Piano Rags Book 2

The talented Scott Joplin was a pioneer of the Piano Rag and he wrote some of the most popular and recognisable pieces in this genre. This is the first book of Joplin rags in collection spanning three volumes. / Piano

Jennifer and Michael Watts are a husband-and-wife team active in the music industry in Southern California. Jennifer holds a BA in Music Theory degree from California State University ? Chico and maintains a full pianostudio. A classically trained jazz pianist her teachers have included Terry Trotter and Julien Musafia. Mike is a multi-talented studio musician working mainly in the motion picture and television industries. He has been thefeatured pianist on several major motion pictures plays synthesizers and accordion and also works as an arranger/composer and orchestrator. Some of the more recent films he has been involved with include Tangled Toy Story3 and The Princess and the Frog. Blues Jazz Rock and Rags is comprised of original compositions Jennifer uses in her studio to keep piano students motivated. After being unsuccessful in finding just the rightmusic for individual students Jennifer asked Mike to partner with her in composing their own material. A keen understanding of contemporary styles combined with valuable teaching experience results in a collaborative effortthat is fun motivating and educational!This follow up to Book 1 (HL00296849) features a dozen more original solos at the Intermediate level: Charley B's Disco ? Chasin' Monsters ? The Doctor Is In ? FancyBlues ? Jammin' Away ? Klumzy Kangaroo ? Nobody Doesn't Like Jerry Lee ? Pretty Slick ? Remember When ? Surf's Up! ? Swingin' Rag ? Where'd They Go.

Mélodies classiques de piano, l'opéra et la littérature orchestrale sont revisités dans cette série unique. Les accords comportent des styles de jazz, dont ragtime et du blues. Les étudiants qui sont familiers avec certains de ces joyaux pourront profiter de leurs nouveaux réglages, tandis que ceux de les jouer pour la première fois pourront se familiariser avec ces merveilleuses mélodies. / Piano

Examination Pieces. The Edition Peters Grade 8 Piano Anthology has long been a popular resource for anyone approaching this important milestone examination. In September 2022 Edition Peters will release a new Grade 8 Anthology to support the new (2023/2024) Syllabus and, for the first time, will issue new anthologies to support pianists studying at or preparing for Grades 5, 6 and 7. Also new for this year: a selection of lesser-known additional repertoire suitable for the own-choice piece in the new Performance Exams. The four new Piano Anthologies for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 2023/2024 comprise a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus. The anthologies support students preparing for the Practical Exam or for the new Performance Exam. Those preparing for the Performance Exams are aided by Performance Notes by Norman Beedie (Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), which give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme. The pieces in this volume are drawn from the extensive range of piano music in the Edition Peters catalogue ? one of the widest available. With candidates able to offer a free choice work in the Performance Exam, each Anthology contains additional lesser-known repertoire suitable for the exam.