came up with the rythmic, blues derived sounds still popular today. You'll learn the basics, then how to do: slides, rolls, melodic figures, rhythm patterns, shuffles, right-hand licks, slurs, single-note leads, pushed notes, intros, endings, and other devices that put power and attitude into the music. Beginners. Includes booklet. 95 min.
300-DVD149
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DVD - PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT TO FIDDLERS, FIRST LESSON
by Ryan Thomson
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For beginners with no experience with piano accompaniment. No music reading ability is required. Demonstrates playing techniques used to accompany a melody instrument such as a fiddle playing a 4/4 reel in the common key of D. Covers: major scale, constructing chords, chord inversions, right and left hand patterns, rhythms, walking bass lines, syncopation, and fingerings. The techniques can be used for fiddle styles including contra and square dancing, Irish and Scottish ceili, fiddle contests, and jam sessions. Now includes practice CD! 62 min.
87-DVD5
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DVD - ROCK KEYBOARDS
taught by David Garfield
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2 videos on 1 DVD! David illustrates the blues form, selecting sounds and creating a part, dominant 7th and minor 7th chords, rock and roll style, the Dorian mode, musicianship within the band, improvisation, and more. 80 min.
05-DVD905009
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DVD - ROCK PIANO CLASSICS - LEARN NINE HIT SONGS OF THE BEACH BOYS
taught by Billy Hinsche
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Long-time Beach Boys keyboardist Billy Hinsche examines nine of the group's best-known tunes, breaking down their ingenious progressions, groundbreaking "hooks," bass lines, arpeggios and other musical innovations for learning piano players at all levels. "California Girls," "Kokomo," "In My Room," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Help Me Rhonda," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Good Vibrations" and "Forever." Beginning/ntermediate. Includes booklet. 70 min.
300-DVD361
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DVD - THE BLUES/ROCK PIANO OF JOHNNIE JOHNSON - SESSIONS WITH A KEYBOARD LEGEND
taught by Johnnie Johnson
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Here's a rare close-up look at the playing of "the father of rock and roll piano." Johnson was the pianist on all of Chuck Berry's greatest hits, and in his 40 year career has played with everyone from Clapton to Keith Richards! The overhead camera captures all of his moves as he plays and discusses rockabilly, rhumba, boogie, slow blues, and other great grooves. Includes booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD173
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY JAZZ PIANO: THREE DVD SET
taught by Warren Bernhardt
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ON SALE!! SAVE $26.95!! Contains 300-DVD169, 300-DVD170 & 300-DVD171. Vol. 1: Proper hand positions, diatonic scales, chord shapes, inversions, progressions, plus melodic improvisation, tri-tones, blues scales, more. No music reading required. Beginners. Vol. 2: Comprehensive explanation of scales, intervals and chord theory; voicings for 7th, major 7th, 9th, 11th chords, more, plus jazz progressions. Early intermediate. Vol 3: Start soloing using specific scales, rhythmic feels and chord structures. Tips on preparing a song for performance, playing with other musicians, more. Intermediate. Includes two booklets. 4 1/2 hours!
300-DVD171SET
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$45.00
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