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A fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on favorite jazz pieces.
Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experienced piano teacher, the Play It! books teach young readers how to play the piano or keyboard in a simple, effective way. Using color-coded notes and character icons, the books include piano sheet music of favorite popular songs, as well as a primer on how to read sheet music and some basic techniques. With this method, you'll go from simply pressing colors on the keyboard to reading and playing music in no time!
In Play It! Jazz and Folk Songs, learn to play songs like "The Entertainer," “Scarborough Fair,” and more beloved pieces from the jazz and traditional song libraries. For beginners of all ages, the Play It! series is the perfect companion on your musical journey.
List of contents
Good Piano Posture
How to Use this BookLet's Get Started!
Time to Warm Up!
EXERCISE 1Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarEXERCISE 2The Itsy Bitsy SpiderEXERCISE 3Amazing Grace
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Battle Hymn of the RepublicEXERCISE 4Pomp and Circumstance
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Me and My Shadow
Give My Regards to Broadway
Georgia on My MindEXERCISE 5I'm Just Wild About Harry
Beautiful Dreamer
Maple Leaf Rag
Yankee Doodle BoyQUIZ TIME!EXERCISE 6Original Rags
Baby Face
Sonny Boy
California, Here I Come
CharlestonEXERCISE 7Oh My Darling, Clementine
April Showers
Sweet Georgia BrownEXERCISE 8Rockin' Robin
Rock of Ages
All Through the NightQUIZ TIME!Someone to Watch Over Me
La MarseillaiseEXERCISE 9Barber of Seville Overture
Scarborough Fair
Danny Boy
The Entertainer
Lavender's BlueLABELS
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
About the author
Jennifer Kemmeter is a designer and publisher, as well as the author and creator of the best-selling Build It! series, easy and fun LEGO® books with creative building projects for young kids. Her new Play It! series focuses on teaching beginners how to read sheet music and play the piano or keyboard. Through books, she seeks to develop image-based tools to aid children in developing logical and creative approaches to independent problem solving. Jennifer lives in London, England, with twin sons who fill her home with their own piano education.
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