Secret Symbols. Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Sur cette Terre, d'innombrables signes et symboles secrets existent, tissant une mystique fascinante autour d'eux. Le cercle, l'Œil qui voit tout, l'étoile et le serpent - tous ornent les billets de banque, embellissent les murs et trônent majestueusement dans les anciennes églises. Ces symboles sont peut-être les plus connus de leur genre, fascinants par leurs…

Par PAUSET BRICE. Il existe, de la main de Roland Barthes, une suite de huit feuillets portant le titre éminemment programmatique de Vita Nova. Ce texte, ou plutôt ces esquisses patiemment ajustées ont le ton d'un mot d'ordre intime, presque Pascalien (Pascal est d'ailleurs cité explicitement dans le texte). La première phrase (le monde comme objet contradictoire de spectacle et d'indifférence) es…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Saint-Saëns' etudes for the left hand were written in 1912 at the request of his pianist friend Caroline Montigny-Rémaury de Serres, who had suffered an injury to her right hand. These etudes which were printed in 1913 were originally entitled 'Petites pieces' by Saint-Saëns in his manuscript and indeed the cycle, which the composer himself described as 'charming' and 'amu…

A workbook for examinations including over 100 practice tests for Associated Board exams, supporting the new syllabus requirements from 2012. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome al…

A workbook for examinations including over 60 practice tests for Associated Board exams, supporting the new syllabus requirements from 2012. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. Avec un titre aussi évocateur que Latin Favourites, Peter Kleine Schaars signe une oeuvre piquante aux couleurs du soleil sud-américain. Latin Favourites contient trois des plus belles pages de la musique latino-américaine : la sensuelle rumba Besame Mucho de la compositrice mexicaine Consuelito Velasquez, l’immortel cha-cha Guantanamera signé Joséito Fernandez et la trè…

Barbara (Auteur) / Voici un joli "coup" d'édition auquel il fallait penser : rassembler dans un même ouvrage les textes de quelque cent soixante chansons que Barbara enregistra de 1957 à 1996, signés pour la plupart par la chanteuse, poétesse autant que musicienne. D'autres auteurs, au nombre desquels Georges Moustaki, Luc Plamondon ou Jacques Attali sont venus apporter leur collaboration occasi…

Now more than ever, the ability to sight-read fluently is an essential part of the training of musicians on an instrument. This workbook is designed to help overcome the nerves that can cause sight-reading problems by giving sound technical advice and confidence boosting tips. Step-by-step it helps the violinist to build up a complete picture of each piece, first through rhythmic and melodic exerc…

Le terme 'drones' est emprunté à l'anglais et désigne littéralement un 'bourdonnement', un bruit parasite. L'origine de ce mot se situe au Moyen-Âge où ce mot est associé à la musique et caractérise la technique du fauxbourdon, à l'aube de la polyphonie. Il désigne également les avions furtifs, exploités dans les conflits modernes. En outre, on emploie souvent 'drones' pour évoquer les soubassemen…

The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds, Updated Edition brings fresh information to the table to help guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better than ever. It builds on the popular original edition of the book, first published in 2005.Central to the book's success is the way it walks musicians throu…

Hot Shot March and 1, 2, Cha Cha Cha. Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Reinforcement of sight-rhythms is critical to the development of good music reading. The young band education team of Amy Adam and Mike Hannickel has developed the Skill Builder series of compositions with sight-rhythm repetition in mind. Hot Shot March focuses on paired semi-quavers on the second beat of the 4/4 measure, to the exclusion o…

This superb introduction to solo Jazz Piano has been designed to help even relative beginners play in a variety of real jazz styles as soon as possible. As well as swing, Easijazz covers Latin and rock styles of Jazz Piano. WIth helpful demonstrations on the accompanying CD, this unique book ofers an enjoyable varied introduction to the special skills that solo Jazz Piano demands.Begins with five-…

Par HEROUX MICHEL. In musical styles ranging from blues to classical, jazz and modern Latin, the 32 original duets in this book are designed to improve sight reading on the guitar at all levels, beginner to advanced. Canadian guitarist and music educator, Michel Héroux suggests playing these short but complete pieces at different tempos, exchanging parts on repeats, playing select passages an octa…

Par BLACKWELL DAVID / MARSHALL KAREN. The Foundation Pianist is a set of two books for students beyond the beginner stage who want to develop a technical and musical foundation to help them progress on to intermediate levels. Exploring piano technique through a variety of elements, the books include daily exercises, sight-reading, repertoire and musical time travel. This series not only develops s…