Jazz Standards for Students, Books 1–3 Released by Alfred Music Publishing
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Los Angeles, CA—August 2012 - Alfred Music Publishing, the official print music publisher of thousands of popular artists, songwriters, and composers, releases Jazz Standards for Students, Books 1–3, a collection of much loved jazz pieces and standards, arranged for the late-elementary- to intermediate-level pianist.
Jazz Standards for Students, arranged by pianist, composer, arranger, editor, and teacher Sharon Aaronson, includes jazz favorites that have become classics over the years. This carefully graded series is sure to bring out the jazz lover in any student, and lets them perform accessible arrangements of titles by Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Charlie Parker, Billy Strayhorn, and others.
Book 1 contains eight arrangements at the late-elementary level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Eighth notes are used sparingly and only 4/4 and 3/4 meters are included. Key signatures contain no more than one sharp. Titles include "Blues in the Night," "Dill Pickles Rag," "Duke's Place," "Falling in Love with Love," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "My Little Suede Shoes," "Satin Doll," and "St. James Infirmary."
Book 2 contains seven arrangements at the early-intermediate level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Sixteenth notes and triplets have been avoided; however, passages containing chromatic scales are explored. In addition to simple 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures, 6/8 meter is introduced. Key signatures contain no more than two sharps or one flat. Titles include "Blues in the Night," "Caravan," "Duke's Place," "Falling in Love with Love," "Satin Doll," "St. Louis Blues," and "A Summer Breeze (March and Two-Step)."
Book 3 contains ten arrangements at the intermediate level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Sixteenth notes, triplets, and compound meters are used. Some pieces contain two voices in one hand, as well as finger substitutions. Titles include "Ain't Misbehavin’," "Blue Rondo a la Turk," "Blues in the Night," "Duke's Place," "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)," "Medic Rag (Ragtime Two-Step)," "My Funny Valentine," "Poinciana," "Satin Doll," and "Take Five."
Jazz Standards for Students, Books 1–3 are now available for $6.99–$7.99 at music retail stores and at alfred.com/piano.
ABOUT ALFRED MUSIC PUBLISHING
Alfred Music Publishing is the world’s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference, pop, and performance materials for teachers, students, professionals, and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level. Alfred’s home office is located in Los Angeles, with domestic offices in Miami and New York as well as offices around the world including Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Since 1922, Alfred Music Publishing has been dedicated to helping people learn, teach, and play music. Alfred currently has over 90,000 active titles. Alfred represents a wide range of well-known publications—from methods like Alfred’s Basic Guitar, Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Premier Piano Course, Sound Innovations, and Suzuki, to artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Green Day, Sheryl Crow, Eagles, Cole Porter, and George and Ira Gershwin, to brands like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Billboard.
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