The Contemporary Keyboardist for Beginners (keyboard instruction) Review

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(More customer reviews)John Novello's book can take theory and condense it to some quick ways at looking at music.The book begins with basics.Then it takes giant leaps through theory.While the cover expresses that there are 13 lessons for "beginners," it doesn't fully explain the time it will take to get through these lessons.For example, in one early section, John Novello has an Etude he wrote for the purpose of practice and mastery.He then suggests "transposing" this short Etude into all of the keys.He isn't clear as to how it should be transposed.Should it be transposed on paper or is he asking the reader to transpose it on the keyboard.Needless to say, transposing this short Etude into all keys would take a bit of time for the beginner.In addition, there are no samples showing the reader how to do it.The buyer of this book should be aware that while it is packed with very good and practical information, the buyer should not be deceived in thinking it is an easy way tomaster the keyboard.The book focuses more on setting goals and then spending a lot of time at the piano in actual practice.One thing is missing, however.That is the written out answers to the exercises he suggests.For a beginner, this is very important.The feedback to the beginner helps them learn.Without the feedback, the beginner will continue on with misunderstood concepts. I also didn't like the "essay" type questions that are posed.That's too fuzzy.A beginner would appreciate complete and accurate answers to proposed exercises.John Novello's book is for those who want to devote most of their time at the keyboard to practice through his exercises.If you want an excellent pencil and paper theory set of books, go to Mark Harrison's set of theory books.He provides thorough instruction followed up by exercises at the end of each lesson to reinforce what was learned.The answers in the back are immediate pieces of feedback for those who want a thorough understanding of theory and harmony.

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This new book presents a unique organization and application of keyboard instruction materials to help the student gain the skills necessary to be professional and competitive in the music industry today. Rarely does an accomplished artist extend his musical passion to the area of teaching, but jazz composer/keyboardist John Novello is the exception. Novello began teaching in 1983, and released The Contemporary Keyboardist a few years later.

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