Arletta o hearn biography samples full

But if you want to actually play holiday tunes yourself at a holiday gathering, rather than passively enduring the same old same old recordings, you might turn to an Oregon icon of Christmas Cool. Kjos Music Company. Used with permission For advanced players, sight-reading through these books makes even a Grinch like me grin through the holidays.

The well known but only in certain circles jazz composer and arranger of Christmas tunes came in through the back door, eschewing the traditional path toward becoming a beloved icon. With her permission, we present an edited version, along with my annotated score excerpts and sound files I recorded so you can see and hear how easy it is for pianists of all skill levels to learn, just in time for the holidays.

Arletta o hearn biography samples full: Dr. Jill Timmons writes

Click on each track below the score excerpt to play. The teenager came to the University of Oregon to study with renowned teacher Aurora Underwood. He was there for graduate work and was too young. Her solid classical training combined with real-world jazz playing experience produced well-crafted, pedagogically sound compositions that are doorways through which classical piano students can enter the world of jazz.

She grew up on a farm and was eleven years old when the family moved into town and she was able to start taking piano lessons. Out of the easiest book, the pink Christmas Seasonings.