An arrangement for solo piano of the classic song from the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Performance duration is about 3 minutes, and a performance can be viewed at youtube.com/c/rupertaustin/videos.

Several passages feature significant melodic material in both hands. In some of these (bars: 9-12, 17-24, 41-43, 55-59) the performer can explore which part to make more prominent. In other passages (bars: 37-40, 45-48, 73-80) the prominence should definitely be in the left hand part.

Fingering suggestions have been included.

An arrangement of Errol Garner's classic melody for solo piano in a relaxed jazz ballad style. Performance duration is about 4 minutes, and a performance can be viewed at youtube.com/c/rupertaustin/videos.

The first two verses (bars 1-16) and the first appearance of the bridge (bars 17-24) are presented with little change to the original melody. Rich harmonies are used along with some substitutions of the original chord changes. Two more verses are then presented (bars 25-39) where the tempo remains the same but shorter note values in the right hand are used to explore aspects of the melody and the harmonic changes. Here the left hand mostly moves in quarter notes and maintains the pulse of the music. The highly ornamented approach in the right hand continues in the second appearance of the bridge (bars 40-47). The piece then returns to the more simple presentation of the main melody with a repeat of the first 14 bars, followed by a brief coda to close.

These 23 easy to play jazz chord arrangements, plus a bonus Sacred Holiday Medley, were created for the intermediate pianist. The melodies and rhythms are as you remember them, only the harmony has been changed from the traditional chords. Lyrics are included for sing-alongs. Finger numbers have been added to make learning even faster and easier. There is plenty of room left for the more advanced player to improvise. Please print with even numbered pages on the left and odd on the right. This will nearly eliminate page turns. The selections include: Angels We Have Heard on High , Auld Lang Syne, Away In A Manger, Deck The Halls, Go Tell It On The Mountain, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come A-wassailing, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Joy To The World, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Oh, Christmas Tree, Over the River and Through the Woods, Sacred Holiday Medley, Silent Night, The First Noel, Up On The Housetop, We Three Kings, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and What Child Is This. There are 46 pages of music, 50 pages in all. If you enjoy these arrangements, please visit http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/Phil-Hamm-sheet-music/3002027 for all my offerings here at SheetMusicPlus. If you have any questions about this or my other arrangements, please contact me at my FaceBook page. https://www.facebook.com/phil.hamm.3 .

20 Jazz Piano Christmas Carols for Intermediate Players

Joy to the World, Jingle Bells, The First Noel, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Deck the Halls, O Holy Night, Silent Night, O Christmas Tree, O Come All Ye Faithful, All Through the Night, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Greensleeves, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Auld Lang Syne

An arrangement of the classic Gershwin song for solo piano. Performance duration is about 5 minutes, and a performance can be viewed at youtube.com/c/rupertaustin/videos.

The arrangement begins with the verse of the song in a slow to moderate tempo. Freedom from strict tempo can be used in this section. In bars 11 to 15 a chromatic descending counter melody (mostly played by the left hand) should be emphasized, and these notes are indicated by accent symbols. The main focus of the arrangement is then an exploration of the chorus material of the song in a medium swing tempo, and this commences at bar 25.

Some fingering suggestions have been included, but these may not suit all hands.

Piano Solo for Early Intermediate

By Bart Howard

Arrangement by Susan Staples Bell, ASCAP

Educational Series.

Are you new to playing Jazz? This pack from Susan Staples Bell?s Educational Series comes with lots of extra information!

-You Gotta Know the Score! a lesson on the elements of Jazz and the ones included in this arrangement.

-a Lead Sheet. The original melody and chord symbols

-It?s All About the Chords. What are the chords used in this arrangement and how can you use them to create your own version?!

-Put it All Together. Here is the arrangement, specially crafted for you!

The arrangement is specifically written to be accessible and instructive for Piano Students as an introduction to the Swing Jazz Style. Careful thought was given to hand position changes, interval reaches, and easier jazzy rhythms. Including elements of Jazz like Swing style eighth notes, jazz chord harmonies, written out improvisational solo section, cool left hand walking bass line, and punctuation chords.

Time length. (01:50). Piano Solo for Early Intermediate students. Super fun song! Great for recitals!

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Take Five for Piano with solo improvisation part.

"Happy Birthday", a beloved melody, is reharmonized with lush jazz harmonies, chord substitutions, sophisticated chord progressions and a beautiful texture, yet keeping the lead of the original melody.

The arrangement is in F Major, the ideal key to sing along this arrangement.

An arrangement of the classic Victor Young melody for solo piano in a moody jazz ballad style. Performance duration is about 4 minutes 15 seconds, and a performance can be viewed at youtube.com/c/rupertaustin.and#65279;

The main melodic material of the original song is presented during the first 32 bars, with some use of harmonic substitutions. From bar 33 to 77 the song is explored in an extensive improvisatory section where much use of rubato would suit the style. Some significant tempo changes are marked during this section. The arrangement then provides a restatement of the first 28 bars before closing with a brief coda.