Let one of contemporary instrumental music’s leading artists show you the essentials of playing piano. David Lanz, renowned pianist, composer, and musical innovator, reveals his versatile style through discussions, demonstrations and performances of his beloved melodies. Lanz shares his inspirations as well as the inner processes and techniques of his compositions and performances. Dr. Terry Martin, respected concert artist, professor, and authority on piano instruction, joins Lanz to show you how to develop your own rich, colorful sound. Topics include performance tips, warm-ups, deep breathing, relaxation, positive visualization, slow practice, balance, tempo, and dynamic range. Beginning composers will learn...

The ultimate in keyboard instructional video is here! Keyboard Wizarddry by Jordan Rudess reveals useful hints and unique exercises to get you over the edge to become a versatile keyboard player. One of the most respected keyboardists in the industry, Jordan Rudess demonstrates his keyboard mastery on this full-length video. Take your playing to the next level with Jordan Rudess, the Juilliard-trained, award-winning keyboardist of Dream Theater! Topics covered include lead improvisation, rhythmic exercises, harmony and voice-leading exercises, finger exercises, synth-programming, bass-line construction, and more. Music from Jordan’s current projects will be featured as well. Includes: Lead Techniques Harmony...

Whether in a dance hall or a living room, there’s nothing more infectious than good old-time rock ‘n’ roll. Bob Hoban’s lively piano lesson will put you in the driver’s seat and help you get the party rockin’ with its hard-driving musical force. Bob takes the piano styles of the first generation of rockers – Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and others – and shows you how these pioneers came up with the rhythmic, blues-derived sounds that are still the basis for so much of today’s popular music. With clarity and good humor, he introduces you to the basics,...

Rock Keyboards features David Garfield, who illustrates the blues form, dominant 7th chords, how to select sounds and create parts, rock & roll style, and other topics vital to the working musician. David also covers minor 7th chords, the Dorian mode, musicianship, playing in a band, and improvisation. There are performances by an outstanding band to show every teaching tip in action. You will effectively learn the skills and sounds needed to handle any rock situation! DVD special features include: tuning segment, additional artist performance video, additional video tips, additional product previews, and Internet connectivity. Language: English Year: 2006...

Tritone Xtravaganza is probably one of the most important DVDs you will ever purchase as a gospel musician. Tritones are the defining factor between gospel music and other types of music. Many DVDs attempt to show you the usage of the tritone, but no one has taken the time to really focus on it. For a beginning keyboard player, this is such a difficult concept and it takes sometime years to master. I wanted to make a DVD that explores as many aspects of the tritone as possible, but for beginners. In this DVD, the teaching style is very...

With over 2 hours of audio and video, this course is equal to 6 months of powerful instruction! The video zooms in directly on the hands, and you’ll be able to see each hand movement and finger placement. Using the revolutionary technique of “Rhythmic Patterns”, this course starts with the very beginning foundations of music, assuming that you have never had any musical experience at all. However, by the end of the course, you will have worked your way through advanced college level techniques. You’ll have many advanced patterns under your belt that can be mixed and matched any...

Best of all, Ozzie shows you his most precious professional secrets that he gained after years of touring with The Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, and being produced by Jimi Hendrix. He gives you some incredibly powerful secrets that instantly upgrade your sound from “The Amateur Zone” to the “Pro Sound”. Learning how to play your favorite songs and sound like a pro is easy as 1-2-3. Learn the building block chords. Learn the hottest chord progressions. Play your favorite songs. David Ozzie Ahlers is an American songwriter and music producer who plays the keyboard, guitar, and bass. In addition...

A challenging and rewarding learning experience for all proficient Jazz pianists who want to broaden their vocabulary and improvise more creatively, based around six stunning standards. Andy LaVerne illuminates the chord changes, voicings, embellishments and improvisational ideas that make the standards come to life. You’ll begin by learning the basic changes, before moving into more complex renditions, demonstrated at half-speed so that you won’t miss a note. Each song is harmonically dissected, opening up huge potentials in reharmonisation and substitution, as well as providing a solid guide for your own improvised melodies. Explore six beautiful jazz standards and learn...

Finally available in DVD format, Seymour Fink’s renowned Mastering Piano Technique sets pianists of every skill level free to express their most musical ideas with a holistic approach to the keyboard based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and movement and musical purpose. In this invaluable resource for pianists and teachers, Professor Fink explains his groundbreaking ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises. 86 minutes. Professor Seymour Fink, retired senior piano professor in the Department of Music, University of New York at Binghamton, has made a lifetime study of piano technique and its pedagogy. An...

Play Piano in a Flash! DVD: This terrific video contains not only the same hour long special seen by millions on PBS, but also an additional hour and a half of bonus material never seen on TV! In this video, Scott will explain why traditional piano lessons have failed so many people, and why his approach (the same one used by many professional players) is different and a whole lot easier to learn. See Scott at his humorous best as he gives a presentation in front of a live audience regarding how to have fun playing your favorite tunes...