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Progressive Blues Keyboard Method
This book takes an innovative approach to Blues keyboard playing, introducing the student to the wealth of great sounds available in the Blues. Covers all the basics of Blues keyboard playing, with special emphasis on Blues scales, left hand accompaniment patterns, Blues rhythms such as the shuffle and the New Orleans Rhumba, 7th chords and theory as it relates to Blues. Also features lessons on how to create riffs and how to improvise. Anyone who completes this book will be well on the way to being an excellent Blues player.
Progressive Funk and R&B Keyboard Method
A great introduction to the world of Funk, R&B, Soul and Gospel keyboard playing. The emphasis is on making music immediately. The exercises sound great as well as teaching the necessary information. Covers the basics of creating good keyboard parts by concentrating on rhythm, along with other essential elements such as inventing riffs, two handed accompaniment styles and solo playing.
Progressive Keyboard Method
No musical knowledge is required to start this book. It starts at the very beginning and quickly introduces the student to the basics of playing with both hands and reading both treble and bass clef. Covers a variety of left hand accompaniment styles, along with important techniques such as chord playing, thumb and finger crossovers, sequences and important basic hand positions in three major keys and one minor key. Uses a combination of original material and well known tunes to give a great introduction to a variety of styles.
Progressive Funk and R&B Guitar Method
This book demonstrates many of the classic Funk sounds, using both rhythm and lead playing, since a good Funk player needs to be equally comfortable with both. A variety of chord forms are introduced within a framework that quickly allows the student to play confidently over the entire fretboard. Features an innovative approach to learning rhythms and applying them to riffs and grooves.
Progressive Blues Lead Guitar Method
This book takes a unique approach to learning Blues lead guitar. The most common scale used in Blues – the minor pentatonic scale, is used immediately to make music. The scale is learned in five basic positions which cover the whole fretboard, along with a variety of licks and solos demonstrating all the important techniques such as slides, vibrato and note bending, as used by all the great Blues players.
