PT03 - Pattern Play 3 : Inspiring Creativity at the Piano - Softcover

Royal Conservatory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554403049 ISBN 13: 9781554403042

Publisher: Frederick Harris Music Co., 2009

Synopsis

By using this intuitive and fun series, students can improvise in classical and popular styles with ease! From the first experience, Pattern Play introduces technique in an enjoyable way, including scales, modes, intervals, and chords, and helps to build an understanding of theory. An ideal complement to traditional piano study.
Pattern Play offers students of all ages and levels an opportunity to create, explore, and enjoy making music. Four progressive volumes provide a sequential collection of the patterns from which music is made. By playing with these patterns, students will learn to improvise and compose music in a wide variety of styles, including classical, jazz, and popular! This intuitive approach to improvisation gives students a solid foundation in musicality and theory, making it an ideal complement to traditional piano study. Pattern Play 3 explores world-music, classical, jazz, boogie, blues, and popular styles, and introduces improvisation using scales and modes with one flat and the major blues scale. Students also begin creating music with triads, and 7th, and 9th chords.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frederick Harris Music Co.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554403049
• ISBN 13: 9781554403042
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Frederick Harris
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 40
• Editor: Frederick Harris