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Learn to Read and Play Chords: Practical exercises for effortless note reading

by Jacco Lamfers

A practical workbook for reading and playing chords

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A practical workbook for reading and playing chords

This fourth volume in the *Playing with Sheet Music* series brings chord playing and harmony into the sequence, following earlier books on note reading, keys and scales, and rhythm. It combines explanations of major and minor chords across all keys with exercises on topics including triads, inversions, broken chords, seventh chords, overtones, harmony, and cadences. Comprehensive exercises at the end bring the material together. The book is designed for piano study, either independently or with a teacher, and emphasizes practice alongside its explanations.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Piano learners who want to recognize and play chords from sheet music.
  • Students looking for structured exercises in harmony and chord types.
  • Learners continuing from the earlier books in the *Playing with Sheet Music* series.

Themes

Piano chord playingMusic readingHarmony and music theoryPractical exercises

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Book overview

Playing with Sheet Music is a series of accessible textbooks for music lovers of all ages. The method is based on practical experience of piano teaching and is suitable for both self-study and lessons under the guidance of a teacher.

 

In this fourth book, you'll learn to play and recognise chords from sheet music. You will learn to play the major and minor chords in all keys with efficient fingering. Concepts that are regularly used by musicians - such as overtones, triads, inversions, broken chords, seventh chords, harmony and cadences - are explained in an understandable way. The theory has been incorporated into a large number of clear exercises with which you can gradually lay a solid foundation for playing almost all music styles.

 

Learn to Read and Play Chords is the logical continuation of the successful other books in the series, Playing with Sheet Music. In Book 1, you learn to read notes for the left and right hand. Book 2 is entirely devoted to keys and scales. In Book 3, you learn to play measure and rhythm. In this fourth book, you learn harmony and chords. At the end of this book, everything comes together in comprehensive exercises. We wish you a lot of fun with the exercises, which are made for and by musicians.

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