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Keyboard for dummies / by Jerry Kovarsky ; foreword by Stephen Fortner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: --For dummiesPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2014.Description: xii, 340 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781118705490
  • 1118705491
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 786 23
LOC classification:
  • MT220 .K797 2014
Contents:
Getting started with keyboards. Living in a keyboard world ; So many keyboards, so little time ; Choosing the right keyboard for you ; Setting up and caring for your keyboard -- Dipping your fingers into music basics. Musical notation : decoding the musical language ; Developing your fingering and basic technique ; Going chord crazy -- Using common keyboard features. Selecting and playing sounds ; Using effects to enhance your sound ; Jamming with the drummer : playing along to rhythm patterns ; Join the band! Adding accompaniment ; Exploring arpeggiation -- Moving into more-advanced keyboard features. Laying down tracks : recording your playing ; Editing sounds ; Teacher included : using onboard learning systems ; Sitting in with the stars : playing along with recordings ; The computer connection : using software to enhance your music making -- The part of tens. Ten tips for keyboard shopping ; Ten ways to enhance your playing experience.
Summary: "Learn to: choose the right keyboard for your needs; play, program, and perform with a wide variety of keyboard effects; connect your keyboard to your computer, tablet, and various forms of amplification; listen to audio tracks online."--Cover.
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Book Book La Retama Central Library La Retama Central Library Nonfiction 786.193 KOV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 43185001821931
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Includes index.

Getting started with keyboards. Living in a keyboard world ; So many keyboards, so little time ; Choosing the right keyboard for you ; Setting up and caring for your keyboard -- Dipping your fingers into music basics. Musical notation : decoding the musical language ; Developing your fingering and basic technique ; Going chord crazy -- Using common keyboard features. Selecting and playing sounds ; Using effects to enhance your sound ; Jamming with the drummer : playing along to rhythm patterns ; Join the band! Adding accompaniment ; Exploring arpeggiation -- Moving into more-advanced keyboard features. Laying down tracks : recording your playing ; Editing sounds ; Teacher included : using onboard learning systems ; Sitting in with the stars : playing along with recordings ; The computer connection : using software to enhance your music making -- The part of tens. Ten tips for keyboard shopping ; Ten ways to enhance your playing experience.

"Learn to: choose the right keyboard for your needs; play, program, and perform with a wide variety of keyboard effects; connect your keyboard to your computer, tablet, and various forms of amplification; listen to audio tracks online."--Cover.

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