BandQuest Series Grade 3.5-Composer Chris Brubeck wrote Ghost Walk as part of his BandQuest residency at West Rocks Middle School in Connecticut. The piece combines Brubeck's lifelong experiences with both jazz and classical idioms creating a workthat's as fun to play as it is to hear. The title was inspired by the wedding of Brubeck's son at Gettysburg College which hosts a ghost walk as well as the minor mode and haunting atmosphere of the piece. (Grade3.5) Dur: 3:10

A Musical Revue Featuring Songs by Raffi-It's up to me it's up to you. Help this planet earth to stay evergreen everblue! These words from popular children's songwriter Raffi celebrate our earth - our home and the importance of working together to take care of it.Share this message and make a difference in your school and community this year! This 15-minute revue can be performed in the classroom or on stage. It features five songs by Raffi piano/vocal arrangements with simple movementsuggestions reproducible singer parts and short connecting narrations you can easily adapt for groups of varying sizes. Available separately: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD).Approximate Performance Time: 15 minutes. Suggested for grades 2-4.It's up to me it's up to you. Help this planet earth to stay evergreen everblue! These words from popular children's songwriter Raffi celebrate our earth – our home and the importance of working together to take care of it. Share this message and make a difference in your school and community this year! This 15-minute revue can be performed in the classroom or on stage. It features five songs by Raffi piano/vocal arrangements with simple movement suggestions reproducible singer parts and short connecting narrations you can easily adapt for groups of varying sizes. Available separately: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD).Approximate Performance Time: 15 minutes. Suggested for grades 2-4.

Vocal score for Haydn's Cecilia Mass of 1766 edited by Rudolf Lück. Mass text is provided in Latin with editorial preface in English and German.

Holiday musical for young voices-Christmas is approaching and the elves are exhausted and tired of the cold! A few days of R and R in the warm island sun is just what they need ... snorkeling collecting seashells building sand castles catching a wave behindthat huge pirate ship . . . What? Pirates?!! ARRRR!! Ahoy mates! Get ready for one mighty adventure when the legendary White Beard (aka Santa) and the elves teach a salty crew of colorful scallywags all about true treasure. Upperelementary and middle school performers will have a rollicking good time with this 35-minute holiday spectacular that features eight original songs for unison voices and a script with over 75 speaking parts easily adapted to castsof varying sizes. The Teacher Edition also includes choreography helpful production guide and teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. Available separately: Teacher Edition Singer 5-Pak Preview CD(with vocals) Preview Pak (1 Preview CD 1 Singer book) Performance/Accompaniment CD Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 20 Singer books Perf/Accom CD). Duration: ca. 35 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

Troika Rushing is one of many popular traditional folk songs that exist in Russia. Though not all Russian folk songs are in the minor key man of them are including this one. All of the wind instruments take their turn in playing the melody making it enjoyable for all to play.

Snow-covered rooftops lights on the trees sounds of carolers families together... these are some of the many joys of Christmas celebrated in Michael W. Smith's 2007 song recently reissued in a new duet with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland which adapts beautifully to chorus. You will love performing this in your holiday concerts!

The matching easy Piano solo folio to the highly lauded cinematic event Avatar including nine beautiful James Horner compositions from the award winning film. James Horner's score has been nominated for an academy award (one of nine nominations for Avatar at the 2010 awards). Features a spectacular 4-page spread of full-colour art from the film! The matching easy Piano solo folio to the highly lauded cinematic event Avatar including nine beautiful James Horner compositions from the award winning film. James Horner's score has been nominated for an academy award (one of nine nominations for Avatar at the 2010 awards). Features a spectacular 4-page spread of full-colour art from the film!

All you need for your perfect Proms finale concert-Sing Britannia! contains all you could possibly need for your ideal Proms finale concert. The pieces have been selected edited and many newly arranged by Stephen Jackson (Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus) who has trained the choir for innumerable 'Last Night of the Proms' concerts and whose arrangements for this rousing celebration have been broadcast and televised worldwide. Boosey & Hawkes new Concerts for Choirs series is an innovative approach to concert planning for choirs. Each volume contains a wealth of material to help the choral director assemble a concert programme - all from one volume. The anthology draws on the vast Boosey and Hawkes archive and also includes many specially-composed or newly-arranged pieces. Sing Britannia! contains all you could possibly need for your ideal Proms finale concert. The pieces have been selected edited and many newly arranged by Stephen Jackson (Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus) who has trained the choir for innumerable 'Last Night of the Proms' concerts and whose arrangementsfor this rousing celebration have been broadcast and televised worldwide.

31 guitar transcriptions in notes and tab as well as background notes photos and complete lyrics. Songs include: Ain't Going Down to the Well No More - Alabama Bound - Big Fat Woman - Black Girl - Christmas Is Coming - De Kalb Blues - Easy Rider - Good Mornin' Blues - Rock Island Line - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - You Know I Got to Do It - and more. 31 guitar transcriptions in notes and tab as well as background notes photos and complete lyrics. Songs include: Ain't Going Down to the Well No More - Alabama Bound - Big Fat Woman - Black Girl - Christmas Is Coming - De Kalb Blues - Easy Rider - Good Mornin' Blues - Rock Island Line - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - You Know I Got to Do It - and more.

A wonderful teaching piece and the ideal young band festival work BACH VARIANTS (six melodic variations on the Bach chorale AWAKE MY HEART AND SING) should be a staple of every young band library. Chorale style playing does so much for the young band's intonation tone quality and phrasing. Including this one in your next festival program is certain to reap great rewards by honing your group's ability to make quality sound. Even bands which normally play music of higher grade levels will find a valuable experience in James Curnow's BACH VARIANTS. Be sure to add this one to your repertoire.

In Recital With Little Pieces For Little Fingers:-This supplemental book for beginning piano students offers terrific music that has been carefully leveled to ensure success. Titles include: Jesus Loves Me - God Made Me - Peace Like a River - Deep and Wide - Down in My Heart - Give Me Oil in My Lamp - This Little Light of Mine - God Is So Good - and others. The pieces are in Middle C position “almost” Middle C position and C position. All the pieces have lyrics and darling graphics. This supplemental book for beginning piano students offers terrific music that has been carefully leveled to ensure success. Titles include: Jesus Loves Me; God Made Me; Peace Like a River; Deep and Wide; Down in My Heart; Give Me Oil in My Lamp; This Little Light of Mine; God Is So Good; and others. The pieces are in Middle C position “almost” Middle C position and C position. All the pieces have lyrics and darling graphics.

An energetic addition to your Christmas concert the Holly Variations merges Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly (a duple-meter carol) with The Holly and the Ivy (a triple-meter carol). This unlikely partnership sets the stage for some very interesting rhythmic effects as two strong and opposing meters struggle for dominance. As a striking opener or a contrast piece THE HOLLY VARIATIONS will add spice to your holiday performance.

Perfect for getting away from the usual march sound without excluding one from your program this creative work adds several interesting twists to the familiar formula. Written primarily in the lydian mode the piece opens with a soft and playful dance-like melody. A strong trio and surprise ending compliment this exciting composition. An ideal festival work. Perfect for getting away from the usual march sound without excluding one from your program this creative work adds several interesting twists to the familiar formula. Written primarily in the lydian mode the piece opens with a soft and playful dance-like melody. A strong trio and surprise ending compliment this exciting composition. An ideal festival work.

This significant work for Grade 4 band has much to offer. The piquant harmonies of Movement 1 the introspective mood of Movement 2 and the Hoedown-like romp of Movement 3 unite to form provocative musical images. Stephen Bulla explores unique terrain in a place that seems at once antique and modern while cradling the listener in rich innovative harmonies. Have this be the signature music for your band this year. HEATHER RIDGE SKETCHES can be the piece your students will remember for many years to come.

Your holiday program can culminate in a powerful ending with this impressive but easy arrangement for band and choir. It can also be performed by band alone. It includes: Angels We Have Heard On High We Three Kings and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

Robert Schumann's 34 Vocal Duets for two Voices and Piano edited by Friedlander. Duets with Piano: SS (5) SA (13) ST (12) SBar (1) AB (1) TB (2); with Piano (German).

Whether you're a beginner an amateur a professional or a teacher you will find this book an excellent means of continuing your musical journey. This is a step-by-step guide to help you develop essential skills for improvisation. The concepts presented are first demonstrated over the 12-bar blues progression: in later chapters the ideas are realized over rhythm changes and in original compisitions based on the chord progressions of jazz standards. Topics include: scales and modes - chords and riffs - transposition - musical quotation - phrasing and articulation. Whether you're a beginner an amateur a professional or a teacher you will find this book an excellent means of continuing your musical journey. This is a step-by-step guide to help you develop essential skills for improvisation. The concepts presented are first demonstrated over the 12-bar blues progression: in later chapters the ideas are realized over rhythm changes and in original compisitions based on the chord progressions of jazz standards. Topics include: scales and modes - chords and riffs - transposition - musical quotation - phrasing and articulation.

Mastering Drumset Technique- Speed Mechanics for Drums is the ultimate technique book for today's faster playing styles - a roadmap to mastering the many facets of playing the drumset. This book then goes beyond technique to help you tap your inner creativity and discover your own original style. The book includes access to video online for download or streaming using the unique code inside the book. Speed Mechanics For Drums is the ultimate technique book for today's faster playing styles – a roadmap to mastering the many facets of playing the Drumset. This book then goes beyond technique to help you tap your inner creativity and discover your own original style. The book includes access to video online for download or streaming using the unique code inside the book.

Subtitled “Homage a J.B. ” one can hear the clear influence of Johannes Brahms in the lush strains of Valis three songs for violin and piano.Subtitled “Homage a J.B. ” one can hear the clear influence of Johannes Brahms in the lush strains of Valis three songs for violin and piano.

Contents: Star Spangled Banner D arr. Higgins; Rock Around The Clock; In The Mood; I Can't Stop Lovin' You; Tuxedo Junction; A String Of Pearls; Theme From New York New York; Endless Love; Fame; Hogan's Heroes March; MickeyMouse March; Leap Frog; Yakety March (Yakety Sax); Swing-A-Roo Polka; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; I'll Be Home For Christmas; Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow; Frosty The Snow Man; Tailgate Ramble; Soul Step; You're AGrand Old Flag; Yankee Doodle Boy; The Band Played On; Bill Bailey; Wabash Cannonball; Everything Is Beautiful; It's A Small World; I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing; Put Your Hand In The Hand; One O'Clock Jump; and Pennsylvania6-5000.