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    Boogie-Woogie Piano for Beginners
    Boogie-Woogie Piano for Beginners
    Boogie-Woogie Piano for Beginners
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    Boogie-Woogie Piano for Beginners

    By Mark Harrison

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    This is the definitive guide to playing boogie-woogie piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential boogie-woogie patterns which sound great either playing solo or with a band! The material is organized and explained in the clearest possible way, and all of the twenty-three music examples are very authentic and fun to play. All fingerings for the music examples are also provided.

    Once you have purchased this book, you can then email us to receive a FREE download of mp3 recordings and pdf versions for all of the music examples in the book. Most of the recordings include play-along tracks with a rhythm section, so you can have fun jamming along with the band!

    Here is an overview of the sections contained in this book:
    Section One - Starting Out with the Left Hand Pattern
    Section Two - Adding Triads in the Right Hand
    Section Three - The Twelve-Bar Boogie-Woogie Progression
    Section Four - Creating Right Hand Patterns from Triads
    Section Five - Working with Four-Part Chords
    Section Six - Varying the Left Hand Pattern
    Section Seven - More Right Hand Patterns from Four-Part Chords
    Section Eight - More Left Hand Patterns and Right Hand Rhythms
    Section Nine - Right Hand Triplets and Rhythmic Displacements

    Mark Harrison is one of the highest-rated contemporary music educators and authors in the world today. His instruction books are endorsed by Keyboard Magazine, Jazz Times, and Performing Musician Magazine, and are used at numerous music colleges and universities. Mark's books have helped many thousands of musicians in over twenty countries worldwide.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateApr 22, 2013
    ISBN9781626757141
    Boogie-Woogie Piano for Beginners
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    Mark Harrison

    Mark Harrison has a Bachelor's degree in Medieval Studies from Lancaster University. He is a Curator at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and has a strong interest in the early medieval world. He lives in Colchester, UK.

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      Introduction

      Welcome to Boogie-Woogie Piano For Beginners. This book will start you on the road to playing authentic boogie-woogie piano, even if you are a complete beginner. You’ll get started right away by learning some essential boogie-woogie patterns which sound great when playing solo piano, or on your first (or next) gig with a blues band!

      Please email us at books@harrisonmusic.com with Boogie-Woogie Piano For Beginners in the subject, to receive your FREE mp3 audio recordings of all the music examples in this book! Most of the audio recordings feature a rhythm section on the left channel, and the piano on the right channel. To play along with the band, turn down the right channel to eliminate the recorded piano. To hear the piano part for reference, turn down the left channel to eliminate the rhythm section.

      Along with your free mp3s, you will also receive free pdf versions of all the music notation examples. So if your e-reader does not display the notation examples clearly enough, you can use the pdf versions as a convenient alternative.

      Section One – Starting Out with the Left Hand Pattern

      Like a lot of piano blues, the foundation of a great boogie-woogie piano performance is a strong and steady left hand pattern. Our first boogie-woogie piano left hand pattern uses the chord tones within a C major triad (C, E and G) and a swing eighths rhythmic feel, as follows:

      Example 1

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