New Piano Essential Book from Berklee Press
 November 19, 2005
Berklee Press announced the
availability of Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and
Cadences for the Contemporary Pianist by Berklee faculty member Ross
Ramsay. Based on Berklee College of Music's Level 1 and 2 piano
proficiency requirements, this new title gives pianists and keyboard
players the necessary tools they need to be an expressive, dynamic
performer.
Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences for the
Contemporary Pianist enables musicians to:
- Advance performance skills and build fluency at the piano
- Increase speed and agility on the keyboard
- Internalize common chord patterns
- Improve sight-reading skills
- Memorize new material in less time
- Improve tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm
The book includes play along accompaniment tracks and performance
examples to help readers apply their new skills.
All Berklee Press books are distributed by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
About the Author
Ross Ramsey, faculty in the piano department at Berklee College of
Music, has been teaching piano for twenty five years, and has been
included in the Who's Who List of American Teachers several times. He
composes and produces music for local and nationally broadcast
television, radio, cable, and video programs, and has been a featured
soloist on piano and keyboards with various artists touring throughout
the United States and Europe. Ross is a product specialist and
clinician for Yamaha Corporation of America, Digital Musical Instruments
and Pro Audio Division. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from
Berklee College of Music in 1986.
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