String Basics: First Performance Ensembles Book 1

Piano Music for Sight Reading and Short Study-The Sight Reading series is a valuable new addition to the Neil A. Kjos Piano Repertoire Library. As they say “You learn to sight read by doing it!” This series includes piano music of various textures and styles to be used to improve student sight reading as well as overall reading skills beginning at the elementary level. The series is useful as a supplement to any course of study and includes original music by Diane Hidy (Prep. to Level 2) and Snell editions of works (Levels 2 to 4) by composers of the 17th through early 20th centuries. The works are brief enough for students to quickly read during their practice. They are also useful as “short study” pieces that can bepracticed but only for a few days or at most a couple of weeks. The music is not intended for performance but rather to improve students’ ability to learn new music quickly and efficiently.

A piece a week-A piece a week Piano Grade 6 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved developing confident sight-reading. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris is designed to develop sight-reading skills especially in the context of graded exams.

StudioTrax CD-A new edition of this early Martin hymn resetting! In this version the key has been lowered and the rhythms adjusted to reflect a more traditional approach to the text refining the anthem for reverence and worship. The contours of the melody convey longing and repentance while the B section weaves gentle counterpoint into a sonic tapestry of beauty. An approachable yet effective option for Holy Week or services of contemplation. Superb! Score and Parts (fl ob cl bn perc 1-2 pno vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

In addition to providing the voice of lioness Nala in the 2019 live action remake of Disney's The Lion King Beyoncé created an anthem perfectly situated for choral singing--a collective full-throated pop/gospel appreciation of the resilience of the human (and animal) spirit!

Je débute l'improvisation à la guitare

The handy and compact layout of this convenient chord book allows you to quickly and easily find the chord you are looking for. Its layout of the almost innumerable harmonic variations of each piano chord as well as the great reference system for substitutions and related chords makes this book invaluable for any pianist looking to expand their harmonic horizons. It is not only a reference guide though. The lengthy introduction explores what jazz harmony is how chord variations and voicings contribute to it and how knowing them can enhance your playing incomparably. With sections for chords built from every root note divided into major minor dominant diminished andaugmented this book is not comprehensive but is as close to that as you can get. The infinite different ways of voicing each chord are condensed into the most popular and musically interesting so you'll be able to use The Jazz Piano Chord Book to help you improvise with other musicians in an inventive way or just to comp with other players competently. Spiral bound.

The techniques of this dazzling virtuoso guitarist are dissected in this special masterclass. Mike Wolf guides you step-by-step through Vai's most celebrated licks and solos that have inspired a generation of guitarists breakingdown some of his most challenging and unusual recorded moments for you to master. Includes a 24-page booklet of examples in notation with a Tab shorthand.

Piano Safari: Older Beg SR/Theory 3

Compact Reference Library-Basics for beginning rockers with a section on amps equipment and tablature. Covers everything from chords strums and simple songs to the shuffle lick string-bending and pentatonic blues scales and more.

Compact Reference Library-A complete beginner's guide to traditional fiddle styles which lets you learn authentic techniques while playing melodies. Stacy Phillips gives instruction on the single shuffle playing blues double stops how to buy a fiddle and how to read music.

Scales exercises rock and blues progressions for all grades in all the important keys. Standard notation and tablature plus full color note-finder poster are included. Chapters include: systems analysis · scales in open position · scales in closed position - one octave scales · and scales in closed position - two octave scales.

Master guitar teacher Arlen Roth explores the finer points of guitar soloing in this two-DVD lesson. Arlen explains how to develop interesting and musical guitar solos and stresses the importance of choosing notes wisely. Also contains rare archival footage of studio and live performances with legendary musicians.

El proposito de este metodo es el de entender las tecnicas para tocar la guitarra en el estilo de rock. Tambien incluye expicaciones sobre el sistema de tablature y notacion musical asi como teoria basica. No es necesario saber leer musica y toda los ejemplos se demuestran en el CD de accompanimento. Cada leccion comienza con una explicacion de la cancion y el estilo. Despues le sigue un diagrama de acordes y un diagrama armonico que ilustran la escala y los acordes de la cancion. Los ejemplos musicales estan en el estilo de: Mana Shakira Carlos Santana Guns 'n' Roses AC/DC Nirvana Rolling Stones y muchos mas.

A first repertory for early-grade pianists. Includes: Benjamin Carr's Early American Sonatina · William Duncombe's Early English Sonatina · and more.

Tuck Andress is a master of fingerstyle guitar who now shares his subtle skills and techniques with you. Tuck gives in-depth demonstrations and explanations about every aspect of fingerstyle including walking bass patterns combined with chords comping rhythms voicings vibrato sliding leading with the melody various right- and left-hand techniques and much more. Includes close ups music and tab shown on screen as it's being played split-screen shots and slow motion segments to make learning easy. Other features include a new introduction by Woody Mann an artist biography selected discography suggested listening and more. A superb course in fingerstylemastery! Jazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.

Metodo di Armonia per Chitarra Volume 1

Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Blind Blake John Lee Hooker Big Bill Broonzy or Mississippi John Hurt studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In this book Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D G C E and A presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar.Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson the ragtime style of Blind Blake (the man with the piano-playing guitar) and the music of Big Bill Broonzy Memphis Minnie Willie Walker and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel syncopation and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and present the authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electric guitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively performed throughout the world and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

More jazzy pieces with lyrics to aid learning-More jazzy pieces with lyrics to aid learning

The distinctive sound of the Cuban tres underpins many Cuban styles of music. Here is a unique method that explains all aspects related to learning this traditional Cuban instrument. You'll also find an extensive introduction to son and the other Cuban styles including nengon changui danzon gauguanco and mambo! Discover the traditional technique and true essence of this Cuban folk instrument. In English and Spanish. Also includes a specially recorded CD with demonstration tracks.