Pianozzazz

by Wes Froese, Andrew Harbridge, Christopher Norton and Debra Wanless

Pianozzazz is a new and exciting series. Pianozzazz provides teachers and students with ideal pedagogical works for festival, recital, examination and ‘fun’, recreational repertoire. Kids will play cover to cover – a must-have!

  • Pianozzazz Prep Level includes 16 Early Elementary Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Drive Mom Crazy! (rock); Kinda Day Dreamy(pop ballad); Popcorn Rag; Tango Very Much; Who Doesn’t Like a Party (12- bar boogie); Arthur and Gwinevere Pendragon (modal); Dance of the Leprechauns (folksong); Sleeping Dragon in a Pentatonic Land (character piece); Knights in Armour(character piece); Taking Turns on the Swing (swing); Tread Carefully! (neo Classical); An interrupted Journery(rock);  B’dazzling Blue Beluga (blues); Sad Face E Mode-ji (modal); I Like Chili Peppers (character piece); Sea Stars (Impressionistic).
  • Pianozzazz Level One includes 16 Elementary Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre. Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Desert Dessert (Mediterranean); Park Place (swing); Stomp! Clap (rock); Sub (rock); Astronaut in Space (character piece); East Side Boogie; The Big Brown Bear Birthday Boogie Beach Bash; The Hunter (character piece); Looking for Something (rock); Cutting the Mustard(swing); Shadow Dance (neo Classical); The Colour of Water (pop ballad);  Deep in the Caverns (character piece); Pentastic! (blues); Riding the Athabasca Trail on an Appaloosa (western swing)); We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar (folksong).
  • Pianozzazz Level Two includes 16 Elementary Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Ballet Balancé (dance); It Was a Good Day Today (etude); Pedalling Bike/Piano (character piece);Too Bad There are No Camels in Canada  (Arabian);Circus Act (rag); Pirate Dance (folksong) ; The Bamboo Flute (Character piece); Rock Star; Classically Speaking; Still Water (pop ballad); Summer in Stratford (swing); A Rock Ballad;  A Taste of Hot Salsa (Latin); Oogie Woogie-Backstreet Boogie; Smooth and Sassy Strut(swing).
  • Pianozzazz Level Three includes 16 Elementary Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Dancing on the Sand (pop); Go Kart 500 (rock); Rikki’s Number (rock); The Juggler (rag); Daydreams and Memories (ballad); If it Ain’t Baroque Don’t Fix It;  Mustang (boogie); Ostinato in Five (etude) ; French Holiday (swing); Guitar Player (rock); Not a Smoothie! (jazz); Ambling Along (folksong);  Just Chillin’ (swing); My Spidey Senses are Tingling! (tarantella); Playing it Cool! (swing).
  • Pianozzazz Level Four includes 16 Early Intermediate Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: First Time Thru: Just the Left Hand (rock); Loch Sheil (ballad); Undercover (swing); Wind it Up!(character piece); Chanson ( neo Romantic); Highland Heather ( ballad); Lucky Number (Etude); The Butterfly (slip jig); Machine Drive (rock); Marionette (rag style); Scoring a Point! (swing/pop); Wistfully Yours (swing);  Cosmic Comet Rocket! (rock); Howlin’ Hoe-Down (country/dance); Lights Over Rio (Latin); The Winged Gladiator (modal).
  • Pianozzazz Level Five includes 16 Early Intermediate Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazzincludes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Halfway to the Moon(pop); LH Groove for Andreas (rock); In Memorium (ballad); the Trees are Dreaming (character piece); Follow the Leader ( neo Classical); Raphaella(tango); River Adventure (arrangement); The Whirlwind (etude); A Little Pzzazz (pop); Savage Yard (rock); Warm Day (pop); Wheatland Express(slow- boogie);  Fast and Furious! (rock); Scallyway Rag (rag-style); The Midnight Prowler(folksong/modal); Will-of-the-Wisp Waltz (jazz waltz).
  • Pianozzazz Level Six includes another 16 Intermediate Piano Solos in a wide range of styles, keys and metre.  Each level of Pianozzazz includes entrance level works progressing to more advanced pieces in preparation for the next stage of learning.  Titles include: Highly Flammable (rock); Got Money in My Pocket( pop); Bouncin’ About Town (rock); Suzanne’s Dance (pop/dance); Ballade de la Rose (ballad/neo-romantic); The Ghost Rider (character piece/modal); Alone on a Swing ( jazz waltz); Finally it’s warm, and the snow is melting (pop); It Takes Two to Tango; Tin Pan Rag; A Chance of FLurries(neo-impressionistic); Reaching for the Stars (gospel rock); On the Job (pop); Skateboard BoogieFive Waltz (jazz waltz); making Waves (pop/rock).