Modern Band Method – Keyboard, Book 1

A Beginner's Guide for Group or Private Instruction

Publisher: Little Kids Rock
Authors: Scott Burstein, Spencer Hale, Dave Wish, Mary Claxton

The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This keyboard method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band!

Keyboard lessons include:

• Proper playing posture

• Reading notes and rhythms

• Scales, chords and arpeggios

• Syncopation

• Rock, pop, Latin, funk, hip hop and island styles

• Articulations

• Composing a song

• Writing lyrics

Songs include: Bad Romance • Best Day of My Life • Can't Stop the Feeling! • I Gotta Feeling • Imagine • Oye Como Va • Shake It Off • Sunshine of Your Love • 25 or 6 to 4 • Umbrella • Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) • Zombie • and more.