Modern Piano Method Grade 1

Per Danielsson

Feb 2016 · Mel Bay Publications

About this ebook

Mel Bay's Modern Piano Method is designed to introduce the student to the world of piano playing from a contemporary perspective. The book will teach basic music theory concepts as well as general piano skills and techniques needed for developing a solid pianistic foundation. Several different styles of music are introduced in the book to give the student a broader musical perspective. After completion of the book the student will have a well-rounded understanding of how to read notes and how basic chord symbols work. Includes access to online audio.

About the author

Per Danielsson, a native of Stockholm,

Sweden, grew up with the sounds of Oscar Peterson

and Bill Evans. He started piano lessons at age nine,

later studying with Robert Malmberg and Bengt

Hallberg.

In 1981, Per Performed in the Royal Swedish

Army Band. In 1984, Per won the Pat Coil Jazz

Piano Scholarship to North Texas State University,

where he studied with Steve Harlos, Dan Hearle,

Paris Rutherford and Rich Matteson. He also played

piano with the NTSU Jazz Singers on their tour to of

Taiwan. In 1986, spent the summer performing in

Disney’s All American College Orchestra at EPCOT

Center, followed by a job for Walt Disney World as a

pianist.

Per has performed with Rich Matteson, Louis

Bellson, Clark Terry, Rosemary Clooney, Maureen

McGovern, Vic Juris, Maria Schneider, Dave Stryker,

Danny Gottlieb, Slide Hampton and swedish jazz legends,

Arne Domnerus and Jan Allan.

Per completed his master’s degree in jazz

studies, arranging and composition, studying with

Chuck Owen at University of South Florida, Tampa.

Per is currently teaching Jazz Piano at University of

South Florida and Rollins College, Orlando.

Per can be heard on his own trio album

Dream Dancing, featuring Danny Gottlieb and Mark

Neuenschwander. One of his latest projects includes

Gottlieb-Danielsson Project which also features

Tamara Danielsson on saxophones.

Other Mel Bay Publications:

First Lesson Piano

Essential Jazz Lines in the style of Bill Evans

You can teach yourself Piano Chords