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can anyone recommend a good book with simple jazz piano arrangements? i want to give sight-reading assignments to my students and it�s hard finding something that�s easy enough. of course i can write out easy arrangements of my own, but that would take more time (a luxury i do not often have). what do you guys suggest?

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by savage on 10/07/2005, 10:32

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by Scot Ranney on 10/07/2005, 11:11

hi savage:
the great contribution of jazz to learning music is creativity in performance. if somebody needs a piano arrangement of a jazz standard... he/she is playing it as a current classical piece...
try to develop creativity in your students playing jazz lead sheets with melody and chords... each tune in different styles.
see my file

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by albetan on 10/07/2005, 11:48

thanks albetan, i�ve studied your file and it�s great stuff (like most of your files).

however, in this case i want my students to improve their sight-reading skills in both treble and bass clef. the reason i want to work with jazz arrangements is because it�s more fun for them than reading easy classical music, arrangements of pop tunes etc. that way i can also point out certain harmonic aspects of the arrangements.

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by savage on 10/07/2005, 13:10

i reccommend oscar peterson's "jazz for the young pianist".

it contains simple yet extremely useful concepts. both clefs are used throughout. good for reading and for learning.

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by 7 on 10/07/2005, 13:20

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i like a lot that "jazz for the young pianist" by peterson reccommended by 7.

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by albetan on 10/07/2005, 13:34

that oscar peterson book sounds very interesting, but it seems to be out of print. i wonder if this could be the same book:

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0634099795/qid=1128727644/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/103-3973158-5922258?v=glance&s=books

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by savage on 10/07/2005, 19:34

savage:
that's right. that is the book!
oscar peterson - jazz exercises, minuets, etudes and pieces for piano.
that's wonderful.

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by albetan on 10/07/2005, 20:56

ok thanks guys, i�ll check it out.

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by savage on 10/08/2005, 06:07

can someone please tell me how to enter albetans site ? thanks

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by Scot Ranney on 10/07/2005, 11:11

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by Scot Ranney on 10/07/2005, 11:11

by albetan on 10/07/2005, 11:48

by savage on 10/07/2005, 13:10

by 7 on 10/07/2005, 13:20

by albetan on 10/07/2005, 13:34

by savage on 10/07/2005, 19:34

by albetan on 10/07/2005, 20:56

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