Expanding the Repertoire: Music of Black Composers - Level 1: Elementary to Upper Elementary Level - Paperback

(Piano). 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