Par GORDON ANDREW D.. With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and T…

Learn essential Classical Guitar techniques with Danny Gill. This superb Classical Guitar tutorial is designed for the beginner to intermediate player looking to develop their finger style Guitar techniques from basic ideas to more challenging pieces. Not only will you develop your finger independence through a variety of practical exercises, you will also learn such classical favourites as Green…

Flute. Par STEINEL MIKE. Mike Steinel's follow-up book to his popular Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble features a wealth of instructional material that can be used in a full band setting or individually. After a brief review of style basics, this comprehensive method includes a section of daily warm-ups and workouts for rehearsal, followed by a variety of lessons covering specific styles and i…

Description This volume in the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along series contains 12 themes from the James Bond films in arrangements for solo Trumpet. A downloadable backing track is included for each piece so you can play along and sound like a pro! From Monty Norman's classic James Bond Theme to Don Black's Diamonds Are Forever and Paul and Linda McCartney'sLive And Let Die, this collection …

Par FEASTER HALLEY. New cello students nearly always start in first position aided by finger tapes or guides for accurate finger placement. As they advance, they are expected to learn to shift out of first position, but the focus is on the movement of the shift rather than on note locations or pitch accuracy.In this book, author and versatile cellist Halley Feaster introduces a step-by-step approa…

Adapted from movement from a suite by C. Hubert H. Parry, this tuneful, quintessentially British melody, easily associated with the 19th Century England's vast reserve of folk-songs provides a wonderful vehicle for teaching style and musicality. The cello part is playable by a high school player. / Choeur SSA Et Violoncelle

Whatever you thought the 'blues' is -- get ready to learn from one of Canada's flat-out best. Multiple JUNO nominee and Maple Blues Award winner David Gogo will rawk you with a guitar playing style second to none. This former 'whiz kid' wowed Stevie Ray Vaughan when only 16 and now you can hear why. Gogo's teaching style is easily accessable for the aspiring guitarist and his presentation on this …

13 songs guaranteed to get the fans fired up, including: Crazy Train · Don't Stop Believin' · Eye of the Tiger · Havana · Seven Nation Army · Sweet Caroline · We Are the Champions · and more. Songs are arranged for instrumentalists and feature access to great demonstration and backing tracks so they can play along and sound like a pro! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book…

Par VEILHAN. First published in 1977, Jean-Claude Veilhan (born in 1940) compiled the enlightening compilation Die Musik Des Barock Und Ihre Regeln towards the beginning of his career. As a prominent Recorder player himself, Veilhan performed much of the Baroque repertoire for the instrument, and therefore was well acquainted with the genre. Die Musik Des Barock Und Ihre Regeln encompasses all rul…

Par PUGNANI GAETANO. The second volume, containing the final three of six terrific Sonatas for two Violins by Italian composer, Gaetano Pugnani. One of the leading Violinists of the late 18th century, he was a strong and skillful player with adistinctive style and whose talents led to many developments of the bow and advancements in bowing technique that we know today. With great depth and drama, …

The function of the bass player in rock music is multi-dimensional. In How to Create Rock Bass Lines, you'll explore common rock drum beats, popular rock chord progressions, and the scales and techniques you'll need to add melody to your playing. By combining all of these elements, you'll learn how to create bass lines that lock in with the drummer and complement the other instruments. You'll also…

for Euphonium and Concert Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Pulcinella was commissioned by the Taiwanese euphonium player Tzu-Hsiang Lin. Lin is a renowned soloist and teacher and a Besson Euphonium Artist. He teaches euphonium at Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Shih Chien University and National Kaohsiung Normal University. Lin gave the premiere of Pulcinella in…

Everybody knows it, and for many a player it was perhaps the first tentative attempt to coax sounds out of the piano: Chopsticks. The origin of this popular piano piece, like that of most folksongs, cannot be ultimately settled today. Legend has it that it was written by Ferdinand Loh and that the designation of the work 'F. Loh: Walzer' eventually turned into 'Flohwalzer'.But no matter who actual…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Commissioned by the Williamsburg Consort Symphonic Band - Sally Craig, Founder and Director An exquisite 18th century American musical quilt! So many stirring melodies artfully stitched into a rich mélange of early Americana: anthems of the revolution, songs of political protest, and so much more. Those who are familiar with Mr. Hosay’s previous works will be eager to examine t…

Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…