Play It! Jazz and Folk Songs

Jennifer Kemmeter is a designer and publisher, as well as the author and creator of the best-selling Build It! series, easy and fun LEGO® books with creative building projects for young kids. Her new Play It! series focuses on teaching beginners how to read sheet music and play the piano or keyboard. Through books, she seeks to develop image-based tools to aid children in developing logical and creative approaches to independent problem solving. Jennifer lives in London, England, with twin sons who fill her home with their own piano education. Antimo Marrone earned a Master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and has taught piano in Italy and the United Kingdom since 2000. He has instructed students of all levels, from beginner to advanced, in technique, music theory, improvisation, composition, and history. Antimo is passionate about developing innovative techniques to help students learn more effectively and become more motivated, and seeks to apply this passion to his love of music and piano.

Good Piano Posture

How to Use this Book

Let's Get Started!

Time to Warm Up!


EXERCISE 1

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star


EXERCISE 2

The Itsy Bitsy Spider


EXERCISE 3

Amazing Grace

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Battle Hymn of the Republic


EXERCISE 4

Pomp and Circumstance

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Me and My Shadow

Give My Regards to Broadway

Georgia on My Mind


EXERCISE 5

I'm Just Wild About Harry

Beautiful Dreamer

Maple Leaf Rag

Yankee Doodle Boy


QUIZ TIME!


EXERCISE 6

Original Rags

Baby Face

Sonny Boy

California, Here I Come

Charleston


EXERCISE 7

Oh My Darling, Clementine

April Showers

Sweet Georgia Brown


EXERCISE 8

Rockin' Robin

Rock of Ages

All Through the Night


QUIZ TIME!


Someone to Watch Over Me

La Marseillaise


EXERCISE 9

Barber of Seville Overture

Scarborough Fair

Danny Boy

The Entertainer

Lavender's Blue


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