Charles Segal's Instant Keyboard - Paperback

by Colleen Segal (Author), Charles Segal (Author)

Want to learn how to play the piano keyboard? We wrote INSTANT KEYBOARD because we know there's an easier way for people to have fun learning to play the piano at home. Let's face it: old-fashioned music lessons can be confusing. So, we sifted through our playing and teaching experience to find the bare minimum you need to get you started having fun playing your favorite songs, INSTANTLY.

1. INSTANT KEYBOARD gets right to the heart of what you need to know to play.
2. INSTANT KEYBOARD lets you play piano at the very first lesson.
3. INSTANT KEYBOARD gives you so many choices:
   • You can start at Chapter 1 and have fun playing by ear - something everybody wants, but most teachers don't know.
   • Or you can skip to Chapter 3 and read music immediately.
   • You can keep your left hand simple, with easy single notes.
   • Or you can use our secret weapon in Chapter 9: Easy INSTANT tricks to sound professional.
4. You don't even need a piano to start learning with INSTANT KEYBOARD - you can just tap a rhythm and mime playing on a table.
5. INSTANT KEYBOARD makes the whole process of learning to play painless, with our easy, step-by-step course that reveals insider tricks.
6. INSTANT KEYBOARD is bursting with popular songs - all in the same easy key!
7. INSTANT KEYBOARD shows you how play along with your singing in a professional way.
8. INSTANT KEYBOARD includes bonus INSTANT Scale and INSTANT Chord charts so you can easily play any songs in any key.
9. The main thing about INSTANT KEYBOARD is that it allows you to play INSTANTLY and have fun, while teaching you the basics you need to know about music - with bonus challenges if you're in the mood.(
10. INSTANT KEYBOARD is a bridge to other books in this series, like INSTANT Keyboard II, INSTANT Classics, INSTANT Jazz and Improvisation, INSTANT Songwriting, INSTANT Guitar, and more.

Author Biography

Charles Segal has enjoyed a long and multi-faceted musical career in diverse roles as musician, composer, music publisher, producer, and teacher. His many prestigious awards include the equivalent of a Grammy - the South African Record Industry (SARI) Award for Song of the Year. Charles is the featured artist on over 500 albums. He has worked with many great musicians, such as Bill Evans and Bud Powell; he composes and plays "loops" for Hip-Hop artists and is a popular performer at Hollywood events in celebration of awards such as the Oscars, MTV Movie Awards, Teen and Kids Choice and more. Charles' music spans a myriad of cultures and styles, including Pop, Jazz, Classical, Contemporary, Film score, Ethnic, African, Relaxing and New Age music. He has produced albums with orchestras, pop groups, singers, traditional African groups, and also children's music for his own label and international record companies. Charles is an amazing teacher. He was trained in classical piano performance and composition and attained a teacher's Licentiate from the Trinity College of London. His "INSTANT" series of music tutor books, inspired by many years of teaching experience, guides aspiring musicians quickly and easily through the basics of music so that they find themselves playing INSTANTLY at the first lesson.