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    Gospel Piano For Beginners
    Gospel Piano For Beginners
    Gospel Piano For Beginners
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    Gospel Piano For Beginners

    By Mark Harrison

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    This is the definitive guide to playing gospel piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential gospel grooves which will help you lead your first (or next) congregation at the piano! 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 - Gospel Comping with Major Triads
    Section Two - The Big Gospel Piano Secret: Mixolydian Triads
    Section Three - Gospel Comping with Mixolydian Triads
    Section Four - Gospel Walkups and Walkdowns
    Section Five - Using Pentatonic Scales
    Section Six - Adding Left Hand Octave Patterns
    Section Seven - Adding Sixteenth Notes in the Right Hand
    Section Eight - Adding Sixteenth Notes in the Left Hand
    Section Nine - Combined Sixteenth-Note Rhythms with Both Hands

    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
    ISBN9781626757134
    Gospel 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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    Gospel Piano For Beginners - Mark Harrison

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    Introduction

    Welcome to Gospel Piano For Beginners. This book will start you on the road to playing authentic gospel piano, even if you are a complete beginner. You’ll get started right away by learning some essential gospel grooves which will help you lead your first (or next) congregation at the piano. These patterns will also help you add that gospel feeling to your rock and R&B playing!

    Please email us at books@harrisonmusic.com with Gospel 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 – Gospel Comping with Major Triads

    We’ll start off with some basic gospel comping patterns in 3/4 time (this means there are three quarter note beats in each measure). Songs using the 3/4 time signature are very common in traditional gospel and church settings. In case you didn’t know: comping is musician slang

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