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The Joy of Six for Solo Piano or Keyboard - 96-page book with CD
A Polyrhythmic Journey in 6/8 Time
by Alan Dworsky

In THE JOY OF SIX, I've adapted African and Afro-Cuban polyrhythms to the keyboard in a world-beat classical style. At the heart of the book are four beautiful solo pieces designed to teach a variety of rhythms and rhythmic concepts. Each piece is covered in a separate lesson, where it's broken down into bite-sized patterns that start easy and gradually get more difficult.

Although this book is for intermediate to advanced players, there's nothing here that's difficult from the standpoint of piano technique. In fact, what each hand does separately is actually pretty easy. It's the rhythms that are tricky--getting the hands to dance together in time. But if you're patient and you like playing in a state of intense rhythmic awareness, you're in for some serious polyrhythmic pleasure.

As you work through the patterns, I'll be with you every step of the way, anticipating your questions and pointing out whatever will make your journey easier. And the CD that comes with the book contains a recording of every pattern and piece, making THE JOY OF SIX a complete self-instruction package.

Click here for a sample audio clip

  


“Within fifteen minutes of opening the book and listening to the CD, I was playing the first few patterns to invention one, and was so excited I could hardly stand it. Easily the best, most systematic, most immediately rewarding book on keyboard playing I have ever used.”
Schim Schimmel


“Fantastic!”
Jeremy Hanson
Piano Instructor, MacPhail Center for Music

"I feel like you are sitting next to me on the piano bench."
Jesse Summers
Rowe, NM



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