Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 2
Arranger: Charles Beale
Price: £4.95
Instrumentation: Jazz Piano
Format: Sheet Music
Extent: 32 pages
ISBN: 9781860960048
- wealth of jazz repertoire in a carefully graded book
- huge range of styles, from up-tempo swing tunes to funky rock grooves
- pieces presented in three categories: blues, standards and contemporary jazz
- contemporary jazz pieces specially commissioned for the syllabus from professional jazz musicians
- heads of pieces fully notated for idiomatic performance
- structured help given in solo sections
- contains all the pieces for the Associated Board’s new jazz piano exam
Series: Jazz Piano
Contents
- Martin Speake Becky’s Song
- Pete Churchill Blue Lullaby
- Duke Ellington arr. Richard Michael C Jam Blues
- McCoy Tyner arr. Nikki Iles Contemplation
- Eddie Harvey Good Time Blues
- Phil Peskett Hard Science
- Bobby Timmons arr. Pete Churchill Moanin’
- Charlie Parker arr. Richard Michael Now’s the Time
- Tim Richards On-Off Boogie
- Sigmund Romberg arr. Malcolm Miles Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
- Sonny Rollins arr. Lewis Riley St. Thomas
- Michael Garrick Swing it and C
- Bob Haggart, Ray Bauduc arr. Eddie Harvey The Big Noise from Winnetka
- Nikki Iles The Firefly
- Pete Churchill The Orchard
Publication Date: 27th March 1998
Reviews
Press reviews
‘a comprehensive, intelligent, beautifully packaged presentation.’ Piano (UK 1998) ‘awe-inspiring in its thoroughness. ... Especially impressive in this series are the specific scales, aural skills and piano pieces - a pedagogical marvel that Americans would do well to emulate.’ Piano & Keyboard May/June 1999 (USA) ‘The new Associated Board jazz syllabus is not only timely for young and not so young Australian musicians now clamouring to know more about jazz - it is an attractive , well-thought through compilation of ‘real’ jazz knowledge that will get authentic results. Well done the Associated Board!’ Associate Professor Patrick Crichton, Head of Jazz Studies, Western Australian Conservatorium of Music ‘The arrival of the Associated Board’s jazz syllabus marks a vital step towards recognition that jazz requires study and discipline like any other art form.’ Stuart Nicholson, Author ‘Jazz Rock: a History’ and ‘Billie Holiday’ ‘The ABRSM’s syllabus is a very positive thing and I endorse it completely.’ Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist ‘A musical revolution that should make every jazz lover leap for joy.’ Peter Kingston, The Guardian



