It's an unforgettable experience to go on stage for the first time and win applause with your playing. This album encourages children to make a first appearance and gives effective help in doing so. It brings together pieces that can earn real success: easy arrangements of favorite works by Dowland, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Weber, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Anton Rubinstein and Brahms…

The Easy Jazz Play-Along series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos.For Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 5: Easy Latin Classics, just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD.The CD is playable on any CD player and is also enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust th…

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 include full notation and TAB plus backing tracks on a CD featuring top musicians. Students are encouraged to be creative with the Rockschool tunes - so feel free to improvise and …

This book brings together studies that focus on saxophone-specific technical difficulties, such as register changes, dexterity in the low register, and coordination of the ring and little fingers. Similar to Buddhist meditation mantras, the exercises are repeated gradually increasing the difficulty level. An ideal reference for advanced saxophonists that can be used in lessons or as concert prepar…

What do YOU want to PLAY today? The PLAY series has nailed down what today's musician really wants: lessons you can use anytime, anywhere. They're flat-out more convenient than private lessons, and just as valuable. The high-quality video of expert instructors will help players of all skill levels, from beginners and 'weekend warriors' to advanced students and pros. Whether you're into rock, jazz,…

Par NORMAN HEIM. This collection of Baroque music is arranged for the intermediate-level clarinetist with the piano part being of equal difficulty. The music is taken from keyboard, song and chamber music sources and represents quality Baroque styles circa 1625 - 1775. Composers include Johann S. Bach, Jean P. Rameau, Alessandro Scarlatti, G. F. Handel, Domenic Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, C. P. E.…

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par SAREK ONDREJ. In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist…

The best way to learn Guitar is to see everything broken down into pictures. Add some clear advice and a bunch of classic songs from the likes of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry and you're well on the way to discovering just how easy it can be to learn to play. Two great session men take you through all kinds of Guitar-friendly songs - rock and acoustic, fast and laid back, with every de…

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move…

Encore is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.Book 2 features popular pieces previously set on ABRSM Grades 3 and 4. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like Top Cat! or Burgmüller's dramatic Ballade Plus, we've included background information and new ideas for exploring the music. Encore is perfect for:Developing skills and tech…

Par . Conveying a sentiment that we can all relate to, this masterful and poignant Bossa Nova features a sensitive, fully notated piano solo, richly scored horns, and solo options for both the novice player and also a more intermediate level. As with all of Michele's writing, the rhythm section parts are carefully notated to help take the guesswork out of attaining the correct Latin style. / Date …

Par BAY MEL. All seven volumes of Mel Bay's original, internationally acclaimed Modern Guitar Method series are included in this single, deluxe master compilation. No other comparable method exists for the guitar! As Mr. Bay perceived the need for a guitar method that would effectively teach beginning guitarists to read music, this method is intentionally written in standard notation only, providi…

Par DOWLAND JOHN. Edited by Thurston Dart and Nigel Fortune 13 of the finest settings taken from John Dowland: Ayres for Four Voices, originally transcribed as Volume 6 of Musica Britannica by Edmund Fellowes. The Elizabethan and Jacobean lutesongs were often written with alternative versions for voices and lute. This volume is an introductory selection of these ‘airs’, with accompaniment which ma…

Organ Music on American Hymn Tunes. Par . The familiar hymns that James J. Stanley has chosen for this collection are of American origin, come primarily from the 19th century, and remain favorites in nearly every hymnal. As usual, Stanley employs a very creative approach to his hymn settings, sometimes coming at a tune with a different perspective than is usually expected. This allows the performe…

Tenor Sax 1. Par . Here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. Perfect for quickly building a library of great sounding charts. Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, drums. Includes: Ain't No Mountain High Enough; Baby, It's Cold Outside; Blue 'n' Moody; Blue Train; Come Fly with Me; Final Countdown; Green Onions; Hawaii Five-O Theme; Livin'…