Description
Mier, O’Reilly: Jazz, Rags & Blues 2 - 8 Original Pieces for Piano (Early Intermediate)
ISBN: 978-0739075296
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Year of Publication: 2010
Essential Product Details
- ISBN: 978-0739075296
- Product Type: Piano Sheet Music and CD
- Brand Name: Alfred Music Publishing
- MPN (Item number): 00-34446 (Standard Alfred identifier for this series is assumed)
- Composers: Martha Mier, Kim O'Reilly
- Genre: Jazz / Ragtime / Blues
- Style: Educational Solo Piano Repertoire
- Level: Early Intermediate to Intermediate Pianist
- Format: Paperback with Audio CD
Overview: Essential Jazz Idioms for Piano Students
Jazz, Rags & Blues 2 is the second volume in the popular series by Martha Mier and Kim O'Reilly, designed to introduce piano students to the distinctive rhythms and harmonies of American jazz, blues, and ragtime. This book features 8 original solos specifically written for the Early Intermediate to Intermediate Pianist.
It serves as an excellent pedagogical tool, providing students with accessible, stylistically authentic pieces that broaden their repertoire beyond classical forms. The accompanying Audio CD contains dynamic recordings of every piece in the book, providing students with essential listening models to help capture the correct rhythm, syncopation, and feel required for these genres.
Product Features
- Instrumentation: Piano Solo
- Level: Early Intermediate to Intermediate (Bridging technical gap after basic instruction)
- Length: 24 pages
- Audio: Includes full Audio CD with dynamic recordings of all 8 pieces.
- Key Focus: Syncopation, blues scale, walking bass lines, and ragtime rhythms.
- Language: English
Contents: 8 Original Solos
This volume contains eight original pieces, each exploring a unique facet of the jazz and blues idiom:
- Beach Buggy Boogie
- Clarinet Blues
- Jelly Bean Rag
- Lazy Days
- Misty Night Blues
- Red Rose Rendezvous
- Slippin' Around
- Wild Honeysuckle Rag
Publisher Information
- Composers: Mier, Martha, O'Reilly, Kim
- Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
- Year of Publication: 2010
- Place of Publication: Budapest (Printing Location)
- ISBN: 978-0739075296
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