Part of the constantly growing, world-famous Joy Of... series, The Joy Of First-Year Piano is a method with repertory for the beginning pianist by renowned teacher, arranger and musicologist, Denes Agay. This CD edition includes newly-recorded, high-quality performances of the music to be found in the book. These tracks demonstrate how the pieces should sound and, in some cases, provide a piano part with which the student can play along. Under the editorial guidance established by Denes Agay, The Joy Of... series covers a wide variety of musical genres including the classics, folk, jazz, blues, ragtime and children’s music. Students and teachers all over the world have welcomed books for their imaginative choice of material, consistent settings and accessible, large-format style. New titles are constantly being added to an already extensive range, ensuring that the series continues as a vital growing treasury of the world’s best music.

Songlist:

Alexander March

Ancient Chinese Song

At The Circus

Balkan Bagatelle

Ballad

Ballet Scene

Blue Interlude

Bluebird

Canon

Cathedral Bells

Cotillion Polka

Courting Song

Dancing Raindrops

Drifting Clouds

Dusk And Dawn

English Dance

Eventide

Fanfare

Fiddler's Holiday

First Serenade

Frolic

Game Of Tag

Good King Wenceslas

Greeting From Jamaica

Hebrew Melody

Hopscotch

I Danced With A Mosquito

Idyl

In The Swing

Lightly Row

Little Prelude

Little Song

Love Somebody

Lullaby For A French Doll

Marian

Mazurka

Melody

Melody With Varied Accompaniments

Miniature Sonatina

Monastery Echoes

Moody Twins

Moonlit Pagoda

Mysterious Procession

Old-world Melody

On A Country Lane

On A Green Meadow

On The Merry Go Round

On The Playground

Over Hill And Dale

Parade

Partners In Melody

Play Tune

Playful Dialogue

Pleading Child

Promenade [Hyde, Derek]

Psalm Without Words

Romance

Roundelay

Sailor's Dance

Sally Go 'round

Scale Capers

Sea Chantey

See-saw Sonata

Shepherd's Hay

Skip To My Lou

Song Of The Gondolier

Spring Morning

Squabble [Wright, Richard]

Summer Afternoon

The Bagpipers

The Birch Tree

The Brass Band

The Merry Cossacks

The Railroad Corral

Theme And Variations

Three Note Jig

Village Fair

Whistle-stop Boogie

White Sails

Wooden-shoe Dance