Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 660 g
Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 660 g
ISBN: 978-1-119-87320-4
Verlag: Wiley
Practice, practice, practice to play like Chopin or the Piano Man
The piano will help you add a touch of fun to your life, impress your friends at parties, and even reduce stress. It even makes you better at math (really!). Piano Exercises For Dummies is at your service as you learn to make those 88 black and white keys sing. You’ll get a quick overview of the basics before diving into practice routines and sample songs that you can use to improve your skill, whatever your level. This book gives you online access to audio files of the exercises along with digital access to the sheet music shared in the book. Learn from an experienced pianist, composer, and arranger, and start making beautiful music, the Dummies way! - Refresh your knowledge of the piano basics so you’re poised and prepared to play the right way
- Play enjoyable practice exercises and songs designed to teach specific skills and techniques in all genres
- Go online to access all the audio files, anytime, anywhere
- Bring a little more joy into your life by stepping up your piano know-how
Piano Exercises For Dummies is for new and experienced pianists alike, and useful for improving your skill in any musical style.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
How This Book Is Organized 3
Part 1: Waking Up Your Fingers 3
Part 2: Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand 3
Part 3: Including Your Arms and Body 4
Part 4: Integration and Independence 4
Part 5: The Part of Tens 4
The website 4
Icons Used in This Book 5
Where to Go from Here 5
Part 1: Waking Up Your Fingers 7
Chapter 1: Getting Ready to Practice 9
Warming Up Away from the Instrument 9
Releasing tension and releasing your muscles 10
Breathing in an unending circle 10
Massaging, stretching, and contracting your hands 10
Warming up your wrists 12
Swinging and twisting your arms 13
Stretching your shoulders and neck 15
Working on your back 18
Stretching your hamstrings 18
Perfecting Practice with Proper Posture 19
Sitting at the piano: Height and angle 19
Getting a handle on proper hand position 20
Hands on the fallboard: Counting out loud and bouncing 21
Hands on the fallboard: Hand arches and finger drops 22
Hands on the fallboard: Rotation in and out, movement up and down the keyboard 22
Hands on the keyboard: Sound and movement on the keys 23
Overcoming other posture pitfalls 24
Chapter 2: Isolating and Exercising Your Fingers 25
Two-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand 26
Fingers one and two (left hand) 26
Fingers two and three (left hand) 27
Fingers three and four (left hand) 27
Fingers four and five (left hand) 28
Two-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand 28
Fingers one and two (right hand) 29
Fingers two and three (right hand) 30
Fingers three and four (right hand) 30
Fingers four and five (right hand) 31
Three-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand 31
Fingers one, two, and three (left hand) 32
Fingers two, three, and four (left hand) 32
Fingers three, four, and five (left hand) 33
Three-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand 33
Fingers one, two, and three (right hand) 34
Fingers two, three, and four (right hand) 34
Fingers three, four, and five (right hand) 35
Four-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand 35
Fingers one, two, three, and four (left hand) 36
Fingers two, three, four, and five (left hand) 36
Four-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand 37
Fingers one, two, three, and four (right hand) 37
Fingers two, three, four, and five (right hand) 38
Performance Piece: “Come Back to Sorrento” 38
Chapter 3: Music for Five Fingers 41
Smooth Articulation: Playing Legato 42
Legato exercise for the right hand 42
Legato exercise for the left hand 43
Short Articulation: Playing Staccato 43
Staccato exercise for the right hand 44
Staccato exercise for the left hand 44
Developing Right-Hand Finger Independence with Five-Finger Position Scales 45
Major: In sequence, out of sequence 45
Minor: In sequence, out of sequence 46
Whole tone: In sequence, out of sequence 46
Chromatic: In sequence, out of sequence 47
Developing Left-Hand Finger Independence with Five-Finger Position Scales 48
Major: In sequence, out of sequence 48
Minor: In sequence, out of sequence 49
Whole tone: In sequence, out of sequence 49
Chromatic: In sequence, out of sequence 50
Doubling the Fun: Putting the Hands Together 50
Legato articulation, five-finger positions 51
Staccato articulation, five-finger positions 52
Performance Piece: Paganini Variation for Ten Fingers 53
Part 2: Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand 55
Chapter 4: Passing Under and Crossing Over 57
One Under Two, Two Over One 58
One Under Three, Three Over One 60
One Under Four, Four Over One 62
Extending Scales with Crossovers and Pass-Unders 63
C- and G-major scale passages 63
B-flat and F-major scale passages 64
Performance Piece: Aria from La Cenerentola 65
Chapter 5: Playing Intervals 67
Playing Seconds with Different Finger Combinations 68
Finger combination: Two and three 68
Finger combination: Three and four 70
Finger combination: One and two 70
Finger combination: Four and five 72
Playing Thirds with Different Finger Combinations 73
Finger combination: One and three 73
Finger combination: Two and four 73
Finger combination: Three and five 75
Finger combinations: One and four, two and five, one and five 76
Playing Fourths with Different Finger Combinations 78
Finger combinations: One and four, two and five 78
Finger combinations: One and three, one and two 80
Playing Fifths, Sixths, and Sevenths 82
Exercise in fifths 82
Exercise in fifths and sixths 83
Exercise in fifths, sixths, and sevenths 83
Performance Piece: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” 85
Chapter 6: Playing Chords without Tension 87
Chord Relaxation 88
A simple two-chord progression 88
A longer progression 88
Voicing Chords 89
Chord Repetition 90
Pulsing rhythms 90
Changing dynamics 91
Simple Progressions, Adding Small Arm Motions 92
Progression #1 93
Progression #2 94
Chord and Melody Combination Exercises 94
Chord and melody combo #1 94
Chord and melody combo #2 96
Chord and melody combo #3 97
Performance Piece: “Battle Hymn of the Republic” 98
Part 3: Including Your Arms and Body 99
Chapter 7: Extending Your Scales 101
The 12 Major, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor Scales 102
C major, C harmonic minor, C melodic minor 102
G major, G harmonic minor, G melodic minor 103
D major, D harm
