Flute Solo,Soprano Flute - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1346775

Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Baroque,Contest,Festival,Historic,Standards,Traditional. Individual part. 7 pages. Jmsgu3 #931557. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1346775).

Vivaldi's Spring is part of a set of four violin concertos, each representing a season of the year. The Four Seasons is one of Vivaldi's most famous works and is considered a masterpiece of program music, as it provides a musical expression of the events and emotions of each season.

Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying poems, possibly written by himself, that elucidated what it was about those seasons his music was intended to evoke, making it one of the earliest and most detailed examples of program music.

Vivaldi took great care to relate his music to the texts of the poems, translating the poetic lines directly into the music on the page. For example, in the middle section of the Spring concerto, where the goatherd sleeps, his barking dog can be marked in the viola section.

The music of Spring is an interpretation of a sonnet, and it is widely believed that Vivaldi wrote the sonnets himself, as the words and music are so entwined.

King Louis XV became very fond of the spring concerto, ordering it to be performed numerous times, indicating its widespread appeal and popularity.

These facts highlight Vivaldi's innovative and detailed approach to composing The Four Seasons, making it a timeless and celebrated piece in classical music.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1323881

By Michael Buble. By Haven Gillespie and John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Thomas Gunther. Blues,Christmas,Jazz. Score. 5 pages. Thomas Gunther Music Productions #912057. Published by Thomas Gunther Music Productions (A0.1323881).

Solo Piano Arrangement By Thomas Gunther
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town is another one of my favorite Christmas songs. For some reason I love playing it in a bluesy style, with some jazz voicings. The bridge is more in stride piano style.
About The Arrangement
The arrangement includes different stylistic elements found in more traditional popular piano music. It definitely has a bluesy vibe, but also shows elements of jazz and stride piano.
When it comes to the form I extended it by adding an intro that comes back in-between sections in form of an interlude. There is also an outro. 
About The Sheet Music
The sheet music is basically a transcription of my recording. It contains jazz chord symbols and plentiful of articulations as well as some dynamic markings. 
My Arranging Workflow
I have different approaches for creating solo piano arrangements of songs. The one I took here is as follows. First I come up with different ideas, try them out, and after a while settle on those I like best. Once I practiced and internalized those ideas I press record and hope for the best. Before the final version is done, I record myself many times over. This gives me the opportunity to improve upon each version until I have one that I feel comfortable with.
Recommendations For Learning The Song
I recommend that you first listen to my performance while reading along in the sheet music. This way you get a better understanding about the phrasing and the rhythmic feel.
You may want to spend a little time just vamping a few bars to get into the groove. When that feels good move on to different sections.
The bridge is different in feel because it is based on stride piano rather than blues. Stride piano features big jumps in the left hand and big intervals between the outer notes (up to a 10th). Should you have difficulty in playing those big intervals (smaller hands will make this hard) you may roll the notes and use the sustain pedal.
Is This Arrangement For You?
This solo piano arrangement is for every pianist who would like to try playing Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town in a more bluesy-jazzy style. Dependent on what your specialty is musically speaking, you made benefit from it in different ways. Here are some examples.
Classical Pianists
If you are a classical pianist who rarely listens to jazz and blues music, this arrangement might be a great way to dip your feed into more contemporary genres and styles like blues and jazz. This said, it might be quite challenging. Not from a technical point of view, but from a musical point of view. For example, swung eighth notes and accents and phrasing in blues and jazz are somewhat contrary to classical music. It's gonna be a great learning experience for sure!
Jazz Pianists
Should you be a jazz musician or blues musician, you may not necessarily want to play the arrangement as written note for note. Instead, you might just fall in love with some of my ideas and create your own arrangement based on those.
This goes especially for the solo section. You can play my solo or use it as inspiration for your own solo. Of course experiences blues and jazz musicians will prefer to make up their own solo.
I truly hope you have fun playing this arrangement! Yes.

French Horn Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1320588

Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Baroque,Contest,Festival,Historic,Standards,Traditional. Individual part. 7 pages. Jmsgu3 #909084. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1320588).

Vivaldi's Spring is part of a set of four violin concertos, each representing a season of the year. The Four Seasons is one of Vivaldi's most famous works and is considered a masterpiece of program music, as it provides a musical expression of the events and emotions of each season. Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying poems, possibly written by himself, that elucidated what it was about those seasons his music was intended to evoke, making it one of the earliest and most detailed examples of program music. Vivaldi took great care to relate his music to the texts of the poems, translating the poetic lines directly into the music on the page. For example, in the middle section of the Spring concerto, where the goatherd sleeps, his barking dog can be marked in the viola section. The music of Spring is an interpretation of a sonnet, and it is widely believed that Vivaldi wrote the sonnets himself, as the words and music are so entwined. King Louis XV became very fond of the spring concerto, ordering it to be performed numerous times, indicating its widespread appeal and popularity. The innovative and detailed approach Vivaldi took in composing The Four Seasons made it a timeless and celebrated piece in classical music.

Small Ensemble Guitar,Percussion,Voice - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1019165

Composed by Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno. Arranged by Jardel Caetano Costa Filho. Latin. Score and parts. 1 pages. Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno #3044549. Published by Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno (A0.1019165).

This is a typical exampleof the SAMBA,a genuine rhytm of Brazil.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.978025

Composed by J.C. Baker. A Cappella,Instructional. Octavo. 9 pages. J. Gallagher #5024785. Published by J. Gallagher (A0.978025).

Bach Chorale Styled SATB Sight Singing and Warm Up Practice perfect for high school students and SATB choirs looking to improve sight singing, sight reading, blending, and SATB practice and more with WEEKS worth of examples.

Includes: 
1. 9 pages, 175 measures, 22 examples of original SATB Chorale Styled Music for Sight Singing/Reading Practice in 4-part.
2. Whole, Half, Quarter, and Eighth Note examples as well as rests. 
3. Examples in various keys including C, D, Eb, F, Bb, G 
4. All examples in 4/4 time 
5. No accidentals, no dynamics to focus on blending, solfege/sight singing diatonic to key, tempo changes etc
6. Rhythm examples
7. Do-Mi-Sol examples 
8. Increasing level of difficulty from easy to hard

This is a great way to begin choir rehearsal as a warm up, sight reading in SATB, blending, vowel shapes, following the conductor, counting in 4/4, section independence, harmonies vs melody, moving notes, and so much more!  

 With these 22 examples a choir director can get weeks of work improving their ensemble as a whole, learning as a group to work through passages, listening to each other and focusing on all things outlined above!

While these examples are somewhat basic (no dynamics, slurs, etc) the positive impact they can have on your ensemble should not be taken lightly.  Happy singing! 

Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1233709

Composed by Ellen Creighton. Instructional. Score. 40 pages. Teaching With Ease #829277. Published by Teaching With Ease (A0.1233709).

Some students find the transition from Grade 1 sight reading, where only one hand is played at a time, to Grade 2 sight reading, where the hands often play together, to be a sudden change. This book is born out of individual pages that I started
writing for one of my students to introduce her very gradually to sight reading with both hands together as none of the books I could find had enough easy examples. Now a complete digital book of 185 sight reading examples that increase in difficulty very gradually, it is perfect for the students who need more time to build their confidence and ability.

All of the examples are in five finger positions, the hands never having to move within the piece. I have followed the ABRSM Grade 2 sight parameters for sharps and flats, time signatures and note range. The rhythms have been kept simple. This book is the ideal precursor to working on Grade 2 standard pieces.

Features:

- 185 sight reading examples. That’s more than enough to do three a week for an entire year!
- Simple pieces with the emphasis on a very slow, gradual increase in difficulty
- Examples with right hand and left hand melodies
- 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time
- Up to two sharps or two flats.

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1017161

Arranged by Heide Hille Riggs. Celtic,Folk,Instructional. 26 pages. Heide Hille Riggs #6057373. Published by Heide Hille Riggs (A0.1017161).

Violinist Heide Hille Riggs presents an innovative Celtic Fiddling Ebook to guide the fiddler from notations of a tune melody to achieving the distinctive Celtic sound. Designed as the perfect practice companion for the style novice, this Ebook contains audio examples that demonstrate the instruction on how to execute ornaments and bowing patterns, and a working Table of Contents which allows the reader to go directly to any page and navigate from style instruction to a tune. Ornaments such as the turn, roll, slide and cut, bowing patterns and rhythmic use of the bow are explained and marked by hand for authenticity, and applied to thirteen favorite Celtic session tunes. Included are some of Heide’s handwritten transcriptions, six full tune recordings, and personal experiences from her journey pursuing the distinctive sound of Celtic music. This purchase includes a recording by Heide Hille Riggs of the popular Irish session tune,Lark in the Morning.  The book originated as an Ebook with imbedded audio examples of the ornaments and bowing for each tune, referenced by track number. These audio examples, plus full recordings of 6 of the tunes, are available in a separate Digital CD at heidehilleriggs.com. Fiddler's Full Circle is for any fiddler of intermediate to advance playing ability, educators and classrooms, and private studios.

Large Ensemble Alto Saxophone,B-Flat Trumpet,Bass Guitar,Drums,Electric Guitar,Keyboard,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Voice - Digital Download

SKU: A0.495644

By Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, and Shellback. Arranged by TopDots Orchestrations. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 102 pages. TopDots Orchestrations #110083. Published by TopDots Orchestrations (A0.495644).

Key Bm. Tempo 128bpm Difficulty rating 3 Based upon the live recording, this classic song has been faithfully reproduced, playable by an ensemble of 4 rhythm section players, 4 front line players plus singers – lead and group. * Our Professional Arranger series includes parts of the highest quality and are note-for-note accurate to the original recording. All solos are meticulously and faithfully recreated so that bands and ensembles can authentically reproduce the sound of the original. All audio examples are produced ONLY from the musical parts contained in this arrangement. As a professional product, our audio examples do not include the vocal melody of the song. *Additional parts to supplement and augment this arrangement are included in the Educational Edition of this work. Separate Xtra Packs are available for this song. (Other arrangements in keys of Gm and Em also available).

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.495653

By Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, and Shellback. Arranged by TopDots Orchestrations. Contemporary,Pop. Score. 12 pages. TopDots Orchestrations #110091. Published by TopDots Orchestrations (A0.495653).

Key Bm. Tempo 128bpm Based upon the live recording, this classic song has been faithfully reproduced, playable by an ensemble of 4 rhythm section players, 4 front line players plus singers – lead and group. * Our Professional Arranger series includes parts of the highest quality and are note-for-note accurate to the original recording. All solos are meticulously and faithfully recreated so that bands and ensembles can authentically reproduce the sound of the original. All audio examples are produced ONLY from the musical parts contained in this arrangement. As a professional product, our audio examples do not include the vocal melody of the song. *Additional parts to supplement and augment this arrangement are included in the Educational Edition of this work. Separate Xtra Packs are available for this song. (Also available in keys of Gm and Em).

Large Ensemble Alto Saxophone,B-Flat Trumpet,Bass Guitar,Drums,Keyboard,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.496368

By Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, and Shellback. Arranged by TopDots Orchestrations. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 102 pages. TopDots Orchestrations #110579. Published by TopDots Orchestrations (A0.496368).

Key Bm. Tempo 128bpm Based upon the live recording, this classic song has been faithfully reproduced, playable by an ensemble of 4 rhythm section players, 4 front line players plus singers – lead and group. * Our Professional Arranger series includes parts of the highest quality and are note-for-note accurate to the original recording. All solos are meticulously and faithfully recreated so that bands and ensembles can authentically reproduce the sound of the original. All audio examples are produced ONLY from the musical parts contained in this arrangement. As a professional product, our audio examples do not include the vocal melody of the song. *Additional parts to supplement and augment this arrangement are included in the Educational Edition of this work. Separate Xtra Packs are available for this song. (Also available in keys of Gm and Em).

Large Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Bass Guitar,Drums,Keyboard,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Trumpet,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.496396

By Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, and Shellback. Arranged by TopDots Orchestrations. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 102 pages. TopDots Orchestrations #110601. Published by TopDots Orchestrations (A0.496396).

Key Gm. NOTE: DOWN 4 SEMITONES FROM ORIGINAL RECORDED KEY Tempo 128bpm Based upon the live recording, this classic song has been faithfully reproduced, playable by an ensemble of 4 rhythm section players, 4 front line players plus singers – lead and group. * Our Professional Arranger series includes parts of the highest quality and are note-for-note accurate to the original recording. All solos are meticulously and faithfully recreated so that bands and ensembles can authentically reproduce the sound of the original. All audio examples are produced ONLY from the musical parts contained in this arrangement. As a professional product, our audio examples do not include the vocal melody of the song. *Additional parts to supplement and augment this arrangement are included in the Educational Edition of this work. Separate Xtra Packs are available for this song. (Also available in keys of Bm and Em).

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.978029

Composed by J.C. Baker, Fermata Nowhere. Instructional,Standards. Octavo. 1 pages. J. Gallagher #5034151. Published by J. Gallagher (A0.978029).

For a whole week of Valentine's Day have your students use this fun and engaging sight reading practice with love songs THEY WILL KNOW! I use it as a warm up/ do now at the start of band and choral classes for the first 5-10 minutes or so.

These are quick 2, 4, and 8 measure examples totaling 10 songs for the students to practice sight reading using solfege.

There are some tricky syncopated rhythms involved as well as key changes (C, G, F, D, Bb).

The songs included in the 10 examples are, in order:

1. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis

2. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

3. We Found Love - Rhianna

4. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

5. She Loves You - The Beatles

6. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

7. Shallow - A Star Is Born

8. All Of Me - John Legend

9. Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John/Lion King

10. Love Is An Open Door - Frozen

This is a great warm up exercise at the start of class or rehearsal to get the students focused and their brains warmed up for singing, sight singing, reading, and learning new music.

Typically students can take either the whole sheet down in one day and we spend a good majority of a day on it OR spread it out over the week and do 1 or 2 a day.

Structure it as best you see fit.

The students love competing with each other to see who can figure out the solfege and the song first!

Bonus points if they can name the song, artist, and the correct lyrics!

Instrumental Duet Drums,Instrumental Duet,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.496390

By Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, and Shellback. Arranged by TopDots Orchestrations. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 13 pages. TopDots Orchestrations #110593. Published by TopDots Orchestrations (A0.496390).

Key Gm. NOTE: DOWN 4 SEMITONES FROM ORIGINAL RECORDED KEY Tempo 128bpm Based upon the live recording, this classic song has been faithfully reproduced, playable by an ensemble of 4 rhythm section players, 4 front line players plus singers – lead and group. * Our Professional Arranger series includes parts of the highest quality and are note-for-note accurate to the original recording. All solos are meticulously and faithfully recreated so that bands and ensembles can authentically reproduce the sound of the original. All audio examples are produced ONLY from the musical parts contained in this arrangement. As a professional product, our audio examples do not include the vocal melody of the song. *Additional parts to supplement and augment this arrangement are included in the Educational Edition of this work. Separate Xtra Packs are available for this song. (Also available in keys of Bm and Em).

Melody instruments (piano/keyboard/guitar/vibraphone) - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q48014

A Study In Jazz Accompaniment. Jazz - music education - lessons. Downloadable, Textbook. Advance Music GmbH - Digital #Q48014. Published by Advance Music GmbH - Digital (S9.Q48014).

English.

This digital book/audio set presents a clear, comprehensive, one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook’s text How to Improvise, How to Comp offers precise explanations, practical exercises, recorded musical examples, four play-along tracks, and daily practice routines. How to Comp organizes a vast amount of information that helped to make the author’s previous work a major contribution to jazz pedagogy. How to Comp is primarily for intermediate through advanced level players of harmonic instruments, e.g. piano (keyboard), guitar and vibraphone. However, drummers, bassists and horn players can also benefit from its study. Subject covered include: Voicing construction, preferred stock voicings, voiceleading, constant structure, non-harmonic voicings, single-note lines, rhythmic vocabulary, altering the harmonic rhythm, motive development, dividing and shifting attention, supportive and interactive comping styles, the soloist’s viewpoint, pacing, strolling, and much more. In How to Comp, the author, an accomplished jazz trombonist, pianist, composer, arranger and educator, looks deeply into the nature and challenge of artistic jazz accompaniment and puts into focus a direct, sure path toward mastery.

A comprehensive, one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised solo. It offers precise explanations, practical exercises, recorded examples, four play-along tracks, and daily practice routines. Intended for intermediate-to-advanced players of harmonic instruments (piano, guitar, vibraphone), it can also be used by drummers, bassists and horn players.