Author
Books written by Luciano Alves (in
Portuguese only).
Producer
Books, methods and songbooks
featuring many different musical genres and writers, produced and
edited by Luciano Alves for several different publishers. Books
available in English are marked as "Eng".
The books written by Luciano Alves
may be acquired over the Internet.
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Author
One
of the activities of Luciano Alves in the field of teaching music is
his research into methods that streamline the learning process,
writing books showing the uses of chords and scales, as well as the
development of piano-playing techniques.
Dicionário
de Acordes para Piano e Teclados
(Dictionary
of Chords for Piano and Keyboards)
Luciano Alves. Published by Irmãos Vitale Editores (1996).
For
beginners and professionals, covering 2,640 positions in all
keys with chord
symbols and special marks indicating ideal inversions for
piano, sampler, synthesizers, home keyboard and organ. It also
offers an overview of the development of keyboard technology, as
well as scores in various musical styles.
Launched
by the Editora Gryphus publishing house in 1994, the first
edition has sold out; it was re-published by the Irmãos Vitale
Editores publishing house in 1996.
"The
Dictionary of Chords for Piano and Keyboards (Dicionário de
Acordes para Piano e Teclados) by Luciano Alves is very
practical and at the same time informative for everyone
interested in any instrument of this type" - Preface by
Antonio Adolfo.
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example)
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Escalas para Improvisação
(Scales for Improvisation)
Luciano Alves. Published by Irmãos Vitale Editores (1998).
For beginners
and professionals. Contains 34 scales in all tones with the respective
chords for accompaniment and a detailed description of their
applications in improvisation.
Also offers
examples of improvisation in blues, jazz, bossa-nova and samba (written
by Victor Biglione, Nelson Faria, Mauro Senise and Paulo Moura);
improvisation hints on the hramony most commonly found in pop music; and
a practical guide to chord symbols related
to scales.
"The
book by Luciano Alves cannot promise to turn anyone into an Oscar
Peterson. But it certainly indicates the ways..." – Preface
by Roberto Moura.
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example)
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Exercícios de Técnica
Para Piano (Technical
Exercices for the Piano)
Professor Ondine de Mello, organized and revised by Luciano
Alves, preface by Nelson Freire. Published by Irmãos Vitale Editores
(1999).
Contains over
900 exercises on hold notes based on the diminished seventh
chord, in order to develop the independent movements of the
fingers, strengthening and broadening the hands, ensuring uniform
intensity and synchronism among the notes, intervals and chords.
Ondine de Mello
completed her studies in Germany with famous teacher and pianist Wilhelm
Backhaus. She then began to perform at many concerts and recitals in
Europe and Brazil. These experiences endowed her with an in depth
knowledge of repertoire, performance and technique, which she has been
passing on to her students for many years.
"...There
are no shortcuts for learning to play the piano, but there is no doubt
that using the methodology selected helps enhance the training and
qualifications of great pianists. This is why I recommend the book by
Ondine de Mello" - Preface by Nelson Freire.
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