Level 3A-3B-FunTime® Piano Jazz & Blues provides an entertaining collection of pieces from the jazz/blues idiom. The book is perfect for the Level 3 student interested in exploring this style. It consists of easy arrangements of jazz and blues standards as well as delightful original compositions that are sure to motivate and entertain any student.

The Associated Board's Jazz Piano series is a comprehensive introduction to the world of jazz. A pioneering set of publications and a rigorously planned syllabus provide the building blocks you need to play jazz with imagination understanding and style and to improvise effectively right from the start. Every time jazz musicians play they will ask themselves questions such a What feel is this in' and How does this rhythm go'. The process of listening and continually analysing is a fundamental part of jazz performance and it is this process which is explored in the Board's aural tests. The tests have been carefully designed to develop theportfolio of aural skills you will need for your jazz playing and will form a natural extension to your study. This book provides a set of practice aural tests for Grades 1 to 3. Exploring a wide variety of jazz styles the tests will work on your pulse and rhythm skills and teach you to recognise copy and improvise on commonly recurring jazz patterns and melodic features. An introduction to the book suggests useful ways to extend and develop activities related to the aural tests details of the exam and what the examiner will be looking for.

Late Elementary Piano Solo-Students explore speed with a jazzy two-hand gesture. Accented bass notes give rhythmic punch and the lively finish is sure to bring applause.

Beautifully presented up-to-date sight-reading tunes for young Piano students.Titles include: The V.I.P. Syncopated Jazz and Night Waves.

Piano Duet Grades -3-'Children will enjoy experimenting with the flexible arrangements and the material is 'cool'...If your pianists need a bit of street-cred and to vary the diet look no further - get rockin' Sheet Music Magazine. The ultimate duet book for boogie-loving beginners. Play as a piano duet or use the free CD accompaniment tracks in place of a partner or both! A flexible resource allowing hundreds of possible piano duet boogie-woogie arrangements. Also includes chord symbols.

A superb collection of jazz music for easy Piano. Contents include: All the things you are - As time goes by - Begin the beguine - Birdland - Blue bossa - Blue moon - Caravan - Chattanooga choo choo - Cheek to cheek - Ebb tide - Everybody loves somebody - Fly me to the moon - Georgia on my mind - Here's that rainy dam in the mood for love - In the mood - Laura - Les feuilles mortes - Libertango - Lullaby of birdland - Maple leaf rag and more.

For the Beginning Pianist-Accessible to novices of all ages these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's 'I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise ' 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' by Irving Berlin Jerome Kern's 'They Didn't Believe Me ' and 'Bethena' by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include 'Frankie and Johnny ' 'Hello! Ma Baby ' 'Ja-Da ' 'Indiana ' ''Taint Nobody's Business If I Do ' and other jazz standards.Suitable for the true beginner these arrangements are simpler and more melodic than other versions. They include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty.Dover Original.

Following the best-selling Jazz Piano Chords this informative volume provides a scale reference and practice tool for any pianist wanting to learn to play jazz. Starting with diatonic pentatonic symmetrical and exotic scales more advanced composer and jazz scales are introduced. The following discussion of polytonality alternating scales using scales with chords and scale chords represents the dominating concepts of contemporary jazz. The book endswith extensive 12-key libraries of scales and scales arranged by chords. Learning to use these scales will help any pianist play with more tonal and modal variety color freedom and interest.

Six classical favorites written with an original jazz twist Spinning Song is a particular favourite. The excellent orchestrated backing tracks are an added treat!

A vibrant festive collection of jazzy christmas pieces to add some cheer and merriment to your Christmas performance recital or concert. With elegant Jazz arrangements of 14 traditional carols including: Deck the Hall The First Noel God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas The Holly and the Ivy It Came upon the Midnight Clear We Three Kings of Orient Are and many more.

16 Trascrizioni facilitate per pianoforte.-16 transcriptions for easy Piano of standard American jazz songs. Includes: Lullaby of birdland - Stormy weather - Georgia on my mind - Blue moon - Misty - Over the rainbow - Embraceable you - I love Paris - Night and day - Smoke gets in your eyes - Summertime - Tenderly - The man I Love - You go to my head - Dream - Take the ?A? train.

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track for each tune for piano, bass, and drums. The demo track, featuring a pro rhythm section with a horn player, is a learning tool for the melody, piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythm section as individuals with their part removed from the mix. In addition, the rhythm section parts in the book can be used as small group arrangements. Each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. The written out comping examples and melody along with the written out sample solos are all invaluable assets that makes learning how to improvise easier. Nine great tunes=great jazz! Titles: After You've Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime. - See more at: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Easy-Standards-Play-Along-2-Rhythm-CD-36090.aspx#sthash.66bVow8j.dpuf

Voici des pièces de jazz très simples pour le pianiste débutant. Pour en comprendre l?esprit, et comprendre la façon de les jouer, le plus simple est d?écouter une première fois le disque. L?élève choisit son morceau, le travaille, et peut ensuite réécouter le disque pour être sûr de swinguer comme un grand. Il peut même jouer avec le batteur et le bassiste, sur le disque ou sur l?application !

Complément du titre: piano, Orgue, Clavier Portable.
Pour débuter le jazz au clavier dans de bonnes conditions. Sans pour autant remplacer le professeur qualifié, cette méthode a pour but de vous initier au jazz à l'aide de morceaux divers (boogie woogie, blues, bossa nova, ragtime, etc.). Elle s'adresse à la fois aux débutants et aux musiciens un peu plus expérimentés voulant se perfectionner. Guidés par le CD, vous étudierez dans le détail chaque morceau de cette méthode.
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