Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Jazz at the Keyboard

Download or read book Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Jazz at the Keyboard written by Bert Konowitz and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play jazz at the keyboard and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Students of all ages can continue their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. By following the step-by-step set of instructions, you will learn all about jazz and blues scales, progressions, walking bass, latin jazz, jazz ballads and how to read from a fake book. You will gain insight by learning from jazz masters from every era---including swing, be-bop, jazz-rock, fusion and beyond. With its chords symbols, mini music lessons and modern jazz techniques, this book will allow you to become a jazz master in your own right. The accompanying CD features examples of the pieces in the book with background arrangements by a live jazz combo, a helpful resource for play-along and practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.