Keyboard Handbook

Lodder, Steve; Mason, Janette

ISBN 10: 1617131040 / ISBN 13: 9781617131042

Published by Backbeat, 2013

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Seller Inventory # 1617131040-11-37181522

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keyboard Handbook
• Publisher: Backbeat
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617131040
• ISBN 13: 9781617131042
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 30 ounces

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Synopsis

(Book). The latest installment in Backbeat's successful Handbook Series, The Keyboard Handbook is a step-by-step course in keyboard playing for musicians of all levels. Beginning with the basics of posture and technique, it offers a series of more than 80 specially written exercises and covers a wide variety of classic and contemporary musical styles from blues to rock, soul to funk, gospel to synth-pop. The accompanying CD showcases a range of different electric and electronic keyboards, and features audio tracks of all of the examples shown in the book, allowing readers to work their way through each section at their own pace, while the lay-flat binding means the book is easy to use at the keyboard or with a music stand. The Keyboard Handbook also includes a straightforward guide to reading music and covers various aspects of music theory, including rhythm, scales, chords, and more.

About the Author

Steve Lodder (UK) is an author and a musician. He has been a fixture on the London jazz scene since the late '70s and has worked with many pop greats, including Sir Paul McCartney. He is the author of Stevie Wonder: A Guide to the Classic Albums.

Janette Mason (UK) is a composer, arranger, and performer who has worked extensively in theater and television, as well as with a wide range of contemporary artists, including Robert Wyatt, Oasis, k.d. lang, and Suzanne Vega.