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Piano
3rd Edition
Revised by Adam Perlmutter
Piano For Dummies
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3rd Edition
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with Piano ................................. 5
Chapter 1: Preparing to Play a Piano .............................................................................. 7
Chapter 2: Meeting the Keyboard Family ..................................................................... 17
Chapter 3: Finding the Per fect Keyboard ..................................................................... 29
Chapter 4: Taking Good Care of Your Keyboard ......................................................... 51
Chapter 5: Eight y-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet ................. 59
Part II: Deciphering Squiggles on Paper
to Create Sound ......................................................... 75
Chapter 6: Reading Lines and Spaces ........................................................................... 77
Chapter 7: Joining the Rhy thm Nation.......................................................................... 91
Chapter 8: Changing the Beaten Path ......................................................................... 113
Part III: One Hand at a Time .................................... 133
Chapter 9: Playing a Melody ......................................................................................... 135
Chapter 10: Scaling to New Heights............................................................................. 153
Chapter 11: Hey, Don’t Forget Lef t y! ........................................................................... 169
Part IV: Living in Perfect Harmony ........................... 193
Chapter 12: The Building Blocks of Harmony ............................................................ 195
Chapter 13: Understanding Keys ................................................................................. 215
Chapter 14: Filling Out Your Sound with Chords ...................................................... 229
Part V: Technique Counts for Everything .................... 249
Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Music .......................................................................... 251
Chapter 16: Great Grooves ........................................................................................... 275
Chapter 17: Perusing the Aisle of Style ....................................................................... 297

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