附註:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223), videography (p. 223) , and index.
PART 1 OVERTURE: SO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE PIANO -- Chapter 1 Why Play the Piano? -- Chapter 2 Keyboard Instruments Through the Ages -- Chapter 3 The Anatomy of Pianos -- Chapter 4 The Anatomy of Digital Keyboards -- Chapter 5 The Keyboard in Black and White -- PART 2 GIVE YOURSELF A HAND -- Chapter 6 Sitting on the Bench -- Chapter 7 Learning the Right-Hand Notes -- Chapter 8 Sharps, Flats, and Fingerings -- Chapter 9 Whole Notes and Their Offspring -- Chapter 10 Bars, Time Signatures, and Rests -- Chapter 11 Unlocking Keys and Scales -- PART 3 GIVE YOURSELF ANOTHER HAND -- Chapter 12 Learning the Left-Hand Notes -- Chapter 13 Putting One and One Together -- Chapter 14 Basics of Accompaniment -- Chapter 15 Striking a Familiar Chord -- PART 4 MASTER CLASS -- Chapter 16 Details of Music Notation -- Chapter 17 Pedals: Where's the Clutch? -- Chapter 18 Power Practicing -- Chapter 19 Faking It -- Chapter 20 The Rigors and Joys of the Classics -- Chapter 21 Listen to the Music -- Chapter 22 Staying Motivated -- Chapter 23 MIDI and Home Music Studios -- PART 5 BRINGING IT HOME: BUYING AN INSTRUMENT -- Chapter 24 Buying a Piano -- Chapter 25 Piano Maintenance and Repair -- Chapter 26 Buying an Electronic Keyboard
摘要:Presents basic lessons in reading music notation, advice on how to select an instrument, and details how to find your way around the keyboard.
