Par WILSON SHEILA. Sheila Wilson presents a Christmas musical with a difference! Featuring nine catchy songs and opportunities for part-singing, hand-jiving and teacher involvement, this is a sure fire hit for that special seasonal assembly or end-of-year performance. Intended for use at Key Stage 2, the book includes: Script Photocopiable lyric sheets Accompaniment CD End this year with a bang, w…

Easy mixed duets for descant and treble recorders to play together, suitable for two players or for class ensembles. The 22 duets feature a wide range of well-known arrangements including folk songs, spirituals, Latin American dances, blues and classical favourites as well as original pieces by John Pitts. The material is precisely graded so that both the descant and treble parts progress graduall…

Par KEMBER JOHN. A great collection of original jazz study and study pieces, spanning a host of jazz idioms from blues, trad and big band, to gospel, ballad and more reflective styles. These carefully-graded studies explore systematically a broad range of techniques including left and right hand chord shapes, larger hand stretches, more complex rhythms, blue notes, ornaments and chromatic phrasing…

Par WOHLFAHRT FRANZ. Renowned Violin teacher Franz Wohlfahrt's 40 Elementary Studies Op. 54 for Violin./ Etude / Violon

Cello Time. Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. Contains all the piano accompaniments for Cello Time Joggers (the cello duets are unaccompanied and so printed in the cello book only). Characterful and easy to play, these piano parts provide the perfect stylish accompaniment to the cellist's first tunes, and help capture the spirit and mood of the pieces. Essential for teachers and musical parents, these…

Par KONOWITZ BERT. A supplement to Alfred's Basic Piano Library, this series is designed for students and teachers with limited or no experience in jazz and rock music styles. Perfect for individuals and group instruction and playable on both acoustic and electronic keyboards. Each piece is performed on the accompanying cassette tapes and GM disks. / Instrumental Music, Methods & Tutors, Miscell…

It may come as a surprise to learn that Anton Webern's delicate, refined and intimate music can be transferred to the organ. Xavier Durasse (1934-1992), a pupil of Durufle and Messiaen, has produced an organ adaptation of the famous three-movement Variations for piano op. 27 (1936), a groundbreaking composition in serial music. His arrangement is accompanied by judicious registration marks and div…

Par HARRIS PAUL / O'LEARY JESSICA. Viola Basics is a landmark method by two of the leading figures in music education. Comprising pupil?s tutor book with online audio and downloadable teacher?s accompaniments, Viola Basics provides everything you need to get playing. This book starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to Grade 1.  Step-by-step technical progression is supported by fun exer…

with Rhymes for the Youngest Violinst. Par MICKOVA MAGDALENA. This little violin method was written by the well-known Czech violin teacher Magdaléna Micková for children of around five years old and incorporates her longstanding teaching experience with this age group. The child first learns to hold the violin correctly, to place the fingers on the fingerboard, to pluck the strings and use the bow…

Par KOZELUCH LEOPOLD. Leopold Koželuch (also Koželuh) was among the leading musical figures of 18th-century Vienna, well-known in his day as an excellent pianist and piano teacher. Six delightful sonatas have been selected from the complete edition of his piano sonatas published by Bärenreiter – namely the easiest, as this album is specifically aimed at beginner and moderately advanced pianists. T…

Volume IV of Skrjabin's 'Complete Piano Sonatas? unites Sonata #9 op. 68 (nicknamed 'Black Mass? - but not by Skrjabin) and Sonata #10 op. 70. These two works originated virtually at the same time, in 1911-13 and 1912-13, respectively.Christoph Flamm has given both sonatas a fundamentally fresh look in this new Urtext edition. Exploiting all the autograph sources, including Skrjabin's sketches and…

A handy, accessible, thorough and convenient guide for saxophonists who want to get the most of out of their instrument. This Tipbook offers you a load of information, delivered at the right pace, including topics such as selecting and play-testing saxophones, buying mouthpieces, necks and reeds, maintenance and tuning as well as the history and the family of the instrument and a sax player's glos…

Learn to play guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various guitar types and the sounds they create, how to care for your very own guitar, and getting acquainted with standard musi…

Par MIGLIAZZA ARTHUR / RUBIN DAVE. This comprehensive instructional book takes students through a step-by-step process of learning both the basics and the more advanced techniques of the style so that they can eventually become their own teachers. Based on Arthur Migliazza's uniquely systematic method of instruction, and over 19 years of experience teaching students of all skill levels, this book …

Intermediate-level arrangements of well-known Classical and Romantic works. Par AUTEURS DIVERS / BROOKER DAVID (Arr.). In his preface to 'Piano Trios on Stage”, the arranger, David Brooker, reminds us that, just as the string quartet, the piano trio has always been one of the pillars of chamber music. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was almost like the later invention of the gramophone reco…