Product Details

• Actors: Matt Dennis, taught by L. Dean Bye
• Directors: Matt Dennis;taught by L. Dean Bye
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: June 30, 2003
• Run Time: 120 minutes
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• ASIN: B0000B2XUB
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,197 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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About the Actor
L. Dean Bye is a professional musican, teacher, composer, and clinician. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Anderson University in Indiana and his Master's Degree from Southern Illinois University.

Matt Dennis is a teacher and songwriter on the Los Angeles scene. He has been a guest on a variety of TV shows and has appeared at leading clubs and concert halls throughout the country. Matt is especially recognized for his talents in the field of jazz, where his many compositions for jazz piano are legendary. He believes that students, hearing and playing full modern chord arrangements at an early age, will find it stimulating to the ear and will be encouraged to experiment with modern sounds in their own playing. He feels that most players desire to play and improvise with more harmonic freedom. His books are carefully designed to enhance the student's knowledge and ability in performing the demands of modern piano stylings.

Product Description
This video accompanies and teaches the book of the same title. No other piano method comes close to matching this course's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument, presenting technical and theoretical concepts as needed while offering carefully graded, challenging material to hold your interest. In addition to the incalculable assets of ear training and development of taste in modern harmony, upon completion of this method the student will be fully prepared to handle the demands of modern piano music.