Popular Styles for Piano: Jazz

An introduction to favourite contemporary styles-Pianoworks - Popular Styles provides pianists with an introduction to the key musical styles of the last 100 years. Through 18 original pieces it captures the essential ingredients of blues gospel rock jazz and latin as well as neo-classicism minimalism and other popular classical styles.Carefully tailored for students of the Pianoworks series this book covers Book 2 and the final section of Book 1 while working equally well as a stand-alone repertoire resource.

Still More New Orleans Jazz Styles a continuation of New Orleans Jazz Styles and More New Orleans Jazz Styles offers the intermediate piano student five new opportunities to experience the popular idiom of jazz as a serious phase of their tonal musical education in a variety of styles. Composed and arranged by William Gillock these pieces will present the intermediate pianist with an enjoyable challenge.

The scope of the genres and styles in Jazz Piano Studies 2 is broader compared to that of Jazz Piano Studies 1 (H5020) since it also covers the various off shoots of contemporary popular music related only marginally to jazz.The selection of twenty studies is aimed at amateur Piano players who are interested in jazz and popular music and serves in particular for the improvement of technique and style. The studies also equip pianists with the necessary grounding for their own improvisation although they can also be used by professional Piano players.

This book is the latest addition to Carlos Campos? series of Afro-Latin books for keyboard. Mr. Campos? previous books in this genre are Salsa: Afro-Cuban Montunos for Piano, Salsa: Further Adventures in Afro-Cuban Music, Latin Jazz Piano Vol. 1, Ultimate Latin Riffs and Salsa: Afro-Cuban Montunos for Guitar. In Merengue Piano Styles, Mr. Campos delves into an aspect of the music of the Dominican Republic called merengue, known for its intricate rhythms and ultra fast tempos. Mr. Campos divides most of the examples in this book into ?Derecho? and ?Pambiche? styles. Selected examples are included in the accompanying CD, recorded at different tempos. Tracks containing bass and percussion only are also included. The complete set of recordings containing every example in this book are also available in high quality mp3 files (over 300 megabytes of mp3 files) and/or midi files, see below. While living in Boston, Carlos Campos spent many years studying and performing this particular genre with many merengue bands in the New England area. He later arranged, produced and recorded for several merengue artists. In the past, the only way to learn how to play the different styles of Afro-Latin music was to live in an area where that music genre was already very popular, so that one might connect with as many authentic musicians as possible, learning one pattern here, another there, via a very slow learning process that could take years if not decades to accomplish. Even though the process of immersing oneself fully and experientially into the musical style of our choosing is absolutely necessary for our musical growth, the need for concise, well-written and organized materials, written by someone who knows and lives this type of music is also essential. We at ADG believe that Mr. Campos? books have done a great service to the musical community by making Afro-Latin musical styles more accessible to students worldwide. We hope that this book and the rest of Mr. Campos? books find a special place in your musical world and that they become an integral part of your daily musical practice.

Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags and Blues 3 includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 3. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. The pieces in the book correlate page by page with the materials in Lesson Book 3. / Piano

In classical jazz and popular styles!Along with the recently published 20 Piano Studies (UE 21233) this new set of études - this time for easy to intermediate level players is a welcome departure from the usual study book. Key signatures in these easier pieces are restricted to major keys of up to 2 sharps or flats and their relative minor keys. Each piece primarily ocuses on a particular technical or interpretive aspect of piano playing and encompasses various musical styles. gain Mike Cornick's attractive pieces and carefully considered approach will both inspire as well as educate.

17 pieces in lighter styles for piano-Following on from his highly successful first collection of catchy but very easy tunes Stephen Duro sets the fingers walking once more with More Finger Jogging Boogie. This second volume of tuneful pieces at a level of Grades 3 to 4 again explores a range of popular styles from beguine to ragtime and from jazz waltz to boogie. So whether you're looking for a lively stomp or something rather more reflective this finger jogging collection is an absolute must!

Following the release of Microjazz Collections 1 2 and 3 with brand-new audio CDs in 2011 Microjazz Absolute Beginners has now been given the same treatment and with the content broken down into bite-size chapters the process of learning to play keyboard through the styles you enjoy simpler than ever!This tutor book takes first-time players steadily through basic keyboard technique and theory using simple pieces in popular styles such as jazz blues rock 'n' roll and reggae. Each piece is complemented by a distinctive Microjazz-style accompaniment to be played by a teacher or intermediate pianist transforming even the easiest tunes intounmistakable Microjazz pieces.Couple these with the newly-recorded backing tracks and you will hear the unique sound world of Microjazz come alive right from the very first lesson.

Christopher Norton's acclaimed microjazz series has won worldwide popularity with teachers and students alike for its stimulating blend of contemporary genres and classical values. Two beginners’ books and three collections of repertoire pieces form five clearly defined levels of achievement making microjazz the ideal basis for progressive learning and teaching. microjazz collection 3 (level 5) is a set of easy graded pieces in popular styles such as jazz blues rock ’n’ roll and reggae. Now including helpful teaching notes and an audio CD containing both backing and full performance tracks to enthuse and enhance both your practice andperformance.Content  - A Sad Song  - Cycling  - Farmyard Blues  - Mechanics Rag  - Dreaming  - Steam-train Blues  - Spring Song  - Blues Duet  - In a Hurry  - Fleet Feet  - Cops and Robbers  - Feet First  - A Brief Tango  - Young at Heart  - Ostinato  - Highly Strung  - Promises  - Mix 'n' Match  - Imps  - Haiku  - Take your Time  - Wombling  - Fine Line  - Beguine  - Shoehorn Blues  - Barbed Wire Blues  - Mongoose Crawl  - Boogie  - Hungarian Stomp  - Love Song

Crossing Borders is a new progressive series of volumes designed to introduce the developing pianist to a broad range of popular music, including jazz, blues, rock and pop. Most of the pieces are original, written by Remo Vinciguerra, and the series as a /

Crossing Borders is a new progressive series of volumes designed to introduce the developing pianist to a broad range of popular music, including jazz, blues, rock and pop. Most of the pieces are original, written by Remo Vinciguerra, and the series as a /

Crossing Borders is a new progressive series of volumes designed to introduce the developing pianist to a broad range of popular music, including jazz, blues, rock and pop. Most of the pieces are original, written by Remo Vinciguerra, and the series as a /

Crossing Borders is a new progressive series of volumes designed to introduce the developing pianist to a broad range of popular music, including jazz, blues, rock and pop. Most of the pieces are original, written by Remo Vinciguerra, and the series as a /

Crossing Borders is a new progressive series of volumes designed to introduce the developing pianist to a broad range of popular music, including jazz, blues, rock and pop. Most of the pieces are original, written by Remo Vinciguerra, and the series as a /