PLAY LIKE ME: HOLIDAY FAVORITES Bill Susman, nationally known arranger, teacher and composer designed the Play Like Me approach to help you learn to play great sounding modern arrangements of jazz classics like Manha de Carnaval and I Got Rhythm from easy to follow step-by-step multi-level video lessons. Unlike many piano systems that never teach you how to apply concepts, Bill shows you how to apply chord concepts to your favorite jazz songs. Learn what the chord symbols mean and how to build rich sounding open position chords that you hear all the great jazz pianists use. From the very start, you build chords you hear pros play all the time. Multiple levels of instruction introduce you to building chords with a step-by-step approach which is the essence to reading from a fake book. Over 2 hours of interactive video lessons teach you to play chords and melody notes in each measure of the song. Complete video chord tutorial shows you step-by-step how to build and play great sounding jazz chords from a fake book. Interactive menus allow you to go directly to specific measures so you can work at your own pace. Annotated on-screen animation shows each note as its played to help you properly position your hands on the keyboard. Great sounding contemporary arrangements for each song keep you sounding great. Multiple levels of instruction shows you how to progressively enhance jazz songs using added chord tones. 40+ page instruction guide provides a background of the song, chord tutorial, lessons and all lead sheets. Holiday Favorites: Spice up your holidays with these great jazz arrangements of holiday classics. Bill Susman has created wonderful contemporary jazz arrangements of these wonderful songs. The package provides complete detailed step-by-step video lessons on how to play each song. Each song introduces various interesting jazz topics and techniques so you can learn how to quickly apply the various jazz concepts in a real life setting. Just like all of the Play Like Me DVD products, the Holiday Collection is perfect for all levels of student and piano player. You'll start with basic jazz versions of Oh, Christmas Tree, What Child is This, Auld Lang Syne, and Silent Night, and then move on to more challenging arrangements for the rest of the songs. This allows you to progress at your own pace. Each song introduces various jazz concepts such as chord substitutions, passing chords, added-tones, Gospel chords, jazz endings, walking bass lines and basic improvisation techniques. The package includes over 7 hours of instruction on six standard DVDs. Bill shows you how to build the chords and play the melody for each measure of the Holiday songs. On-screen annotation highlights each note of the chord as its played. Interactive menus enable the students to easily repeat specific measures, or select individual lessons or songs. The DVD also lets students practice along with Bill as he plays through each lesson of the song. The accompanying books include all of the sheet music for each song. The sheet music is presented in standard lead sheet format to help the student learn to effectively play from fake books or lead sheets. The book also provides lesson notes for each and an introductory chord tutorial that takes the student through each step in building basic jazz chords such as the major 7th, minor 7th and dominant 7th chords on the piano using Bill's open-position chord method. Retail Price: $54.95 Online Sale Price: $52.20 Product Details: DVD, Piano Product Code: PLMH This item usually ships within 5 to 7 business days. Recently Visited ProductsRecently Visited Pages |
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