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.The skill of playing unpreparedly in a lively musical creative and accurate way is at the very heart of every jazz performance. the quick study requiring the recreation of a previously unseen or unheard short head followed by an improvised response practices this crucial skill. It will give you the confidence to learn repertoire more effectively and toprepare for the very real demands of busking through those unrehearsed situations which are a regular feature in a jazz musician's life.As an accompaniment to the Board's jazz piano syllabus this book contains a set of practice quick studies for Grades 1 to 5. Covering a wide variety of jazz styles the studies will require you to play in both swing and straight quavers from Grade 1 and to use swing rock and latin grooves. An invaluable introduction to the book explains the concept behind quick study useful ways to extend and develop activities related to it details of the exam and what the examiner will be looking for.

From Bruno Mars to Skyfall, Keyboard Gefällt Mir! follows on from book one of the ultimate songbook for Keyboard, featuring 50 popular pieces arranged by Hans-Günter Heumann. The second volume of this Keyboard series follows the bestselling success of the first book, with more simple and straightforward arrangements of hits from the charts and movies, ensuring there is something for everyone.Included in the book are some of the biggest hits of today, such as Skyfall by Adele, Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness, Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe and Lady GaGa's Poker Face. Not only are there a number of contemporary hits included, you will also be able to learn to play many timeless classics, including songs by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Guns N' Roses and Madonna. Songs from popular films include the Mission Impossible Theme, Pirates of the Caribbean and Ludovico Einaudi's excellent Fly from Intouchables.All songs feature tempo markings, chord symbols and full lyrics, in Heumann's excellent arrangements. / Clavier