This comprehensive book will teach you the basic skills needed to play modern pop keyboard. From comping to soloing, from grand to piano synth pads, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the techniques used by the pros. Covers:scales and chords, harmony and voicings, comping styles, rhythmic concepts, piano and synth techniques, and more. The online audio demonstrates most of the music examples in the book. Now including PLAYBACK+, a multi-functionalaudio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.