Product Description
by Michael Hewitt (Author)
If you are learning to play the piano or keyboard you will greatly benefit from the regular practice of musical scales and arpeggios. Intended for beginners, this practice will help to instill in you the principles of good playing technique, as well as helping to establish a good knowledge of the Western key system. Learning to play scales and arpeggios within all of the different keys that are available to you will also help to familiarize you with all of the individual keys and the ranges of notes they employ. If you compose, improvise or produce your own music, this is vital knowledge that will provide a good foundation for the composer's art of harmony. This manual includes: major scales in all twelve keys, harmonic minor scales in all twelve keys, melodic minor scales in all twelve keys, the chromatic scale, arpeggios in all twelve major and minor keys and an extensive theory section explaining musical scales and the key system.
Author Biography
Dr Mike Hewitt is a composer, author and lecturer currently living in North Wales. He earned a bachelor of music degree from the University of London and a master of music degree and doctorate from the University of North Wales, Bangor. He is author of numerous books on music, including the popular series of books for computer musicians. These include Music Theory for Computer Musicians; Composition for Computer Musicians and Harmony for Computer Musicians.
