The New Way to Play the Keyboard 3 is the perfect choice for anyone looking to learn the keyboard in a simple, clear, and engaging way. Whether you're a complete beginner or a more experienced player wanting to expand your skills, this book guides you through the fundamentals and beyond—covering improvisation, composition, harmony, and more.
The keyboard’s intuitive layout makes it an ideal instrument for learning music theory and practical playing. To ensure an effective and motivating learning process, the book uses well-known songs and melodies to teach each new technique. This smart approach not only helps you make quick progress but also builds a solid repertoire along the way.
Topics in Volume 3 include:
- Seven new chords
- Playing with double stops
- New rhythmic patterns
- Intervals, with exercises for fast recognition and transposition
Includes sheet music and access to online learning materials.
Contents:
- The Syncopation
- F major
- The Bb chord
- Test 1
- The Tempo
- The Tango
- Portato
- Test 2
- The intervals
- The names of the intervals
- The D minor scales
- Test 3
- New note values
- The Fermata
- Test 4
- Fill-in
- Intro/Ending/Swing feeling
- Test 5
- The melodic minor scale
- The bass clef
- The 6/8 time
- Test 6
- SFC Chord Tables
- List of songs and pieces
- Test Resolutions
- Songs and pieces: Annie Laurie
- Auld Lang Syne
- With me you are beautiful
- El Condor Pasa
- Fascination
- Greensleeves
- Humoresque
- La Carinosa- La Paloma
- Loch Lomond
- Londonderry Air
- Love's Old Sweet Song
- Funny is the gypsy life
- Melody in F
- Midnight in Moscow
- Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus
- Oh When The Saints
- Plaisir d'amour
- Romance de amor
- Roses from the South
- Black eyes
- The Entertainer
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone