{"product_id":"9781623095055","title":"Pop Ballad Piano for Beginners","description":"This is the definitive guide to playing pop ballad piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. This book is also ideal for singer-songwriters needing to accompany themselves in a ballad style! You'll get started right away, learning some essential pop ballad comping patterns to use on your next gig or \"open mic\" night. The material is organized and explained in the clearest possible way, and all of the twenty-three music examples are very authentic and fun to play. All fingerings for the music examples are also provided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you have purchased this book, you can then email us to receive a FREE download of mp3 recordings and pdf versions for all of the music examples in the book. Most of the recordings include play-along tracks with a rhythm section, so you can have fun jamming along with the band! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is an overview of the sections contained in this book:\u003cbr\u003eSection One – The Basic Pop Ballad Comping Pattern\u003cbr\u003eSection Two – Using Triad Inversions in the Right Hand\u003cbr\u003eSection Three – Comping on a Pop Ballad Progression\u003cbr\u003eSection Four – Adding Root-5th Arpeggios in the Left Hand\u003cbr\u003eSection Five - Adding Open Triad Arpeggios in the Left Hand\u003cbr\u003eSection Six - Adding Closed Triad Arpeggios in the Right Hand\u003cbr\u003eSection Seven – Playing the Melody with Right Hand Single Notes\u003cbr\u003eSection Eight - Playing the Melody with Right Hand Octaves \u003cbr\u003eSection Nine - Playing the Melody with Right Hand Triads\u003cbr\u003eSection Ten - Playing the Melody with Right Hand Sixth Intervals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Harrison is one of the highest-rated contemporary music educators and authors in the world today. His instruction books are endorsed by Keyboard Magazine, Jazz Times, and Performing Musician Magazine, and are used at numerous music colleges and universities. Mark's books have helped many thousands of musicians in over twenty countries worldwide.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139390783728,"sku":"9781623095055","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623095055_p0.jpg?v=1763862650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623095055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}