A valuable assortment of teacher/student duets in their original form written by teachers and composers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Arranged in order of difficulty; the student parts are limited to a single five-finger position and fall primarily within the grand staff reading range. Each book includes works by such composers as Diabelli; Gurlitt; Bercucci; Wohlfahrt; Berens; and others.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Good for beginner/intermediate playersBy CustomerI am using this book to teach my daughter jazz piano. She is in 4th grade and has been playing piano for 3.5 years and practices 1/2 hour a day. I am using this book to supplement her primary piano lessons method. which is traditionally/classically based (reading notes on the grand staff).We found this book is the type that a student can go through 2-3 pages a week from beginning to end. like a normal instructional piano lessons book (aka method book). In this way. this book is different than other jazz instructional books such as Mark Levines book or the Jamie Aebersold books. which although great books. are more like reference books. There are songs designed for practicing the lesson taught. for example.This book is easy enough for a lower intermediate player. like my daughter. to understand and digest. The songs are original and written to cater to the lesson Baerman is teaching. which helps the learner reinforce the learning. We are on the second chapter. so we do not know its effectiveness in teaching my daughter how to play jazz ultimately. but I am optimistic. Jazz is not an easy to learn genre of music. but this book is making it easier so far.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Five stars for the book. one for .By Conraddddd21First of all. a WARNING! If you buy this book for $9.95. do not expect to get a CD. I was very disappointed when I ordered this book and no CD nor DVD came with it. As far as the content goes. its a great self-starter jazz pianist book. with a lot of great examples and clear explanations of the theory behind the music. If youre a beginner. meaning you know how to read music and know basics of scales and chords. this will be a great addition to your musical library.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Literate and completeBy C. BrickI am a music teacher with classical training and a love of all things jazz. This intelligently-written book takes a logical and complete path through the genre. Concepts I know inside and out were organized in such teachable ways that I wish I had thought of myself. The book is a little treasure.
