Schott Music Rock Piano 2

Rock Piano 2 builds on Rock Piano 1 and expands the skills acquired there. With an intermediate level of difficulty, the book is especially suitable for advanced pianists who want to take off in the field of pop and rock.

In order to convince at the piano like musical greats such as Elton John, Bruce Hornsby, Stevie Wonder or Alicia Keys, this edition teaches rock-specific playing styles and aims to develop improvisational skills. Free playing allows for the development of creativity, which is instrumental in good musical performance. The compositions contained in the book are accompanied by instructions for creative playing, because this is best learned in a practical way. The pieces are available for download recorded by the author.

Contents:

• Preface
• Piano or Forte?
• CHAPTER I: From Boogie to Rock: Boogie Woogie
  • Blues Piano
  • 12/8-Slow Blues
  • Rock Ballad
  • Rhythm & Blues
  • Rock Shuffle
  • Latin Rock
  • Straight Rock
• CHAPTER II: Solo studies: Blues phrases
  • Rock-a-Boogie
  • Funk Rock I
  • Major 6 Phrases
  • Medium Rock Ballad
  • Half Time Rock
  • Scale play
  • Latin Rock Ballad
  • Jazz Rock
  • Twin Solo (two voices)
  • Westcoast Style
• CHAPTER III: Creative Keyboard Playing: Mainstream Rock
  • Jazz Fusion
  • Funk Rock II
  • Chords and Structures
  • Rhythm Study
  • Keyboards and their playing styles
  • Reggae
  • Experimental Rock
• Appendix: Finger exercises
• Playing figures
• Left-hand exercises
• Selection discography