Par BEATLES THE. The Beatles were undoubtedly one of the most influential bands ever, with clear similarities still noticeable in many hits of the nineties. Almost anyone who has picked up a guitar has probably learned to play something from the enormous repertoire of songs written by the legendary Lennon and McCartney combination. This guitar workshop is a powerful learning tool that will help yo…

Description The most complete guide to jazz/blues soloing ever written! This comprehensive book details the sounds, elements, and approaches that make the blues such an integral part of the jazz vocabulary. Moving from blues progressions to fingerboard organization to phrasing, essential blues scales, riffs, lick development, and an array of advanced concepts and devices, including substitute s…

Following on the success of her two operatic works for children and teens - Douce et Barbe Bleue, Les Fables Enchantées, Little Thummie and Cendrillon (based on Perrault), as well as the adaptation of Maupassant's short story The Dumpling (2014) - Isabelle Aboulker once again hits the bull's eye with Myla And The Boat-Tree, a commission from the Villecroze Music Academy. In 2015, this musical tale…

Par WATTS CHRISTINE. Wonderfully simple and light-hearted biographies, perfect for children, teach lessons thru the composer's life and how they reacted to their circumstances and childhood. This is to depict that the great composers were 'human' and suffered hard times, but overcame their difficulties to become the best they could be. The majority of the pieces are written for the piano and violi…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Vaughan Williams arrived in Paris in 12th December 1907 so that he could have lessons with Maurice Ravel. This is the first of his works to demonstrate the effects of these lessons which, as he wrote to Michael Calvocoressi after his return to London, 'helped me and taught me more than I imagined was possible'. Although works written not long after his Paris sojourn sho…

Composed by brothers Cannonball and Nat Adderley, this straight-eighth groove will captivate. At 120 BPM, the lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff, solos are written-out for alto and tenor, and check out the stop-time section followed by the big shout chorus. Includes an optional vibraphone part, too. Highly recommended chart. / Ensemble De Jazz

All the exercises in Killer Technique - Classical Guitar are either based on or inspired by challenging passages and patterns that appear in compositions. Technical elements and passages have been stripped down and transformed into exercises to help the reader concentrate on specific targets through repetition. The exercises cover various techniques, such as finger independence in both hands, diff…

The Easy Concert Pieces series presents easy to intermediate pieces for trumpet with piano accompaniment. Pieces typical of their era and suitable for auditions, public performance, competitions or examinations are ordered according to level of difficulty in three volumes. These Easy Concert Pieces also provide appealing additional material for use in trumpet lessons. All the pieces are recorded …

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack. Par HURWITZ / PASEK / PAUL. The romantic musical comedy-drama film La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, is an anticipated 2017 Oscars front-runner. With music written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, this selection of songs from the original movie is arranged for piano and voice with gu…

In Full Score. . Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The concert arias of Mozart were written for a great variety on purposes, including recitals or as substitutions in pre-existing Operas. All, however, display the wonderful unity, proportion and remarkable delicacy of melody that are the unmistakable Mozart hallmarks. Convenient and attractively priced, this compilation comprises a dozen of Mozart's be…

Par LEFEVRE / MOUCHA. Written by Guy Lefèvre, Progression is a set of short pieces for Drums on a music composed by Stephane Moucha, for beginners and intermediate players. It is accompanied by a CD featuring 24 titles, to help the player through its execution. The book includes some ; Rhythmiques, short exercises of 8 measures, focus on the rhythms, the written breaks and some progressive pieces …

The Works for one Instrument and PianoJohannes Brahms' compositions for one instrument and piano have been standards in chamber music literature ever since their inception. These works were written with specific performers in mind and Brahms worked closely with them when refining the final texts. Nevertheless, we rarely approach the music taking into consideration the possibilities of the instrume…

Wow! This chart is totally smokin'. A terrific tune set in a funky-rock groove set around 132--144 BPM, a straight-eighth feel and very hip opening intro lick. Solos are available (written out) for alto, bari, trumpet 2, and guitar---and the lead trumpet range is to written A above---the staff (optional B). Check it out! / Ensemble De Jazz

Par RAE JAMES. All of the pieces in the Universal Edition Debut series are written for young instrumentalists in their earliest stages of learning, and can be performed as solos or in unison with other players. Some of the pieces have an optional second part and can also serve as ensemble material. For the student, this collection contains fun inspiration cartoons, a CD providing demo performances…

24 Pieces For Piano. Par WOLF PETER E.. Péter Wolf (a doctoral graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest) has composed a number of large-scale compositions in recent years which have had success at the hands of distinguished performers: these include two piano concertos as well as concertos for oboe, clarinet, and violin. By entitling his newest set of pieces for piano Wolf-temperie…