Simple songbooks containing music that's been carefully arranged to sound great on acoustic guitar. The easy-to-use format features complete lyrics, guitar chord boxes and chord symbols plus brief notes on understanding chord boxes, tuning your guitar and using relative tuning, making them ideal for less experienced guitarists.The Strokes have been a massive hit since they first burst onto the sce…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. Kenneth Hince of the Australian says '...one of his finest works...a composer thoroughly at ease with himself, working in a mode that has come to terms with his tradition and with his environment, and using it with assurance to create music of great beauty and economy...the most convincing demonstration Sculthorpe has given us his powerful originality of mind.' The Australian…

Par CURNOW JAMES. A wonderful teaching piece and the ideal young band festival work, BACH VARIANTS (six melodic variations on the Bach chorale AWAKE MY HEART AND SING) should be a staple of every young band library. Chorale style playing does so much for the young band's intonation, tone quality and phrasing. Including this one in your next festival program is certain to reap great rewards by honi…

Par CURNOW JAMES. The title, SILVER RIBBON CHANTEYS, comes from the fascinating history of Ohio and the collections of great old folk songs that came into existence because of the Ohio-Erie Canal. There are three distinctly different movements, each featuring one historic canal folk song. The diverse folksongs call for a wide range of playing styles and make a well-balanced and interesting combina…

Par HAWES PATRICK. These four motets aim to create a fresh and dramatic approach to well known ancient texts. They are intended to be sung either as a complete set in the context of a concert or as individual items within a carol service or other liturgical setting. Virga Jesse calls for an atmosphere of timelessness and deep prayer which may be made all the more meditative by the hushed allelui…

Appearing in a practical and convenient landscape format, Pianorama is a collection of contemporary and classic hits, arranged by Hans-Günter Heumann with melody line, lyrics and chord symbols. With spiral-binding and songs on a double-page spread, this songbook is easy-to-use and a lot of fun.Featuring 100 hits including currently popular songs like Coldplay's A Sky Full Of Stars, Lady Gaga's App…

Par CURNOW JAMES. A wonderful teaching piece and the ideal young band festival work, BACH VARIANTS (six melodic variations on the Bach chorale AWAKE MY HEART AND SING) should be a staple of every young band library. Chorale style playing does so much for the young band's intonation, tone quality and phrasing. Including this one in your next festival program is certain to reap great rewards by honi…

This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influences have been the 78rpm recordings of two great pioneer clarinetists: Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. The first volume contains 12 Klezmer pieces with chord symbols. / Clarinette

Walker Sarah (Arranger). Par WALKER SARAH. A brand new series of piano pieces - just for kids! Carefully selected, edited, graded and fingered for Pre-Grade 1 piano by Sarah Walker, broadcaster, pianist and teacher, the music is complemented with stunning cartoon illustrations, puzzles and games which will capture the imagination, and help reinforce learning by making playing the piano great fun. …

Par CURNOW JAMES. A wonderful teaching piece and the ideal young band festival work, BACH VARIANTS (six melodic variations on the Bach chorale AWAKE MY HEART AND SING) should be a staple of every young band library. Chorale style playing does so much for the young band's intonation, tone quality and phrasing. Including this one in your next festival program is certain to reap great rewards by honi…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Sometimes though, it’s hard to find performance literature that lets us continue teaching the basics while we prepare the beginning band for a concert. We need easy performance music that helps make basic techniques come alive for the students. Composed by a full-time “young band” director, Abaco Beach Vacation is designed to do just that. There are a lot of great suggestions i…

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano v…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Cross-curricular connection at its best! Your music students can bring Don Quixote’s faithful but ramshackle horse Rozinante to life with this delightful new concert band piece by young band specialist Mike Hannickel. You will find lots of articulation and dynamic contrasts, along with other important teaching considerations. Don Quixote is one of the world’s great comic heroes…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. No one brings ?jazzy? styles to the concert band better than Stephen Bulla! Your band will go crazy over this swingin? holiday treat! Rise Up Shepherd also makes a great ?encore? closer for School bands that normally play harder music, simply because it?s so much fun. The melody is passed all around the band letting everyone get a chance to ?swing? into the Christmas spirit. The…