DISCOVERING BOOGIE & BLUES PIANO +CDgratuit

Boogie Woogie and Blues music has always been a popular style amongst pianists, but it can be all too difficult to find interesting, effective and fun teaching methods - now you need not look any further! Discovering Boogie & Blues Piano by Wolfgang Wierzyk, for the first time available in English translation is the revised and expanded edition of the bestselling German title "Die Boogie & Blues" Methode” (SPL 1025). Taking you step by step through technical aspects of the playing style, as well as guidance in improvisation, historical information and recommendations for further listening, Discovering Boogie & Blues Piano is an ideal introduction to this style of music.
The book is accompanied by a CD recording of all exercises and pieces performed by the author.
Contenu
- Introduction
- Aims of the Course, History of Blues and Boogie
- The Blue Notes, the 12 Bar Blues Scheme
- Improvisation, Features of Boogie-Woogie
- Instructions for Use
- Star It Up
- The Beat Boes On
- Building the Melody: Alternating Thirds
- Building the Melody: Third Syncopations
- Experiments in Improvisation, Liberating the Drone Note
- It's Groove Time
- The Blues Scale
- The First Blue Note
- Double the Hands, Double the Groove
- Thickening the Groove
- Two-handed Comping Variations
- Seventh Chords, Adding to the Blues Scale
- Courage to Leave Gaps
- Filling the Gaps
- Thirds Lick and Scale Loops
- Triplets in the Melody
- A New Hobby
- Links in the Boogie Chain
- Slippery Fingers
- The Second Blue Note as a Triplet Lick
- Striding the Blues in C Minor
- Improvisation in C Minor
- The Next Level Up
- Two into One
- Blues Ballad in A Minor
- Improvisation in A Minor
- Family Gathering
- Ear Candy
- In Chains
- Playing as a Team
- Brass and Guitar
- Bass and Drums
- Halfway There
- Varying the Root Licks, Thirds Runs
- Your Own Handiwork
- Add Your Own Solos
- Transposing Licks
- Transposing: How to Go About It
- Blues Drone Scale
- A New Comping Pattern
- Comping Pattern I
- Examples
- Old Boogie, New Pattern
- The Prep Boogie
- Crushed Notes, Read the Small Print
- Crushed Notes (continued)
- Listen and Play
- Preparation
- Lick Reunited
- Lick Bariations
- A Close Fit
- Boogie Chain III
- QWalking Bass Patterns
- Variations on the Blues Scheme
- Boogie Walking Basses, Boogie Walk in G
- Walking Bass Examples . Blues and Jazz Conmping
- Trills
- Walking Bass Vaqriants, Counter Line on G
- Your First Walking Bass Boogie
- The Sixths Connection
- Chop the Walk
- Of Ornaments and Other Beautiful Things
- The All Inclusive Boogie
- Stretching Out
- Clusters
- The Amen Formula
- Save the Best for Last
- Lick Roll
- The Devil is in the Detail
- Boogie Chain IV in G, Lick Transfer C to G
- Lick Transfers from C to G and back
- Comping Patterns II
- Examples
- Practising Comping Patterns
- Lady in Blue
- Ladies Boogie: Notes
- Ladies Boogie: Examples
- Virtuoso Boogie Finale
- In the Beginning was the Intro
- Leave Them Wanting More
- Glossary
- CD Track Listing