Whether you're a beginner, an amateur, a professional, or a teacher, you can develop the skills essential for a blues stylistic performance with this excellent step-by-step guide. The hands-on instruction presented includes information on basic chords and patterns, improvisation, blues styles and genres, licks and playing techniques, and much more. Historical information on the roots of blues piano music is presented, along with a list of notable blues pianists. It's all here in a single indispensable volume, along with demonstration audio tracks available online.