Par HANSEN JONATHAN. Included are photos depicting the most common chords today's pianist/keyboardist will ever need to know to play country music - each shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. A handy graphic illustrating the location of the notes, a list of note names, and the most commonly used chord symbol are all provided. Chords are listed by the circle of fifths. A lis…

Musically depicting a meteor event that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere each day, this energetic composition provides the opportunity to teach dramatic playing. With very few notes and rhythms that are no more complex than quarter notes, eighth-note rhythms are introduced through clapping and stomping. The brighter the meteor, the more rare the event. (2:15) / Concert Band

Par . Pop Performer! offers budding pianists chart-topping and classic pop songs that have been expertly selected and arranged by some of the UK?s leading figures in piano and pop pedagogy. Complete with audio recordings of every arrangement, the Grades 4 and 5 book features diverse songs and acts from across the decades, including Adele, Dua Lipa, Elton John and Alicia Keys. The songs have been s…

This is a sequel to the highly successful publication entitled Child Prodigy Composers (EMBZ14773). In this second volume the majority of the pieces are works recommended for pupils in the upper music school classes, and indeed some can be used successfully in secondary level teaching as well. Here too, most of the compositions were written before the age of 14 - it is amazing what a highly develo…

Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for grades 1, 2 and 3 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2015 and 2016 ABRSM Piano examinations.- This collection of interesting and appealing Piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the …

Par BRYANT ANN. This book is ideal for primary teachers with little or no experience of teaching music. It will also offer fresh ideas and inspiration to the most experienced music specialists. Teaching Key Stage 1 contains an entire scheme of work for pupils in Year 1 and Year 2, with a CD of performance and accompaniment tracks and photocopiable resources. The scheme has been devised by Ann Brya…

Par RAE JAMES. This collection of 12 pieces for solo clarinet was composed to develop 'positive playing' at an advanced level. They incorporate many elements of modern music such as atonality, serialism, minimalism and of course jazz. The pieces can be performed individually or grouped together to form 'suites' of three or more movements./ Etude / Clarinette

Four-Way Independence For Jazz Drumming is suitable for players at an intermediate-advanced level.In this book Joel Rothman shows drummers how to develop total coordination with four limbs by using the left foot (hi-hat) in a completely independent way. / Batterie

Par RAE JAMES. James Rae has written this set of ten flute duets to introduce student players to the blues style, in conjunction with developing technique. Not only are these pieces fun to play during lessons, but they can also be used as performance pieces. Both flute parts are of equal ability level. For beginning players./ Etude / 2 Flûtes Traversières

12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of jazz styles, tempos, and time signatures; performance notes/tips for each etude to assist in interpretat…

Arrangement: Marsh Lin. Par MARSH LIN. If you are looking for straightforward and rewarding repertoire for your beginner choir, then you need look no further than Choral Basics the perfect series for singers of all ages. The Simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whose male singers have u…

Description The celebrated and award-winning series continues with a selection of pieces in a wide range of styles and varieties, chosen to give you a superb repertoire of music at an early stage. From well-known classical melodies and showstoppers of the stage, to jazz hits, folk songs and film themes - the diversity of these accessible arrangements will provide vital early experience in all …

Par DUVERNOY JEAN-BAPTISTE. These short etudes explore a variety of keyboard patterns and articulations. The studies, limited to key signatures of three sharps or flats or less, develop legato phrasing, dynamic graduations and voicing. Approximately the same level of difficulty as Köhler's 12 Easy Studies and Czerny's Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599 and The Young Pianist, Op. 823. / Pièce …

A basic ear training text with examples and suggested self-study curriculum. Armen Donelian, prominent pianist and composer, has condensed the essence of 25 years of teaching experience into Training the Ear. These ear training exercises were created for use in entry-level college classes and for private study. While this book focuses on the specific musical needs of jazz improvisers, students of…

Par PEGLER HEIDI / KEMP N.J.. The ability to sing in foreign languages is a much-needed skill for singers, but few vocal training resources tackle this aspect comprehensively in one book. With this in mind, ABRSM examiners and professional singers Heidi Pegler and Nicola-Jane Kemp have written The language of song, a graded series of songbooks that provide classic song repertoire, carefully select…