Dick Hyman's Century of Jazz Piano Transcribed! [With DVD]

by Dick Hyman and Dick Hyman

(Keyboard Instruction). This book presents a concise history, or "survey" of jazz piano. In 13 hands-on lessons and 4 bonus performances, Dick Hyman explores the styles, musical vocabulary, and performers who have defined and shaped this elusive American art form over the last century. Starting with the pre-ragtime music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk and ragtime of Scott Joplin, and ending with the advanced scale types of Nicholas Slonimsky and music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617740195
• ISBN13: 9781617740190
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.9"