If you've completed Play Piano Today! Book 1, congratulations! Book 2 begins with the left hand on bass clef. Focusing on the left hand will strengthen your keyboard technique and reading skills, adding to the tools you need to play the piano with confidence and ease. The accompanying audio will make learning more enjoyable as you progress step by step through each lesson at your own pace. Much li…

Traditional fiddle music from around the world. Par . Le répertoire complet de musique traditionnelle pour violon est maintenant à votre portée ! Avec ce grand choix de recueils vous pourrez recréer l'ambiance de votre propre 'ceilidh', des danses folkloriques, du club de jazz, des cafés concerts comme à Sarajevo. Certains de ces morceaux de musiques sont connus, d'autres sont plus exotiques, mais…

Traditional Slavic, Spanish, And Oriental Melodies For Classic Gtr. Par JOVAN JOVICIC. Dr. Jovan Jovicic is one of the greatest twentieth-century Yugoslav guitar pioneers. It is by no means an exaggeration to say that, thanks to him, today a large part of the creative and interpretive work being done in all six republics of the former Yugoslavian federation is focused on the expressive possibiliti…

Par DIX BRUCE. A collection, for fiddle, of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards played by jammers and performers all over the world! Melodies are presented with standard notation, lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Broth…

A Beginner's Guide to Blues Style, Theory, and Improv. Par SISKIND JEREMY. Learning the blues can be like learning the ABCs. Because it's accessible, expressive, and fun, the blues is the perfect place for a pianist to first encounter jazz and popular music. Featuring 26 original pieces by Jeremy Siskind, plus guided improv exercises and a little blues and theory, Blues Piano A-Z promises to sheph…

Designed for Mandolin players who want to improve their technique quickly, Doc Rossi's ASAP Irish Mandolin contains a series of tunes that will help you to master the style whilst expanding your repertoire.Starting with the basics of ornamentation in traditional Irish music, Rossi then goes directly into the tunes, in tablature and standard notation. Right-hand and left-hand techniques, ornamentat…

Foundations for Jazz. Learn to play the chromatic harmonica! This method will help you to develop the foundations of technique and tone on the instrument, along with sight-reading. You will learn scale/chord construction and licks used in jazz, blues, pop, and other styles. Music examples include both traditional notation and a simplified harmonica tablature to help you find notes while you are le…

Unlock the secrets of improvising in traditional American fiddle styles with this Grammy-nominated stage and studio master. In only ten years as a professional musician, Jim Van Cleve has made quite a name for himself in bluegrass and acoustic music. He's spent time with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, saw his debut solo CD nominated for a Grammy and toured all over the world with Mountain Heart. He…

Par MORENO-TORROBA FEDERICO. Composed in 1965, Moreno-Torroba's three movement Sonatina for solo guitar follows the traditional fast-slow-fast arrangement of movements. The first movement, Allegretto, opens with a joyous melody in a vibrant rhythmic pattern, the second movement embodies quintessential Spanish romanticism and displays the composer's mastery of lyricism, and the third movement, mark…

Cd: Full Performances And Play-Along-Tracks - Piano Part To Print. This collection presents well-known folk songs - with a twist: the tunes, newly arranged for melodic instrument and piano, are slightly jazzy and mixed with pop music elements - making traditional songs sound fresh and interesting again! All pieces are very melodic in character and work well even without piano accompaniment, which …

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski tells about her 10 minute long work Päärme (Hem) for piano trio: 'We often speak in music of crafting in a figurative sense, and craftsmanship is, for the composer particularly, a traditional professional virtue. I personally have from time to time nevertheless been interested in the concrete images aroused by handicrafts, the way fabrics feel, and sewing. Th…

Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Grazyna Bacewicz realised at a very early age that her main purpose in life was to compose music. Already during the 1920s, as a student of Lódz Conservatoire, as part of her lessons in harmony and counterpoint, she made attempts at composing, in which she tried to resolve nagging technical problems and impart an artistically satisfying form to them. She grew up in an atmosph…

Nick Barber has been part of traditional English music sessions up and down the country for many years. His copious notes have resulted in this tune book suitable for any melody instrument (fiddle, accordion, tinwhistle, recorder, etc.). The tunes are accurately transcribed, referring to original sources wherever possible. Also included is information about each tune, with Nick's choice of chords …