PT05 - Pattern Play 5 : Inspiring Creativity at the Piano - Softcover

Royal Conservatory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554403502 ISBN 13: 9781554403509

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 5 explores the moods and modes of key signatures with two sharps or flats, teaches students how to improvise in various keys within the same piece, and shows you how to create your own Patterns and Vacations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frederick Harris Music Co.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554403502
• ISBN 13: 9781554403509
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Frederick Harris
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 48
• Editor: Frederick Harris