Hey all you fab pianists out there

just sum advice really, i only currently play to a grade 2 standard of piano however, id like to try n widen my playing abilites, but i only hav time to do playing at home. any books that ppl wud recommend i purchase to help? its just basically to giv me sum nice pieces to work on n help build up my skills.

thanks again!

c87 x

Try www.musicroom.com I've bought loads of piano music from there. Its really good, if you download sibelius scorch then for most books you can see a sample of the music and they have a grading system to tell you how hard the music is. It has loads of diferent types of music and lots of books that are great for playing just fun!!!
Happy Shopping!!!

The "Classics to Modern" and the "More Classics to Modern" Series have nice and well known little pieces from all periods. Books 1-6 are in graded standard. If you are about grade 2, then book 1 will be good for "leisure" playing. Books 2 & 3 will still be playable but give you a bit more challenge. Have fun.

Have you tried 'Easy Jazzin' About' by Pamela Wedgewood.

A really fun series I've just discovered is called 'Cool Piano' by Heather Hammond. There are 6 books, each at the standard of the corresponding grade.

There is the 'Up Grade' series.
And 'Making the grade'.
Lots of stuff out there designed specially for those in between timnes if you can get to a good music shop.
(Don't you hate it when you go to a shopping centre and see 'music shop' on the directory, only to find when you get there that it is a record shop )

i suggest the romance of the piano.
i played after grade 2 and it was ok for a bit.
also you could go in to a music shop and look through simple jazz.
because i like jazz
there are many books i could recomend.
email me and will find out in oxford in our local music shop about it and email you back

Davé


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tnx guys for all ur advice. i am particularly interested in jazz but i kno its important to do a variety. musicroom.com is great- thanks

feel free to post ur recommendations any time, i will look at them all!

If you are grade 2 and like jazzy pieces you might try:

Jazzin' about Styles by Pam Wedgwood ( publ Faber)

Lazy Days by Brian Chapple (publ Chester)

and possibly
More Finger Jogging Boogie by Stephen Douro (maybe a little harder).

Maggie