You can now play the piano using piano music fake books. Yes, you can. It’s quite popular especially to piano beginners. All around the world, piano music fake books are being used to assist many pianist and other musicians.
But I know many are not familiar with what fake books are, so let me explain. Piano Music Fake Books are a list of complied music that consists only of the melody and the name of the piano chords. The melodies here are very easy piano notes that also include lyrics. It’s perfect for piano beginners especially if it’s regarding piano chords. Even piano accompanists need this to assist them in piano music that they don’t know. Don’t expect for a pianist to know all music.
One piano fake book is enough to help you learn piano playing. You can either choose a jazz piano fake book, a classical piano fake book and many more.
Follow these simple tips to learn to play piano with a fake book.
- Choose a fake book you are familiar with especially when you’re a piano beginner. This will help you familiarize the piano notes, the sounds, music rhythm and everything with music theory better.
- Make a compiled list of songs from the piano fake book. Make sure all songs are one type of music genre but you can put different tempos of music so you won’t bore your listeners.
- Now you have your list. Learn the first song. You will notice that it doesn’t have the bass clef. It is replaced by the piano chords above the easy piano notes. Learnt the piano sheet music well especially the piano chords as it’s the main rhythm for the music.
- Piano chords here are essential. This will allow you to try piano improvisations and play the piano sheet music when requested.
- And lastly when performing, before you change the song make sure you do some runs and fillers that will work together with two different songs. The sound you will create will gradually turn to next song without pausing.
- The more you practice with the piano fake book the better your sight reading becomes as well.
Play the piano and have fun. A piano fake book can help you lots so make sure you have one.
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