This edition is more than a sixth, concluding volume of the course “The New Path to Keyboard Playing”. It is also aimed at advanced keyboard players, rock and dance musicians who want to perfect themselves in various musical disciplines. The book is therefore clearly divided into five sections, which are intended to open the door for the keyboard player to practice, to playing in a group.
Contents:
I Plays: I Found You
Life
Call me, Caroline
Dawning
Song For Girls
RRR (Riff-Raff-Rock)
Wide range
Sugar Train
Market Street, S.F.
Funky game
J.S. Bach: Prelude I (upper voice: Ave Maria by Gounod)
II Jazz Harmonics: The Formation of Augmented Chords
The third structure of jazz chords / the chord names
Rules of number notation
Overview of chord symbols and numbers
Voicing (voice distribution)
III Improvisation: Scales and Scale Formation
Basic exercises
II-V-I
Basics of improvisation
IV Arranging: The Building Blocks
Sample arrangement “Aura Lee”
V The keyboard in the band: The keyboard as an accompanying instrument
Chord connections and rhythm patterns
The keyboard as bass
The keyboard as an electric guitar
The keyboard as a string replacement
The keyboard as a brass substitute
Solutions to tests volumes 1-5
Fingering charts for SFC chords