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Learn to play authentic Boogie Woogie piano in the styles of its three pioneers - Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Meade "Lux" Lewis. This thorough guide will teach you to play, improvise, and compose dynamic, authentic Boogie Woogie piano. Starting with bass lines, it leads you step-by-step through the techniques you need for the style, from rhythmic chords in the right hand to turnarounds, sixths, tremolos and other devices.

Learn Boogie Woogie Piano is for piano players who want to learn to play, improvise, and compose dynamic, authentic boogie woogie piano. It is geared towards players who can read music and do any one of the following on the piano:
- Play along with a blues, folk, or early rock-and-roll song
- Play a jazz standard
- Play a Bach two-part invention or a classical piece of equivalent difficulty

Highly motivated less experienced piano players can use this book as well.
Ear players can learn from the CD of the exercises and examples.
Piano players with a classical background only will find the boogie woogie style an excellent way to transition towards improvising popular music styles.
With this book, jazz, blues, rock-and-roll, and boogie woogie players can learn to play in the authentic, roots boogie woogie style of the Boogie Woogie Trio.
Piano Teachers will find this a great text book for use with their students.


Publisher: Boogie Woogie Press
ISBN 10: 097161290
ISBN 13: 9780971612907
Language: English
Format: PDF, MP3
Pages: 122

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