The Booklets Index

If you haven't already done so, please take a moment and read the
'ABOUT THE BOOKLETS/POSTS' page link at the top of the page.

Listed below are some up and coming post subjects in relation to the booklets. Not all posts are listed here. Most of these will have coinciding booklets. As they become available, the listing will turn into a link taking you the page/post of that subject. There will be a full description, a lesson on the subject with real-life examples and explanations—including sound files. There will also be a sample page or two of the booklet and an opportunity to purchase the booklet if so desired.

Now, the post information will be enough for most to begin to use this information—but if you feel a want, or need to develop this technique further, there will be an option to purchase the full booklet in which there will be many, many more examples and idea applications—as stated in the 'ABOUT THE BOOKLETS/POSTS' post, at very inexpensive and fair pricing. Remember: All Beginner Booklets, and More... Are Free!

I'm listing as many as I have plans for at the moment. Not all posts will have an accompanying booklet. And the ones that will, will eventually follow—they take a bit of time to create. All readers that either subscribe to the blog or get a feed, will of course be notified of the new booklets as they become available. And, if there's any targeted subject you do not see here and would like to see in a post or booklet, just contact me and let me know.

“The expert at anything was once a beginner”

JUST SOME OF THE FREE BOOKLETS FOR BEGINNERS:

• Beginner #1 - Your very first steps learning the piano.
• Beginner #2 - Your next steps as a beginner.
• Beginner #3 - Moving along nicely.
• Triads - Basics / Part 1 - The foundation of your chord knowledge. Two Hands.
• Triads - Left Hand Broken / Part 2 - Closed

THE TRIAD - Not just a simple chord. First learn the basics well in Parts 1 and 2. Then move on to Part 3 for a powerful use of this chord. Then Part 4 for further development. And finally, to Parts 5 and 6 where you will begin to learn how to move them around the keyboard creating terrific fills and modern, gorgeous harmonies. Just knowing your triads well can have you sounding like a pro. (If you know how to apply them.) I'll take care of that end :-)

• The Dominant 7th Chord - Very important chord - learn this well!
• The Minor 7th Chord - Another very important chord!
• The Diminished 7th Chord - And one more very important chord!
• Blues - Part 1 Beginner - A great style of music for learning much of the piano.
• Timing - Rhythm - The Heartbeat of Music
  
• Scale Basics - Introduction to Scales
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BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE BOOKLETS:

• Triads - Open Broken / Part 3
  

OPEN TRIADS - Continuing with triads, we now learn a simple left-hand technique that will create a flowing beautiful harmonic movement to all your ballad playing. Then we continue with the open Dom. And Minor 7th chords. With this combination of tools you will begin to develop a more professional sound.

• Amazing Triad Part 4 - 3 & 4-Parts for Right Hand Facility
  
• Amazing Triad Part 5 (3 Powerful Patterns) - Movin' Around for Right Hand
• Amazing Triad part 6 - As Polychords (Upper Structures) For Two Hands
• Open Minor7th and Dominant 7th Chords - Open & Move
  
• Play Stride Piano: - A Simple, Yet Effective Method

SIMPLE STRIDE PIANO - Traditional Stride Piano can take years to master. With this simple, effective technique you can sound like a seasoned stride player. A prerequisite for this technique is knowing your ‘CLOSED and OPEN forms of Major/Minor triads, and 7th Chords'.

• Deceptive Cadences - Tricking the Listeners Ears For Some Pleasant Surprises!

DECEPTIVE CADENCE - A great tool for creating that unexpected, beautiful, interesting and surprising sound your listeners never expected. This great technique is especially good for endings.

• The Dominant 9th and 11th Chord - Plush, Beautiful Chord Creation
  
• The Minor 9th and 11th Chord - Continuation of Beautiful Chord Creation
  
• Chromatic Passing Chords - Creating Movement
  

CHROMATIC PASSING CHORDS - Learn this simple trick for creating more ovement in your songs. This technique will create an exciting feeling to your songs. Easy to learn, and effective.

• The Half-Diminished Chord - (Or Minor 7b5 Chord) Very Necessary!
  
• Voicings: - Intro To Shells
• The Blues: Part 2
• The Blues: Part 3

THE BLUES - Learn how to play blues piano with this 3-part booklet system. Each booklet stands on its own, yet if you wish to advance, you can. You know.... there's Blues, then there's Blues, and then there's Blues again.... Meaning, there are many kinds of Blues... You will understand and learn about this as you progress through the post's on PBLS.

• Chord Changes Basic Harmony #1
• Chord Changes Basic Harmony #2
• Chord Changes Basic Harmony #3
• Altered 7th Chords - For More Exciting Sounds

ALTERED 7ths - Take those 7th chords you know and learn how to change them into modern sounding chords. You will learn various ways to transform these basic chords to create a various sounds and moods. You must know your 7th chords first.

• Reharmonization: First Steps to making a song even more beautiful, or exciting.
  

REHARMONIZATION - Most songbooks and sheet music offer only the ‘basic’ chords needed to play a tune. These basic chords are often misleading and/or amateurish. You will learn how to change, or adjust, or correct, or create new chord types to make your playing harmonically correct and sound thoroughly professional. You’ll need a good grounding in the 'Scale Tone' Chord System to fully understand and make sense of this.

• Working With AFakebook
• Left Hand Bass Lines Part 1

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED BOOKLETS:

• Reharmonization Continued - Continued.....
  
• Shells and 10th Voicing's

VOICING’S: INTRO TO SHELLS - A left hand style played by every pop and jazz piano pro for over 50 years. Once again... You first need to know your basic triads and 7th chords.

• Advanced Blues
• Left Hand Arpeggio System: Part 3

LEFT-HAND ARPEGGIO SYSTEM - One of the most powerful, interesting, and challenging styles for the beginner, intermediate, and even advanced students. You can play this exciting left-hand style by following this step-by-step, systematic method. This style of playing creates a fullness to songs like no other style can. A prerequisite for this booklet is that you know your ‘Open Triads’ & ‘Open 7ths’. These two techniques lay the foundation for this advanced step in your playing.

• Left Hand Bass Lines #2

AND MUCH MORE TO COME!

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