Publisher : YorkTown Music Press

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.

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    
 and many more