Par . Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz), Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach, using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy, starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an e…

The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price includes online access to audio for download or streaming.This volume features eight Celtic favorites: Casey's Jig - David's Jig - Fisherman's …

An Instrumental Approach. Par BERMEJO MILI. Learn to improvise like an instrumentalist! Artful vocal jazz improvisation requires knowing the changes, and all musicians need to understand what is happening on the musical landscape. This book will help you hear, understand and apply jazz theory so that you can solo as a complete musician. Each lesson offers a core musical concept related to harmony,…

Beginning intermediate LevelJazz Phrasing for Saxophone features ten melodic pieces which are easy to play, yet convey the essence of mainstream (Swing/Bebop/Bossa) jazz vocabulary. The pieces are catchy and melodic, demonstrating the use of sequence and voice-leading to make a musical statement.The book includes two play-along CDs (one for alto and one for tenor) featuring a world-class rhythm se…

If there's one thing that practically all guitarists have experienced at one time or another, it's the disappointment that comes from not being able to play something. This is nothing new, of course, and there's only one way through it - practice, practice, practice! The only problem is that sometimes it's difficult to know exactly what to practice. That's where this book comes in. Written with th…

30 Pieces for Beginner Violin to Motivate and Inspire. Par . Inspire the beginner violinist! This title features 30 progressive pieces using just open strings, with incredible backing tracks in popular styles to motivate students to sound their best. Designed to provide absolute beginners with concert repertoire to be proud of, and opportunities to develop music-reading skills and technique. Inclu…

Scales are no stranger to the bass player. We practice them up and down, in different sequences, and in different keys to improve our chops. But how many people really know how to apply them in a musical way? With Bassist's Guide to Scales Over Chords, you'll learn how these two topics are intertwined in a logical and fundamental manner. This key concept is paramount in learning how to create and …

Par HEIFETZ JASCHA. Jascha Heifetz, great violinist of the 20th century, was renowned for his encores, and here is an incredible collection of these exciting pieces. Your accompanist is the well-known accompanist of Mischa Elman for many years, Joseph Seiger. In 1999, brilliant violinist Daniela Shtereva added her talents for the complete versions heard in this edition. Includes a complete printed…

A Modern Music Production Course That Makes Basic Music Technology Fun! A perfect approach for students with a passion for music outside of traditional programs, Alfred's Music Tech 101 Teacher's Handbook correlates to Alfred's Music Tech 101 which covers the basics of music technology without heavy technical reading, using plain-English explanations. No musical experience is required, and classro…

Performed by Katarzyna Bury Accompaniment: Rousse Phliharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov Here are two of the great Romantic works for flute and orchestra in a fabulous MMO package. Listen to master flutist Katarzyna Bury perform these beloved classics with the Rousse Symphony Orchestra, then she stands aside and you take her place as the star virtuoso with the full orchestra under Maestr…

for Fingerstyle Guitar. Par DIVERS AUTEURS / WEISER GLENN. This is a collection of twenty-five solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements of famous early blues, centuries-old ballads, and traditional folk songs. If you want to learn how to play a melodic fingerstyle solo break between the verses of a song, then these arrangements are a great way to start. All songs include standard notation with fingeri…

Essential Bass Lines, Techniques, Theory and Grooves. There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book with audio demo exercises and full-length tunes available online for download or streaming gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. Learn to play the perfect line for any musical sit…

15 intermediate to early advanced selections from Mendelssohns Songs Without Words, edited and recorded by Immanuela Gruenberg. This publication also includes access to companion recorded performances online, for download or streaming, using the unique code printed inside the book.Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists.…