Par BENNETT STEPHEN. In what is neither an instructional nor a concert-style format, acoustic guitar master and acknowledged harp guitar pioneer Stephen Bennett plays ten captivating harp guitar solos, demonstrating the capabilities of this rarely heard instrument in a relaxed recording studio setting. With one exception, the traditional fiddle tune Westphalia Waltz, Stephen composed all of the mu…

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tries to calm the increasingly fearful son by explaining everything the boy reports as simply leaves rustling in the wind or willows moving in the fog. Nonetheless, the father rides faster and faster hom…

This book contains the piano accompaniments for Viola Time Joggers. Characterful and easy to play, these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents, these books will help motivate all young violists as they learn to play.

Eight classic jazz originals written by Miles Davis. This is a unique way to learn eight of the most popular songs of the Fifties. These tunes are considered jazz classics because most all jazz musicians around the world have learned them. And the reason so many jazz musicians have learned them is because they are all such interesting vehicles for improvising and interesting chord changes, altered…

Director Stageright and Music Director Highnote are busy leading the final rehearsals for the annual Christmas pageant and holding a few last-minute auditions. Will they be able to find just the right trio to play the three wise men? Will Harold and the Angel Choir make their entrances on time? Appropriate for both schools and churches, the score of this simple-to-stage production features traditi…

I Can Read Music is a beginning note-reading book for violincello students who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method, or for those traditionally taught students who need extra note-reading practise. Rhythm and pitch are taught separately, so that the student can work on one thing at a time. When the aspects of reading are established, they can be combined successfu…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Presented for alto recorder and piano, the two most famous Ave Marias in music. Gounod’s, based on Bach’s first prelude and Schubert’s equally well known composition. They offer an undemanding blow for treble recorder in these arrangements by Sylvia Corinna Rosin or, perhaps a little more challenging, the Schubert will fit the tenor recorder, whose mellower tone will suit the m…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. This collection of Six Part-Songs for Female Voices contains six relatively different pieces that vary both in the language of their texts (Finnish and Swedish) and in length and number of voices. Nevertheless, they form a coherent and interesting set of moderate difficulty throughout, making Sibelius as a composer accessible to smaller female choirs and ensembles. The pieces w…

The pieces in this volume are based on the harmoniesof popular jazz songs by Miles Davis,Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald und Duke Ellington.They show the structure of typical jazz solos andprovide a great selection of phrases for the player'sown improvisations. Both the solos and theband accompaniment on the CD were recordedby the best musicians of the current live scene.The CD contains full versions …

For The Modern Mandolinist - Volume 1. Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist is a two book series that teaches improvisation in many musical styles along with theory concepts and how they apply to the mandolin. Each book provides access to different backing tracks and solo examples to help you learn. Every chapter includes scales presented in a variety of common formats: standard not…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. It's Never Too Late To Play Christmas gives players the chance to explore their favourite Christmas songs in jazzy, easy-to-play arrangements. The pieces are suitable for those who have learnt for approximately one year, or have reached Level 14 of the It's Never Too Late To Play Piano tutor by Pam Wedgwood. The pieces are gently progressive, gradually extending players' techniqu…

Arr. Mike Hannickel. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Any list of Mozart's greatest works should include this overture. Loved by millions, Mozart's Magic Flute is remarkable for so many reasons and worthy of study by every musician! Why should we deny young band students the joy of playing Mozart just because they don't happen to use a bow on their instruments? Mozart belongs to Everyone ! Skillfully …

Missa Puerorum (Kleiner Und Leichter Messgesang). Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Of Josef Rheinberger's eighteen masses, five are for unaccompanied voices, four with accompaniment by a small instrumental ensemble and nine with organ. Among the last group the 'leicht ausführbare' [easy to perform] works take a special place: Considered by their composer as purely 'utility music', they achieved grea…

Arr. Mike Hannickel. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Any list of Mozart's greatest works should include this overture. Loved by millions, Mozart's Magic Flute is remarkable for so many reasons and worthy of study by every musician! Why should we deny young band students the joy of playing Mozart just because they don't happen to use a bow on their instruments? Mozart belongs to Everyone ! Skillfully …

Par HUGHES DAVID. This is part of a series of inter-related instrumental workbooks covering keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Planned so that concepts are carefully introduced, consolidated and extended, the workbook comprises three progressive volumes each containing twenty-five units. They support and complement the teacher's resource through an innovative approach that encourages a …