Play Piano in a Flash!: Play Your Favorite Songs Like a Pro - Whether You've Had Lessons or Not!
As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano.\ Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston...
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As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano.Have you ever wished you could play the piano? Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston has been involved in the music world for over twenty years. Whether teaching music, playing professionally, or managing a music publishing company, Houston has never been far from a piano. He is currently developing a weekly television series based on this book's concept that will begin airing on public television stations nationwide in 2004. He lives in Indianapolis.
Foreword1Chapter 1Introduction5The "Classical Conundrum"5Chapter 2Help, I Can't Read Music!11Some Good News & Some Bad News11The "Key-Note" Speech13No Bass Clef Ever Again!15Does "Every Good Boy Does Fine" or FACE Sound Familiar?15No, Ledger Lines Are Not Only for Accountants17How Not to Have Sharp and Flat Anxiety17Why You Should Never Play Rhythms as Notated18Note Durations19One Note at a Time21Some Simple Melodies21Chapter 3Chord Symbols & Why We Love Them So Much23Where Do You Find Chord Symbols?24What Is a Chord?25The Yin & Yang of a Chord Symbol-Root & Flavor25Chapter 4The Makings of a Chord29It's All About Half-Steps, My Dear30The Two Variables of a Chord Flavor31Chapter 5Learning Chords - Pain or Pleasure?37Two Routes to the Same Destination38No Pain, ALL Gain40Keep Going Scott, You're on a Roll, Make It Even Easier!41The Keyboard Chord Finder42Chapter 6Let's Get Down to Business and Start Playing43The "Scott Blinders"45Lead Me On...to Lead Sheets46What's Fake About a Fake Book?47OK, I'm Starting to Buy Into This48Left Hand First49Right Hand Next50Now Put It All Together52Chapter 7How to Lose All Respect for Piano Players in One Easy Chapter53The Importance of Listening & Imitating53Ideas for Your Left Hand55Rolled Chords55Multiple Chords55Rhythmic Pattern for Chords56Root First, Then Rest of Chord56Root Octave Down57Root Alone58Root & Fifth60Arpeggios61Ideas for Your Right Hand62Playing the Melody Line in Octaves62Filling in Other Chord Tones62Play the Melody Line Up One or Two Octaves63Two or Three Note "Run-Up"64Playing Chords in Empty Spots67Chapter 8Three Chords & You're Done - The Blues69Why There Are So Many Blues Bands Out There70The Progression Is the Common Thread70The "Blues Buffet"71A Few Left Hand Blues Patterns74A Few Right Hand Blues Patterns79Comping84Chapter 9Where Do You Go from Here? Anywhere You Want!87Drive the Train to "You-ville"87A Sports Analogy90A Personal Perspective91Selfish Is Good?92Method, What Method?93Chapter 10It's Time for the Last Tune of the Gig97Epilogue99AppendixChord Charts103
