Play and Sing Songs in the Music Class with Step-by-Step Projectable Lesson Slides. Par GROSS MARTY / HAINES SALLY. Get on board! Using ukuleles in an elementary general music class can open new experiences for your students. These fun, accessible instruments encourage singing while promoting confidence and musical independence. Ukuleles also provide an additional way for you to observe student pr…

nach verschiedenen Meistern - based on old Masters. Par WALTHER JOHANN GOTTFRIED. In the baroque era, it was common practice to arrange instrumental concertos for the organ. Johann Sebastian Bach’s arrangements of Vivaldi’s concertos are a familiar and typical example. This collection of six selected arrangements by Johann Gottfried Walther is a response to the demand for festive organ concertos. …

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In this book, you will learn how to add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section ensemble. You will learn the capabilities and characteristics of the most common instruments, and how to order them effectively. You will also learn the different roles that a horn section can serve in your ensemble. Online audio tracks demonstrate the key concepts, as exemplified in a c…

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. The Bluesier Side of Jazz by Andrew D. Gordon was inspired by the Piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background (including himself) it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz.…

Terry Riley, most commonly associated with the minimalist and experimental schools of music, draws influence from a vast number of sources, including jazz and Indian classical music. In turn, his influence on contemporary composers and music in general is enormous, and with this collection of his Piano Works, you can learn a selection of his fascinating, hypnotic and simply stunning compositions f…

Par VIGNOLA FRANK. This Modern Guitar Method Supplement (formerly of the Frank Vignola Play-Along Series) contains solos which have been written and recorded over blues and rhythm changes in many different keys. Learn more about commonly used chord changes by having the opportunity to jam on them extensively. Some of these etudes have been recorded both at a slower tempo for learning and at perfor…

Playable at the end of the first year, this bright overture will introduce your students to differing articulations that are commonly used in the march style. A glorious opening statement of the melody is developed to explore the foundations of this historic traditional band genre all within the confines of the parameters of the series. Bold music for teaching and performance. (1:45) / Concert Ban…

Par HANSEN JONATHAN. Included are hundreds of photos depicting all the chords today's pianist/keyboardist will ever need to know - each shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. Also supplied are a useful graphic which illustrates the location of the notes, a list of note names and the most commonly used chord symbol. Chords are listed by the circle of fifths. A listing of alte…

A three volume series that includes the scales, chords and modes necessary to play bebop music. A great introduction to a style that is most influential in today's music. The first volume includes scales, chords and modes most commonly used in bebop and other musical styles. The second volume covers the bebop language, patterns, formulas and other linking exercises necessary to play bebop music. A…

Par NISHIMURA JUDY. The Christmas Flutist is a collection of 20 Songs and Carols arranged for solo flute by Judy Nishimura. The perfect companion for a flutist looking for music to play at a church service, a solo gig, or just to enjoy at home. Additionally, each arrangement has retained the key signature most commonly associated with the tune, thus they can easily be used as a prelude or introduc…

The Blues Scale For Flute by Andrew D. Gordon is an invaluable guide to the blues scale, explaining how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music.This book contains 20 grooves in 13 styles:Pop: 2 GroovesRock: 3 GroovesBlues: 2 GroovesJazz-Swing: 1 GrooveFunk: 3 GroovesR and B: 1 GrooveLatin: 1 GrooveGospel: 2 GroovesNew Age: 1 GrooveReggae: 1 GrooveCalypso: 1 GrooveAcid-Jazz: 1 …

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The solo cantatas of Handel (most of them written in Italy during the years 1707-09) are commonly regarded as works of apprenticeship in which he forged a musical technique that would stand him in good stead as a composer of Italian operas. Available here is the first volume of solo Cantatas for Soprano with Basso Continuo. This highly authoritative edition has been ed…

Par DOBBINS BILL. Many different possibilities for harmonizing the same melody are illustrated and analysed, using techniques by such influential arrangers and composers as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Oliver Nelson, Gil Evans and Clare Fischer. Techniques of melody harmonisation, linear writing and counterpoint for 2, 3, 4 and 5 horns. A chapter on writing for the rhythm section clearly illu…

How To Sit On A Rock. New owners of the Native American Flute are often told to go 'sit on a rock' and teach themselves how to play. Through eight lessons introducing the technique and theory of both the outer and inner 'game' of Native American Flute improvisation, players of all levels learn to express the music growing inside themselves. The exercises in this volume are presented in fingering d…