How to Get Real with a Fake Book: A Guide for the Piano Arranger Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords

by Steve Rawlins (Composer)

(Creative Concepts Publishing). An easy-to-follow, step-by-step system to understand and create sophisticated piano arrangements and/or orchestrations. Ideal for any musician who wants to play or write notes that are not found on the printed page! Pianist/arranger Steve Rawlins will help players improve their abilities with: chord alterations and voicings; chord substitutions; key selections; inversions and pedal bass; intros and endings; and other essential music fundamentals.

88 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2000

Reviews

[Richard Pohl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not that impressive, merely a list of more-or-less useful tricks. Get the another volume (Hot to Play from a Real Book), if you really want to learn something.