EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE PIANO MUSIC BLACK COMPOSERS LEV 1

The Expanding the Repertoire series aims to bring previously unsung piano literature to students and teachers for memorable discoveries. This elementary to upper elementary level volume features music of Black composers in progressive order, and includes pedagogical notes by Leah Claiborne, an expert in the field.

CONTENTS: LEAH CLAIBORNE: Chit-Chat Jumping the Broom The King’s Magic Drum Left Alone The Unsung JAMES & JOHN JOHNSON: Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. Leah Claiborne) ULYSSES KAY: Slumber Song IGNATIUS SANCHO: Mary Montague’s Reel HALE SMITH: An Asphodel for Marcel Blooz BLANCHE K. THOMAS: Selections from Plantation Songs in Easy Arrangements: Go Down, Moses I’m Troubled in Mind Lord, I Want to Be a Christian Steal Away Tryin’ to Make Heaven My Home We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder