Hal Leonard Steely Dan Piano, Vocal, Guitar Tab Book [Import] [Sheet music] Review

Well, I *am* a piano player and Steely Dan fan who bought this to see what the heck they are doing on some of these songs.If you're an intermediate piano player who is looking for melodies and a reasonably decent sketch of how the song goes, this is the book for you.If you're an advanced player, or a jazz fan, or want to know *exactly* what kind of chord voicings are being used, you might be disappointed on some songs.(Not all songs; some transcriptions are better than others.)The guitar chord listings are the most accurate -- if you follow those rather than the staff, and are familiar with jazz voicings, you can pretty much figure it out.I knew that going in, and I've still found the book worthwhile because figuring out all the A7+(b9) chords by ear gets old quick.

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All the songs from Can't Buy A Thrill, Countdown To Ecstacy, Pretzel Logic Katy, Lied The Royal Scam, Aja, and Gaucho - 62 songs in all! Titles include: Reelin' In The Years * Rikki Don't Lose That Number * Aja * Deacon Blues * Peg * Hey Nineteen.

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Toy Story 2 (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) [Paperback] Review

My daughter is learning music, how to play, read, and sing it. this was a perfect option!

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This sensational souvenir folio filled with color art features piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the songs by Randy Newman from Disney's latest blockbuster, including: When She Loved Me * Woody's Roundup * and You've Got a Friend in Me (Wheezy's Version).

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Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano - Book and DVD Package Review

This book with DVD is absolutely fantastic!I never thought I would be able to learn the piano but this set makes it so much easier!The DVD follows everything in the book, page by page, with the benefit of the piano teacher providing a little more detailed information than the book provides.It's been a pleasure going from lesson to lesson always thinking that there's no way I can play what she just played.With a little time, I'm able to complete each lesson successfully and move on to the next one.The lessons are set out perfectly, growing your skills little by little.A+ in my book!! Not one regret with this purchase!!! The cost of this DVD far out weighs the cost of piano lessons.This is a steal!!!!!!!!

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Everything you need to know to start playing now! Whether you're a beginner with no prior musical training, or you "used to play" and are need of a refresher course, Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano is the perfect resource to teach yourself piano, even though you have never taken a lesson. Complete with on-screen scrolling music, MP3 play-along tracks for every example, and iPod*-compatible video files, you will master how to make rhythms made simple, how to form the most important chords, techniques for playing with feeling and expression, and so much more. Upon completing Teach Yourself to Play Piano, you will be able to play in pop, blues, classical, folk, hymns, spirituals, and ragtime styles. The DVD includes exciting arrangements of "The Entertainer" and "Amazing Grace," and sets the stage for a life-long relationship with music and playing the piano.

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A Lesson With Steve Allen: An Introduction to Jazz Piano Review

The late Steve Allen was a modern renaissance man or maybe just a jack of all trades in music and performing.He wrote and played popular jazz standards as well as being a funny comedian, an author, and a very likeable TV personality.In this DVD made from a 1994 tape he shares a lot of little 'tricks' which he either discovered or learned from the greats of jazz like Art Tatum and others.

I'm just a beginner in piano and I can't pick up eveything he is doing the first time going though this.It will be something you will want to go over many times.There are a lot of things here that if you go over them on your own or better with a teacher can make you sound a lot better than you are.

The DVD is divided into 33 sections of 2-3 minutes each so you can find any of tricks to go over easily.

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One of America's most beloved entertainers divulges his personal tricks of the trade (trills, octave vibrato, "fake runs," blues riffs etc.) and shows you how to build arrangements and spice up jazz pieces with a variety of easy techniques.
In his only instructional lesson, Steve Allen covers basic blues, boogie woogie, stride, walking basses, the use of 10ths, descending bass lines and more, while he plays and analyzes "Honeysuckle Rose," "Spring Is Where You Are," "I'm Confessin' That I Love You," "You Can Depend On Me," "A Time For Love" and other jazz standards.
You'll get inside tips about the musical contributions of several jazz masters too, including Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie and Art Tatum in Steve's entertaining and informative overview of jazz piano. A great springboard to further jazz studies!

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DVD-Learn To Play Jazz Piano Standards Review

Andy Laverne is a great teacher.All good teachers have a flare for passion.Andy is one of the best and his passion for teaching is evident in everything that he does.His presentation of the material is logical and straightforward and allows the student ample time to absorb the information and put it to practical use.I'm always on the lookout for anything that Andy has to offer.

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Explore six beautiful jazz standards and learn chord changes, voicings, embellishments and other essential tools to broaden your jazz vocabulary. Andy teaches both basic and complex versions of each song while recording it on the Yamaha Disklavier. As he replays the disk at half-speed, he gives a detailed explanation of the music. Andy's reharmonization (a different chordal structure under the melody) and contrafacts (a new melody composed over the original chord structure) for each tune complete this in-depth lesson from a master of improvisation.
Songs: "Just Friends," "My Romance," "How Deep Is The Ocean," "Night And Day," "Body And Soul," "Like Someone In Love."

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Donald Fagen - Concepts for Jazz/Rock Piano DVD Review

If you're looking for a DVD that truly "puts the focus on the music", you'll be in for a treat with Donald Fagen's "Concepts For Jazz/Rock Piano".I will point out that if you're someone who likes to listen to great music, yet isn't super interested in its actual writing/ arranging process, you will probably find your attention wandering during portions of this DVD.On the other hand, although this is an 'instructional' DVD, any Steely Dan/ Donald Fagen fan should certainly be able to derive enjoyment from this for the marvelously rich sound of Fagen's classy piano playing.Fagen's 'sidekick' on here is Warren Bernhardt, a man who played live with Fagensupporting the "Kamakiriad" album in 1993, the same year this video/ DVD was originally recorded.The songs that are given in-depth musical analysis here are Steely Dan's "Chain Lightning", "Peg", & "Josie", plus "On the Dunes" & "Teahouse On the Tracks" from Fagen's "Kamakiriad"; sheet music is supplied for these 5 tracks as well.Not coincidentally, the aforementioned Steely Dan songs are 3 of their most overtly blues-based, & Fagen shows how traditional blues ideas were tinkered with to ultimately create these masterful compositions.For the most part Fagen is on piano with Bernhardt on electric piano--they do swap positions for "Josie"--& they're playing is a joy to watch & listen to.Indeed, plenty of time is devoted to straight up musical performances from Fagen & Bernhardt, and they're conveniently indexed, which is ideal if you're not in the mood for the talk.You consistently get a bird's-eye view of Fagen's hands so you can actually watch what he's playing, something that can be of frustration to certain viewers as far as certain live concert videos/ DVDs are concerned.Although you don't generally hear Donald Fagen or his Steely Dan co-hort/ writing partner Walter Becker's names when great songwriters are mentioned, these guys are really on a whole different plateau as far as "pop songwriters" go, which is made abundantly clear by viewing this DVD--the harmonic/ chord ideas are incredibly sophisticated, yet have a way of making perfect musical sense--something that Fagen himself makes reference to--a big part of what makes their music so endlessly fresh & compulsively listenable.That said, Donald Fagen is an ideal person to do a DVD of this nature, & if you're blown away by Steely Dan's sophisticated, yet irresistible songwriting, this is a must-have video/ DVD.Fagen clearly knows his stuff--he uses lots of sophisticated musical terminology, speaking seriously, yet vibrantly; he's in great spirit on here--you really don't get the slightest sense of Don & Walter's trademark sarcasm.Warren Bernhardt, a jazz pianist who played live shows with Fagen in 1993 following "Kamakiriad"'s release, is clearly an excellent, tasteful musician who seems super thrilled to be doing this DVD with Fagen--he lavishes Fagen with a load of praise and unfortunately does tend to be rather corny in his offhand remarks, plus he annoyingly seems to be trying to one-up Fagen at times when analyzing the compositions (to be sympathetic, the guy may have just been nervous), but on the other hand, Bernhardt does do a respectable job of interacting with Fagen & bringing even more out of him than he may have otherwise delivered.So, there are Bernhardt's occasional annoyances, plus the list price of this is quite high (though ironically, not as high as the VHS version).Still though, if you can get this for even a relatively cheap price, it's not a bad deal at all--the DVD runs 70 solid minutes & the positives steamroll the slight negatives of the actual DVD content which is highly informative and compulsively watchable/ listenable.Ultimately, any true Steely Dan fan will find "Concepts For Jazz/Rock Piano" a real treat, & it makes for a very nice companion to Steely Dan's "Aja" installment in the "Classic Albums" video/ DVD series.

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Gain rare insight into the musical thinking of one of the most influential popular songwriters and arrangers in America. Donald Fagen analyses three Steely Dan hits ("Chain Lightning," "Peg," "Josie") and two solo works from his Grammy-nominated album Kamakiriad ("On The Dunes," "Teahouse On The Tracks"). These songs use familiar blues and R&B structures, and Donald explains how, by altering the bass line and chordal qualities, he transformed them into sophisticated jazz-rock compositions. You'll trace the development of increasingly complex pieces as Donald and Warren Bernhardt reveal each tune's singular structure, harmonic and rhythmic characteristic, intro ideas and other devices.

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Jerry Lee Lewis- Killer Piano (2007) Review

This is not a STRICTLY instructional video, it DOES have lots
of interview time, and NO tips whatsoever on 'how to do it'. But if you are a JLL fan, it is very well done. There is plenty of studio footage of JLL playing 10 songs piano and vocal, all with split screen shots showing the hands and the piano. All 10 songs are followed by FULL SONG clips from a 2006 concert of JLL with band playing the same song just demonstrated in studio. JLL of 2006 is an OLD MAN, past his prime, but again, if you are a fan of his work and his way of playing piano, and his way of singing, etc.... this is a treasure. I promise!

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Alfred's Artist series is pleased to introduce the latest DVD from acclaimed artist Jerry Lee Lewis.On the heels of his landmark recording Last Man Standing, Jerry Lee Lewis talks about his 50-year recording career, and, for the first time, demonstrates the piano style that defined rock and roll for all time. On Killer Piano, Jerry discusses his youth and career, reminisces with his family, and demonstrates many of his favorite rock and roll and country songs.Plus, the DVD is hosted by Linda Gail Lewis, features a complete live concert with Jerry's band at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, historic footage from Jerry's first appearance on the Steve Allen show, rare family photos, and printable sheet music transcriptions that pianists can use to study and learn Jerry's pivotal style.

Special Features: DVD-ROM with the complete video formatted for your computer or i-Pod * Printable PDF files of music examples from the video * Interview with Cecil Harrelson, Jerry's life-long friend and business manager * Interview with Roland Janes, original Sun session guitarist and engineer * Linda Gail Lewis demonstrates Jerry's 'Rock and Roll Invention.'

Songs: Down the Line * Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee * Great Balls of Fire * Mexicalli Rose * No One Will Ever Know * Over the Rainbow * Touchin' Home * Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On * You Belong to Me * You Win Again.

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Celtic Thunder (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

I am thrilled to get my hands on this songbook!I already own the DVD and both CDs, and have seen "the lads" twice during their first US tour.I am looking forward to future tours and additional recordings to add to my collection.

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Not a group but a show, Celtic Thunder is a collection of traditional and contemporary Celtic music at its finest. Featuring five male vocalists, the show was first staged in Dublin of August 2007, and has since been a mainstay on PBS stations. Our songbook includes 18 tunes arranged by Phil Coulter: Caledonia * Come by the Hills * Heartland * Ireland's Call * The Island * Lauren and I * The Mountains of Mourne * Remember Me * Steal Away * and more.

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Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Easy Piano) [Paperback] Review

I love this music book.I received it as a gift years ago and the pages are falling out of the binding because I've played it on the piano so often!I fell in love with the show when it first came to town and I was so excited to see that the music in the book is exactly the same as on the soundtrack!

The piano music is challenging for those who want to play the original score.My favorites are "If I can't love her" and "The Transformation/Beauty and the Beast Reprise."I'm such a romantic and when I play the Transformation, I get goosebumps picturing Belle and the Beast coming together again!Also, I love the "Something There" song.That's probably my favorite!

The vocal selection is great too.This is a great buy if you love musicals and love Beauty and the Beast!

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Features easy piano arrangements of 14 songs by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice from this Disney Broadway smash: Be Our Guest * Beauty and the Beast * Belle * Gaston * Home * How Long Must This Go On? * Human Again * If I Can't Love Her * Maison des Lunes * Me * The Mob Song * No Matter What * Something There * Transformation/Beauty and the Beast (Reprise).

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Newsies (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) [Paperback] Review

I've owned this book since it first came out, and it's a must for any true fan of the film. It includes some pictures from the movie as well as the music and lyrics for "Carrying The Banner," "Santa Fe," "My Lovey Dovey Baby," "The World Will Know," "Seize The Day," "King of New York," "High Times, Hard Times," and "Once And For All." It's helped me with more than one performance, and I even used it to compose Newsies ringtones for my cell phone.
On the down side, there ARE a few typos - from small things like spelling Spot's last name "Conlan" to more important transgressions like the complete lack of one chorus of "Carrying The Banner." Still, I've always found it well worth the money.

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Matching folio to the exciting Disney musical featuring 8 songs. Also includes lovely full-color photos from the movie. Original songs by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman.

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Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano (Book & DVD) (Teach Yourself Series) [Color, DVD] [Paperback] Review

I bought this book to see if I could teach myself the basics of playing the piano. It works great for me. I am a visual learner. Yes, I like pictures. The book has drawings of correct finger position and placement. There are basic scales, songs, and lots of skill building exercises. I am very pleased with my purchase. I would buy this book again. It works for the adult who has never played the piano. It teaches you to read music!

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Everything you need to know to start playing now! Whether you're a beginner with no prior musical training, or you ""used to play"" and are need of a refresher course, Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano is the perfect resource to teach yourself piano, even though you have never taken a lesson. Complete with on-screen scrolling music, MP3 play-along tracks for every example, and iPod
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