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Genres & Styles
Jo writes extensively in a wide variety of genres, specializing in big, powerful ballads and both traditional and contemporary choral music. The songs carry strong overtones of her classical background, forming a general style she calls ‘classical pop’. Other genres include jazz, blues, soul, folk, pop-rock, spiritual, gospel, musical theatre, classical, instrumental, and orchestral. Types of songs also include satire, social commentary, story songs and duets. Jo also writes songs and music suitable for Schools and piano music for young beginners
Arrangements
As a resource for teachers, students and choirs, Jo writes various types of arrangements. See below.
Choral Music
Arrangements of her own material and of non-copyright music such as traditional hymns, negro spirituals, traditional folk songs and classical music.
Arrangements of any of the above material can be written for any size and type of vocal group – duos, small ensembles, all male or all female groups and large choirs.
In addition, arrangements can be as simple or as complicated as required to meet the capabilities of the choral group – from unison singing and simple two-part harmony through to as many parts as desired.
Most choral arrangements are a cappella with piano accompaniments available on request
Piano Music
Arrangements of her own material and of non-copyright music such as popular piano classics and traditional songs for early to intermediate piano students. These arrangements can be very handy with students who are bogged down with technical work and need a little light relief in the form of something they really want to play and can learn without too much difficulty.
Original music includes 'Rote Riot' - a collection of fun songs for the young beginner, to be learned by rote. These pieces are designed to supplement the primer with which the student is working and to provide light relief in the form of a song or piece of music that the student can play at home from the very first lesson. These pieces have been hugely successful and teachers are guaranteed to find pieces that their students will love to play and sing.
Original music also includes
'Magical Mystical'
- a collection of 12 descriptive pieces for the developing pianist, designed to encourage tonal beauty and expression in playing.
Original music also includes
'Conquering Canons'
a light-hearted approach to the torments of canons
- this collection of 12 fun pieces is designed to bridge the gap between the early level canons such as those of Kunz and Pozzoli, and the more advanced contrapuntal work students will progress to in the inventions of Bach. They are an invaluable supplement for pianists at an intermediate level in encouraging independence of the hands.
Original music also includes
'Jazzamatazz'
..... and other acts of attitude!
- a graded collection of 10 jazzy pieces for the early to intermediate level pianist.
Original music also includes
'A Pinch of This
..... A Dash of That'
- a mixed bag of descriptive and fun pieces for young pianists at an early-intermediate level.
Original music also includes
Christmas Crackers
8 Christmas Songs
for Easy Piano
- a collection of favourite carols and other songs for earliest level piano.
Original music also includes general piano music for the early to intermediate student, written to order to meet the requirements of the student. This is useful when a student needs to learn a particular technique and can’t be inspired by rudimentary exercises. It may also be useful in meeting a teenaged student’s emotional needs (for example with deep, dark chords and rolling arpeggios) when suitable material at the student’s level is difficult to resource.
Resources for Schools
Arrangements of her own material and of non-copyright music such as traditional songs and popular classics for general ensemble. Written to order to meet the requirements of the ensemble.
Original music includes seasonal songs for young children through to more complex songs for teenagers complete with arrangements for rhythm and lead and bass guitar, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute etc.
Original music also includes percussion – either as part of a general ensemble or for a percussion band. Written to order to meet the instrumental requirements of the band. Check out the sample of Rituals
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