Perfect pitch - also called absolute pitch - has been a source of endless fascination for hundreds of years. The ability to recognize musical tones with no reference is often viewed as a kind of magical power, a gift that only a select few musicians are born with, a skill that cannot be learned. But perfect pitch is largely a misunderstood phenomenon. The Hal Leonard Perfect Pitch Method is design…

The Nashville Number System is the standard way for a professional country musician to notate a song. The system has been around since the 1950s, and it rapidly became widespread within the country music community because of how efficiently it can represent music. In essence, a Nashville number chart conveys the harmony, key, meter, rhythm, phrase structure, instrumentation, arrangement, and form …

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par GUTHRIE WOODY. After a brief introduction the violas introduce the first melodic theme then pass it to the first violins in octaves as This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, Level 4 arrangement by Ethan Epple develops. Epple sets the Americana stage in This Land Is Your Land through staccato, shifting to 5th position, creating a broad pitch range, pizzic…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. An endlessly effulgent offering, Stephan Bulla’s WINTERFEST is the perfect choice for making spirits bright at your next winter concert! Buoyant settings of five traditional carols include Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Ding Dong Merrily On High, The First Noel, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, and Angels From The Realms Of Glory. This is the kind of exciting Christmas medley…

Par YE XIAOGANG. 'Datura was commissioned by Accessible Contemporary Music and was written in a unique way. I composed the piece in installments over the summer of 2006 and emailed them to Seth Boustead who forwarded them on to the ensemble. In this unique way of working I was able to have time between each installment to think about what would come next and to get feedback from the performers abo…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. This book is perfect for those looking for something to bridge the gap between grades 1 and 2. Pam Wedgwood's inimitable style is guaranteed to breathe new life into your piano playing - the varied pieces in this bright new collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles, all designed to ease you gently on towards the next grade. So lighten up and move o…

Lyrics included. The thirteen songs included in this album are among the most popular ever produced by several of America?s leading composers such as George Gershwin and Cole Porter. As in many other tunes adopted by the Jazz idiom, many of these originated in Broadway shows. There are beautiful ballads, bluesy slow swings, soaring melodies, interesting bridges, and daring lyrics in this set that …

Pieces, exercises and tips for the beginner. This step-by-step tutor is designed for players of all ages at an early stage of their studies, having mastered the main keyboard functions and with a foundation of basic music reading and playing skills in place, and follows on directly from Introducing Electronic Keyboard - part 1. Suitable for use either with a teacher or by self-learners, this book …

Svit för Helena för blåskvintett. Par KARLSSON LARS. Lars Karlsson's Suite for Helena (Svit för Helena, 1994) for wind quintet is built on folk tunes from his native Åland Islands. In five movements, it takes a form from classical models (French suite, fuga, scherzo) and also of 'family diary' describing the first steps of a baby boy (David's promenade), the bird sounds at the sea next to beloved …

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Les compositions pour Orchestre d?Harmonie d?Otto M. Schwarz sont inspirées de styles musicaux très variés. Dans ses oeuvres For the Next Thousand, Millennium et Asteroid, il dépeint des scènes musicales en utilisant des techniques proches de celles du cinéma. Pour la composition de Jazz Waltz No. 1, il choisit le style et les sonorités caractéristiques du Big Band et crée un …

Take your singing to the next level with the exciting additions to the student repertoire featured in this book and 2 x CD set.Continuing from The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos - Part II, The Second Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos contains over 30 songs that require a little more vocal range and musical sophistication but are still decidedly student material. / Mezzo-Soprano

Take your clarinet playing to the next level with 101 Simple Songs! This beginner-friendly collection features easy rhythms, accessible key signatures, and melodies you'll love to play. Songs include: Africa · Anti-Hero · Drivers License · Fly Like an Eagle · Hotel California · Invisible Touch · Jolene · Owner of a Lonely Heart · Rocky Mountain High · Shape of You · Take On Me · We Will Rock You ·…

Learn To Burn: 5-String Bass Guitar (Book/CD Set) will show you how, and much more. The book starts you off with right-hand technique exercises to increase finger speed. Next, the material takes you through the scales and chords that comprise most western music, through the whole range of the bass. Before you know it, the bass will be lighting up with infinite possibilities. This freedom makes pla…

Great for guitarists who know the basics and are ready to take the next step. Starts with a quick review of basic materials, then covers triads, harmonization, chord embellishment, composite scales, improvising with the modes, and more. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates each example in the book. 96 pages. / Guitare

The completion of a Lesson Book and graduating to the next level is a very important step in the growth of a piano student. At times, it is beneficial to take a short break to play some new pieces that use the skills recently perfected. The Graduation Books contain captivating solos that students can perform without having to learn something new. Because the students will know everything needed to…