| 1. Blues Piano: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series (Keyboard Instruction) | 
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By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
November 01, 2003
There is a wealth of information in this book, but the author failed to connect with me on a fundimental level. I have to admit that I'm pretty new to the keyboard and still wrestling with some of the music theory, so it is probably harder for me to grasp and understand some of the concepts that the author tries to present. When going through this book, I found the amount of material and details... more
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| 2. Jazz-Blues Piano: The Complete Guide with CD! Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series | 
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By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
June 01, 2006
Features:- 98 Pages
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- Softcover with CD
This is a great book and CD for the jazz beginner. I'm pretty much self taught in piano, in my sixties, and not very accomplished. However, Harrison's book and CD (along with the book How To Play Popular Piano, by Monath, which focuses heavily on using the left hand strictly for chords and the right hand for melody)has helped me enjoy playing more than ever and really begin to enjoy playing jazz... more
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| 3. The English Major [With Earbuds] | 
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By: Jim Harrison
Publisher: Playaway
2009-01
What more can be said about Jim Harrison! I've read a lot of his writings and loved them for what they are. Homespun, good sense,insights that you wish you had thought of yourself. But this book was a disappointment in some ways. His take on old adventurers are right on, but his preoccupation with young women and sex seems to overshadow the other things he has to say. Or maybe I don't understand... more
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| 4. R&B Keyboard: The Complete Guide with CD! (Hal Leonard Keyboard Style) |
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By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard
August 01, 2005
very accessible for beginners who have some reading skills. Handy having the back up CD to listen to make sure your getting it right and up to speed. The grooves are cool even the really simple stuff sounds great. This makes you want to move on to the next exercise. Takes a while to find a book like this but the searching was worth it!... more
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| 5. The Great Salsa Book |
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By: Mark Miller, Mark Kiffin, John Harrison
Publisher: Barnes and Noble
1994
I have loved this book for a decade. The two that I keep coming back to are Avocado-Serrano (page 38) and Tejas Sunflower Seed (page 116), each of which is worth the price of the book many times over for me. I have won prizes in salsa-making competitions with both! I have also tried a number of other recipes from this book with success, though I will admit there are many recipes in the book I... more
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| 6. Gospel Keyboard Styles: A Complete Guide to Harmony, Rhythm and Melody in Authentic Gospel Style (Harrison Music Education Systems) |
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From: Harrison Music Education Systems
Publisher: Harrison Music Education Systems
March 01, 2002
This book addresses a need for giving me understanding of a piano style that I wish to develop, and it looks like it will be a big help, but I find that the Kindle version does not make it easy to apply it to the keyboard like a hard copy would, so I am ordering the hard copy. It would have been nice to be able to print out practice pages through my PCKindle, but didn't see how that could be done... more
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| 7. Smooth Jazz Piano: Keyboard Style Series (Hal Leonard Keyboard Style) |
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By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
December 01, 2004
Learning something new and involved in music takes time and persistence. There are no short cuts for new material. You have to really want to do it. Mr. Harrision's Introduction to smooth jazz skills is an "introduction only"...bare bone essentials, the initial salad...you have to bring your own hot meal and dessert. The student needs to have skills...fore-knowledge, to understand basic extended chord... more
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| 8. The Pop Piano Book |
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From: Harrison Music Education Systems
Publisher: Harrison Music Education Systems
November 01, 1998
Features:- 512 Pages
- Published by Harrison Music Education Systems
This book is the single greatest influence on my playing. I've worked through a dozen piano theory books, and they usually focus on one aspect of playing. For example, I own books on quartal jazz voicings, 100 blues riffs, intros/turnarounds, reading from a fakebook, the jazz piano book, tons of runs, etc. Those books are great, but they don't provide a foundation to playing. They don't provide the... more
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| 9. Contemporary Jazz Piano: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series | |
By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
March 01, 2010
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| 10. Country Piano: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series |
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By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Hal Leonard
July 01, 2004
The town I grew up in never had a lot of country music played, but as I get older, that I all I ever hear! This book by Mark Harrison has allowed me to get feel for what real country music is. I have a few of the other books in this series and find them all great! This book includes important information about scales and chords, patterns walking up and down, comping, traditional and modern... more
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