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Louis Armstrong

Duke Ellington

Charlie Parker

Miles Davis

Pat Metheny

Gwilym Simcock

Simcock's Extended Playing Techniques

• Reaching inside the body of the piano to pluck and strum the strings like in Aeolian Harp by Henry Cowell
• Hitting the body of the piano like a drum with his hands in The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs by John Cage
• Using one of his hands to mute the piano strings, while pressing the keys with his other hand like in Vox Balaenae by George Crumb
• Touching the strings more gently, so that the pianist can also produce soft bell-like pitches called harmonics like in Eleven Echoes of Autumn by George Crumb

Practice Exam Questions

• Duke Ellington – ‘Cotton Tail’
• Miles Davis – ‘Right Off’
• Pat Metheny Group – ‘Offramp’
• Louis Armstrong – ‘Don’t Forget to Mess Around’
• Charlie Parker – ‘Moose the Mooche’
• Gwilym Simcock – ‘Long Road’ (from the suite Simple Tales)