Kember, John : More Piano Sight-Reading 2

Additional Material for piano solo-This collection presents over 100 carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles for Piano. Taking an approach based on self-learning the book focuses on developing different key technical skills. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level students. Part of the comprehensive Sight-Reading series published by Schott and edited by John Kember.

These 12 brand new jazz piano solos vividly evoke the days when popular songs where built around sophisticated melodies and harmonies.Each piece has been composed to suggest a certain mood or atmosphere which encouragesthe intermediate level player to perform it with maximum feeling.With chord symbols included this memorable collection combines an enjoyable celebration of a timeless genre with an invaluable opportunity for the pianist insearch of expressive interpretation to master melody and harmony.'For anyone looking for more substantial pieces than EasiJazz in John Kember's thoroughly delightful style I'd recommend his brand new 'Original Ballads'. Each of the twelve jazz piano solos contained between the colourful covers is a perfect two- or three-page 'song without words'. You can even imagine the lyrics for yourself too as the titles give suggestive startingpoints.John Kember writes so idiomatically and gratifyingly relishing the rhythms harmonic richness and tunefulness of the medium. This is music to teach and play for sheer pleasure. It will reward anyexploration.'John York - Pianist and Teacherwww.yorkpiano.co.uk'As always Kember thinks of the pedagogical in his music and this selection of pieces will do much to develop a pupil's chord-voicingskills'Hilary Garrett Music Teacher Magazine

15 Pieces-A collection of carols from John Kember. Includes: Sing Lullaby See Amid the Winter Snow Past Three O'Clock I Saw Three Ships I Wonder as I Wander Jingle Bells and moreâ?¦

16 short easy pieces in a variety of jazz-inspired styles providing a wide-ranging introduction to swing and rock phrasing use of blue notes and pentatonic melodies walking bass and syncopated rhythms plus some more reflective pieces exploring jazz harmonies.The standard of the pieces range from Associated Board grades 1-3 and they should provide useful initial preparation for examinations in jazz piano.

This book of pieces aims to establish good practice and provide an early introduction to the essential skill of sight-reading. In Part 1 the basic keys of C, G, F and D major and A and D minor are explored while keeping to movement limited to steps, skips and repeated notes in a 5-note range. / Partition /