Etudes for Jazz Piano Conversations of the Hands 練習曲 爵士音樂鋼琴

所有尋求創造性方法來發展左右手協調能力的鋼琴家必備之書。書中的練習曲和獨奏曲（基於著名標準曲目的和絃變化）節奏感強、色彩豐富、演奏有趣。書中的章節涵蓋了左手發展和左右手融合的六個具體領域，並以音樂鋼琴獨奏曲的形式從標準爵士樂曲調中加以實際應用。這本書絕對會成為你日常練習中不可或缺的一部分。除了提高你的手部協調能力，它還會挑戰你的思維方式。所有概念都能輕鬆應用于現實世界。高度認可！鋼琴家林惠美子（Emiko Hayashi）編寫了一本非常全面、具有挑戰性但又非常容易理解的方法書。書中既有為左手單獨設計的練習，也有為發展雙手之間的相互作用而設計的練習，我衷心推薦這本書。我已經開始練習了！---肯尼-巴倫（Kenny Barron） 林惠美子（Emiko Hayashi）在《爵士鋼琴練習曲》中闡明了各級爵士鋼琴家所面臨的挑戰：如何將左手有意義地融入即興演奏中，不僅作為伴奏，而且作為整體的一個組成部分。通過採用各種爵士樂標準曲目，並專門為左手以及發展左右手之間的協調性和對話性而創作練習曲，林女士展示了擴展個人技術和表現力範圍的多種可能性。我認為這套練習曲對處於任何發展階段的爵士樂鋼琴家都非常有用，因為學習的明顯結果是提高他們在整個鍵盤上演奏旋律和表現力的能力，而無需考慮左右手的傳統角色。---眾所周知，所有音樂家都必須彈鋼琴。Emiko的這本書填補了非鋼琴家在解決具體技術問題方面的空白，無論你演奏什麼樂器，這本書都將幫助你利用鋼琴來提高和擴大自己的演奏和作曲水準。這是一本實踐性強、立竿見影的書。---大衛-利伯

作曲家: Emiko Hayashi
樂器: Keyboard/Piano
出版社: Jamey Aebersold Jazz
難度: Intermediate / Advanced;
風格: Jazz
原文簡介:
A "must have" for all pianists seeking a creative approach to developing left and right hand coordination. The exercises and solos (based on the chord changes to well-known standards) are rhythmic, colorful, and fun to play. The chapters cover six specific areas of left hand development and left/right hand integration, with practical application from standard jazz tunes in the form of musical solo piano pieces. This book will definitely be an essential part of your practice routine. Besides improving your hand coordination, it will challenge you to think differently about it. All of the concepts are easily applicable to the "real world." Highly endorsed! "Pianist Emiko Hayashi has written a very comprehensive, challenging yet very accessible method book. With exercises designed for left hand alone and exercises designed to develop interplay between the hands, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I've already started practicing!" ---Kenny Barron "In Etudes for Jazz Piano Emiko Hayashi illuminates a challenge that faces scores of jazz pianists at all levels; that of integrating the left hand in improvisation in a meaningful way, not only as an accompanist, but as an integral part of the whole. By taking various jazz standards and creating etudes specifically for the left hand as well as for developing coordination and the conversational aspects between the left and right hands, Ms. Hayashi illustrates many possibilities for expanding one's technical and expressive range. I would think this set of etudes would be extremely useful to jazz pianists at any stage of development since the obvious outcome of the study will improve one's ability to play melodically and expressively throughout the keyboard, without regard to the traditional roles of the left and right hands." ---Todd Coolman "It is understood that all musicians must play piano. Emiko's book fills a void for non-pianists addressing specific technical problems which will help towards being able to use the piano to improve and enlarge one's playing and composing, no matter what instrument you play. This is a hands-on book directed towards immediate results." ---David Liebman