IntermediatePianoRock

Discovering Rock Piano - Volume 1, by Jürgen Moser

Name: Discovering Rock Piano - Volume 1, by Jürgen Moser
Brand: MusicGurus
Author: Jürgen Moser

Jürgen Moser

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Modules151

Replay songs31

InstrumentPiano

LanguageEnglish

Contents (151 modules, 31 replay)

- 01. Foreword
- 02. Introduction to Rock Playing (Good Night, Ladies)
- 01. Triads, Construction, Inversion
- 02. C Major
- 03. Blues in C
- 04. Exercise 1 (Chord Progression in C)
- 05. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
- 06. 1 > The White Horse
- 07. New Things from Blues in C
- 08. G Major
- 09. Exercise 2 (Chord Progression in G)
- 10. 2 > The Broken Mirror
- 11. Chords in Other Major Keys
- 12. D Major
- 13. Exercise 3 (Chord Progression in D)
- 14. 3 > Firebird
- 15. A Major
- 16. Exercise 4 (Chord Progression in A)
- 17. 4 > Seven Flowers
- 18. New Orleans Blues (Blues in A)
- 19. F Major
- 20. Exercise 5 (Chord Progression in F)
- 21. 5 > Rainy Day
- 22. B flat Major
- 23. Exercise 6 (Chord Progression in B♭)
- 24. 6 > Maple Tree
- 25. Minor Keys
- 26. Exercises 7-11: A Minor, E Minor, B Minor, D Minor, G Minor
- 27. 4-Note Chords
- 28. Chords of the Seventh in C
- 29. Exercise 12
- 30. 7 > Carol For Claudia
- 31. 8 > Livin' For Ice Cream
- 32. 9 > Pavane
- 33. 10 > A Bull in Love
- 34. Chord Colourings
- 35. Exercises 13-15 with sus 4, 6, 6/9 and add 9 chords
- 36. Chords of the Dominant Family (7/9, 7/9/11, 13, 7/b9 and 7/6)
- 37. 11 > One Thing on my Mind
- 38. Blues in A (Chord Study)
- 39. Voicing Exercise
- 40. 12 > Changes
- 01. Preliminary Remarks
- 02. Basic Rhythms
- 03. Patterns 1-5
- 04. Exercises 1-4
- 05. 13 > Hard Groove
- 06. Patterns 6-8
- 07. Exercises 5-6
- 08. 14 > I Feel Good
- 09. Chords for the Left Hand
- 10. Patterns 9-13
- 11. 15 > Space Walk
- 12. Rhythms for the Right Hand
- 13. Patterns 14-17
- 14. Exercises 7-10
- 15. 16 > Wake up
- 16. Patterns 18-19
- 17. Exercises 11-13
- 18. 17 > Sunshine Woman
- 19. Broken Chords
- 20. Even Patterns 20-23
- 21. Rhythmic Patterns 24-28
- 22. 18 > Fried Chicken
- 23. Patterns 29-31
- 24. Exercise 14
- 25. 19 > Nightmare
- 26. Rock Ballad
- 27. Patterns 32-33
- 28. 20 > There'll Be a Time
- 29. Triplets
- 30. Patterns 34-36
- 31. 21 > Fairy Tale
- 32. 22 > Suitcase Blues
- 33. Jazz Rock Rhythms
- 34. Patterns 37-43
- 35. Exercises 15-17
- 36. 23 > Funky Piano
- 37. Shuffle
- 38. Pattern 44
- 39. 24 > Rock Blues in A
- 40. Exercise 18
- 41. 25 > Morning Shuffle
- 01. Preliminary Remarks
- 02. Major 6 Scale
- 03. Exercise 1-2
- 04. Improvisation I
- 05. Rhythms I
- 06. 26 > Mumpel's Lullaby
- 07. Exercises 3-4
- 08. Rhythms II
- 09. Improvisation II
- 10. Other Major 6 Scales
- 11. Exercises 5-6
- 12. Improvisation III
- 13. 27 > You're a Lady
- 14. Blues Scale
- 15. Exercises 7-8
- 16. Improvisation IV
- 17. Rhythms III
- 18. Improvisation V
- 19. Other Blues Scales
- 20. Some Blues Phrases
- 21. 28 > Do You Dig It?
- 22. Minor Scale (Dorian)
- 23. Exercise 9
- 24. 29 > Latin Special
- 25. Improvisation on 4-Note Chords
- 26. Exercise 10
- 27. Improvisation VI
- 28. Rhythms IV
- 29. 30 > The Snow Is Falling
- 30. Changing Scales
- 31. Exercise 11
- 32. 31 > Corner Kids
- 01. How Chords are Designated
- 02. Designation of Stepwise Chords in Major Keys
- 03. Summary of Chord Symbols
- 04. Pentatonic Scales
- 05. Rhythms
- 01. 1 > The White Horse
- 02. 2 > The Broken Mirror
- 03. 3 > Firebird
- 04. 4 > Seven Flowers
- 05. 5 > Rainy Day
- 06. 6 > Maple Tree
- 07. 7 > Carol For Claudia
- 08. 8 > Livin' For Ice Cream
- 09. 9 > Pavane
- 10. 10 > A Bull in Love
- 11. 11 > One Thing on my Mind
- 12. 12 > Changes
- 13. 13 > Hard Groove
- 14. 14 > I Feel Good
- 15. 15 > Space Walk
- 16. 16 > Wake up
- 17. 17 > Sunshine Woman
- 18. 18 > Fried Chicken
- 19. 19 > Nightmare
- 20. 20 > There'll Be a Time
- 21. 21 > Fairy Tale
- 22. 22 > Suitcase Blues
- 23. 23 > Funky Piano
- 24. 24 > Rock Blues in A
- 25. 25 > Morning Shuffle
- 26. 26 > Mumpel's Lullaby
- 27. 27 > You're a Lady
- 28. 28 > Do You Dig It?
- 29. 29 > Latin Special
- 30. 30 > The Snow Is Falling
- 31. 31 > Corner Kids

About this songbook

Power up your rock & pop piano. Discovering Rock Piano 1 teaches you authentic chords, driving rhythms, and singable melodies - then turns them into real pieces you can play with recorded band-style backings. Start sounding like a rock pianist, not a metronome!

From day one you'll build rock-solid chord fluency, lock in grooves that feel great, and learn to improvise musical phrases that actually fit the style. The book is organised into three clear chapters - Playing Chords, Rhythm, Melody & Improvisation - so you can focus on the skills that move you forward fastest . It's written for pianists who already read music and have about 2-3 years under their fingers, so the pacing and repertoire hit the sweet spot for motivated learners .

What makes this book sing is the recorded tracks: every marked piece (look for the > symbol) appears with a two-bar drum count-in so you learn feel, phrasing and accents the way rock players do - by listening and playing along . You'll cover styles from blues and shuffle to funk, rock ballads and jazz-rock, including New Orleans-flavoured grooves, triplets, and broken-chord textures . Along the way you'll meet practical “keyboardist” tips that translate to electric piano and synth too - perfect if you jam with bands or want to sit in confidently .

Highlights you'll love:

Chord progressions in C, G, D, A, F and B♭ with inversions and colour tones
Grooves catalogued as patterns & exercises so you can practice smart
Blues, pentatonics & Dorian minor for instant improv wins
31 play-along pieces with band-style backings - from “The White Horse” to “Corner Kids” (see Replay sheet music below) .

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Meet the Guru

Jürgen Moser

Jürgen Moser (born 1949 in Duisburg, Germany) is a pianist, composer and music educator whose Rock Piano method has taught rock and pop keyboard playing to students worldwide since its first publication in 1982. Translated into English, Dutch and Chinese and followed by the Discovering Rock Piano series, his books combine performing experience with bands including Fats and His Cats and WHEAP with decades of workshop teaching. His Rock'n'Roll Piano workbook won the German Music Publishers Association's Best Edition award in 2004.

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Founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz in 1770, Schott Music is one of Europe's oldest and largest music publishers, with a catalogue of more than 30,000 titles. Over its 250-year history Schott has issued first editions of Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner, championed 20th-century voices from Hindemith and Schoenberg to Ligeti and Henze, and today publishes sheet music, books and educational materials from offices in Mainz, London, New York, Tokyo and beyond.

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