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Boosey & Hawkes: Christopher Norton's Guide to Microjazz - Teacher's Book & Cd

Boosey & Hawkes: Christopher Norton's Guide to Microjazz - Teacher's Book & Cd

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Boosey & Hawkes - Christopher Norton's Guide to Microjazz 

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Christopher Norton, creator of the enduring "Microjazz" series, gives unique insight into his music and how best to teach it, in partnership with piano pedagogue Scott McBride Smith. Norton has been workshopping his compositions throughout Europe, the USA and SE Asia for many years, and here shares this experience, demonstrating the art of learning and teaching these ever-popular pieces.

In a simple step-by-step approach, this book covers the aspects of piano technique required for authentic and stylish performances of the many popular styles covered in the "Microjazz" repertoire.

If you are just getting started with microjazz, or if you’re an experienced microjazz player who wants to deepen your microjazz understanding, this book is for you. You will find interpretive advice, practice suggestions and teaching tips that will improve your performance and teaching of all types of music – and make your microjazz experience even more fun.

You can use Christopher Norton’s Guide to microjazz in different ways:

  • Read it straight through for an overview. You will discover some great pieces you probably haven’t played yet.
  • Study the pieces featured in this book and see what the composer has to say about them, dipping into any chapter as needed.
  • Look for Tips from Chris (marked with a star) throughout the book for some useful practice and performance tools. Look at Notes from Scott (marked with a note ) for learning and practice strategies. And explore Check it out! for lists of ‘if you liked that, you will like this’ – other microjazz pieces to enjoy.

Contents Includes:


01 What is microjazz?

02 Ways to approach microjazz

03 Struttin’

04 A day in Majorca

05 Play it again

06 Jazz waltz

07 Cheeky

08 Oriental flower

09 In a hurry

10 Imps

11 Creating mini-recitals with microjazz

12 Glossary

13 List of microjazz pieces

Christopher Norton is world renowned for his authentic, appealing, yet educationally-sound pieces in popular styles. His microjazz series was started in the 1980s and remains extremely popular with students and teachers around the world. His new series, American Popular Piano, co-authored with Scott McBride Smith, develops fundamental musicianship and pianistic skills, right from the formative early years. Having presented in dozens of countries around the world, his fresh and uplifting approach never fails to inspire and enlighten. Christopher Norton is published by Boosey & Hawkes, Universal Edition, Frederick Harris Music and Novus Via Music Group. He also works as a record producer, a writer of music for television, and has made numerous production music albums.

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