The Pianist

Par HARRISON SADIE. / Date parution : 2022-05-17/ Répertoire / 2 Pianistes main gauche

In the second book of South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans's Piano miniature series progressively more challenging pieces are presented for intermediate players while still retaining the fun and excitement ofthe previous edition. This truly is a collection of Pieces For Precocious Pianists. If you are looking for the antidote to all those boring Piano exercise books out there that claim to bebeneficial but are so dull it's hard to pull your head up off the keys look no further. This book contains nine fantastically fun and playful tunes that will get you interested in and enjoying practising as much as you possiblycan. As you play your way through the book you will be laughing scratching your head and sometimes crying but never not enjoying these pieces that resist all description. Not only are thesePieces For Precocious Pianists really great fun to play they also serve an educational purpose. As an accomplished pianist and composer Kevin Volans has crafted each piece to explore a singleaspect of essential Piano technique. This means that it will focus on a particular skill that you can hone while having fun with the pieces. These pieces are more challenging than the previous book in the series making this bookmore appropriate for the intermediate pianist although it makes a great progression if you've worked through the first. For a fun and thrilling ride through some inventive and innovative Piano miniatures Pieces For Precocious Pianists by Kevin Volans is a brilliant way to perfect particular techniques while having lots and lots of musical fun. Don't forget to checkout  Pint-Sized Piano Pieces  and  Progressively Prickly Piano

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

For advanced pianist and for pedagogues Techniques Pianistiques was written by Gerd Kaemper. In French this book is divided into three main parts: 1. Pre-scientific formation of the technique 2. Scientific Studies of the technique and 3.Methodic learning of the technique. The first part focuses on the fact that Piano could be played before the XIX century without all the technical constraint imposed by the scientific formation techniques. The second part highlights which of these scientific formation techniques were conceived in the XIX century. This part is probably the most important part of the book as it gives a clear andconcise explanation of all the techniques. The third part is about the different ways to acquire these techniques more rapidly with techniques based on finger actions for example. Gerd Kaemper is a German virtuoso pianist who became a Doctor at the Paris University as a result of his research.

Transcriptions et analyses par Armand Reynaud et Jérémy Brun

Je suis honoré d'écrire quelques mots à propos d'un des plus grands pianistes, Kenny Barron. Il a été une figure importante de la scène New Yorkaise durant quarante ans et il fait partie de l'élite des pianistes de jazz dans le monde.
J'ai tout d'abord rencontré Mr Barron en 1977 dans un haut lieu du duo piano/basse, au Bradley's, dans Greenwich Village. Je l'ai entendu à Cincinnati (dans la ville où j'habitais) en 1974 avec le Quartette de Yusef Lateef et fus très impressionné. Au Bradley's, il était chaleureux et a été très encourageant avec moi, pianiste de 21 ans récemment arrivé à Big Apple (New York). Le moment venu, il me laissa m'asseoir avec son bassiste, le grand Buster Williams - ce fut un réel plaisir.
Lorsque j'ai commencé à réaliser des CD pour le bénéfice de Classical Action : Performing Arts Against AIDS, dans le début des années 90, je lui ai demandé de participer au second enregistrement Fred Hersch and Friends : The Duo Album en jouant un duo avec moi. Cette organisation collecte des fonds vraiment nécessaires pour les services de personnes atteintes du Sida et la prévention. Kenny, sans attendre, donna de son temps et joua magnifiquement. Il apparaît aussi sur le disque suivant, The Richard Rodgers Centennial Solo Jazz Piano Album .
Nous avons également joué à deux pianos à New York au Town Hall et deux fois au Jazz Standard, pour mon plus grand plaisir. C'est un partenaire merveilleux et compréhensif, disposé à tout essayer. Bien qu'il soit difficile de l'identifier, et je ne veux le mettre dans aucune sorte de boîtes, je perçois son style comme étant en grande partie influencé par McCoy Tyner (les lignes longues et claires) et Tommy Flanagan (le phrasé et l'utilisation de l'espace). Il a réussi à obtenir le statut rare de maître du jazz par la vertu de sa longévité, sa profondeur et sa musicalité. Nous partageons tous les deux une passion pour la musique de Monk, Strayhorn et de l'American Popular Songbook et nous sommes tous les deux de grands partisans de l'idée de rendre ce que nous avons absorbé en enseignant aux jeunes pianistes et en devenant leurs mentors.
En plus, il a une personnalité chaleureuse et engageante - il est d'un grand soutien, a un grand sens de l'humour et une attitude posée. Je suis très heureux que ce livre puisse apporter un éclairage sur le parcours du pianiste Kenny Barron - je suis sûr que cela sera d'une grande valeur musicale et historique pour tous ceux qui suivent l'évolution du piano jazz. / Jazz / Partition /

Nous sommes fiers de présenter la série Masterworks Distinctive orientée vers le pianiste intermédiaire. Chaque passage mélodique est dérivé de Préludes de Chopin origine dans la mélodie et l'harmonie. Nous avons également pris beaucoup de soin à préserver les enseignements techniques que Chopin incorporé dans chaque pièce etude-like. Nous croyons fermement que cette collection vous élèvera vers de nouveaux défis techniques et vous faire plaisir dans les années à venir. Chopin Préludes pour le pianiste intermédiaire, transcrit et édité par Jonathon Robbins, est désormais disponible avec un concert des pianistes enregistrement maîtrisé professionnellement. / Piano

from healthy technique to natural artistry-The Complete Pianist: from healthy technique to natural artistry offers a new and unique approach to piano playing in which Penelope Roskell shares a lifetime???s experience of teaching performing and ground-breaking research into healthy piano playing. Containing more than 500 pages of text 300 videos and 200 exercises newly devised by the author this is the most comprehensive book ever written on piano playing. The book has something new to offer to all pianists and keyboard players ??? student and teacher professional and amateur. Penelope guides pianists through the early stages of learning a piece through all the technical challenges and interpretative choices towardsinspired performance. Each new aspect of playing is addressed through a series of practical exercises which proceed step-by-step from the basics towards more advanced applications. Penelope demonstrates all the musical and technical points herself in videos accessible by smartphone tablet or computer. The Complete Pianist comprises 22 sections including: ??? A whole-body approach ??? Finger touch and tone production ??? Playing at speed ??? Fundamentals of chord playing ??? Advanced chords ??? Rotation ??? Lateral movements ??? Tone and texture ??? Pedalling ??? Learning memorizing and sight-reading

'Tall Stories for Short Pianists' is an album of a dozen approachable Piano solos along with 5 duets (for pupil and teacher) pitched at the younger Pianist. Each piece connects with a tale or story (some will be more immediately familiar than others) while the level of difficulty starts at ABRSM Prep Test/Trinity College Initial with a couple nudging Grade 3.While in some cases the technical and reading difficulties have been kept to a minimum other pieces include hand-positon changes hand-crossing isolated high/low notes or brief chromatic features in order to widen the interest. The intrepid Pianist is warmly invited to take up a commanding presenceat the Piano (or Keyboard) and perform with authority!Mark Tanner's compositions encompass an impressively wide range of attractive styles. A number of his pieces written or adapted for a variety of instruments feature in current ABRSM TCL and LCM exam syllabuses drawing from a growing oeuvre (60 volumes) of music published by Spartan Press. You will find a few of his pieces within an appealing new ABRSM series due to appear later in 2016: 'Piano Star'. Mark's 'Scapes' series was shortlisted for the 'Best Print Resource' Award at the 2015 Music Teacher Awards and he is co-author of ABRSM's Teaching Notes an informative book to support the latest Piano syllabus. His thought-provoking book 'The Mindful Pianist' was published by Faber Music in 2016.

The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation. John Mortensen's The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation is a course-tested pedagogical method for learning to improvise, providing intermediate-level pianists with a path to mastery of the improvisational techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries.

A solid finger dexterity equally well developed with regard to precise touch and time has been until today the alpha and omega of piano technique. The school Le Pianiste-Virtuose by H.L. Hanon the object of which is above all the development of a brilliant five fingers technique has therefore not lost any of its high pedagogic value; these exercises not only present a solid foundation for the pupil but also help the expert pianist to maintain his technique on its high level. Hanon's exercises are an exhaustive compendium of piano-technical foundations.

This piano course has been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the Piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire quick studies key technical information and musicianship activities students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained. The Intermediate Pianist Book 3 is suitable for Grade 5 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series. This series was the winner of the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence Best Print Resource

Suitable for Grades 2-3-Pianist's Pleasure is a wonderful series of books for easy Piano. This volume includes 28 favourite melodies all in easy-to-play arrangements by Colin Hand for Grade 2-3 pianists. Apart fromwell-known classical pieces by masters such as Tchaikovsky Liszt Beethoven and Brahms traditional national tunes sea shanties and even Joplin’s famous Maple Leaf Rag are included making for an exciting and diversecollection that will delight audiences and musicians alike.

Rediscover the piano with this exciting collection of easy-to-learn piano solos. The Rusty Pianist combines beautiful arrangements of well-known piano favourites with exciting pieces by best-selling composer Pam Wedgwood, sure to get all rusty pianists playing again with ease. The pieces progress from late-elementary to intermediate level, ideal for returning players. With Pam?s unique commentary alongside each piece, her specially recorded demonstration tracks, and a handy Rusty Reminders insert to refer to whenever you play, you?ll have everything you need to get straight back into playing.