Keyboard for Commercial Music Production: Essential Skills for Music Producers, Songwriters, Audio Engineers, Studio Composers, and Creative Musicians - Hardcover

by Andy Villemez (Author)

This is a comprehensive guide designed to build foundational keyboard skills for students and musicians pursuing careers in the commercial music industry. It provides a well-rounded approach focusing on music reading, keyboard technique, music theory, harmonization, aural skills, and creativity for people whose secondary instrument is the piano.

Author Biography

Andy Villemez is an educator, composer, author, and performer based in Cincinnati, OH where he serves as associate professor of piano and piano pedagogy at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He teaches courses in piano literature, music pedagogy, and keyboard musicianship for music industry majors. His research focuses on the development of teaching strategies and educational materials that empower students with well-rounded musicianship and long-lasting creativity.