The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Argentinian Tango and Folk Tunes for Piano presents a collection of beautiful pieces arranged for solo piano drawn from the rich tradition of Argentinean music. Highly regarded performer, author and teacher Julian Rowlands provides notes on all of the pieces, explaining their background and history. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of …

The internationally successful guitarist and teacher Justin Sandercoe has become enormously popular for his numerous online publications and Guitar courses. His books have been highly-praised by the press and his fans due to his ability to appeal to beginners, amateurs and advanced musicians alike. This Ukulele Songbook contains 25 songs that are perfect for any aspiring Ukulele player.In his firs…

Mostly remembered for his great compositions, during his life Edward Elgar was also a violin teacher.These six short studies, presented in a progressive order of didactic difficulty, are, despite their simplicity, very musical. They can be played in the first position, but require the knowledge of all fingering patterns. The compositions are set in C major, A minor and G major with occasional modu…

Bass for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play bass guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as "Crazy Train," "Every Breath You Take," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Wild Thing" keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a bass teacher or p…

Par MIER MARTHA. Book 4 of this series continues with four duets in jazz, rags, and blues styles. The duets are slightly longer than the duets in books 1 through 3, creating a satisfying performance experience for advancing students. 'These duets would be a great addition to any recital or performance experience is excellent for sight reading at a lesson with the teacher; or used to provide person…

Par BREWER HERBERT A.. Organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 till his death in 1928, as well as composer, choir-trainer, adjudicator and teacher, Sir Herbert Brewer was involved for over three decades with the Three Choirs Festival, and his Memories of Choirs and Cloisters offers a vivid account of the planning and execution of the festivals in that time, those at Gloucester in particular. T…

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. The Suite is a student exercise, first performed 13. 4. 1889 at a musical soirée at the Helsinki Music Institute. Ferruccio Busoni, who was teacher of piano at the Institute at the time, described the first performance as follows: “We sharpened our concentration as we realised that we were about to hear something quite beyond the usual standard for student works…”. In the A majo…

Par CAFARO PASQUALE. Pasquale Cafaro, born in S. Pietro in Galantina in 1715; he was directed by his family to 'scientific' studies (science of law) but soon abandoned them for musical ones. He then entered the Conservatorio della Pietà de' Turchini as a son at the age of 18, almost as an adult. His main teacher was one of the greatest musicians of the 18th century, Leonardo Leo, who immediately r…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Pam Wedgwood's After Hours for French Horn and Piano presents eight atmospheric, original pieces for the intermediate French horn player with piano accompaniment. They are ideal for teacher or pupil and provide a perfect follow-on for those that have used and enjoyed Pam's highly acclaimed Jazzin' About series./ Recueil / Cor et Piano

This collection of sheet music by the great French composer Maurice Ravel features 19 of his greatest pieces, all newly-arranged especially for this volume. The subtle melodies and achingly beautiful harmonies of these lush Impressionist pieces truly do illustrate the sheer Joy Of Ravel.The pieces by Ravel included in this collection rank alongside Debussy as some of the prettiest Piano music ever…

Par HARRIS PAUL. Improve your scales!' is a new method for learning scales that form an integral part of playing an instrument. It will encourage a methodical and thoughtful approach and provide some solutions to common memory problems. This tutor is ideally used in conjunction with 'Improve your sight-reading', to give these often neglected areas of learning a more central role, making pupils mor…

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Par WALLACH HOWARD. How To Play Guitar In Every Key by Howard Wallach from Santorella Publications is not only one of the best selling guitar books in print today, but possibly the best-selling title in the entire Santorella catalog. How To Play Guitar In Every Key is consistently in the top 1, 2 or 3 in sales for the last 13 years and with close to 1,000 titles in print, this is certainly a tall …