Sit down at the piano and start to rock! This easy play-along

course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have

never played this kind of piano before. David Cohen starts you at the

beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to

understand the chord progressions, rhythm grooves and bluesy licks that

became known as rock 'n' roll. You'll soon be playing the riffs

pioneered by Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Johnnie Johnson, Little

Richard and other early piano greats.

David helps you to

systematically build coordination between left and right hand, teaching

a variety of bass lines along with treble licks and solos. You'll learn

how to use techniques such as the glissando, the shuffle, Chuck

Berry-style eighth note grooves, clavT (Bo Diddley) rhythms and the rock

'n' roll ballad. As he teaches, David passes on invaluable information

on blues scales, turnarounds, ending licks, advice about playing in a

band and other elements which, when put together, comprise the real

traditional rock sound.

By the time this CD lesson ends, you'll

be jamming and improvising fast and slow rock 'n' roll tunes, and will

have a number of rhythmic variations in your left hand to add drive and

pulse to your playing. Most importantly, you'll have the solid basis

from which to go on to more complex and demanding techniques in this

fabulous American musical form.