Jazz Starters: Elementary Level Composer Showcase (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780793523597)

(Educational Piano Library). An outstanding introduction to jazz and blues for beginning students of any age Bill Boyd's trademark, stunning ability to translate "real" jazz style into easy, fun solos for the elementary pianist is readily apparent in each and every piece in this collection. These original, easy-to-play jazzy solos, use basic 5-finger patterns, at times shifting up to IV, V and back to the Tonic in a "12-bar blues" pattern. Uses rhythms in quarter and half notes, simple meters, and basic keys. 10 Solos: B.B.'s Boogie * Blue Rock * Blues Prelude * Chill Out * A Little Latin * Minor Is Finer * Rockin' the Boat * Stompin' * Swing-A-Ling.

Author: Bill Boyd
ISBN-10: 0793523591
ISBN-13: 9780793523597
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1993
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.18d