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Finally! A scales and chords book that gives progressive levels of instruction and practices learning scales, chords, and arpeggios. Throughout this book, the piano student will encounter fun exercises that challenge the mind as well as the fingers. Scales and chords are the backbone of musical compositions, and a thorough grounding in the basic scales, chords, and arpeggios is essential for the up-and-coming pianist.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris US
Release dateSep 18, 2015
ISBN9781514404386
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Wendy S. Murphy
Wendy Fachini was born in 1966 in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Hilton, New York. She began piano lessons at the age of five and continued privately for seventeen years. She earned a bachelor of music from Heidelberg University in 1988 and continued with two years of graduate studies in musicology at University of California, Los Angeles. In 1994, she opened a piano studio in Thousand Oaks, California, where she teaches today. She is an active member of the Music Teacher’s Association of California (MTAC).
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Scales and Chords - Wendy S. Murphy
Copyright © 2015 by Wendy S. Murphy. 724063
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-5144-0439-3
EBook 978-1-5144-0438-6
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
Rev. date: 09/14/2015
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Contents
Introduction – How to Use This Book
Preface
What Is a Major Scale?
What Is a Natural Minor Scale?
The Circle of Fifths
Preparatory Scale Pattern
Scale Pattern 1
Scale Pattern 2
Scale Pattern 3
Scale Pattern 4
Scale Pattern 5
Scale Pattern 6
Keyboard Harmony
Scale Pattern 7
Scale Pattern 8
Scale Pattern 9
Scale Pattern 10
Scale Pattern 11
Appendix I – One-Octave Scale Fingerings
Appendix II – Chord Progressions
Appendix III – Chromatic Scales
Appendix IV – Two-Octave Arpeggios Basic Fingering
Appendix V – Major and Minor
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