Piano for Quitters (1997)
When piano teachers stopped adequately explaining harmony, most students quit long before they learned how to make music
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연출 : John Paget
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Piano for Quitters is designed for anyone and everyone who wants a practical understanding of chords and harmony. The 10 lessons will teach you to play great sounding chord progressions at surprisingly advanced levels. Whether you have had years of piano lessons or none at all, we highly recommend Piano for Quitters as a practical foundation for the entire series. These lessons are not repeated in the three volume sequel. Piano for Quitters covers: The simple building blocks of all chords and harmony — without technical terms — real chords and real chord symbols, not simplified substitutes. A practical analysis of music and how it relates to learning to play the piano. Chords placed in musical families — ten chord progressions which you will be using for the rest of your life. Step by step instruction in using chords and harmony in creating music. Techniques to improve left-hand, right-hand and hands-together playing.
혼자 딸을 키우며 살아가는 남자... 샘 도슨
완벽하지 않지만 행복한 그의 가정에 드리운 불행의 그림자 일곱 살 아이의 지능을 가진 샘 도슨은 버스정류장 옆 커피 전문점에서 일하며, 아내가 버리고 간 딸 루시를 키우며 힘들지만 즐거운 나날을 보내고 있다. 수요일에는 레스토랑에, 목요일에는 비디오 나이트에, 금요일에는 노래방에 함께 다니는 것이 이들 부녀의 작은 행복. 남들이 보기에는 정상적이지 못하지만 그들은 즐거운 시간을 함께 하며 행복한 가정을 이루고 있다. 그러나 루시가 일곱 살이 되면서 사회 복지 기관 전문가가 이들 사이에 끼어들게 된다. 샘의 지능은 일곱 살 수준이기 때문에 루시가 일곱 살이 넘게 되면 샘이 루시를 정상적으로 부양할 수 있는지에 대한 검증이 필요하다는 것. 만일 샘이 그의 양육 능력을 입증하지 못하면 루시는 다른 가정으로 입양되어야 한다. 7살 짜리 지능이지만 딸을 해서 무엇이든 할 수 있는 샘은 리타를 찾고... 어쩔 도리가 없는 상황에서 샘은 법에 맞서 싸울 것은 맹세하고 정력적이며 자아도취적인 변호사 리타 해리슨과 도저히 이뤄질 것 같지 않은 연대를 맺는다. 리타는 자신의 능력을 과시하기 위해 무료로 무모하게 샘의 변호를 맡게 된다.
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