This book will give you a thorough technical workout, while having fun at the same time! The accompanying CD allows you to play along with a rhythm section as you practice your scales, arpeggios, and chords in all keys. Instead of avoiding technique exercises because they seem too tedious or difficult, you'll look forward to playing them. You'll never be unsure about how to play each example, because all the exercises have fingerings provided. Various voicings and rhythmic settings, which are extremely useful in a variety of pop and jazz styles, are also introduced. Mark Harrison is a professional keyboardist, composer/arranger, and music educator/author based in Los Angeles. His many music instruction books are used by thousands of musicians in over 20 countries. He runs a busy private teaching studio, and performs with his own contemporary jazz band, as well as the Steely Dan tribute band Doctor Wu.