Product Description

Explore the chords, rhythms, and techniques used by the greatest funk keyboardists! Subjects covered include: common chords and progressions; classic funk rhythms, licks and patterns; synth bass and multiple keyboard playing; and pitch wheel and modulation. The accompanying CD includes 81 full-band tracks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #324964 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 56 pages

About the Author
Keyboardist, Gail Johnson, from Philadelphia has been an educator for 10 years at Musicians Institute; where some of the finest musicians/instructors in the world, share their vast knowledge and experience for higher learning.

Customer Reviews

Funky Training
Well if you are expecting every single version of every single funk song, then you better look elsewhere. This book contains progressions, licks, grooves ect., to get you into the feel of funk and includes a few pieces at the end.

She encourages you to LISTEN to pieces she suggests because that is the best way to learn this style. Transcription of records would more than likely be a must. With this stlye, including R&B, jazz and even blues, transcribing records or even buying transcription books is the best way to learn these styles, although there are some very good, thorough books on the blues that teachers you everything you need to know.

This is a good book, written by a beautiful and intelligent woman.

dissapointed.
very repetitive, midi jam tracks that sound awful,
and you are with nothing that you can apply
to real world of playing.
I gained much more from the Hal Leonard Blues Piano
and Smooth Jazz Piano Series books. i.e. useful licks,
chord progressions and basic soloing techniques

A great teacher
Gail Johnson is not only a good teacher but she is an inspiring person aswell. I have not met her and only know her music from this book, but I can say that the method is thorough, and the music is playable and it genuinely builds your technique and musicianship.

She takes you from basic grooves to complete songs. All the while the music is sensible and meaningful, and allows you to grow your knowldege and technique.

This is what good music instruction is about - presenting beautiful music with insight and inspiration. It's not easy to do outside of a music lesson, but she has pulled it off. Now how about a book 2, something with more funk studies, perhaps?