FastTrack Music Instruction - Keyboard, Book 1 (Fasttrack Series)

Learn Piano the Fast and Easy Way No Prior Experience Needed! * The FastTrack Keyboard Method Book 1 by Blake Neely is your all-in-one solution for learning piano. Designed for beginners, this piano method book covers the essentials: music notation, fingerings, chords, riffs, licks, and even rock and blues styles. * * Interactive Audio Tools to Boost Your Progress. * Access over 87 songs and examples with the included online audio tracks. With PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player exclusive to Hal Leonard, you can slow down audio, set loop points, change pitch and key, and pan between channelsmaking learning efficient and enjoyable. * * Built for Visual and Hands-On Learners. * Standard notation, clear fingering diagrams, and step-by-step photo instructions guide you through each lesson. Whether you're teaching yourself or supplementing formal lessons, this format helps visual learners grasp musical concepts quickly. * * A Perfect Music Teacher Resource or Gift for Pianists. * Ideal for private lessons or independent study, this book makes an excellent gift for pianists or a valuable music teacher resource. Its progressive structure is trusted by educators and enjoyed by thousands of self-taught students. * * Everything You Need to Start Playing Today. * Published by Hal Leonard, this 48-page book is portable, practical, and packed with content. Learn to play with confidence using one of the best-selling beginner methods available.

Blake Neely has been playing piano since he was about 4 years old, although it took a while before real audible music could be detected. His fascination with music led him to other instruments, such as the French horn, guitar, and drums, but the keyboard remains his baby.
Upon graduation from the University of Texas in 1991, he moved to Los Angeles to experience the music business. He licensed music for Hollywood Records and later worked for Disney Music Publishing as editor of all printed music publications.
An award-winning composer and author, he has written symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous orchestral and chamber works. He is co-author of the acclaimed FastTrack series, published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
Blake has worked as a composer, orchestrator, arranger, copyist, engraver, musicologist, and consultant for such prominent figures as Disney, Hal Leonard Corporation, Decca Records, Hyperion Books, composers Michael Kamen and Alan Menken, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
Currently living in Austin, Texas, Blake spends his free time tuning into his family: wife Elizabeth, daughter Jordan, and son Jacob. Blake is the proud owner of a Kawai grand piano and Kurzweil, Ensoniq, and E-Mu synths and samplers. You can reach Blake via e-mail at BlakeNeely@aol.com.<br /><br />Blake Neely has been playing piano since he was about 4 years old, although it took a while before real audible music could be detected. His fascination with music led him to other instruments, such as the French horn, guitar, and drums, but the keyboard remains his baby.
Upon graduation from the University of Texas in 1991, he moved to Los Angeles to experience the music business. He licensed music for Hollywood Records and later worked for Disney Music Publishing as editor of all printed music publications.
An award-winning composer and author, he has written symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous orchestral and chamber works. He is co-author of the acclaimed FastTrack series, published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
Blake has worked as a composer, orchestrator, arranger, copyist, engraver, musicologist, and consultant for such prominent figures as Disney, Hal Leonard Corporation, Decca Records, Hyperion Books, composers Michael Kamen and Alan Menken, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
Currently living in Austin, Texas, Blake spends his free time tuning into his family: wife Elizabeth, daughter Jordan, and son Jacob. Blake is the proud owner of a Kawai grand piano and Kurzweil, Ensoniq, and E-Mu synths and samplers. You can reach Blake via e-mail at BlakeNeely@aol.com.