Sequentially written to teach piano students of all levels, these volumes present the basic elements of jazz piano playing. By offering fun-to-play pieces that teach backbeat, swing eighth notes, and blue notes, each book will motivate the player to master techniques while learning the "language of the art of jazz." Included with each book is a professionally recorded CD which contains a performance of each piece by professional jazz band, a piano only track and an accompaniment track. Both performance and practice tempos are often provided for each piece. Vol. 1 is at the late elementary to early intermediate level. Vols. 2 and 3 are at the intermediate level.

An appealing collection of favorite Joplin piano rags, arranged for the intermediate performer. Features pedaling and articulation marks, and helpful notes on teaching ragtime style. Includes: Pineapple Rag; Maple Leaf Rag; Solace; The Entertainer and more.

Piano students of all ages enjoy playing pieces in the boogie and blues style. Students in their beginning years of piano study can enjoy these bouncy selections which are written in five-finger hand positions. To aid students who are developing reading skills, letter notes are used at the beginning of each piece and for hand position changes. These pieces are as fun to learn as they are to play! Book 1 is at the elementary to late-elementary level and includes: Big City Blues; Boogie Time; Bright Lights Boogie; Brown Bag Boogie; Doggone Blues; Monday Blues; Red, White and Blues and Weekend Boogie. Book 2 is at the late elementary level and includes: A Little Blues; It's a Boogie; Struttin the Blues; Busy Boogie; Boogie to the Left! Boogie to the Right!; Celebration Boogie; Sunset Blues and Carefree Boogie.

Boogie, blues, ragtime, swing and other jazz styles are irresistible to most pianists, but not always accessible to piano students. Robert Vandall has made these styles easier for students to learn and guarantees the student will learn a different aspect of jazz piano playing with each appealing solo. Theory concepts such as jazz scales, harmonies, rhythms and forms are also introduced throughout the five book series, enabling students to not only learn jazz techniques but also the structure behind them.

These collections include arrangements of 18 favorite Peanuts tunes, plus a color section of Peanuts art. Titles include: Baseball Theme; Blue Charlie Brown; Charlie Brown Theme; Christmas Is Coming; Christmas Time Is Here; Great Pumpkin Waltz; Happiness Theme; He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown; Joe Cool; Linus and Lucy; Love Will Come; Oh, Good Grief; Peppermint Patty; Rain, Rain, Go Away; Red Baron; Schroeder; Skating and You're in Love, Charlie Brown.

This concert collection by Christopher Norton includes 23 entertaining and inventive pieces based on well-known folks tunes, Christmas carols and nursery rhymes. Sometimes jazzy, sometimes quiet and lyrical, the pieces fill a wide spectrum of moods and styles. The enclosed CD with full band accompaniments make playing these tunes a blast!

A wonderful series by Martha Mier, the selections in these books are classical melodies, but are arranged in a jazz style. They go well with other piano method books, or if you are just looking to have a little fun!

This is an early intermediate level arrangement of one of Scott Joplin's most famous rags.

Scott Joplin's famous rag, made easy to play in big notes and easy to read.

A series of three books that emphasize and introduce jazz elements into the piano student's repertoire. Syncopated rhythms and jazz harmonies are present in each solo, each representing a different style of jazz music. Learning these solos will help students become more comfortable with improvisation and the jazz genre in general.