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Beginning Rhythm Piano Volume 2

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First off, I'd suggest that unless you've never touched a piano before, avoid Volume 1 and start here. I haven't seen it, but it's clear that Dan Huckabee reviews it all here. The downside is that you may have to spend a bit more time with each song on Vol. 2 if you're a complete novice.
You're not going to learn any full comping arrangements here, but Huckabee's down-home style is encouraging and you'll learn a system to easily whip out a simple accompaniment to go with most popular songs in an informal setting.

Beginning pianists can use this method to gain a decent sense of how to find the major, minor and dominant 7th chords in the context of a couple of common popular progressions. If you play each song in a few keys, you'll have a good base for by-ear and lead sheet playing as well as vocal accompaniment.

The LH is as simple as can be (only roots and root-fifths), but the treatment of "Stand By Me" offers a few clues for increasing complexity if you're not afraid to experiment.

I'd recommend "Beginning Rhythm Piano Volume 2" to beginning players who want a fun way to learn to make basic chord changes in several keys quickly and automatically. You'll learn to hear and anticipate changes, and get a taste of LH work. It might help your singing as well! You don't need to read music to learn from this DVD.

This DVD is excellent. I had been looking for good information on piano comping (Accompanying)for years, and finally here it is on this DVD. Thanks to Dan Huckebee.

This is a geat piano DVD if you know how to play the piano. He shows you all kind of different things you can do to spice things up.

Rarely have I been so disappointed. And at nearly $30 I feel I've been robbed. If you want to play "Jimmie Cracked Corn" - and that's all - this may be rght for you. But if you hope to aquire any knowledge or skills that are transferable to other music/songs, buyer beware. There is nothing on this DVD that will help you develop the ability to play vocal accompaniment style piano, even on the most basic level.