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

Alexis Ffrench isn?t afraid of fusing his music with weighty issues. For years, the pioneering pianist has used his music to highlight mental health, discuss diversity and challenge the classical world to be more inclusive. Truth is his most powerful and political to date, and also his most optimistic. ?I imagined what the world would look like if everybody had the opportunity to ask themselves the questions ?who am I?? and ?what is my purpose in the world?? and what we, as a human race, could create and change together.? Featuring Alexis? signature piano

The award-winning film adaptation of the classic stage musical Les Misérables stars Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. This songbook features piano solo arrangements of 15 songs from the film including the new title Suddenly and: At the End of the Day ? Bring Him Home ? Castle on a Cloud ? Do You Hear the People Sing? ? Empty Chairs at Empty Tables ? I Dreamed a Dream ? A Little Fall of Rain ? Master of the House ? On My Own ? Stars ? Who Am I? ? and more.

E-Z Play Today Volume 242-13 songs from the musical sensation including: Bring Him Home £ Castle on a Cloud £ A Heart Full of Love £ I Dreamed a Dream £ On My Own £ Who Am I? £ and many more.

24 Pieces For Piano. Par WOLF PETER E.. Péter Wolf (a doctoral graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest) has composed a number of large-scale compositions in recent years which have had success at the hands of distinguished performers: these include two piano concertos as well as concertos for oboe, clarinet, and violin. By entitling his newest set of pieces for piano Wolf-temperiertes Klavier, the composer was able to simultaneously indulge in wordplay based upon his surname and give a tip of the hat to German baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. The work's likeness to Bach is not limited to its title - the manner in which a piece has been written in both major and minor keys for each tone of the chromatic scale is blatantly inspired by Bach. In the preface to this publication, Wolf offers the following insights: ''I think I managed to find expressive titles. The first piece, Epiclesis (a prayer for inspiration, patience, and support), was heard from above: I was able to work continuously and without inhibitions. The works could be born in every key, until the last one, the Epilogue, was completed. When I finally finished inscribing the pitches of Bach's name, I admit, a little shiver went through me.'' Of the character pieces, all were completely new with the exceptions of one being previously written and another whose theme Wolf borrowed from one of his own stage works. Wolf-temperiertes Klavier is recommended for advanced pianists who wish to push the boundaries between musical genres, as well as classical musicians interested in the harmonic language of jazz. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Musique contemporaine / Répertoire / Piano

This Easiest Pop Songs edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course allows the beginner pianist, who is progressing from part one to part two of the world-renowned course, to learn some fantastic and well-known pop songs. With simplified arrangements and large notation, these are popular hits in the familiar John Thompson style.As well as reinforcing basic technique, developing musicality and making learning great fun, the Easiest Pop Songs will be familiar to most young beginners, allowing them to learn and play some of their favourite tunes of the moment. Repertoire books like this have been specially created and graded to be used with the John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course, so pianists who are working through that will recognise the style of this songbook.This book features a number of pop songs, including Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, Sam Smith's Brilliant Stay With Me and Adele's huge smash-hit Hello. There are many more, though, such as Wings by Birdy, Flashlight by Jessie J and I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen. These Easiest Pop Songs are perfect supplementary material for those working through parts 1 and 2 of the course, but also make great sight-reading practice for more advanced students. Since dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part 3 of the course, they are not included here, although some invaluable hints and tips and fingering guides are featured for all songs.All beginner Piano pupils will love to learn the famous pop songs included in this repertoire book - an ideal complement to John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. / Piano

Faites découvrir aux élèves pianistes la musique traditionnelle d\'Afrique du Sud avec ces 24 chansons folk arrangées pour piano solo. Pendant l\'apartheid, la musique des différentes cultures et ethnies du pays (Afrikaans, amaNdebele, amaXhosa, amaZulu, Bapedi, Basotho, Batswana, Cape Malay, emaSwati, Vatsonga) s\'est développée séparément, et les auteurs ont estimé qu\'il était grand temps de rassembler ces traditions musicales contrastées. Titres inclus : The Axe Cuts the Thorn Tree - The Crowing of the Rooster - The Doves Above - God Bless Africa (Nkosi Sikelel\' iAfrika) - Here Comes the Alibama - I Have a Sweetheart - Jan Pierewiet - Mama, Who Is This ? - Nos chères mères - Sugar Bush - They Say There\'s a Man in the Moon, et bien d\'autres encore ! / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Variété internationale / Piano / HAL LEONARD

Bill Evans Omnibook for Piano. The ultimate collection for jazz keyboardists to learn 40 Evans classics with exact note-for-note transcriptions. Includes: Alice in Wonderland · Autumn Leaves · Bill's Hit Tune · Blue in Green · Days of Wine and Roses · Emily · Everything Happens to Me · Five · For Nenette · How About You? · How My Heart Sings · I Loves You, Porgy · It Could Happen to You · Just You, Just Me · Letter to Evan · My Foolish Heart · My Funny Valentine · My Romance · Nardis · Night and Day · One for Helen · Peace Piece · Peri's Scope · Quiet Now · Re: Person I Knew · Skating in Central Park · A Sleepin' Bee · Some Other Time · Stella by Starlight · Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) · 34 Skidoo · Time Remembered · The Touch of Your Lips · Turn Out the Stars · Very Early · Waltz for Debby · What Kind of Fool Am I? · Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me) · You Go to My Head · You Must Believe in Spring · and more. Spiral bound.

The official songbook for Britain's Got Talent winner Tokio Myers' debut album Our Generation. Created in close collaboration with the artist it containsall 13 songs from the album for solo piano with chord symbols and full lyrics. The book also includes stunning imagery and specially-written song introductions.  'Instead of asking 'Why?' we should be saying:'Why not?' That's always been my attitude from when I was a small kid. I don?t recognise those so-called boundaries. In music you can do anything you want.' Tokio Myers isn't a person whois terribly bothered by convention. The multi-talented pianist composer and producer is a man on a mission. Fusing the classical music he fell in love with as a young child with the beats and textures of the dance music heimmersed himself in in his teens Tokio is a compelling example of what can happen when you throw away the rulebook. The days when you needed to seek permission to go against the grain as an artist are gone he argues.Discover Tokio's music for yourself.

pour piano. Par LENS NICHOLAS. The Belgian composer Nicholas Lens presents extremely varied etudes, exercises and simple phrases with wonderfully telling titles from poetry and everyday world for children and adults. For the most part the studies are tonal and simple and have no constructed line. They are not based on any educational concept but leave the musical dramatization to the pupils and teachers: 'Notes and rhythms are just notes and rhythms, they do not have that many rules, they do not have any pretension, they are just tools for you to use to express what you want to share'. / Date parution : 2016-11-20/ Etude / Piano