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A First Book of Jazz: For The Beginning Pianist with Downloadable MP3s (Dover Classical Piano Music For Beginners)

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Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern's "They Didn't Believe Me," and "Bethena" by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include "Frankie and Johnny," "Hello! Ma Baby," "Ja-Da," "Indiana," "'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do," and other jazz standards. Suitable for the true beginner, these arrangements are simpler and more melodic than other versions. They include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Plus, bonus MP3 downloads are included for each song to make practicing even easier! Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (November 17, 2011)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486481301


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 02


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 years and up


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #701,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #707 in Jazz Music (Books) #2,699 in Piano & Keyboards #3,425 in Piano Songbooks


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Great song selection; good for adult beginning piano player.
I love this, and other books by same author, as a beginner adult piano player looking for something more interesting than standard instructional music repertoire. I really am close to absolute beginner and this was a great companion book. Good selection. My piano teacher was impressed as well and decided to purchase for other students. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018 by malsus

  • Great
It just has songs and no background in any musical theory. So I would buy a theory book as well unless you know the basics.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2018 by Donivan Kensek

  • Nice
Nice book. Basic teaching style as any.learn how to book. It progresses nicely.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2020 by Jose Juan

  • ... know the music from way back and find it easy to learn
Haven't gotten to it yet but know the music from way back and find it easy to learn.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2015 by Nancy Hanel

  • Four Stars
I like it a lot, great for practice.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016 by G.M.A.

  • Maybe not
Really old early stuff
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019 by Chattie Kathy

  • Good for newer players
I was hoping these arrangements would be a bit more jazzy and upbeat, but it is still a good book for a new piano player to have some variation in their repertoire.
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016 by JSC

  • Five Stars
Book came as expected- good for beginners- im beyond that so i didn’t gain anything from this.
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018 by Joe floress

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