Restart Cello guides returning players through 12 specially selected tracks to bring them successfully back up to speed with the Cello at their own enjoyable pace. With additional exercises, tips and theory reminders, latent cellists will find the learning curve engaging and rewarding yet flexible, with special focus paid to common issues such as tone, bowing technique and left hand dexterity. The…

40 Progressive Duets for Saxophones. Par SPARKE PHILIP. L’acquisition de nouvelles compétences, au sein d’une démarche structurelle, est indispensable dans l’apprentissage d’un instrument à vent. Un bon professeur est un élément-clé mais il est essentiel de posséder, en complément de la méthode utilisée, des outils pédagogiques motivants offrant une présentation structurelle des techniques de jeu …

Par KOWALCHYK GAYLE. A valuable assortment of teacher/student duets in their original form written by teachers and composers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Arranged in order of difficulty, the student parts are limited to a single five-finger position and fall primarily within the grand staff reading range. Each book includes works by such composers as Diabelli, Gurlitt, Bercucci, Wohlfahrt, …

Jazz Play-Along Vol.40. All Levels. If you own one Classic jazz recording, there is a good chance it contains at least one of these songs. Offers a good variety of song types, from the beautiful, haunting 'Round Midnight, to the exciting and often played Love For Sale. Complimenting those are some of the best such as George Shearing, Johnny Mandel, and Henry Mancini. The selection of songs makes i…

This handbook is the final volume in a series, compiled by the Registry Of Guitar Tutors that forms an expertly structured and comprehensive method of studying classical guitar. This handbook covers all the sections of the London College of Music Grade Eight classical guitar examination including: all the set pieces: all scales, arpeggios and chords: sight reading: ear tests: and spoken tests. In …

Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Dragonetti and other composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Some of these pieces are well-known and others are a bit off the beaten path, but each composition encourages tec…

Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. “He alone has the secret of making me smile, and touching me to the bottom of my soul, ” said Mozart about “Papa” Haydn and his music. The “Surprise” Symphony (No. 94), incidentally written during the final year of Mozart’s short life, has become one of Haydn’s most memorable works. Since this symphony was written during the zenith of the Classical peri…

The 16 Most Beautiful Jazz Songs
In the latest volume of the Schott Piano Lounge series, Carsten Gerlitz presents the most popular jazz standards and bridges the gap between traditional and modern classics of jazz music, adding the one special note or other and improvisation to the famous melodies - all in the unmistakable Piano Lounge style.

Jessica O'Leary (Editor). Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 4 Violin pieces, including Hindu Song (Rimsky-Korsakov), Sometime Maybe (Wedgwood) and Fly me to the Moon (Howard). Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpiece…

Even for Ralph Vaughan Williams the prospect of two world premieres within 24 hours must have been something of a rarity. Such was the case however on the first two days of June 1953, when his now classic arrangement of The Old Hundredth Psalm was sung at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, being preceded the evening before by the premiere of 'Silence and Music', fourth of ten par…

Par CORNICK MIKE. Level 2 of Mike Cornick's Play the Piano! moves seamlessly on from Level 1 ensuring continuous musical and technical progress for the adult or older teenager. With the raised technical levels the choice of musical genres is even more enriched with arrangements of traditional folk music and music by, for example, J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mike Corni…

Par ROOKSBY RIKKY. An exciting new series of 12 instrumental instruction books. Includes complete music for all riffs, licks, hints and tips, plus easy-to-follow instructions, tips and advice. Accompanying CD allows you to listen and play along to the matching audio tracks. Essential riffs and tricks you can learn today! Play along to the matching CD and discover the secrets of authentic blues lea…