Pattern Piano - course book.PDF - Jazz - Benoblanco

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“ PATTERN PIANO”

c.2001 David Sprunger

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NOTE: After printing this book, go to the following link and listen to the 1 st CD online!

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Whether you're brand new to the piano or have been playing the piano for years you're about to be

surprised! Music is relatively simple if you understand it's basic patterns.

This course covers the basics from the ground up but progresses quickly. If you are an advanced

student, take the time to go from the beginning, you'll find some amazingly simple techniques that

can be expanded and used with any music. EXPERIMENT!!

This course is intended to be studied with it's accompanying audio files. Don't be afraid to review

sections. Everything covered builds on previous sections, so make sure it sinks in!

Take this knowledge-

Experiment with it, wrestle with it, change it

Make it your own.

You will become a musician !

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BASIC INFORMATION

1) Names of notes:

This is the most basic of music knowledge,

stop here and get very familiar with note names.

When you hear

“SECTION TWO”

…go to the next page!

Page 2a Audio tracks that accompany this page: 3 (CD#1)

Section # 2:

Sharps (#)

" To make any note sharp, (i.e. C#) play the very next note to the right."

Find C# and F# (First find the notes C and F. Then play the next notes immediately to the right.)

Notice that C# and F# are BLACK notes.

Page 2b Audio tracks that accompany this page: 4 (CD#1)

Section #3:

Flats (b)

"To make any note flat, (i.e. Bb) play the very next note to the left."

Find Bb, and Eb.

First find the notes B and E. Then play the notes immediately to the left.

Page 3 Audio tracks that accompany this page: 5 & 6 (CD#1)

Pattern Piano - course book.PDF