The Joy Of First-Year Piano (Book/Audio)

Part of the constantly growing, world-famous Joy Of... series, The Joy Of First-Year Piano is a method with repertory for the beginning pianist by renowned teacher, arranger and musicologist, Denes Agay. This CD edition includes newly-recorded, high-quality performances of the music to be found in the book. These tracks demonstrate how the pieces should sound and, in some cases, provide a piano part with which the student can play along. Under the editorial guidance established by Denes Agay, The Joy Of... series covers a wide variety of musical genres including the classics, folk, jazz, blues, ragtime and children’s music. Students and teachers all over the world havewelcomed books for their imaginative choice of material, consistent settings and accessible, large-format style. New titles are constantly being added to an already extensive range, ensuring that the series continues as a vital growing treasury of the world’s best music.

CONTENTS

• Alexander March
• Ancient Chinese Song
• At The Circus
• Balkan Bagatelle
• Ballad
• Ballet Scene
• Blue Interlude
• Bluebird
• Canon
• Cathedral Bells
• Cotillion Polka
• Courting Song
• Dancing Raindrops
• Drifting Clouds
• Dusk And Dawn
• English Dance
• Eventide
• Fanfare
• Fiddler's Holiday
• First Serenade
• Frolic
• Game Of Tag
• Good King Wenceslas
• Greeting From Jamaica
• Hebrew Melody
• Hopscotch
• I Danced With A Mosquito
• Idyl
• In The Swing
• Lightly Row
• Little Prelude
• Little Song
• Love Somebody
• Lullaby For A French Doll
• Marian
• Mazurka
• Melody
• Melody With Varied Accompaniments
• Miniature Sonatina
• Monastery Echoes
• Moody Twins
• Moonlit Pagoda
• Mysterious Procession
• Old-world Melody
• On A Country Lane
• On A Green Meadow
• On The Merry Go Round
• On The Playground
• Over Hill And Dale
• Parade
• Partners In Melody
• Play Tune
• Playful Dialogue
• Pleading Child
• Promenade [Hyde, Derek]
• Psalm Without Words
• Romance
• Roundelay
• Sailor's Dance
• Sally Go 'round
• Scale Capers
• Sea Chantey
• See-saw Sonata
• Shepherd's Hay
• Skip To My Lou
• Song Of The Gondolier
• Spring Morning
• Squabble [Wright, Richard]
• Summer Afternoon
• The Bagpipers
• The Birch Tree
• The Brass Band
• The Merry Cossacks
• The Railroad Corral
• Theme And Variations
• Three Note Jig
• Village Fair
• Whistle-stop Boogie
• White Sails
• Wooden-shoe Dance