With Pianolude learning to play the Piano becomes learning to play 'with' the Piano. This tuition book covers many essential aspects of learning the Piano that are rarely mentioned together in other collections. Together with traditional education Pianolude integrates popular and contemporary music creating an enjoyable and practical method that is always exciting.  Alongside traditional and progressive Piano learning Pianolude invites children to play with all tonal resources available on the instrument. The accompanying CD provides professionally-recorded demonstrations of all the pieces in thebook as well as examples of the creative activities.

Revised Edition-The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to piano playing complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to help emphasise the information being taught. Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note the biggest hurdle for most young children. The range is purposely limited. Only five notes up and five notes down from middle C are presented and time values do not go beyond crotchets. Each book of the course contains its own writing exercises sight-reading drills review work and later technical studies. Accompaniments for teacher or parent are suppliedwith most of the examples.  

22 Jazz Favourites-Easy Piano arrangements of 22 Jazz favourites.Complete with song background notes and playing hints and tips.

Awarded the prestigious Music Industries Association Award in 2006 for Best Pop Publication Tim Richards' Exploring Jazz Piano was the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano also published by Schott. The overall level is somewhat higher and would suit pianists of Grade 4 standard and above. The book comes in two volumes comprising no less than 56 original pieces by the author together with special arrangements of 24 standards ranging from Autumn Leaves and Summertime to Straight No Chaser and Coltrane's Impressions.The two volumes also contain over 800 musical examples a veritable treasury of styles and techniques for the aspiring jazzpianist and refers to the work of Erroll Garner Art Tatum Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver Hampton Hawes Red Garland Wynton Kelly Bill Evans George Shearing Oscar Peterson Chick Corea McCoy Tyner and many others. Each volume has its own CD containing between them performances of all 80 pieces played by Tim alone or with his current trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included in which the piano is panned to one speaker providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier's balance control. Copious examples of improvisation are accompanied by numerous assignments with guidance to hand on every page. The package is beautifully illustrated with many full-page photographs of piano masters past and present informative mini biographies and a comprehensive suggested listening section. The practical covered spiral binding protects the books as well as enabling them to lie flat on the music stand.Exploring Jazz Piano fills a vacuum in jazz piano instruction its comprehensive syllabus taking the reader from first principles in Vol. 1 to professional level in Vol. 2. Any student of jazz piano piano teacher or performing musician dipping into either volume will be rewarded with a wealth of ideas and practical information to keep them occupied for many

Pre-Practice Technical Exercises-Pre-practice technical exercises for the piano.The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time which should be played each day before practising. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys.

Improve your Piano playing technique with this easy-to-follow guide. Pam Wedgwood: Piano Basics Volume 2 is filled with useful advice and tips presented in imaginative ways to make learning fun. Featuring theory quizzes and handy fact files this informative book will teach you all of the essential theory required to master the Piano. With Piano Basics Volume 2 musicians will learn while playing along to Wedgwood’s own catchy tunes and other well-known pieces. Pam Wedgwood: Piano Basics Volume 2 comes complete with a CD of backing tracks as well as recordings of complete performances allowinglearners to listen to the songs as they should sound.

Compiled and edited by David Blackwell Piano Mix 2 is packed full of brilliant music that has been specially arranged for Easy Piano. Featuring a diverse range of styles and genres from centuries ago to the present day to help pianists progress from Grades 2 to 3.   The repertoire in Piano Mix 2 reflects the type of music in the ABRSM Piano syllabuses. In Piano Mix 2 the pieces are mostly at Grade 1 standard helping pianists progress to Grade 2 towards the end of the book. The series has been compiled and edited by David Blackwell with arrangements by Alan Bullard NikkiIles Christopher Norton and Tim Richards to name a few. Every arrangement is enjoyable to play because it fits well under the pianist’s hands while remaining faithful to the original work.   Well-known music includes 19th-century favourites Scheherazade and the Trout ballet music from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and The Muppets theme tune. There are also lots of unsung melodies to be discovered like China’s Kangding Love Song and a traditional Scottish piece called Roaring Jelly. From the Orchestra to the opera and from folk to jazz there’s a world of music at your fingertips!   Jupiter is included in ABRSM Piano Grade 2 syllabus 2017-2018

This matching songbook includes all the songs from Brooke Fraser's hit album Flags arranged for Piano Voice and Guitar. Includes the single Something in the Water. All arrangements and photographs selected by Brooke Fraser.

The Star Trek: Into Darkness (Piano Solo) songbook features eight selections for Piano solo from the Piano-centric score to the 2013 film.Penned by Michael Giacchino sheet music is included for Brigadoom Kirk Enterprises Meld-Merized Sub Prime Directive Warp Core Values and more.

This brand new compilation acts as a source for the very best of today's worship songs with many of the leading names in contemporary Christian music-writing represented. Each song has been freshly engraved and is presented infull piano/keyboard arrangements with complete words and chord symbols. Here you will find music to enhance moments of prayer devotion worship and praise. Spiral-bound for easy singing and playing.

Easy popular pieces for young pianists selected and arranged by Jerry Lanning. This revised and updated collection of 15 popular tunes provides additional attractive repertoire to complement the first books in the Making TheGrade series. The standard of pieces progresses to Associated Board Preparatory Grade. Includes Hey Hey Are You Ready To Play and I Wan'na Be Like You.