Product Description
These
twelve short pieces for piano were inspired by the sounds from my childhood, namely
the musical themes from games played on eight-bit consoles like Nintendo. Whether or not you share such memories, Im
confident we can find common ground here; each piece attempts to see and hear
the world from a childs imaginative, wonder-filled perspective.
All of these impromptus can be heard for free by visiting my website www.bendockery.com.
While youre there, please consider
joining my email list to get updates and tons of
free music.
Dr. Ben Dockery is an Assistant Professor of Music and Director
of Keyboard Studies at Tennessee Wesleyan University. There he teaches courses related to music
theory, ear training, piano, and orchestration and arranging. After
receiving degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and DePaul
University, he completed his D.M.A. from the University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana in 2012. Dr. Dockery began teaching piano in 1999 and
has taught and performed music ever since.
Dr. Dockery has composed and arranged for piano, small jazz ensemble,
and jazz big band. He has performed on numerous recordings with noted
musicians such as Phil Woods, the DePaul Big Band, the late Zim Ngquwana, the
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, and others.
In
addition to writing the book
Conceptualizing the Jazz Piano
Trio, Dr. Dockery has written for
Chicago Jazz Magazine and
continues to publish articles, interviews, compositions, and more at his
website www.bendockery.com. He maintains
an active performance career playing in regional venues and serves as organist
for Inskip Baptist Church.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.