Playin' Around and The Jazz Song

Playin' Around and The Jazz Song by Jerald M. Simon

$13.95 plus tax - ISBN: 978-0-9790716-2-1

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"Playin' Around and The Jazz Song" are two jazz piano solos written by Jerald M. Simon which teach students about jazz music. Playin' Around is a jazz piano solo that teaches a barrel house blues pattern with the left hand while the student plays major and minor sixth and seventh chords with the right hand.

The Jazz Song is a jazz piano solo that teaches students how to play a walking bass pattern with the left hand while the right hand plays major blues scales with sixth and seventh chords. Both are upbeat and fun jazz pieces to challenge the students and let them have fun playing around at the piano." I wrote this book to help the intermediate level piano students learn the theory of Jazz music. Students learn how to create sixth and seventh chords and how to play them as blocked and broken chords. A combination of 6th and 7th chords are used to create several left hand walking bass patterns.

The entire book is designed to motivate teenagers (especially boys), their teachers and even adults to learn the theory of Jazz music. Visit the Music Motivation® website (www.musicmotivation.com) to view sample pages from the book and read more about it. You may also listen to each of the songs on the website as well.

Written by Jerald M. Simon
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