The Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising series will teach the student how to play from a fake book, by using chord symbols and improvising.
A fake book is a collection of songs having only a single melody line of music along with chord symbols above the notes.
It is called a fake book because the performer uses these chord symbols to make up, create, improvise or "fake" an accompaniment along with changes and additions to the melody. The performer can choose the style and level of difficulty.
What makes this series successful:
- The arrangements for each song have been created to guide the student through the process of learning how to improvise.
- Each level adds new concepts while reinforcing those learned in previous levels.
- The summary at the end of each level includes the concepts learned in the current level along with those learned in the previous levels for easy reference and review.
Upon completion of the entire Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising series, students will be able to create their own arrangements of songs from a fake book.
Note: If you are working through these books without a teacher, you will need the Self-Study Editions which include the grand staff notation for each song and the review answers.
LEVEL 1
Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 1 can be started after completing the primer level of any method series. If starting this book without having completed a primer level, then study pages 4 through 9 before working on the first song.
STUDENT EDITION
56 pages
Price: $9.95
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SELF-STUDY EDITION
(includes grand staff notation and review answers)
82 pages
Price: $10.95
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LEVEL 2A
Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 2A can be started after completing Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 1.
STUDENT EDITION
50 pages
Price: $9.95
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SELF-STUDY EDITION
(includes grand staff notation and review answers)
78 pages
Price: $10.95
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LEVEL 2B
Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 2B can be started after completing Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 2A.
STUDENT EDITION
54 pages
Price: $9.95
SAMPLE PAGES
SELF-STUDY EDITION
(includes grand staff notation and review answers)
82 pages
Price: $10.95
SAMPLE PAGES
LEVEL 3A
Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 3A can be started after completing Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 2B.
STUDENT EDITION
52 pages
Price: $9.95
SAMPLE PAGES
SELF-STUDY EDITION
(includes grand staff notation)
78 pages
Price: $10.95
SAMPLE PAGES
LEVEL 3B
Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 3B can be started after completing Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising Level 3A.
STUDENT EDITION
58 pages
Price: $9.95
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SELF-STUDY EDITION
(includes grand staff notation)
86 pages
Price: $10.95
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TEACHER'S ANSWER KEY
The Teacher's Answer Key for Mister Bass Clef® teaches PIANO Improvising includes the grand staff notation pages of every song in Level 1 through Level 3B and the review answers for Level 1 through Level 2B.
Note: The Answer Key does not include the instructions for each of the songs.
140 pages
Price: $19.95
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