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The songs include: "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "(There'll Be) A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "All God's Children Got Shoes", "America, The Beautiful", "Any Time", "April Showers", "Aura Lee", "Battle Hymn Of The Republic", and "Beale Street Blues". Ever wondered how to create better accompaniments for the melodies in your favourite fake books?This "teach yourself" book introduces you to chord building, various rhythmic styles, and much more, so that you play the songs you like just the way you want them. Keyboard players with a basic understanding of notation and sight-reading will be on their way to more fun with fake books. The relaxed tone of the text and selection of fun songs keep "How to Play from a Fake Book" entertaining throughout - perfect for amateur musicians, or as a supplement for keyboard teachers and their students.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm teaching myself the piano and have bought several basic books. This has been the most fun and rewarding so far. It has quickly taught me how to play with confidence and to experiment with chords rather than faithfully playing every note. Playing with any piano music (including fake books) is more enjoyable now as I can use the chord letter alone to create my own musical accompaniment to the melody.
It's written in plain English with lots of cheesy jokes that are quite amusing. Learning piano with it is genuinely fun.
To get the most from it I think you need some basic piano playing ability. So if you're just starting to learn the piano I'd strongly recommend a basic piano course book to partner this one. I found "How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons" by Norman Monath really good when I was a complete beginner.
It's written in plain English with lots of cheesy jokes that are quite amusing. Learning piano with it is genuinely fun.
To get the most from it I think you need some basic piano playing ability. So if you're just starting to learn the piano I'd strongly recommend a basic piano course book to partner this one. I found "How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons" by Norman Monath really good when I was a complete beginner.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm really enjoying working my way through this book, although i wouldn't recommend it to a complete beginner unless you're also having lessons. Having been classically trained to a moderate level it is giving me a really useful understanding of the construction of chords and how to harmonise a piece of music from just a melody line and chord names. I'm hoping this will lead on to being able to improvise and to play more jazz. A very useful book. My only criticism is the awful 'humour' and perhaps it moves rather too quickly.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very good book for a guitarist to get the best out of a keyboard in a short time. I have played guitar for over 50 years, including skiffle, rock, jazz and formal classical training and so when I sat down at the piano I had some idea of what to do.
This book has helped me to disipline my learning experience and enabled me to get more pleasure from my playing.
It is also of value to anyone without guitar experience because it teaches harmony through the structure of chords.
Well worth the money.
This book has helped me to disipline my learning experience and enabled me to get more pleasure from my playing.
It is also of value to anyone without guitar experience because it teaches harmony through the structure of chords.
Well worth the money.
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best music teaching book around?
I agree with all the other reviews and as someone who has read most music theory books this one is probably the best.
To use this book basic music theory would be a help. Read more
To use this book basic music theory would be a help. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Howard
One of the best
This book has been a great help in teaching me the art of fake book reading. I wouldn't be without it now and would recommend it to all budding keyboard players
Published 1 month ago by ron.rc
Excellent!
I really recommend this book to anyone who is looking to learn how to read and play the standards as they appear in a Real/Fake Book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by akerta
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