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Off-Beat Shorty in F major

Hale Smith

What's this piece like?
Hale Smith's Faces of Jazz is a set of 12 pieces for the intermediate level pianists. His music is highly praised by educators for its freshness and musical quality. This piece is a lively miniature, full of syncopations, and great for intermediate pianists to start learning the basic jazz rhythms and gestures.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for intermediate level pianists who are working on their technique.
1-2 pages
Jazz
F major

MOOD: Playful.

TECHNIQUE: Thirds and syncopation.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 4
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
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1956

Elvis Presley's first album entitled "Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll" is released in the UK.

1961

First live television transmission from space from the Apollo 7 mission.

1963

"Please Please Me", the first Beatles studio album, is released in the UK.

1966

The current Metropolitan Opera House is built.

1968

Off-Beat Shorty was composed by H. Smith at the age of 43 years old.

1975

Dmitri Shostakovich died.

1980

John Lennon of the Beatles murdered in New York City.

1980

Ronald Reagan elected president of the United States.

1981

AIDS is first identified.

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