Pam Wedgwood: After Hours Jazz Christmas: Piano: Instrumental Album

What better way to relax than to sit down at the Piano, chill out and indulge yourself with your favourite Jazz standards, superbly arranged by Pam Wedgwood. Relax with our lush harmonies and laid-back melodies of many well-known pieces as well as some great original music by Pam herself... / Jazz / Arrangeur : Pamela Wedgwood / Partition /

After Hours comprises eight laid back jazzy pieces for Violin and Piano covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers composed by Pam Wedgwood. The perfect way to wind down after a stressful day!The accompanying CD contains two tracks for each piece in this book: the first track is a full performance of the piece allowing you to hear how it should sound and be played; and the second is a recording of the backing only giving you the opportunity to play-along yourself without the need for an accompanist!The solo violin part is also included on a separate insert.

After Hours comprises seven laid back jazzy duets covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers composed by Pam Wedgwood. The perfect way to wind down after a stressful day!

Following on from the very successful After Hours piano volumes Pam Wedgwood has now penned eight atmospheric pieces for the intermediate trumpet player. They are ideal for teacher or pupil and provide a perfect follow-on for those that have used and enjoyed Pam’s highly acclaimed Jazzin’ About series.The book contains piano accompaniments but for extra sophistication a CD of backing tracks is also included. Each piece within the collection has two different backing tracks: the first (full performance) includes the backing track along with the instrumental melody; the second (backing only) presents the backing track alone. The fullperformance track is provided to help the player to the learn the melody and its interaction with the accompaniment; the melody is played on a marimba to avoid dominating the acoustic ‘live’ instrument for those players who choose to play along with this version of the backing.

After Hours For Piano Solo Book 3 by Pam Wedgwood follows on directly from the previous two in this series of four books. It is a collection of new and original pieces in a variety of styles to suit any mood. It ranges from sentimental ballads to cosy dinner jazz and wistful blues to cheerful upbeat tunes. It truly provides the perfect antidote to stress. You can conjure up the smoky dimly lit atmosphere of a jazz club and relax with these lush harmonies and laid-back melodies. Suitable for players at Grade 5-6 standard.

The latest edition to the best-selling new piano tutor series 'It's Never Too Late..' featuring brand new jazzy pieces from Pam Wedgwood one of the UK's foremost composers of educational and recreational music and creator of key series such as Jazzin' About After Hours and Up-Grade!The pieces in this book are suitable for players who have been learning for about a year or have reched Level 14 of the 'It's Never Too Late to Play Piano' tutor book. Fun to play and gently progressive these pieces will extend players' technique gradually.