A must have for all pianists seeking a creative approach to developing left and right hand coordination. The exercises and solos (based on the chord changes to well-known standards) are rhythmic, colorful, and fun to play. The chapters cover six specific areas of left hand development and left/right hand integration, with practical application from standard jazz tunes in the form of musical solo piano pieces. This book will definitely be an essential part of your practice routine. Besides improving your hand coordination, it will challenge you to think differently about it. All of the concepts are easily applicable to the real world. Highly endorsed! Pianist Emiko Hayashi has written a very comprehensive, challenging yet very accessible method book. With exercises designed for left hand alone and exercises designed to develop interplay between the hands, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I\'ve already started practicing! - Kenny Barron In Etudes for Jazz Piano Emiko Hayashi illuminates a challenge that faces scores of jazz pianists at all levels; that of integrating the left hand in improvisation in a meaningful way, not only as an accompanist, but as an integral part of the whole. By taking various jazz standards and creating etudes specifically for the left hand as well as for developing coordination and the conversational aspects between the left and right hands, Ms. Hayashi illustrates many possibilities for expanding one�s technical and expressive range. I would think this set of etudes would be extremely useful to jazz pianists at any stage of development since the obvious outcome of the study will improve one�s ability to play melodically and expressively throughout the keyboard, without regard to the traditional roles of the left and right hands. - Todd Coolman It is understood that all musicians must play piano. Emiko\'s book fills a void for non-pianists addressing specific technical problems which will help towards being able to use the piano to improve and enlarge one\'s playing and composing, no matter what instrument you play. This is a hands-on book directed towards immediate results. - David Liebman

This songbook collection features Beethoven Minuet in G (First Movement) an adaptation of the theme from his Pathetique Sonata Chopin’s Nocturne in E Flat Schubert’s March Militaire and the traditional Londonderry Air.The Kunz style favoured big many-layered chords in the right hand with a more rhythmic underpinning in the left. For instance the Kunz arrangement of Beethoven’s famous Minuet in G (First Movement) transforms a student piece to a flowing chordal display which Kunz himself was able to play with grace and finesse. The arrangements tend to end with the thrill of a rallentando and chord in the upper registers.Pianist Charlie Kunz enjoyed a twenty-year careeras a solo pianist touring throughout Britain and appearing on television and radio. He had originally emigrated to the UK after World War I to work in a dance band but his distinctive and winning style soon led to a solo career performing his own versions of classical favourites.

This collection contains More Grade 1 Piano Solos that will delight pianists at a Grade 1 standard. From traditional tunes and classical pieces to songs from the musicals and pop hits this book containssomething for everyone and each solo has been carefully selected with the specifications of the major exam board grades in mind. Together the 16 pieces form an enjoyable Piano songbook that offers valuable supplementaryrepertoire to Grade 1 pianists of any age. Pieces include Chasing Pavements (Adele) Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding) Minuet In G (J.S. Bach) A Whole New World (Aladdin) and more. 'Each volume contains a good selection of music which should motivate practice in most students: surely a cause for celebration'. Pianist Magazine February-March 2018

A unique collection for piano solo by the celebrated Spanish composer Joaquin Turina. His prolific output shows the influence of Debussy and Ravel but was mainly inspired by traditional Spanish music. His music for piano is elegant and descriptive inspired by literary of visual ideas. Suitable for advanced pianists.

Beethovenâ?? supreme skill and dramatic creativity are demonstrated again in Sonata In E Flat Major For Piano Op.27 No.1 completed in 1802. In part instigated by the onset of his deafness and rejection Beethoven moved away from the traditional movement structure of the Sonata and titled each one Sonata Quasi una Fantasia (Sonata in the form of a fantasia). It is a more continuous whole the changes of tempo and mood occurring within movements and it has a more fluid approach to key thematic development and form. Written for Solo Piano Op.27 No.1 is deceptively difficult at first seeming playful and childish but becoming more formidable as itprogresses.

Classic FM: Silent Nights is a collection of beautiful carols imaginatively arranged by Nigel Hess for Piano solo suitable for intermediate to advanced players (Grade 5-7).Charming and nostalgic these arrangements offer a different perspective on Christmas tunes with which everyone will be familiar.Following a poll conducted by Classic FM to find the nation's favourite traditional Christmas music the station specifically commissioned Silent Nights a wonderful collection of well-known Christmas music beautifully arranged for Piano and Strings by renowned contemporary composer Nigel Hess.This stunning album includes tranquil favourites 'Away In AManger' and 'Silent Night' and more celebratory pieces 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful'.

June Armstrong's Puffin Island contains eleven miniatures for solo Piano, inspired by the Irish island of Rathlin.'Rathlin is an island lying off the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where puffins come to breed annually and can be seen from May to August. The island is remote and beautiful and is home to much wild life. Our day on 'Puffin Island' starts with a breezy trip from the mainland on the ferry, arriving in the early morning mist. We see gannets, hares, seals, puffins and curlews. There are sea anemones in the rock pools and waves breaking on the beach. After an evening of Irish traditional music, the sun sets peacefully in the west.' - June ArmstrongThe pieces in this collection are suitable for pianists at a grade 1-3 standard. / Piano

16 Traditional Folk Tunes Arranged by Phillip Keveren-Keveren used classical compositional devices to develop these Celtic tunes into character pieces for piano solo. Includes: The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Comin' Through the Rye - Down by the Salley Gardens - Finnegan's Wake - Garryowen - Kerry Dance - Loch Lomond - Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) - 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer - Wild Rover - and more.

10 exciting selections from the movie saga arranged for Piano by Tom Gerou with optional duet accompaniments. 10 of the most memorable pieces from the Star Wars films have been arranged in traditional five-finger style with the melody split between the left and the right hands and without key signatures in the solo part. Starting hand positions are illustrated above each piece. Fingerings that are outside of the noted five-finger positions and those indicating a shift in hand position are circled for easy identification. Dotted quarter notes triplets and sixteenth notes have been avoided. All of the melodic arrangements have optional duetaccompaniments created to achieve a fuller richer musical experience.

Christmas Tidings is a charming collection of sheet music for 10 traditional carols arranged for Piano solo by John Leavitt. Christmas Tidings is appropriate for church services recitals or personal enjoyment. This songbook includes sheet music for Christmas classics such as The Holly and the Ivy O Christmas Tree O Holy Night and more.

Early-Intermediate/Intermediate Composer Showcase-Impressionistic sonorities blend with hints of Native American flute melodies in this beautiful collection of six solos for the early-intermediate/intermediate-level pianist. Like the images they portray the pieces are filledwith contrast: soaring lyrical melodies interspersed with low earthy motives in open fifths; traditional rhythmic patterns juxtaposed with mixed meters; playful dance-like themes offset by the dark atonal timbres of hauntingspirits. Each solo stands alone but the entire book can also be played in recital as a suite with tempos that alternate in a pleasing way to create a tightly woven finely detailed desert landscape. detailed desert landscape.Level: Early-Intermediate/Intermediate (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Levels 4-5); Range: full grand staff and leger lines; Meters: 2/2 3/4 4/4 7/8; Technical Features: broken chordaccompaniments some double-note intervals in both hands cross-hand patterns interlocked hand position legato pedal pedal points multiple textures. Length: 2-5 pages; Average performance time: 2 minutes 30 seconds. Performance time for entire suite: 10 minutes 3 seconds.6 solos: Canyon Spirits ? Dawn to Dusk ? Desert in Bloom ? Gecko Games ? Kokopelli (Invention in Phrygian Mode) ? MotherEarth Sister Moon.

15 Traditional Favorites-Using classical compositional devices Phillip Keveren has developed these 15 enduring hymns into character pieces for piano solo. Includes: Amazing Grace • Blessed Assurance • Fairest Lord Jesus • His Eye Is on the Sparrow • In the Garden • Just a Closer Walk with Thee • Nearer My God to Thee • The Old Rugged Cross • Rock of Ages • Were You There? • and more.

A unique collection of the finest Pasodobles for piano solo a celebration of the traditional Spanish danceform.