Featuring works from 19 of the world's leading composers Easy Contemporary Pieces reflects the tremendous variety of styles prevalent in contemporary music. These enjoyable pieces have been selected to beaccessible to both the performer and the listener. The 29 contemporary works in this collection have been carefully selected for beginner and intermediate pianists. Many of the featured composers are known for theirchallenging works. However the difficulty level of the pieces in this book has been carefully considered to provide the best playing experience for pianists at an intermediate level or under. Several of the works have beencommissioned with this in mind appearing here for the very first time in print. Easy Contemporary Pieces contains Shard Two Years and Tiger Moth by Neil Cowley Familiar by NilsFrahm Fragments and Brooklyn by Hauschka Simone's Lullaby by Terry Riley Chatterbox Waltz and The Exchange by Michael Nyman Slumber Song by Morton Gould and more.

Each book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series contains expert advice and a series of practice tests that will help your students to tackle the sight reading element of their Piano exams with confidence.Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (with Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). The Sight Reading Success books are ideal for independent use by students of all ages. These books are a brilliant way for students of Piano to be guided through the fundamentals of sight-reading a hugely important skill forall players of Piano. This Grade 2 book takes you through everything you need to prepare for this exam from rhythm and tempo dotted and tied notes playing with both hands together and new keys. Towards the end of the book you are presented with lots of pieces so that you can practise the techniques you've learned on your own. This practice is essential for Sight Reading Success and you can listen to each and every track on the CD provided to see how it's meant to sound. Written by experienced examiners and teachers Sight Reading Success accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This also means that you will get some insider insight into the best ways to practise and prepare for the actual exam as well as what to expect at the time.   To prepare most efficiently and effectively for the sight-reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 2 is the most comprehensive and complete guide on getting you that passing grade in your forthcoming exam.

Piano Grade 5-Every book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series features a wealth of expert and practical advice written by experienced examiners and teachers helping you to achieve triumph in your sight reading exams. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing much-needed guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (with Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). Sight Reading Success Grade 5 is ideal for independent use by students of all ages looking to gain confidence for the sight reading portion of their exams as well as pianists of any ability looking to improve their abilities atthis crucial skill.    The Sight Reading Success series is an exceptional way for Piano students to be taken through the fundamentals of sight reading. The Grade 5 book features an overview of topics like advanced keys and key signatures more developed musical terms and signs and more advanced rhythmic devices and techniques. At the conclusion of the book lots of new pieces are provided so that you can practise your sight reading and gain invaluable experience with attempting to sight read. The CD allows you to listen to each track and therefore make sure you are getting it 100% correct 100% of the time.   Written by experienced and authoritative examiners and teachers the Sight Reading Success books accurately reflect the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This means you will obtain some valuable and trustworthy insight for the exam giving you the confidence you need for when you sit the exam itself.    For the best possible preparation and efficient and effective practice for the sight reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 5 is a comprehensive and complete guide to getting you that great grade on your sight reading exam.

Each book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series contains expert advice and a series of practice tests that will help your students to tackle the sight reading element of their Piano exams with confidence. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (Voice by Kate Johnson Piano by Harriet Power). The books are ideal for independent use by students of all ages as well as any other pianists who wish to improve their ability at such an essential skill for Piano playing.    Sight Reading Success graduallytakes the reader through various concepts that are essential to sight-reading like rhythm pitch tempo note types and different key signatures while also providing practice scores to illustrate these ideas so that you can play through music and test yourself against the accompanying CD. Written by experienced examiners and teachers the Sight Reading Success series accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This book will cover all the basics that you need to know for the Grade One exam and then gives you some helpful tips for practising and what to expect when you actually get into the exam.    For the best preparation to achieve Grade One Sight Reading Success this book is a truly thorough and authoritative guide that will put you well on your way to passing that exam.

Jazz est originaire des Etats-Unis où la musique de l'Afro-américains, qui ont été prises d'Afrique de l'Ouest comme esclaves dans les XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, combinée avec les traditions européennes telles que la musique d'église et fanfares. La musique est dominée par des rythmes fortes et improvisations - constituant comme vous allez le long !Ce livre est pour les étudiants de tout âge qui veulent en apprendre davantage sur l'improvisation jazz au piano. Il se compose de dix unités, chacune caractérisée par une sensation rythmique différente communément trouvée dans le jazz d'aujourd'hui. Le travail se développe à partir d'une improvisation de trois note dans l'unité 1, pour une pleine seize bar morceau dans trois différentes clés et le matériel doit être apaisés progressivement. Chaque unité contient des exercices et des idées conduisant à une pièce principale, ainsi que des suggestions d'activités de groupe supplémentaire.Le livre devrait être utilisé avec l'aide d'un enseignant, si possible, même si l'enseignant n'a ne peut-être pas eu beaucoup d'expérience de l'improvisation - enseignant et l'élève peuvent apprendre ensemble. Pour les jeunes joueurs, le second... / Piano

Technical and pedagogical challenges are explored with this creative Intermediate level piece. Contains contrasting melodic and rhythmic sections and opens with a majestic Maestoso beginning where both hands mirror each other playing octaves. Single note melodies triads and a flurry of sixteenth note patterns are all put to show in this piece offering a wide variety of musical technique.