Digital Piano Tutorial (Accompaniment Part)

Author: Niu Dongyang
Publisher: Henan University Press
Book Description:
In recent years, with the continuous deepening of quality education and the development of social music education, piano education has become increasingly important. The piano possesses the characteristics of a wide dynamic range, strong volume, and rich tonal variation, allowing it to perform large-scale multi-voice musical works that are roughly equivalent to an entire orchestra—a level unmatched by most other instruments. With the rapid development of the economy, the popularity of the piano has grown, and in the widely conducted mass cultural activities, the piano is particularly common as the primary accompanying instrument. It is an ideal solo and accompanying instrument for modern music social events.
For a long time, higher normal universities in China have continued to adopt outdated teaching models and curricula, with a focus on improving students' performance skills. Although considerable efforts have been made in piano accompaniment teaching, the students produced still generally lack comprehensive keyboard application skills. This textbook is designed to meet the practical needs of music talent across various strata in China, combining the current state of vocal teaching in higher normal universities. It uses commonly used vocal teaching pieces as the basic training content to resolve the long-standing contradiction between piano teaching and vocal teaching content, transforming higher normal university piano teaching from a skill-based approach to a practical one.
This textbook features the following:
1. Combines piano accompaniment and vocal teaching materials into one.
2. Summarizes and generalizes the theory and technical requirements for improvisational accompaniment, providing harmonic treatments for the selected simple notation songs, making it easier for teachers and students to use.
In recent years, with the deepening of quality education and the development of social music education, piano education has become increasingly important. The piano possesses the characteristics of a wide dynamic range, strong volume, and rich tonal variation, allowing it to perform large-scale multi-voice musical works that are roughly equivalent to an entire orchestra—a level unmatched by most other instruments. With the rapid development of the economy, the popularity of the piano has grown, and in the widely conducted mass cultural activities, the piano is particularly common as the primary accompanying instrument. It is an ideal solo and accompanying instrument for modern music social events.
For a long time, higher normal universities in China have continued to adopt outdated teaching models and curricula, with a focus on improving students' performance skills. Although considerable efforts have been made in piano accompaniment teaching, the students produced still generally lack comprehensive keyboard application skills. This textbook is designed to meet the practical needs of music talent across various strata in China, combining the current state of vocal teaching in higher normal universities. It uses commonly used vocal teaching pieces as the basic training content to resolve the long-standing contradiction between piano teaching and vocal teaching content, transforming higher normal university piano teaching from a skill-based approach to a practical one.
This textbook features the following:
1. Combines piano accompaniment and vocal teaching materials into one.
2. Summarizes and generalizes the theory and technical requirements for improvisational accompaniment, providing harmonic treatments for the selected simple notation songs, making it easier for teachers and students to use.
3. This textbook includes a selection of popular and children's songs, aiming to help students adapt to middle and primary school music classes after graduation and master the basic skills required for mass cultural activities.
As a supplement to the "Digital Piano Tutorial," this textbook includes a total of 66 songs.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Theoretical Guidance for Improvisational Accompaniment
Section 1: Learning Methods for Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Learn to quickly grasp and enter the "state" of improvisational accompaniment
2. Utilize the memory function of the brain to complete the playing tasks with the fingers
3. Chord configuration is the main factor affecting the overall sound effect
4. Pay attention to improving aesthetic and creative awareness
5. Continuously refine and modify from the whole to the details
6. Persevere and continuously strive for progress
Section 2: Chord Playing Techniques for Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Chords
2. Classification of Chords
3. Common Chord Notations
4. Key Points of Chord Playing
5. Chord Playing Exercises
Chapter 1: Theoretical Guidance for Improvisational Accompaniment
Section 1: Learning Methods for Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Learn to quickly grasp and enter the "state" of improvisational accompaniment
2. Utilize the memory function of the brain to complete the playing tasks with the fingers
3. Chord configuration is the main factor affecting the overall sound effect
4. Pay attention to improving aesthetic and creative awareness
5. Continuously refine and modify from the whole to the details
6. Persevere and continuously strive for progress
Section 2: Chord Playing Techniques for Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Chords
2. Classification of Chords
3. Common Chord Notations
4. Key Points of Chord Playing
5. Chord Playing Exercises
6. Texture
7. Mode
8. Tonality
Section 3: Theoretical and Technical Aspects of Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Chord Connection
2. Basic Exercises
3. Secondary Chords
4. Secondary Dominant Chords (DD, SD) and IV?/IV, V?/IV
Chapter 2: Technical Guidance for Improvisational Accompaniment
Section 1: Basic Piano Playing Techniques
1. Five-Finger Exercises
2. Scales and Arpeggios
3. Double Notes and Octaves
Section 2: Introductory, Interludes, and Coda in Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Introductory
2. Interludes
3. Coda
Section 3: Methods for Improvisational Accompaniment of Folk Music with National Modes
1. Characteristics of the Five-Note Mode
2. Accompaniment Configuration Methods for Common Five-Note Mode Songs
Section 4: Variations in Chord and Arpeggiated Texture
1. Variations in Chord Texture
2. Variations in Arpeggiated Chord Texture
Section 5: Common Rhythmic Patterns in Improvisational Accompaniment
1. Rhythms of Modern Western and European Songs
2. Rhythms of Chinese Folk Songs
Appendix: Chord Combinations for Transitions from C Major to Other Eleven Tonalities
Chapter 3: Practice Pieces for Notated Accompaniment
Section 1: Children's and Mass Songs
Twinkling Twinkle Little Star
School Song
Songs with Smiles
August Osmanthus Blooms Everywhere
China, China, the Red Sun Never Sets
Section 2: Chinese and Foreign Art Songs
Nina
Lullaby
My Favorite Things
My Native Land
Flight of the Bumblebee
In My Heart
Trout
Nocturne
Santa Lucia
Return to Sulmona
O mio babbino caro
The Northern Star
Moonland
Farewell to Shanghai
Motherland, Kind Mother
Three Wishes for a Rose
Mei Jiang's Theme
Ode to the Yellow River
Yellow River Ballad
Under the Silver Moonlight
Chapter 4: Practice Pieces for Improvisational Accompaniment