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…

More Tools to Go Beyond Strumming Includes Video Downloads. Par . In this book and video guide, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers gives you an array of tools for making chord progressions more distinctive, deepening your grooves, and getting outside the box of strumming block chords. Over the course of six in-depth lessons, you'll learn how to build dynamics in an arrangement, play bass lines on guitar, and …

The easiest way to learn the bass guitar - a complete bass guitar course for absolute beginners! This easy-to follow tutorial is ideal if you've just been bought your first bass guitar, or if there's been a guitar sitting around just waiting to be played... This DVD will take you from Novice level through to intermediate level and requires no prior knowledge at all: it truly is for someone startin…

The Rockschool Popular Music Theory Guidebook (Grades Debut - Grade 5) is an introduction to music theory for students taking Rockschool's new theory exams. Use it along with the accompanying Popular Music Theory Workbooks (Debut to Grade 5) to ensure success in your exams. Rock and pop music is analysed in depth, making this essential reading for students of all rock and pop styles. Rockschool's …

Par ADELE. This Best Of Adele songbook features 21 of the British singer's biggest songs so far, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar with full lyrics, chord symbols and Guitar chord boxes. Including the greatest hits from all three of her albums, as well as the chart-topping Hello, plus a brief introduction to each album, this is the definitive Adele sheet music songbook. Since her humble beginn…

The Rockschool Popular Music Theory Guidebook (Grades 6 - 8) is a music theory handbook for students taking Rockschool's new Level 3 (Grades 6 - 8) theory exams. Use it along with the accompanying Popular Music Theory Workbooks (Grades 6 to 8) to ensure success in your exams. Rock and pop music is analysed in depth, making this essential reading for students of all rock and pop styles. Rockschool'…

Par WILLIAMS JOHN / HVEEM DAVID (Arr.). «Cantina Band (or «Mad About Me») was written by John Williams in 1977 for the film Star Wars (later Star Wars IV: A New Hope). Even with quite a bit of the Star Wars music being quite well known, Cantina Band is literally in a style of its own. In the Star Wars-universe this style is called «jizz», Williams’ take on the more well-known genre «jazz». William…

The Doors are inextricably linked to '60s counterculture. Taking their name from Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, the group followed Jim Morrison's dark poetic vision to massive commercial success, making The Doors one of the best-selling bands of all time. This folio contains easy guitar arrangements of 16 of the band's most classic songs, in both notation and TAB. / Guitare

Par . Taking singers through the early steps of learning notation and vocal knowledge, this book is the ideal introduction to learning singing for beginners. This volume works equally well for classical and pop singers. Through a series of engaging pieces and exercises, each element is progressively introduced, with handy tips and ?Did you know'? boxes to strengthen ideas. Concepts of posture and …

Encore is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.Book 1 features popular pieces previously set on ABRSM Grades 1 and 2. Have fun exploring timeless classics and modern favourites, like Hook's Gavotte or the jazzy Vampire Blues. Plus, we've included background information and new ideas for exploring the music. Encore is perfect for:Developing skills and tec…

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…

Suggested Prerequisites: Volume 2 And Volume 1.Probably the most important musical sequence in modern jazz! A must for all aspiring jazz players. Book contains all the needed scales and chords to each of the recorded tracks. These are written in the staff.
Contains 120 written patterns that can be played with the various tracks on the recording, also includes three full pages of piano voicin…

Par HARRIS PAUL / DAVIES L.. A resource for all teachers and leaders involved in Wider Opportunities and group music-making. Written by two of the UK's leading music educationalists: Paul Harris and Leonora Davies MBE. Provides practical strategies and advice to enable class teachers, instrumental teachers and music services to deliver a holistic primary music curriculum at Key Stage 2 and into Ke…