Keyboard for dummies

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"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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Full title :Keyboard for dummies / by Jerry Kovarsky ; foreword by Stephen Fortner.

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Publication Date:©2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014.

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Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 340 pages : : illustrations, music ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118705490, 1118705491
oclc:ocn862027771
LC Classification:MT220
Dewey Decimal:786

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.