Andrew D. Gordon - Blues Play-a-Long and Solos Collection for Piano/Keyboards Beginner Series

About Andrew D. Gordon

Andrew was born in London England and studied classical music for ten years. During his teenage years his passion for Blues piano started when he heard Nicky Hopkins play the piano solo on the song Blues Deluxe from Jeff Becks first album Truth. Once Andrew developed his Blues piano technique he started playing in Blues, Rock & Funk bands around England before moving to California in 1979 to pursue a professional career in music.

Andrew is an exceptional all round experienced keyboard player, having played in a variety of musical situations throughout Europe, USA and Asia. He currently plays in a band called The Super Groovers www.thesupergroovers.com with sax player Frank Villafranca where they compose, arrange and produce their own music, a blend of Blues, Jazz, Funk, Latin styles. They have released two CDs, Supergroovin and Mainline Connection receiving worldwide radio airplay.

His experience has enabled him to compose, produce and arrange music for many artists, TV Shows, film, theater, commercials, etc. Andrew has authored over 60 music instructional books and the company he owns, ADG Productions www.adgproductions.com has published over 150 instructional books which are sold throughout the world.

Andrew is currently on the faculty at Cornel School Of Contemporary Music at Shepherd University in Los Angeles where he teaches private piano lessons group performance class and keyboard groove lab.

With his books reaching a worldwide audience, Andrew teaches many music students who have bought his books using a high speed internet connection, skype and a webcam. For further information:

http://www.digitalsheetmusicdownloads.com/online-lessons-with-andrew.html

Selected Piano/Keyboard Books and albums authored and composed by Andrew D. Gordon

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs by Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano/keyboard playing. There are five sections broken down into, basic Blues riffs, R&B influenced Blues riffs, Boogie Woogie, Rock influenced Blues riffs and Gospel influenced Blues riffs. There are two completed songs at the back of the book that shows how to combine many of the riffs to form a song. Many people have commented that this is the best Blues keyboard product that they have ever used. A must for all levels of keyboardists that want to study the blues.

60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 60 riffs in a "funky style." The first 30 riffs are designed to be played using a "Clavinet" sound while the second 30 riffs are designed to be played by an "Organ" sound. These 60 riffs cover a multitude of musical styles including Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Disco, Jazz, Latin, Blues, Rock, Gospel and Hip-Hop. Musicians and bands that have influenced these 60 examples include: Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Billy Preston, Ramsey Lewis, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland, Stevie Winwood, Richard Tee, James Brown, Tower Of Power and Earth Wind and Fire. This product is for the intermediate to advanced musician who needs a comprehensive practical guide to these styles.

Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew D. Gordon is a compendium of Gospel riffs for piano and keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. The book has the piano right and left hands notated as well as a separate organ part. There are also examples of some traditional Gospel songs showing how to incorporate the riffs in the book into these well known Gospel songs. Play in the styles of Ray Charles and Andre Crouch and see how Blues, Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound.

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards, the Beginner Series by musician, educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up Blues piano playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint This book is ideal for the beginner to intermediate music student with most of the examples notated in the easier keys. Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful tool for sight reading exercises with many different left and right hand rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale, in Andrews opinion, the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as straight and swing rhythms. There are five sections to the riffs in the book, section 1 contains basic Blues riffs, section 2 contains Rhythm & Blues influenced riffs, section 3 contains Boogie Woogie riffs, section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs

12 Bar Blues Bible by Andrew D. Gordon. Most Blues tunes are made up of the 12 bar progression and Andrews idea was to author a book that shows the various types and styles of 12 bar blues progressions used by musicians and students. The book includes over 50 examples that cover a range of styles, (blues, jazz-blues, minor-blues, funky-blues, country-blues, rock-blues, latin-blues, gospel-blues), tempos, rhythms and key signatures. There is a brief description, followed by each of the examples perfectly notated, along with the chord symbols. The latter part of the book contains a chapter on the "Basics Of Blues Improvisation" for anyone who is just starting out in the world of Improvising using the Blues as a starting point. At the end of the CD there are seven jam - along tracks , each about three minutes in length so that you may try out examples in the book or your own improvisational ideas along with a rhythm section of organ, bass and drums.

The Blues Scale by Andrew D. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. The book consists of 20 grooves. Both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail and how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style, (the relative minor Blues scale is generally not used in minor keys.) Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total, using notes solely from the blues scale. Each of the 20 grooves utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The patterns generally start off fairly simply and become more complex as the groove progresses. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book recorded along with a rhythm section of piano, organ, guitar, bass and drums and on certain grooves percussion. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 20 grooves enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time.