Piano Improvisation Accompaniment Tutorial - Revised Edition

Author: Liu Cong
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: Piano improvisational accompaniment is a skill that allows players to improvise accompaniment music solely based on a melody. Its widespread application in school music classrooms and numerous extracurricular mass music art activities demonstrates its strong adaptability and practicality, making it now a compulsory course in music education (teacher training) programs at higher music institutions. Piano improvisational accompaniment is a comprehensive art that integrates piano performance techniques, keyboard harmonic techniques, and accompaniment shaping abilities. Students must first possess a certain level of piano performance skills, as otherwise, it would be impossible to use the piano as an accompaniment instrument. Second, practical mastery of harmonic knowledge on the keyboard is crucial, because accompaniment is a multi-voice organizational form based on harmony. Without this foundation, accompaniment is not feasible. Furthermore, by creatively applying specific voice shaping forms, or particular melodic patterns, to match the melody, the artistic effect of the accompaniment is achieved. This textbook primarily focuses on the latter two aspects.
This courseware pays attention to its scientificity, systematicity, targeting, and practicality in terms of system, level, content, and progress, emphasizing a gradual and progressive approach. Each chapter is followed by various exercise topics for students to practice on the piano after class, reflecting the theoretical and practical balance required for a complete course. Based on the aforementioned considerations, this courseware is structured, with expansions in the following areas: 1. Harmonic fundamentals; 2. Accompaniment patterns; 3. Modes and keys; 4. Piano techniques; 5. Song analysis.
This is a systematic and practical textbook. It is believed that its publication will actively promote the development of teaching and discipline construction in music education programs. At the same time, it will also undergo further refinement and improvement through practical application.