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Planet Piano, show #5 finds Dan and I discussing Fakebooks and chords, the Gigaway Music Pen and listener questions.
Show Notes:
The Real Book (published by the Hal Leonard Company)
Blue Sausage Infant
Gigaway Music Pen
“How to…” essays are critical for piano accomplishment
Most pianists know they will have to learn to read piano music if they wish to accomplish their goals. Playing by ear is fine – IF you don’t mind being musically illiterate. Knowing and reading chords is critical but you will still need to be able to read the treble staff in order to play from a fakebook. Thus, here are my three most successful actions in helping piano students improve their reading. (more…)
The proper priorities regarding chords and fakebooks can save time and improve your playing
Note: This essay is taken from my ebook concerning Advanced Chord and Fakebook Use. I felt it too important to limit it to that source.
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of what I consider Advanced chord and fakebook usage, I want to urge you to keep your priorities straight as you study. These priorities are stated in this essay’s title, at least as I’ve found them in 40+ years of successful piano performance. I truly believe it will be very worth your time to consider my reasoning before you embark upon the study of the rest of this ebook. (more…)
Some simple guidelines for pianists and piano students
Pianists often want guidelines in arranging piano ballads and standard piano music when using “fakebooks” or when playing from standard sheet music in fakebook style. This is a short essay of such guidelines. I produced these for a piano student working on the show tune “If Not for Me.” (more…)
