Par HARRIS PAUL. Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sigh-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. St…

Rockschool is about playing the styles of music you enjoy.The specially written tunes develop the key skills, styles and techniques you need so you can play the hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow.The Rockschool packs have standard music notation plus great sounding CDs featuring top musicians. Includes full notation plus click-track and non click-track backing tracks on the CD. Students are enc…

Vital concepts and topics of jazz piano improvisation are thoroughly presented in this outstanding book and CD by master performer and educator, Noah Baerman. Organized into three main categories----scales, modes and other source material- practical application- and conceptual issues----Baerman's approach develops the skills you need to channel your improvisational impulses into amazing solos. Com…

A simplified approach to learning the art of playing finger picking solos which combine melody with finger picks. Written for the intermediate-level guitarist, this book includes both standard notation and tablature. / Guitare

The New Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) is intended as a historico-critical edition of the collected works. They will be carefully studied and prepared according to present-day musicological and editorial techniques and presented in their entirety. Drafts, sketches and fragments, in short, everything that has come down to us as being authentically by Schumann and which, in most cases, has been delib…

11 essential jazz standards and 3 important ?workout? tracks for the student ready to make the transition from playing scales, chords and exercises to playing popular jazz standards. Excellent reference material that can be used as a resource for beginning improvisation . . . actual tunes instead of exercises! Features slower tempos and easier changes. Each selection includes it?s own specific tip…

Description The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to piano playing, complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to help emphasise the information being taught. Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note, the biggest hurdle for most young children. The range is purposely limited. Only five notes up…

This handbook is primarily intended for candidates preparing for the Grades 6 to 8 Jazz Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet and Trombone exams offered by London College of Music. It contains everything required for the exam (technical work, pieces, sample tests) in addition to performance notes. The grades reflect a structured approach to learning jazz: improvisation is introduced gradually, and a…

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are tau…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Clara Wieck's sincerest wish was that her future husband, Robert Schumann, turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839, just one year before her marriage, she explained that ; it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano&hellip…

Par AEBERSOLD JAMEY. Complete piano transcription book from Vol. 55 'Jerome Kern - Yesterdays' - featuring Hal Galper. Hal’s melodic approach and rhythmic accompaniment have made him one of the most “in demand” pianists today. 135 pages of inspiring comping to 12 favorites. INCLUDES: The Song Is You _ Yesterdays _ I’m Old Fashioned _ Why Do I Love You _ Dearly B / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / P…

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are tau…

Dorisch, Mixolydisch und Pentatonik Bluestonleitern. Par DICKBAUER KLAUS. In the previous edition, Klaus Dickbauer covered major scales, triads, and interval exercises - combined with groovy beats - in a fresh and contemporary way. He now continues his well-thought-out approach to scales with a concentration on Dorian, Mixolydian, pentatonic, and blues scales - the perfect tools for building first…

John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. Par . 15 really easy arrangements for beginner pianists! First published in 1954, John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling Piano methods in the world. John Thompson’s timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. Featuring beloved tradition…

A String Method for Class or Individual Instruction.. Par JOHNSON SHEILA. Young Strings in Action is a two-volume course in the fundamentals of string playing. Its two volumes, covering the first two years of instruction, constitute a complete manual of new ideas and proven techniques, enabling teachers to present in clear and concise terms the basic musical and technical skills necessary to play …