Make Music, Book 1 (Keyboard Foundations)

Description

Previously titled, Keyboard Foundations, Book 1

IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL LEARN:
1. All major, minor, and diminished chords

Chords make music – not mindless drills!

Chords are practiced with patterns in a musical context.

There are three chord songs in each unit.

2. All major scales

Scales make music – not mindless drills!

Scales are more than knowing how many sharps and flats to watch for – it’s creating music with them.

There are 1-2 scales in each unit, practiced with progressions.

3. Improvising and composing

Step by step, creative exercises make it simple!

Bring your scales and chords together to make your own music.

4. Arranging

Lead sheets are the perfect mix between note reading and improvising.

Take any melody and dress it up with chords!

5. Transposing

Use solfege and chord symbols to play in any key!

Scale songs using solfege are played in multiple keys.

YOU WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE…
Improvising – making up music on the spot!
Composing – writing your own songs!
Arranging – playing your favorite songs your own way!
Transposing – playing in any key!
Reading music – with understanding, like the musician who wrote it!