The Ultimate Combination of Keyboard Improvisation, Comping and Ear Training
Imagine…
Imagine a situation where piano playing skills are needed for accompanying a song: a birthday party or a Christmas Party. You have played the piano for many years but are still not able to accompany a simple song.
Here is a solution to this problem: Keyboard Accompaniment & Improvisation – get yourself practical piano skills in just a few weeks.
See demos and examples in Facebook, and ask the authors for a workshop of your own!
- Accompany songs proficiently using chord symbols!
- Harmonize melodies appropriately—even without chord symbols!
- Improvise creatively over chord changes without the need for written arrangements!
Includes online access to 99 audio tracks
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THIS BOOK IS WELL SUITED FOR
- classical players hoping to get away from traditional music notation
- teacher training programs
- piano courses for non-majors
- all piano players: professional as well as amateurs
FEATURES
Online access to 99 audio tracks
The online accessible audio content includes recordings of the exercises and accompaniment patterns played by real professional musicians.
This gives the student an accurate and vivid impression of each style and encourages learning by motivating to play along.
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International Bestseller
Over 25.000 copies sold!
In German: Liedbegleitung und Klavierimprovisation
In Finnish: Vapaan säestyksen käsikirja
Creators
Ralph Abelein
Ralph Abelein is professor of instrumental pedagogy for school teachers at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main. He is responsible for training prospective music teachers in the areas of improvised keyboard accompaniment, arranging and ensemble work. Prior to this, he worked as a conductor and musical director for various musical productions. He writes music for film and theatre and is an active jazz pianist.
Jyrki Tenni
Creativity and improvisation are central to Jyrki Tenni’s work as a piano teacher and music educator. He has published several text books on the topic of keyboard accompaniment and is regarded as the most successful Finnish author for piano literature. While at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, he developed new progressive methods for teaching piano improvisation and keyboard accompaniment. He works as a song accompanist and runs his own music school in Helsinki.