Keyboard for Dummies

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Music / For Dummies
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch

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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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useful submitted by kevinhe on July 22, 2019, 3:36pm it a good book for choosing the keyboard and learning the technique.

5/5 submitted by Morgsush on June 16, 2022, 3:02am I'm a dummy, and this book helped me learn about playing the keyboard