Beginning intermediate LevelJazz Phrasing for Saxophone features ten melodic pieces which are easy to play, yet convey the essence of mainstream (Swing/Bebop/Bossa) jazz vocabulary. The pieces are catchy and melodic, demonstrating the use of sequence and voice-leading to make a musical statement.The book includes two play-along CDs (one for alto and one for tenor) featuring a world-class rhythm se…

Essential Elements Piano Theory is a comprehensive course designed to help students master theory concepts. New concepts are gradually introduced in a clearly presented format, followed by sufficient and effective reinforcement. Each book features three sections of 'Musical Mastery? which include ear training, mastery in rhythm, symbols, reading, and analysis. Students learn to apply their theoret…

An exciting group course for adults (with little or no guitar experience) who want to play guitar for fun! * Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, high school classes, and music dealer in-store programs * Also effective in private lessons * A comprehensive approach to technique and musicianship * Covers both classical right-hand and pick-style techniques * Includes exer…

Duos für klassische Gitarre 2. Solo guitar arrangements of classical works are often so complex that they exceed the capabilities of most guitarists. Fabian Payr’s Duets for Classical Guitar avoids this pitfall by sharing the original work between two guitars. In so doing, famous compositions—from stylistically varied periods and for a range of original instrumentations—are in some cases accessibl…

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 & non click-track backing tracks on the CD. Students are en…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Improve your scales!' is a new method for learning scales that form an integral part of playing an instrument. It will encourage a methodical and thoughtful approach and provide some solutions to common memory problems. This tutor is ideally used in conjunction with 'Improve your sight-reading', to give these often neglected areas of learning a more central role, making pupils mor…

Townley John (Taught). Par TOWNLEY JOHN. A beginning guide to the Anglo Concertina in the nautical style with John Townley. A basic approach to the 3 row anglo concertina that requires no previous knowledge of music or music training. Techniques include basic melody, harmony, left- and right-hand accompaniment, arpeggios, inverted positions, ornamentation and more. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styl…

Cinquanta studi per fare del flauto la tua voce. Par PRETTO GIAMPAOLO. Dentro il suono stems from the need to provide the basics and technique of flute sound emission, through a pragmatic approach that analyses all aspects related to posture, lip support and breathing. The author emphasises the importance of the different parts of the body involved, highlighting the areas used to execute certain t…

Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. Chopin’s four ballades, four impromptus and three sonatas are among the composer’s most mature works, rivalled only by his scherzos and polonaises for extended thematic development and formal structure. The eleven compositions in this volume are drawn from Carl Mikuli’s comprehensive edition of Chopin’s complete works for piano. As Chopin’s student and, later, teaching assista…

Par MC LACHLAN MURRAY. The Psychology of Piano Technique is much more than a musical self-help book, dealing with a large range of topics and problems which pianists of all levels constantly face. This fourth volume in the Piano Professional series takes a technical perspective on what have traditionally been seen as psychological issues, presenting a new approach for performing musicians and thei…

An Easy Guide to Recognizing and Understanding Essential Fretboard Patterns. Par JOHNSON CHAD. Many guitarists spend years, or entire lives, feeling their way around the guitar neck in the dark. But it doesn't have to be that way! Experiencing the freedom that comes with a little theoretical knowledge is not as difficult as it may seem. With Visual Guitar Theory , you'll quickly 'connect the dots'…

Op. 20. Par BARTOK BELA. After his 15 Hungarian peasant songs (HN 1404), these Improvisations on Hungarian peasant songs are the second of Bartók' s works to feature the words ' Hungarian peasant songs” in their title. The manner in which he confronts folk melodies with subtle, avant-garde sounds here was later described by Bartók himself as venturing to ' the outermost limits”. He also breaks up …

This unique collection of songs draws mainly upon Columbia's Bootleg Series, an ever-expanding collection of outtakes, alternate versions, live performances and lesser-known songs from the incomparable Bob Dylan.Some of these songs stand comparison with the Dylan classics and several shed light on the variety of his astonishing career of over fifty years, including his very distinctive approach to…

Par HERBERT CHANG. Designed to help people master all 24 major and minor scales. In this book, first, all the violin scales are re-organized to be more simple, practical, and easy to learn. Then all the fingerings of the single-stop scales are classified into only a few basic patterns. When practicing, violinists can study these fingering patterns first and then use them to play all 24 scales easi…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris' Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-singing! Grades 4-5 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight-singing. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by making connections to your wider music-making, …