ISBN 9780193868229.
For solo piano This first volume for advanced beginners offers a wonderful introduction to Ragtime and Jazz as well as syncopation and different articulations. The pieces range from light-hearted pieces like 'Kwela,' the Zulu term for dance, to soulful and spiritual pieces like 'Dusk.' This volume includes performance notes for each piece.
Kwela No. 1 Composed by Isak Roux
Tender Thought Composed by Ulysses Kay
My Scarf is Yellow Composed by Hale Smith
Dusk Composed by Nkeiru Okoye
Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response Composed by Robert Mawuena Kwami
Soufiane Composed by Halik El-Dabh
Off-Beat Shorty Composed by Hale Smith
Ticklin' Toes Composed by Florence B. Price
Sweet Mister Jelly Roll Composed by Valerie Capers
Dancing Barefoot in the Rain Composed by Nkeiru Okoye
Lullaby Composed by Isak Roux
The Monk Composed by Valerie Capers
Builsa Work Song Composed by J. H. Kwabena Nketia
Ufie III Composed by Christian Onyeji
