Read and Sing Folksongs- Learn to read & sing a wealth of folksong history from the creative writing of Emily Crocker. Kick up your heels with singing and dancing games a play party hoedown counting out rhyme spirituals sea shanty riverboat work song and much more! Well-written lesson plans take you step-by-step from melody to harmony. Learn a song as you play a game activity. Practice selected rhythm & melodic patterns to help sight read the song. Add a simple ostinato or partner melody for instant harmony. Decide on the form and then switch it up each time you perform! Add classroom percussion parts provided or create your own. Sing a cappella or with the recording on theenclosed CD or perform live with the piano/vocal arrangements printed in the Teacher Book. Simple choreography suggestions are listed above the piano scores. And there's more! You can bring John Jacobson into your classroom with choreography videos available free online. The Teacher Book also comes with an Enhanced CD of audio recordings and PDFs of the singer songsheets in full color or black/white so you have the freedom to print or project what you want! Perfect for classroom or concert programming. Have fun sight reading melody and harmony with Read & Sing. Suggested for Grades 3-6.

All Aboard The Recorder Express is the ideal choice for individuals youngsters parents and the classroom a comprehensive Recorder method that is simple to use and loads of fun! As one of the easiest and most accessible musical instruments the Recorder is not only rewarding to play but is also an important gateway into the orchestra and other instruments too! Beginning with a few notes you'll find pieces in a huge variety of styles complete with parts for percussion and piano. What's more there's also a CD packed with superb backing tracks for you to play along with. The perfect accompaniment to any Recorder method or as a workbook for school groups and one-to-one tuition All Aboard The Recorder Express will get you playing a host of tunes in no time at all! All Aboard The Recorder Express is the ideal choice for individuals youngsters parents and the classroom a comprehensive Recorder method that is simple to use and loads of fun! As one of the easiest and most accessible musical instruments the Recorder is not only rewarding to play but is also an important gateway into the orchestra and other instruments too! Beginning with a few notes you'll find pieces in a huge variety of styles complete with parts for percussion and piano. What's more there's also a CD packed with superb backing tracks for you to play along with. The perfect accompaniment to any Recorder method or as a workbook for school groupsand one-to-one tuition All Aboard The Recorder Express will get you playing a host of tunes in no time at all!

Play Guitar with the CD backing tracks and the matching music booklet (DVD insert sized) included in the case. This pack includes five great songs by U2 . On the CD: Two specially recorded 'soundalike' backing tracksof each song: Full demo with Guitar showing you how the song should sound. Backing track without Guitar for you to play along with on your own Guitar. In the Music booklet: Music chords and lyrics. Learn the Guitar part from the tab or the standard notation.

A Collection for Young Voices-Disney's TV superstar Miley Cyrus hits the big screen in a big way! Sing-along with five of your favorite songs from Disney's smash hit Hannah Montana: The Movie in this value-packed collection that is fun and affordable! Perfectfor group singing in the classroom choir or community kids of all ages will enjoy these easy-to-sing arrangements for unison voices with optional harmonies. The Piano/Vocal Collection offers fully accompanied songs and theSinger Edition provides vocal parts only. Check out the professionally-produced recording available separately for performance and accompaniment possibilities! Available separately: Piano/Vocal Collection Singer Edition 10-Pak Performance/Accompaniment CD. Suggested for grades 4-8.Disney's TV superstar Miley Cyrus hits the big screen in a big way! Sing-along with five of your favourite songs from Disney's smash hit Hannah Montana: The Movie in this value-packed collection that is fun and affordable! Perfect for group singing in the classroom choir or community kids of all ages will enjoy these easy-to-sing arrangements for unison voices with optional harmonies. This CD is designed to accompany the Piano/Vocal collection (HL09971380) and singer 10 pak (HL09971381).

The exercises presented in this method will help the elementary oboist to develop a strong tone and to practice good posture. The studies and scales will help to develop your technical control and awareness of style.

Preparatory Book B- The All-In-One Approach To Succeeding At The Piano® - Preparatory Book B pieces focus on note reading from the guide notes and introducing terms such as skips octaves ties and various tempo marks. Colorful writing pages that reinforce note naming and reading intervals from guide notes are appealing to students.

3-DVD Mega Pack-With this comprehensive Blues course designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy you will develop an understanding of general guitar basics and a solid foundation for playing the Blues. Learn essential Blues chords scales andlead techniques like string bending vibrato and hammer-ons pull-offs. John shows you full blues scales with tri-tones the B.B. Box and how to construct a 12 bar blues progression. He challenges you to learn complete bluessolos riffs and syncopated rhythm progressions. Learn the talk back effect expansion on a main theme and how to fuse Jazz into Blues music. Master techniques such as rakes pick & finger and advanced bending. John shows youBlues endings turnarounds melodic Blues the circle of fourths slide techniques and many Blues rhythms that you will learn to play with full band backing tracks. Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membershipto Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the worldlearning to play music using The Rock House Method.With this comprehensive Blues course designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy you will develop an understanding of general guitar basics and a solid foundation for playing the Blues. Learn essential Blues chords scales andlead techniques like string bending vibrato and hammer-ons pull-offs. John shows you full blues scales with tri-tones the B.B. Box and how to construct a 12 bar blues progression. He challenges you to learn complete bluessolos riffs and syncopated rhythm progressions. Learn the talk back effect expansion on a main theme and how to fuse Jazz into Blues music. Master techniques such as rakes pick & finger and advanced bending. John showsyouBlues endings turnarounds melodic Blues the circle of fourths slide techniques and many Blues rhythms that you will learn to play with full band backing tracks. Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membershipto Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the worldlearning to play music using The Rock House Method.

US Version-Book/CD Pack. The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library's Adult Piano Method takes an all-in-one approach by combining lessons solos technique and theory into a single volume. This innovative new series is authored by the skilled writers of the HLSPL student method books. Book/online audio pack. The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library's Adult Piano Method takes an all-in-one approach by combining lessons solos technique and theory into a single volume. This innovative new series is authored by the skilled writers of the HLSPL student method books.

In Book 3 of Etudes with Technique new techniques covered include: five-finger patterns and octave scales; independence of hands; triads and inversions; trills; chordal playing; and two-note slurs. Each technique is supported by several etudes to thoroughly exercise the technique. This book is correlated to The Festival Collection® Book 3 and Succeeding with the Masters® Volume One.In Book 3 of Etudes with Technique new techniques covered include: five-finger patterns and octave scales; independence of hands; triads and inversions; trills; chordal playing; and two-note slurs. Each technique is supported by several etudes to thoroughly exercise the technique. This book is correlated to The Festival Collection® Book 3 and Succeeding with the Masters® Volume One .

Grade 4 Lesson and Technique-In Grade 4 of Succeeding at the Piano students continue to cultivate musicianship and a passion for playing piano! New concepts are: triads and inversions; two octave scales; the circle of fifths; dominant seventh chords in root position; the trill; the key of B flat Major; 3 forms of E minor and G minor; diminished triads; refined pedal technique; sixteenth notes and sixteenth notes variants. Bach’s Prelude in C BWV 846 and classical themes by Brahms Liszt Mozart Beethoven and Grieg are interspersed with folk tunes and original solos by leading FJH composers. By reviewing the concepts of transposing musical forms intervals and technicaltips Grade 4 supports the pedagogical foundation laid down in previous grades. The CD reinforces good practice habits with a short verbal pedagogical comment between the practice track and performance track. It also provides an opportunity to play with a string quartet accompaniment for some of the pieces.

From the Classic Hot Licks Video Series-The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all of the classic video footage. This re-transcribed and edited book with online video includes guitar tab and new accurate transcriptions. Techniques and approaches are presented in this Eric Johnson master class including the styles of Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton Wes Montgomery Chet Atkins Jerry Reed Jeff Beck and more. Topics covered include: picking techniques pentatonic phrasing left- and right-hand muting pedal steel-style bends unique chord voicings harmonics and more. The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all of the classic video footage. This re-transcribed and edited book with online video includes guitar tab and new accurate transcriptions. Techniques and approaches are presented in this Eric Johnson master class including the styles of Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton Wes Montgomery Chet Atkins Jerry Reed Jeff Beck and more. Topics covered include: picking techniques pentatonic phrasing left- and right-hand muting pedal steel-style bends unique chord voicings harmonics and more.

Scales Modes and Melodic Patterns Level One-Rusty Cooley was named one of the top 20 fastest shredders of all time and has been an influence to many guitarists including Mark Tremonti and John Petrucci. In this program Rusty teaches you his unique fretboard visualizationthrough shapes patterns and years of modal knowledge. Learn how the modes are covered across the neck 5 and 6 string root modal patterns extended and split patterns single and double string techniques. Rusty shows you themodal sequences he uses then challenges you to play the scales and modes. Apply all these techniques and develop your own style over the full band backing tracks included in this program. Each Rock House product includesfree lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community ofmusicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.Rusty Cooley was named one of the top 20 fastest shredders of all time and has been an influence to many guitarists including Mark Tremonti and John Petrucci. In this program Rusty teaches you his unique fretboard visualization through shapes patterns and years of modal knowledge. Learn how the modes are covered across the neck 5 and 6 string root modal patterns extended and split patterns single and double string techniques. Rusty shows you the modal sequences he uses then challenges you to play the scales and modes. Apply all these techniques and develop your own style over the full band backing tracks included in this program.

A brand new edition of this internationally acclaimed classic snare drum method with play-along CD. This reengraved comprehensive and musical beginning through intermediate level method includes reading studies duets stickcontrol exercises multiple drum studies rudiments and student composition assignments.Internationally acclaimed by today's leading teachers this book is designed for the beginner of any age. This method provides a complete introduction to drumming for private lesson or classroom us. The included downloadable audio also makes this the ideal self-instruction method.

From the Classic Hot Licks Video Series-The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all of the classic video footage. This re-transcribed and edited book includes guitar tab and new accurate transcriptions. In this edition ten-time Grammy Award« winner George Benson covers chord substitution turnarounds the Wes Montgomery style and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on This Masquerade and soloing over the On Broadway vamp. It also includes several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances. The video is accessed online using the unique code found inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all of the classic video footage. This re-transcribed and edited book includes guitar tab and new accurate transcriptions. In this edition ten-time Grammy Award® winner George Benson covers chord substitution turnarounds the Wes Montgomery style and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on This Masquerade and soloing over the On Broadway vamp. It also includes several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances. The video is accessed online using the unique code found inside each book and can bestreamed or downloaded.

ShowTrax CD-One of the new songs created for the Broadway adaptation of Disney's Aladdin this is a buddy song in the classic Broadway style! Plenty of comic pizzazz for a sure audience pleaser! Duration: ca. 2:30

Grade 4-The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Janet Way this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 4 clarinettist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:* 19 pieces & short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performancetip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks * a piano accompaniment booklet Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked as a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer School. Janet Way 's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others. This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 4 clarinettist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance. Each volume contains: 19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip. Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises. Brand new sight-reading activities Newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks. A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 4 Clarinet players includes the pieces Seguidilla from Carmen by Georges Bizet Ska-Face by Steve Pogson Fantasia by George Philipp Telemann and more. Janet Way: Grade By Grade – Clarinet (Grade 4) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Rhythms & Leads-The 7-String guitar is the foundation that gives some of popular music especially heavy metal its ferocious sound. In this program Buz McGrath of Unearth reveals his lead and song writing techniques. Learn sweep arpeggios 7string minor seventh arpeggios hammer pull off runs and shred riffs spanning the neck. Buz teaches his unique way of creating harmony sections and pivoting lead techniques. Learn how to construct songs using the combination ofsingle note riffs and power chords and how to add harmony guitar counterparts to create interesting full rhythms. Understand how to play 7-string syncopated and odd time rhythms speed thrash and rhythm codes that are thesignature of 7-string sound. Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks accessmessage boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method. The 7-string guitar is the foundation that gives some of popular music especially heavy metal its ferocious sound. In this program Buz McGrath of Unearth reveals his lead guitar and song writing techniques. Learn sweep arpeggios 7-string minor seventh arpeggios hammer pull-off runs and shred riffs spanning the neck. Buz teaches his unique way of creating harmony sections and pivoting lead techniques. Learn how to construct songs using the combination of single note riffs and power chords and how to add harmony guitar counterparts to create interesting full rhythms. Understand how to play 7-stringsyncopated and odd time rhythms speed thrash and rhythm codes that are the signature of 7-string sound. Each Rock House video includes a lesson tab booklet iPod-ready video and free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support.

Beginner Level-This program designed by renowned bassist Chris McCarvill is for someone with little or no experience. The one-on-one lessons explore the parts of the bass proper hand positioning and tuning. Essential techniques such asscales octaves alternating and muting are also covered. Learn the key elements of Rock and Blues timing and how to hold the beat with ease. Play the complete Bass progressions with the drum and guitar backing tracks to feel theexcitement and energy of playing in your own band! Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors downloadbacking tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.This program designed by renowned bassist Chris McCarvill is for someone with little or no experience. The one-on-one lessons explore the parts of the bass proper hand positioning and tuning. Essential techniques such as scales octaves alternating and muting are also covered. Learn the key elements of Rock and Blues timing and how to hold the beat with ease. Play the complete Bass progressions with the Drum and Guitar backing tracks to feel the excitement and energy of playing in your own band!

The Player's Guide to Authentic Stylings-The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easytouse guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano &ndash- from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory chords and voicings improvisation ideas structure and forms scales and modes rhythm basics interpreting a lead sheet playing solos and much more! The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz Piano – from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their Keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory chords and voicings improvisation ideas structure and forms scales and modes rhythm basics interpreting a lead sheet playing solos and much more!

Song Writing Riffing and Soloing-If Metal guitar is your passion then this is your ticket to stardom! One of modern Metals most accomplished players Rob Arnold of the Chimaira teaches you how to create Metal rhythms build multipart guitar sections and writecomplete Metal songs. Learn his unique lead style with components like minor pentatonic and harmonic minor scales right hand finger tapping and his favorite riffs and licks. The interactive backing tracks of bass and drums putyou at the center of a bone crushing Metal band! Rob even reveals the personal practice techniques that have helped propel him to the stage! Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's onlinelesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play musicusing The Rock House Method.If metal Guitar is your passion the this is your ticket to stardom! On of modern metals most accomplished players Rob Arnold of Chimaira teaches you how to create Metal rhythms build multi-part guitar sections and write complete Metal songs. Learn his unique lead style with components like minor pentatonic and harmonic minor scales right hand finger tapping and his favorite riffs and licks. The interactive backing tracks of bass and drums put you at the center of a bone crushing Metal band. Rob even reveals the personal practice techniques that have helped propel him to the stage.