Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar performances. This book presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note/chord relationships. You'll learn how to:develop an expectation of sound master the relationships between notes modes and harmonies improvise over jazz standards identify pitch tendencies within chord progressions and more.The art of effective improvisation lies in your abilities to follow work with and transcend the harmonic progressions that form a song. This unique tutorial presents an improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linearinterpretation of note/chord relationships. With this technique improvised lines are derived from chord progressions. You will learn how to choose appropriate notes by listening for the tendencies of pitches within modesand tonalities. The course explores the possibilities of focused and linear improvisation developing your ability to create musically effective melodies with greater freedom and depth of expression. Develop anexpectation of sound - an intuitive sense for which notes to choose and where those chosen notes will lead Master the relationships between notes modes and harmonies Improvise over jazz changes for such standards as BlueBossa Tune Up and Long Ago And Far Away Identify pitch tendencies within chord progressions

The Studio Collection offers a spectacular mix of styles with carefully selected pieces from the PreTime® to BigTime® Piano Supplementary Library. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student’s level: Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock ‘n Roll and more. Discover motivation at your fingertips with the Student Choice Series from Piano Adventures. Arranged at six levels of difficulty the series offers enjoyable arrangements of well-known pieces at precisely the right grade. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student's level: Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock n Roll and more and correlates with the Faber Piano Adventure Method Book levels. Students can play popular hits from Harry Potter Disney Charlie Brown and more. Learn classic arrangements of well-loved symphonic and operatic literature by the great composers. Experience the unique sounds of jazzstandards and soulful blues. The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! Each book has a multi-language introduction making the series suitable for supporting the FPA method in a number of countries including Germany Italy Holland and Spain. Suitable for all early beginner students and onwards whatever method they are using.

Jimmy Bruno is one of the finest jazz guitarists of our time. From the first note of every performance he captures audiences with his electricity and presence. This Volume 2 DVD of the most recent performance filmed live at Chris' Café in Philadelphia PA presents the unique opportunity to witness Jimmy in an intimate jazz setting while playing to a home town crowd. Volume 2 features seven jazz standards performed live by Jimmy Bruno with a Tenor Sax/Drums/Organ quartet and includes an up-close and personal interview with the master himself. Featuring: Jimmy Bruno Guitar; Chris Farr Tenor sax; Daniel Monaghan Drums; Lucas Brown Organ and Keyboard Bass. Jimmy Bruno is one of the finest jazz guitarists of our time. From the first note of every performance he captures audiences with his electricity and presence. This Volume 2 DVD of the most recent performance filmed live at Chris' Café in Philadelphia PA presents the unique opportunity to witness Jimmy in an intimate jazz setting while playing to a home town crowd. Volume 2 features seven jazz standards performed live by Jimmy Bruno with a Tenor Sax/Drums/Organ quartet and includes an up-close and personal interview with the master himself. Featuring: Jimmy Bruno Guitar; Chris Farr Tenor sax; Daniel Monaghan Drums; Lucas Brown Organ and Keyboard Bass.

ShowTrax CD-Spotlight your group with this powerful ballad by Phil Collins. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 4:00. The accompaniment CD for this memorable song from Disney's animated adventure Tarzan arranged by Mac Huff.

ShowTrax CD-The hottest ticket on Broadway! Includes: Beauty School Dropout Born to Hand Jive Greased Lightnin' Those Magic Changes We Go Together. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 10:00. The hottest ticket on Broadway! Includes: Beauty School Dropout Born to Hand Jive Greased Lightnin' Those Magic Changes We Go Together. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 10:00.

Jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins' flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach has inspired collaborations with many legendary performers. This CD presents guitar ensemble arrangements of many traditional Christmas favorites as well as an arrangement of a folk tune that appeared in the movie A Christmas Carol and one original tune. Pleasing light listening for a beautiful time of the year. Jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins' flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach has inspired collaborations with many legendary performers. This CD presents guitar ensemble arrangements of many traditional Christmas favorites aswell as an arrangement of a folk tune that appeared in the movie A Christmas Carol and one original tune. Pleasing light listening for a beautiful time of the year.

For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist-The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method has taught millions of people to play. Now learning will be even easier thanks to this great Digital Video Disc! Designed for anyone just learning to play electric or acoustic guitar it covers: tuning identifying the parts of the guitar reading both standard notation and tablature playing chords strumming and picking improvising basic rock solos and lots more. It features great camera angles helpful on-screen music guitar diagrams hand-position close-ups and the navigational freedom that only a DVD can provide so you can go straight to the topics you want! You'll learn to play the songs: Let It Be · Wild Thing · Twist andShout as well as the famous intro riffs to: Smoke on the Water · Day Tripper · Sunshine of Your Love. The DVD corresponds with all the books and supplements in the Hal Leonard Guitar Method and features exclusive DVD Bonus Lessons covering chord progressions songs licks and jam tracks! This DVD is designed for anyone who is just beginning to play electric or acoustic guitar. You'll learn to: Play great songs like 'Let it Be' 'Wild Thing' and 'Twist And Shout' Play the famous intro riffs to 'Smoke on the Water' 'Day Tripper' and 'Sunshine of Your Love' Read both standard music notation and guitar tablature Play the most popular chords Tune your guitar and identify its parts Strum and pick Improvise basic rock solos This DVD features over 80 minutes of on-screen music and guitar diagrams for easier learning as well as playing tips with close-up hand positions and demonstrations. PLUS! Chord progressions songs licks and jam tracks offered exclusively on this DVD!

Blues Gospel and Country Styles-The powerful lessons on this DVD represent piano instruction at its very best. Each segment is taught by a legendary master of the keys and was chosen to provide a variety of traditional keyboard techniques. These veteran performers demonstrate numerous ways to develop a real groove and share their unique styles. Beginners and experienced players alike will become more confident and proficient pianists. 1 hour 20 minutes. The powerful lessons on this DVD represent Piano instruction at its very best. Each segment is taught by a legendary master of the keys and was chosen to provide a variety of traditional keyboard techniques. These veteran performers demonstrate numerous ways to develop a real groove and share their unique styles. Beginners and experienced players alike will become more confident and proficient pianists. 1 hour 20 minutes.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 125-Jazz Play-Along Volume 125: Sammy Nestico is for use with all Bb Eb C and bass clef instruments the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. For studying purposes each tune includes a split track with melody cue with proper style and inflection professional rhythm tracks choruses for soloing removable bass part removable Piano part. For performance purposes each tune also has an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) and additional choruses for soloing. Jazz Play-Along Volume 125: Sammy Nestico is for use with all Bb Eb C and bass clef instruments the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. For studying purposes each tune includes a split track with melody cue with proper style and inflection professional rhythm tracks choruses for soloing removable bass part removable Piano part. For performance purposes each tune also has anadditional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) and additional choruses for soloing.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 46-For use with all Bb Eb and C instruments the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD thisfirst-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Chorusesfor soloing Removable bass part Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) Additional choruses for soloing. 10 songs: Ain'tMisbehavin' Get Me to the Church on Time I Love Paris I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face It Never Entered My Mind Make Someone Happy Old Devil Moon Small World Till There WasYou Too Close for Comfort. For use with all Bb Eb and C instruments the Jazz Play Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For Study Each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Choruses for soloing Removable Bass part Removable Piano part For Performance Each tune also has: An additional fullstereo accompaniment track (no melody) Additional choruses for soloing This volume contains 10 Broadway favourites: Ain't Misbehavin' · Get Me to the Church on Time · I Love Paris · I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face · It Never Entered My Mind · Make Someone Happy · Old Devil Moon · Small World · Till There Was You and Too Close for Comfort .

Faber Piano Adventures - Student Choice Series Christmas Level 1

Learn to play the blues in several styles - jazz Latin fusion rock and funk - in all keys with step-by-step instructions practice tips and a play-along CD. Even if you are a complete beginner thiseasy-to-understand instructional guide will help you develop essential reading technique rhythmic syncopation performance and composing skills and get you improvising in no time! Jeff Harrington is an assistantprofessor in the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music. He received his B.M. from Berklee and his M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music. Harrington is a tenor saxophonist and recording artist and has performedinternationally with artists including Ricky Ford Milt Hinton Toots Thielemans and Makoto Ozone.Learn to play 12-bar blues in several styles including jazz latin fusion rock and funk. A step-by-step guide with practice tips and instruction. Even complete beginners will be improvising in no time.

Guitar Play-Along Volume 18-The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the Guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the Guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!

Jazz Play-Along Volume 150-For use with all B-flat E-flat C and BC instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: • Melody cue with proper style and inflection • Professional rhythm tracks • Choruses for soloing • Removable bass part • Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: • An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) • Additional choruses for soloing. In this special instructional edition technical concepts used in jazz improvising are covered in detail - from scales to chord progressions to II-V-I patterns. And in true Jazz Play-Along fashion there are also plenty of play-along tracks based on common chord progressions and songs so you can apply the concepts you learn right away in context. Topics covered include: essential chord-to-scale relationships • making music with scales • chord tones • adding chromatics • other scales • fundamental harmony • the II-V-I progression • advanced harmony • ?must-know? progressions • improvising • modern concepts in improvising • suggested listening. For use with all B-flat E-flat C and BC instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices included as audio files to download online this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection Professional rhythm tracks Choruses for soloing Removable bass part Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track(no melody) Additional choruses for soloing. In this special instructional edition technical concepts used in jazz improvising are covered in detail - from scales to chord progressions to II-V-I patterns. And in true Jazz Play-Along fashion there are also plenty of play-along tracks based on common chord progressions and songs so you can apply the concepts you learn right away in context. Topics covered include: essential chord-to-scale relationships making music with scales chord tones adding chromatics other scales fundamental harmony the II-V-I progression advanced harmony must-know progressions improvising modern concepts in improvising suggested listening.

Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads - the fundamental building blocks of harmony - are a simple and effective remedy forscale dependency in improvisation. In Jazz Improvisation for Guitar: A Melodic Approach explore the potential of triads and their melodic extensions and learn to connect them using guide tones. You'll learn to create solophrases in the style of some of the world's finest jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery George Benson Grant Green Kenny Burrell and Pat Martino. Discover an alternative approach to Jazz improvisation to the usual endless scalic runs by taking advantage of the Guitar's triad possibilities with this special tutorial. Part of the world-renowned BerkleePress tutor methods this intuitive approach uses triads - the fundamental building blocks of harmony - as a simple and effective remedy for scale dependency in improvisation. Learn how to recognise and find triadsquickly all over the fretboard and how to connect them using guide tones . The result is a warm and complex vocabulary that is rich in harmony and progression and reminiscent of the Jazz Guitar greats such as WesMontgomery Kenny Burrell George Benson and Pat Martino.

This outstanding series is an encouragement to beginning singers in preparing a vocal solo. Songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type after consulting many official state contest repertoire lists. All the songs forinstance are on the Texas list. The series will be useful to any novice singer not just limited to those preparing an actual contest solo. Each volume contains 10 songs: 5 art songs in English an African-American spiritual 2songs in Italian a song in German and a song in Spanish. There are new editions and engravings of all songs. Biographical information is included on each composer. Interpretive suggestions are given for each song and the prefaceon Learning a Song is especially instructive. Each volume includes beautiful performances of all the songs by a professional singer and excellent accompaniments by pianist Laura Ward. Also on the recordings arepronunciation guides in Italian German and Spanish. Mezzo-Soprano Book Contents: An die Musik The Blue-Bell He Shall Feed His Flock My Lord What a Mornin' Now Is the Month of Maying Nymphs and Shepherds Ombra mai fù Porque toco el pandero Silent Noon Vergin tutto amor.This outstanding series is an encouragement to beginning singers in preparing a vocal solo. Songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type after consulting many official state contest repertoire lists. All the songs for instance are on the Texas list. The series will be useful to any novice singer not just limited to those preparing an actual contest solo. Each volume contains 10 songs: 5 art songs in English an African-American spiritual 2 songs in Italian a song in German and a song in Spanish. There are new editions and engravings of all songs. Biographical information is included on each composer. Interpretive suggestions are given for each song and the prefaceon Learning a Song is especially instructive. Each companion CD includes beautiful performances of all the songs by a professional singer and excellent accompaniments by pianist Laura Ward. Also on the CD are pronunciation guides in Italian German and Spanish. Mezzo-Soprano Book Contents: An die Musik · The Blue-Bell · He Shall Feed His Flock · My Lord What a Mornin' · Now Is the Month of Maying · Nymphs and Shepherds · Ombra mai fù · Porque toco el pandero · Silent Noon · Vergin tutto amor.

Learn the art of creating a solid slap bass groove. Whether you're an aspiring or seasoned bassist this workshop will teach you many of the slap bass lines and styles found in your favorite rock funk and jazz tunes and inspireyou to experiment with your own creations. Includes helpful exercises strategies for locking in with the drummer tips for reading chord symbols standard notation & tab a list of suggested recordings to check out and anaccompanying CD with play-along tracks.Learn the art of creating a solid slap bass groove with this Berklee Workshop. This book will help you to understand the slap bass lines and styles in your favourite rock funk and jazz tunes and inspire you to experiment withyour own creations.

Book/CD/DVD Pack. Now you can get the Level 1 Book/CD Pack packaged with the corresponding DVD. It's the perfect pack for anyone who wants to teach themselves! It covers all the basics you need to start making music. Book/CD/DVD Pack. Now you can get the Level 1 Book/CD Pack packaged with the corresponding DVD. It's the perfect pack for anyone who wants to teach themselves! It covers all the basics you need to start making music.

from Fiddler on the Roof-This touching pairing of two beloved songs from Fiddler on the Roof will create a magical moment in concert. An excellent selection for either concert choir or show choir! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Rhythmparts available digitally (gtr b dm). Duration: ca. 3:20.

Even if you're a complete beginner this easy-to-understand instructional guide will get you improvising in no time! Learn to improvise in jazz Latin fusion blues and rock styles in all keys with step-by-step instruction practice tips and a play-along CD. You'll also develop essential reading technique rhythmic syncopation performance and composing skills. Even if you're a complete beginner this easy-to-understand instructional guide will get you improvising in no time! Learn to improvise in jazz Latin fusion blues and rock styles in all keys with step-by-step instruction practice tips and a play-along tracks. You'll also develop essential reading technique rhythmic syncopation performance and composing skills. The tracks can be accessed online using the unique code inside each bookand can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.