Maran Illustrated Piano
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Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers - from people who want to play a few songs for their family in the living room to those who aspire to become serious musicians. Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano shows you the best way to perform each task, while the full-color photographs, music examples and clear, step-by-step instructions walk you through each task from beginning to end. Thorough topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to help enhance piano experience. Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano is packed with essential information for those who are sitting down in front of a piano for the first time, and will provide more experienced players with a refresher course on the basics and the opportunity to add more advanced techniques to their repertoire. Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano will cost less than the price of one private piano lesson and will be a permanent resource that will provide years of enjoyment.
Chapter 1Piano BasicsWhy Play the Piano?16Commonly Asked Questions17Types of Pianos18Inside an Acoustic Piano20How to Sit at the Piano22Naming Keys on the Keyboard24Types of Printed Music26Famous Composers28Famous Pianists32The History of the Piano36Chapter 2The Basics of Reading MusicUnderstanding the Staff and Clefs42Naming Notes on the Staff44Naming Notes Below or Above the Staff46Using the Correct Fingers48Note Values49Measures50Rests51Dotted Notes52Tied Notes53Time Signatures54Sharps and Flats56Key Signatures58Double Notes60Repetition Markers62Incomplete Measures64"Mary Had a Little Lamb"65"Are You Sleeping"65"When the Saints Go Marching In"66"Ode to Joy"67Chapter 3Basic Hand PositionsPlace Your Right Hand in C Position70Place Your Left Hand in C Position72Place Your Right Hand in G Position74Place Your Left Hand in G Position76Basics of Playing with Both Hands78Place Both Hands in C Position79Place Both Hands in Middle C Position80Place Both Hands in G Position81Changing Positions on the Keyboard82"Row Row Row Your Boat"83"Auld Lang Syne"84"Lavender's Blue"85Chapter 4Playing ScalesIntroduction to Scales88Playing Major Scales90Playing Minor Scales94Playing Pentatonic Scales104Playing Chromatic Scales110Playing Blues Scales111Playing Modes114Chapter 5Playing ChordsPlaying Major Chords124Playing Minor Chords128Playing Dominant 7th Chords132Playing Major 7th Chords136Playing Minor 7th Chords137Playing 6th Chords138Playing 9th Chords142Playing Augmented Chords146Playing Diminished Chords147Playing Suspended Chords148Playing Broken Chords152Playing Arpeggios153Playing Three-Note Chord Inversions154Playing Four-Note Chord Inversions156Changing Chords158"We Three Kings"160"Largo"161"Prelude in C Major"162"Down to the Wire"163"Toreador Song"164"Mellowing Out"165Chapter 6Beyond the Basics of Reading MusicSlurs168Staccatos169Accents170Tenutos171Speed Markings172Volume Markings174Expression Markings175Play Notes an Octave Higher or Lower176Triplets177Syncopated Notes178Fermatas179Grace Notes180Trills181Mordents182Turns183Glissandos184Tremolos185How Music is Divided into Phrases186All About Keys187Determining the Key of a Musical Piece188"Minuet in G Major"191"The Skaters Waltz"192"Amazing Grace"193"Musette"194"Maple Leaf Rag"195Chapter 7Tips to Improve Your PlayingPlaying a Piece for the First Time198How to Practice200Find a Piano Teacher202Chapter 8Special Playing TechniquesUsing the Piano Pedals206Emphasize the Melody210Play with a Swing Beat211Play Music in the Contrapuntal Style212Play the Alberti Bass213Play the Ragtime Accompaniment214Play the Walking Bass Line215Play the 12-Bar Blues216"Carefree"218"Sarabande"219"Sonatina in C Major"220"The Entertainer"221"A Walk in the Park"222"Down Home Blues"223Chapter 9Improvising and Playing with OthersImprovising Music226Playing With a Singer232Playing With Other Musicians233Changing the Key of a Musical Piece234"Scarborough Fair"236"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"237Chapter 10Styles of MusicBaroque Music240Classical Music241Romantic Music242Impressionist Music243Contemporary Music244Rock Music245Jazz and Blues Music246Pop Music247"Canon in D"248"Fur Elise"249"Prelude #15"250"Gymnopedie #1"251"Rock On!"252"Got Your Letter"253Chapter 11Buying and Caring for Your PianoIntroduction to Buying a Piano256Buying an Upright or Grand Piano258Buying an Electronic Keyboard260Buying an Electronic Piano262Examining a Piano264Buying a Piano Bench266Buying a Metronome267Accessories for Acoustic Pianos268Accessories for Electronic Keyboards and Pianos270Find the Best Location for Your Piano272Clean Your Piano274Getting Your Piano Tuned275Chapter 12Quick ReferenceCommon Musical Symbols278Glossary of Musical Terms284
