Its Never Too Late To Play Jazz

Download or read book It's never too late to play piano written by Pam Wedgwood and published by Faber Music Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's never too late to play piano is perfect for those who wished they'd learnt to play the piano when they were younger, or those who wish they hadn't given up. At last, a truly grown-up approach to learning the piano! Pam Wedgwood, author of many popular piano series, takes you through the rudiments of piano technique and music theory in her own friendly style that's guaranteed to get results. The book is organized into clearly structured progressive units with a fabulous array of music to get you playing straight away, including Pam's own jazzy pieces, plenty of well-known classics and a smattering of pop and show tunes. Help and information is included at every step with top playing tips, technical boxes, fact files, general advice noticeboards, crosswords, recommended listening and boxes of fascinating musical history. The accompanying audio includes full performance play-along tracks as well as interactive activities to help you practise. Free teacher's accompaniments are available to download online. The ground-breaking It's never too late... series gives adults the opportunity to learn the piano with a method devised especially for them alongside a selection of exciting supplementary repertoire books. This is the full eBook edition in fixed-layout format.

Download or read book It's Never Too Late to Play Christmas written by Pamela Wedgwood and published by It's Never Too Late To Play. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a chance for developing pianists to explore their favorite Christmas songs in jazzy, easy-to-play arrangements. The pieces are suitable for those who have learned for approximately one year, or have reached Unit 14 of the "It's Never to Late to Play Piano" tutor, Item #05712520707. The pieces are gently progressive, gradually extending players' technique through playing pieces they love This is piano repertoire for the established beginner. Contents: Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful); Christmas Song (Wells/Torme); Coventry Carol; Ding, Dong Merrily on High (Arbeau); Il est N le Divin Enfant; In Dulci Jubilo; In the Bleak Midwinter (Holst); Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow (Cahn/Styne); Past Three O'Clock (Traditional); Quem Pastores Laudavere; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Coots/Gillespie); Silent Night (Gruber); The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Spiritual); Walking in the Air (Blake); We Wish You a Merry Christmas); White Christmas (Berlin); Winter Wonderland (Smith/Bernard).

Download or read book It's Never Too Late to Sing Christmas written by Heidi Pegler and published by It's Never Too Late To Play. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas brings together 12 festive favourites in an array of styles, all specially selected and arranged for adult beginners. Building on the techniques introduced in It's Never Too Late To Sing tutor, this unique collection provides everything you need to take the next step of your singing journey.

Download or read book The Jazz Theory Book written by Mark Levine and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.

Download or read book How to Play Jazz Piano written by Pam Wedgwood and published by Faber Music Ltd. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the full eBook edition of How to Play Jazz Piano in fixed-layout format with downloadable audio. Discover Pam Wedgwood's exciting world of jazz piano! This is a fun and simple introduction for young players with a basic knowledge of how to play the piano (about Grade 2 standard). It includes an introduction to improvisation, suggested listening ideas and covers swing, syncopated rhythms, basic chords and chord symbols, scales and modes used in jazz. There are also plenty of great pieces in different styles, online audio and Pam's helpful advice and teaching tips every step of the way!

Download or read book Times Remembered written by Joe La Barbera and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving each part equal emphasis in what jazz historian Ted Gioia called a “telepathic level” of interplay. It was an ideal opportunity for a sideman, and after auditioning in 1978, Joe La Barbera was ecstatic when he was offered the drum chair, completing the trio with Evans and bassist Marc Johnson. In Times Remembered, La Barbera and co-author Charles Levin provide an intimate fly-on-the-wall peek into Evans’s life, critical recording sessions, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes of life on the road. Joe regales the trio’s magical connection, a group that quickly gelled to play music on the deepest and purest level imaginable. He also watches his dream gig disappear, a casualty of Evans’s historical drug abuse when the pianist dies in a New York hospital emergency room in 1980. But La Barbera tells this story with love and respect, free of judgment, showing Evans’s humanity and uncanny ability to transcend physical weakness and deliver first-rate performances at nearly every show.

Download or read book How to Listen to Jazz written by Ted Gioia and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal) In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America's greatest contribution to music. "Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -- Economist