Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

Vous sentez-vous enfin prêt vous procurer un recueil de chansons après avoir suivi des cours ' La collection First 50 mène les musiciens en herbe dans la bonne direction. Ces recueils rassemblent des arrangements de chansons incontournables, allant du niveau facile intermédiaire. Chaque arrangement est simplifié tout en capturant l'essence de la mélodie. Maintenant disponible pour une plus large g…

Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone, time, feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments for decades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Lines played over mino…

Improvisation - Musicianship - Techniques. Par O'NEILL JOHN. Since it was first published in 1992, The Jazz Method for Saxophone has guided thousands of beginners of all ages from producing their first note on the saxophone to the performance of full-blown jazz pieces, including pieces by contemporary composers. Based on the tried and tested format of the original method (with step-by-step guidanc…

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

There is not a great deal known about the violinist, teacher and composer Edward Mollenhauer (1827-1914) from Erfurt. However, two of his compositions virtually immortalized him: the fantasia The Infant Paganini as well as the somewhat more difficult sister work The Boy Paganini (Schott ED 21703). Both are played with great enthusiasm by young violinists all over the world. Both compositions prese…

This book is a condensed, made-for-guitar version of Nicolas Slonimsky's publication Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns - the book that musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Frank Zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Musicians familiar with the original Thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in it's over 230 pages. But there is a definite symmetry and l…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. A spectacular dive via an extended chromatic scale immediately submerges us in a charged and somewhat archaic-feeling atmosphere. Trumpets, horns and trombones resound in rhythmic patterns, buttressed by restless motifs in the percussion. A second theme, in the woodwinds, begins much calmer but is quickly pushed aside by that same brass offensive. This introduction is the mu…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. This musical fantasy depicts the history of the Dutch fortified town of Elburg. The work begins with an atmospheric medieval picture of the Convent of St Agnes, the nunnery that was built in the first half of the 15th century. We hear the sound of the convent bells together with an upward motif, which will reappear later in the work. Next, the rest of Elburg is featured, includi…

Par WILLIAMS CHARLES. This haunting piano piece, from the 1947 movie, 'While I Live,' is the 'Urtext Edition' by composer, Charles Williams, and is similar to other piano solos of this era which display a grand, 'concerto' style. The main theme features a rolling arpeggiated left hand accompaniment under the lyrical melodic line of the right hand, ranging from whisper soft to dramatic, crashing fo…

This easy Piano collection contains some of the very best pop songs from over 50 years of hits, anthems and solid gold classics. More than 100 songs are included and there's something for everybody.The Beatles, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Elvis Presley, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Leonard Cohen, Adele, Oasis, Coldplay and One Direction are just a few of the hitmakers whose songs can be enjoyed …

For Soprano, Concert, Tenor, And Baritone Uke. Par RICHTER AXEL. This book is for the intermediate and advanced level players. It displays all chords in six tunings for the different sizes of the ukulele. Of course, there are other books which show how to build chords, but when you are playing a new song, you need an 'almanac' for a quick look over all the possibilities to play a certain chord. Th…

Par ROBB GRAHAM. Jazzsteps 2 - Putting It Together follows on from Book 1 introducing one new idea at a time, you'll learn how to shape phrases, play over a changing chord sequence, and to extend your solo's in a meaningful way. The cassette is designed to be 're-used' as new jazzsteps are introduced, And there are four new 'play-along' tunes on side B for you to put your ideas into practice. Jazz…