This helpful study guide for all treble clef instruments includes 25 exercises (20-32 measures long, typically based on phrases 2-4 measures in length) to help players increase their speed, plus seven etudes based on famous jazz chord progressions.
This book contains 12 standard blues tunes with solos in all keys. Includes four-measure excerpts in all keys and jazz lines and exercises in all keys.
Bill Boyd works his usual magic with these simple, yet truly jazzy little solos for the young beginner. Each piece has a catchy title and “feels good” to play.
Elegant, clever, authentically-styled original compositions characterize this third excellent collection of jazz piano solos for the intermediate performer by Bill Boyd. Bill's suave ease in writing original jazz for the advancing student performer is evident in each of these captivating solos.