François Rabbath was born into a musical family in Aleppo, Syria, in 1931. Self-taught, he discovered the Double Bass at the age of thirteen. After moving with his family to Beirut in 1946, he played in a quartet with his brothers in restaurants and hotels. At the age of twenty-two, with the encouragement of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and pianist José Iturbi, he developed an original approach to the…

John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course. 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 popular smash hits, this book includes 15 repertoire pieces to complement …

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Par SHAIN JON. Award-winning guitarist and folk-blues songwriter Jon Shain shares his personal approach to fingerstyle guitar. Using detailed exercises and his own songs as examples, Shain offers an intimate look at his technique and a glimpse into the influences and thought process that helped develop his style. Excellent instruction for the beginning fingerstyle guitarist, as well as offering ch…

Par FREEMANTLE MARK E.. With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the mandolin and guitar, the author presents a comprehensive and progressive approach to learning to play this versatile instrument.Written entirely in bass clef?the logical clef for an instrument with the same low-to-high CGDA tuning as an orchestral cello?the book starts with basic technique and music theory an…

Jazz Drumming is designed to help today's rock, pop, and R and B drummer learn the jazz idiom quickly and efficiently. It is an inclusive and in-depth study of how to authentically perform alongside a rhythm section within jazz's popular styles and forms. This package includes a set of detailed charts, and each composition focuses on a particular musical form, drumset sound, solo concept, and comp…

Par SKORNICKA JOSEPH E. / ERDMAN R.. One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales, arpeggios, technical studies, studies for musicianship, articulation studies, solos, duets, and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument, this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for al…

Par DUNCAN CRAIG. This valuable supplement has been written to present essential scales and scale studies for the beginning student. The scales are presented in various rhythms and patterns, including arpeggios. All of the various patterns presented can be used with each scale. The fingerings included present viable ways to approach the scales, but other fingerings can be explored. Various rhythms…

Metodo base per batteria. Par OOSTERHOUT ARJEN. Real Time Drums - Metodo base per batteria (Volume 2), ad opera di Arjen Oosterhout a lungo insegnante di percussioni, è il seguito del metodo di successo Real Time Drums - Metodo base per batteria (Volume 1). Concepito nello stesso stile, con un approccio particolarmente pratico, il secondo volume presenta nove capitoli che introducono nuovi schemi …

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Arietta from Lyric Pieces Book 1 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he considers how to approach this opening piece from Grieg’s famous Lyric Pieces, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, cov…

This volume is a step-by-step approach to improvisation in jazz, rock and pop music. Based on an easy piece which can be practised together with a band on the play-along CD, each chapter comes with brief explanations as to which notes sound best when improvising and why. Solos by experienced musicians serve as examples for the player's own attempts at improvisation. The textbook can also be used b…

Classroom Pops!Classroom Pops! is a highly effective, flexible new collection of classroom songs for children, each complete with a lesson plan and backing track CD. Designed to involve the whole classroom and suitable for both class teachers and music specialists alike, this new series is an exciting, user-friendly approach to getting children singing! Lesson Plan Each Classroom Pops! song has be…

Par . This progressive method, written by Ralph Allwood and Andrew Morris, provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity Singing exams at Grade 6 to Grade 8, for high voice. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of focus, featuring a wide range of classical genres. Stage-appropriate sight reading tips, both general and specific to the voic…

Par WEDGWOOD OLIVER. Over seventy original progressive studies in a variety of jazz styles, by James Rae. A systematic, methodical approach that helps you to play stylish Jazz right from the beginning. The book is divided into three sections; part One introduces the beginner to jazz rhythms, including swing quavers, syncopation and displaced accents. Part Two contains twenty carefully graded melod…

Par DUNCAN PHIL. This book is a complete guide to playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its purpose is to help the beginning student avoid the trail and error method of playing the harmonica through step-by-step technical instruction and an extensive, graded repertoire. Rather than overwhelming the student with the 'all at once' approach, fundamentals of note reading are gradually introduced thr…