Piano Time Jazz Book 1 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193727331 ISBN 13: 9780193727335

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2000

Synopsis

The book includes 29 pieces in a range of jazz and light-hearted styles, supported by witty illustrations. It begins with wonderfully simple repertoire that succeeds in being both truly jazzy and very easy.Piano Time Jazz Book 1 is around the level of Piano Time 2.

About this title

About the Author:

Pauline Hall graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and then taught in schools and privately. Whilst living and teaching in Harrogate she felt the need for a piano tutor which made learning fun, and which progressed at the pace of her slowest learner. She started by writing little tunes in pupils' notebooks, and these formed the basis of Tunes for Ten Fingers; the Piano Time series developed from this.

Review:

Providing a useful resource that teaches specific musical skills and techniques is a difficult process, but is one that has been successfully addressed by Pauline Hall with her two volumes of graded jazz piano pieces . . . Designed to complement rather than replace other tutorial material, these volumes are a valuable resource for piano teachers - they are a fun and challenging alternative to some of the more humdrum aspects of learning the piano. * Alison Ruddock, Musicteachers.co.uk July 2000 * The two volumes of Piano Time Jazz by Pauline Hall come attractively packaged, with good quality print and fun comic style illustrations throughout. Book 1 starts off with some simple pieces which are fun to play - 'Tick Tock Boogie' and 'Cheeky Charlie' work well, as does the selection of blues, rock and tangos which follows. I particularly liked 'Living it Up' and 'Friday Night Rag'. In Book 2 the selection is equally appealing. Favourites include 'Polka Dots', 'Three-Quarter Time' (a jazz waltz) and 'Funfair', although you would be hard pressed to find something not to your taste. A most successful selection of accessible, fun to play music. * Music Teacher June 2000 *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0193727331
• ISBN 13: 9780193727335
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32