Discovering Boogie & Blues Piano

Description

Boogie Woogie and Blues music has always been a popular style amongst pianists, but it can be all too difficult to find interesting, effective and fun teaching methods - now you need not look any further! Discovering Boogie & Blues Piano by Wolfgang Wierzyk, for the first time available in English translation is the revised and expanded edition of the bestselling German title "Die Boogie & Blues" Methode" (SPL 1025). Taking you step by step through technical aspects of the playing style, as well as guidance in improvisation, historical information and recommendations for further listening, Discovering Boogie & Blues Piano is an ideal introduction to this style of music.

The book is accompanied by a CD recording of all exercises and pieces performed by the author.

Content:

• Introduction
• Aims of the Course, History of Blues and Boogie
• The Blue Notes, the 12 Bar Blues Scheme
• Improvisation, Features of Boogie-Woogie
• Instructions for Use
• Star It Up
• The Beat Boes On
• Building the Melody: Alternating Thirds
• Building the Melody: Third Syncopations
• Experiments in Improvisation, Liberating the Drone Note
• It's Groove Time
• The Blues Scale
• The First Blue Note
• Double the Hands, Double the Groove
• Thickening the Groove
• Two-handed Comping Variations
• Seventh Chords, Adding to the Blues Scale
• Courage to Leave Gaps
• Filling the Gaps
• Thirds Lick and Scale Loops
• Triplets in the Melody
• A New Hobby
• Links in the Boogie Chain
• Slippery Fingers
• The Second Blue Note as a Triplet Lick
• Striding the Blues in C Minor
• Improvisation in C Minor
• The Next Level Up
• Two into One
• Blues Ballad in A Minor
• Improvisation in A Minor
• Family Gathering
• Ear Candy
• In Chains
• Playing as a Team
• Brass and Guitar
• Bass and Drums
• Halfway There
• Varying the Root Licks, Thirds Runs
• Your Own Handiwork
• Add Your Own Solos
• Transposing Licks
• Transposing: How to Go About It
• Blues Drone Scale
• A New Comping Pattern
• Comping Pattern I
• Examples
• Old Boogie, New Pattern
• The Prep Boogie
• Crushed Notes, Read the Small Print
• Crushed Notes (continued)
• Listen and Play
• Preparation
• Lick Reunited
• Lick Bariations
• A Close Fit
• Boogie Chain III
• QWalking Bass Patterns
• Variations on the Blues Scheme
• Boogie Walking Basses, Boogie Walk in G
• Walking Bass Examples . Blues and Jazz Conmping
• Trills
• Walking Bass Vaqriants, Counter Line on G
• Your First Walking Bass Boogie
• The Sixths Connection
• Chop the Walk
• Of Ornaments and Other Beautiful Things
• The All Inclusive Boogie
• Stretching Out
• Clusters
• The Amen Formula
• Save the Best for Last
• Lick Roll
• The Devil is in the Detail
• Boogie Chain IV in G, Lick Transfer C to G
• Lick Transfers from C to G and back
• Comping Patterns II
• Examples
• Practising Comping Patterns
• Lady in Blue
• Ladies Boogie: Notes
• Ladies Boogie: Examples
• Virtuoso Boogie Finale
• In the Beginning was the Intro
• Leave Them Wanting More
• Glossary
• CD Track Listing