Let’s Play Jazz…and More! • The Complete Method for Beginners

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Let’s Play Jazz and More has gained a lot of ground on many methods. Most teachers will settle on a method of choice due to familiarity and because there is little difference between them whereas, Let’s Play Jazz and More, is set apart from the rest.

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PRIMER: Finger Numbers • Keyboard • Let’s Get Started • Jammin’ • Improvisation • Mary Had a Little Lamb • Old MacDonald Had a Farm • Learning the Keyboard • Walking the Bases • Yankee Doodle • Bayou Beat • The Staff • Bass Clef Rap • Mountain Biking • Grand Staff • Birdland Rock • Ode to Joy • Blues Shuffle • Smooth • Aura Lee • Composing • Get Up! • Peanut Butter • Jelly • Peanut Butter and Jelly • Power Rock • Rhythm Page • Comp Song • So Cool • Surfs Up! • Always Blue • G Position • Jamaican Bobsledders • Dance! Dance! • 8th Note Page • Standing in the Need of Prayer • F Position • Jingle Bells • When the Saints Go Marchin’ In • Scales and Chords • Aunt Rhodie • Transposition and Paper • Pistachios • Crossword Puzzle • Certificate of Achievement

BOOK 1: Review • Music Dictionary • On Stage • G Position Review • 3/4 Time Signature • Chopsticks • F Position Review • Key Signatures • Running Wild • Extended C Position • Marianne • Extended C Position to Include B • Left Hand • Skip To My Lou • Extended C Position to Include A • Left Hand • Intrigue • Good Vibes • Twelve Bar Blues • C Blues • Practicing the Twelve Bar Blues • Analysis • Highway Blues • Steps and Neighbor Tones • Neighbor Blues • Upper C Position • Passing Tones • Passing Lane • Write Your Own Blues • More Scales and Chords • I IV V Patterns • Inversions • Inversions for Both Hands • Ear Training • Ear Training Blues • Improvisation • Mix It Up Blues • Blues Scale • K.C. Blues • Swing • Swing It Down • Movin’ On • Follow the Leader • Cocoa Beach Bossa • Scales and Chords • Answer Key • Certificate of Achievement

BOOK 2: LA. Grooving • Dotted Quarter Notes • Rock and Roll Bass Pattern • Taking It Easy • Hanging On • Satchmo’s Syncopation • Matilda • The Lower Register • Left Hand Runabout • Chord Recognition • Chord Progressions • Lazy Day – Duet • Scales • Chords • Circle of Fifths • Bring it on Home • Major and Minor Chords in Root Position • Periods in Jazz History • Chicago Swing • Walking Bass • Walking Bass Blues in C and G • Bb Blues • He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands • Ear Training with Rhythms • Accompaniment Using Arpeggios and Pedal Technique • Saturday Dance • Herbie’s Ride • Clara’s Waltz • Eighth Note Triplets • Swing Eighth Note Review • Joe’s Blues • Ear Training with Intervals • Rays Tune • Lead Sheets • Fake Books • Left Hand Bass and Chord Accompaniment • Left Hand Accompaniment • When the Saints Go Marching In • Left Hand Accompaniment • Amazing Grace • The 7th Chord • 7th Chord Comping Exercise • Left Hand Accompaniment • The Entertainer • Ear Training with Melodies • Major and Minor Chords in Open Position • Notable Jazz Pianists • Swinging Along • Fun Patterns • Key of C Calypso Pattern • lmprov. Using F and Bb Scales • Key of F and Bb Calypso Pattern • Jazzo Latino • Funky Groove • Answer Key Page • Certificate of Achievement

BOOK 3: Playing The Blues • Blues Scales • Pentatonic Scales • Major Blues Scales • Minor Blues Scales • Blues Scales In All Keys • Playing The Blues With Both Hands • With Quarter Notes • With Eighth Notes • With Triplets • Mixing Rhythms • Blues Phrases • Melodies • Motives • Analyzing A Melody • Struttin’ Blues • Blues & Boogie • Left Hand Patterns • Left Hand Variations • Left Hand Blues • Changing Scales When Changing Chords • Street Light Blues • Blues Licks • Variations • Octaves • Syncopation • Chords In The Right Hand • Improvisation In The Right Hand • Stride Style • Chord Changes • Chord Forms • River Blues • Playing With A Bass Player • Ornamenting A Melody • Grace Notes • Mordents • Common Ornaments • Blues Lyrics • St. Louis Blues • Lead Sheet • Play In A Boogie Woogie Style

CATALOG #: TS399
PAGES: 192
BINDING: SADDLE STITCH
COPYRIGHT: 2013
AUTHOR: JAY LATULIPPE
EDITOR: TONY SANTORELLA
DESIGNER: CAROLYN CONNORS
ATTRIBUTE: ACCOMPANIMENT RECORDINGS (4)
ISBN-10: 1585603902
ISBN-13: 9781585603909