Par CHAMBERLAIN LOUISE. Step It Up! is the fun way to move your piano playing onwards and upwards. Packed full of original jazzy pieces by Louise Chamberlain - with imaginative arrangements of well-known tunes, and duets too - this carefully graded volume is guaranteed to liven up your practice no end. So whether practising at home or performing to your friends, take you playing to another with Step It Up! - and prepare to step up a grade at the same time! Pamela Wedgwood writes as Louise Chamberlain for the Step It Up! series. She is recognised around the world as one of the UK's most prolific and successful composers of popular repertoire for young instrumentalists. / Instrumental Music, Piano Music / Etude / Piano

A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

Very First Step for Piano was written by Barbara Kirkby-Mason for young children and for pupils who struggle to make use of more than the thumb and first two fingers of each hand. The minimum of concentration is required by the pupil as each piece only contains one or two musical ideas. The pieces are built up by means of imitation between the right and left hands an octave apart. This progressive volume will give the beginner confidence to move on to further methods when ready.

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-Anton Arensky contemporary and friend of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Rachmaninov and Glazunov composed this vibrant concerto with its lyrical melodies heroic solo part and thunderous orchestration a bravura piece in the great Russian romantic tradition and technically accessible to the advanced student making a beautiful alternative to the Grieg concerto for advancing players. This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you get up to speed. Includes a printed music score on high-quality ivory paper a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performanceminus you the soloist and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. Performed by Paul Van Ness piano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

The world's best-selling keyboard method in one complete pack - everything you need to get the most from your Keyboard! This book and 3 CD pack has been compiled from the hugely successful Complete Keyboard Player series to offer an all-in-one solution to learning the best in Keyboard techniques, sounds and songs. This package includes: A complete tutorial guide giving a step-by-step approach to playing the instrument. Extensive chapters concerning selecting sounds, rhythms and using auto accompaniments. Music notation explained in full, along with single-finger and fingered chords, scales and keys. A comprehensive set of full professional-quality backing tracks across 3 CDs that will bring your practice hours to life. Handy Keyboard overlays will ensure that you will never have to hit a wrong note! Furthermore, over 50 hit songs have been provided to create an instant repertoire, and to give you the opportunity to learn using the songs that you know and love. No previous knowledge of the Keyboard or music is required. This book is A5-sized for easy transport! / Clavier

Finally, the most popular arrangements by Carsten Gerlitz are available in an anthology for bar piano!


`Best Of Piano Lounge` contains the 30 most beautiful titles of the previous twelve volumes, offering wonderful pieces to suit everyone's taste ? from jazz and swing standards via musical and film melodies to pop and rock ballads. Each one of them in easily playable and fresh arrangements for the piano.

The perfect first step for pianists into the world of the bar piano. / Partition /

Geraldine Law-Lee's Step By Step Piano Course The Fun Way provides a sound foundation for students who are learning to read music and play the Piano.This songbook helps students to develop musicianship and finger technique - strength independence perfect legato staccato and gradation - while increasing their recognition of basic key concepts.Reading is reinforced with pieces in familiar keys that feature advances in different concepts (either tone articulation or addition of new skills) and students will get a clear feel of rhythm using well-known tunes and through the enjoyable 'talk about' integration of theoretical and auralaspects.Many of the pieces included in this book will be familiar to parents or teachers allowing them to give the student the support and encouragement that is so vital during these early stages.This basic 'Step by Step' concept gradually frees out into the classical world of styles and interpretation not forgetting the Fun Pieces' included at the back of every book for the enjoyment of the student and their audience alike.

Preparatory Book A-Helen Marlais' The All-In-One Approach To Succeeding At The Piano is designed for the busy student who enjoys Piano and wants to achieve success. This series teaches the essentials of Piano playing: reading theory rhythm musicianship technique composition and composer information — all in one book.The terrific motivational music by multiple composers uses a traditional reading approach that focuses on steps skips and repeated notes in the beginning levels. Interesting and fun activities teach strong theory rhythm ear training and creativity skills.Basic technique is taught in an easy manner and reinforced through visualicons helping students develop excellent technique from the very beginning. Students learn how to listen with the help of visual icons and follow-up 'student-centered' questions. They also learn how to practice through specific practice steps before each piece.The play-along CD includes practice tracks and orchestral background accompaniments that provide the perfect way for students to enjoy their practice at home. Perfect for a 30-minute lesson.

Une superbe compilation de plus de 50 morceaux pour piano facile, arrangés par Stephen Duro pour convenir à toutes les atmosphères, des standards du jazz et de blues à des classiques populaires bien sélectionnés, en passant par des tubes du hit-parade, des morceaux de spectacle et des chansons de film à grand succès.

Ce souvenir coloré folio contient des extraits de le Tony Award ®-winning comédie musicale de Broadway. Jouer et chanter les chansons inoubliables du score de Cyndi Lauper avec des arrangements amusants Dan Coates pour piano facile. Plusieurs pages de photos en couleurs éclatantes de la production originale de Broadway sont également inclus, ce qui rend ce livre un must-propre collection pour tous les fans de théâtre musical. / Piano