My friend wants to learn how to play rock/pop piano, more of a classic rock sound, and her birthday is coming up. I want to buy her the best book out there on this subject. She already plays a little bit of piano, but I don't know whether to get her a beginner or intermediate book on rock piano, I'm so confused! Does anyone have any suggestions?
i didnt know you could learn it from a book? i just worked it out myself... you learn blues and jazz and keep as much as you want and work out your favourite songs.
Instead of a book, you should buy her cd's that have great rock-oriented piano/ists... The Mothers of Invention, The Rolling Stones... she'll learn it fast, stay interested, and develop her own style all at the same time.
Yea, rock piano isn't really a study kind of thing. Just listen to records, and figure it out. Maybe learn some common chord progressions, and such. A good chord background is necessary. Know all the major, minor, augmented, diminished, suspended, and seventh chords to begin with (looks like a daunting task, but not really that hard).
i have noticed from some piany pieces of music for some dead songs, the key is usually written with a whole fuckton of sharps or flats....of course that works well with the black keys being pentatonic...so you can miss a note here or there and its not as easily noticed...makes it easier for you to rock out.
you cant really say the "easiest".....i mean, people come from different backgrounds of music y'know? a concert violinist learns to fiddle a different way....
as said, shes just gotta start playing rock songs with piano. get her to learn a range of stuff from rolling stoned, beatles, david bowie, queen, elton john, etc
