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pianomanDT
Location: from Chicago, Ill
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
November 27, 2011
Jazz, Rags & Blues-book 5
Bought these for my students to get away from the standard classical style of playing. The 8 songs in this book have different style rhythms from blues,Jazz, and Ragtime. This book 5 has some very good syncopated rhythms, plus I have the students also add some improv. or change the note durations along with what is written to make the songs sound more lively. Songs in this series are pretty good as written. The Book 5 is easy to read and well organized. Songs are 1 or 2 pages in length. The songs are a series to get into pop/blues/Rag to learn basic syncopated rhythms. Book 5 is for the late intermediate student throughout the book. All 5 Levels of this series are pretty good learning books. Variety of Blues, Jazz,and Ragtime songs from easy to the intermediate/advanced playing student. All the songs have very interesting styles to them. hope this helps. pianomanDT
6 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
May 20, 2011
Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 5
Excellent! There are not too many intermediate jazz books--most are either easy or too hard. This book contains interesting and playable jazz pieces for the intermediate to advanced student.
12 of 22 people found this review helpful.
Sara
Location: from North Carolina
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
June 3, 2009
Another fun Mier book.
I agree with Great. If you like Martha Mier's compositions, you won't be disappointed with her latest jazz book. A few of the pieces are somewhat trickier to play than those in her previous books.
16 of 33 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
May 17, 2009
Great (Much Harder Than The First 4!)
I have been a long time fan of Martha Mier's Jazz, Rags, and Blues series. But the books had become too easy for me (though I still enjoyed playing them). So when I found out that Mier had written a fifth book in the series, I went and ordered it immediately. I was not dissapointed! Be warned, though, the songs in this book are quite a bit harder than the ones in Book Four. Prepare yourself for a lot of practicing. Loved this book!
23 of 41 people found this review helpful.