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Reddit mentions of Jazz, Rags & Blues Book 1(Alfred's Basic Piano Library)
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- Jazz Rags & Blues Book 1
- Jazz, Rags & Blues, Books 1 through 5 contain original solos for late elementary to early advanced-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom
- An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music
- Available separately (item #18115), the CD includes dynamic recordings of each song in Books 1-3 of this series
- Jazz, Rags & Blues, Books 1 through 5 contain original solos for late elementary to early advanced-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom
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There's a great set of books by a woman named Martha Mier called Jazz, Rags & Blues. She writes some great and very approachable Rags and Jazzy pieces for different levels. Try buying book 1 (which is labeled for "Early Intermediate" and giving some of them a try. The beauty of her is that she writes them the way the real pieces are written just not as complex, as opposed to some people who rearrange Joplin and there isn't a ragged rhythm.
I'm about a year into lessons (adult) and I have a pretty decent repertoire of songs that I can play across a wide variety of musical styles: jazz, pop, irish music, disney, and classical.
Recently I've been learning songs from this book (Jazz, Rags, and Blues by Martha Mier):
https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Alfreds-Basic-Piano-Library/dp/073900963X/ref=asc_df_073900963X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312166025508&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7555921416407315017&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008162&hvtargid=pla-454735240513&psc=1
It's a fun book and it takes me about a week to learn a new song from it (practicing the song about 20 minutes a day).
I practice 4 or 5 times a week for an hour each time, so not the most practice, but still I do sit down and dedicate myself to practicing technique and new songs. My question is: do you think this is decent progress for a year of lessons? I still feel like I am really bad at playing piano, lol. How far would you expect an adult piano player to progress after one year?