Microjazz for Mandolin-The world’s favourite instrumental series in popular styles for over 25 yearsChristopher Norton’s acclaimed Microjazz series has won worldwide popularity for its stimulating blend of contemporary genres and classical values. The series has now been expanded to provide exciting repertoire newly arranged for the mandolin. As well as featuring entertaining and inventive solo material a number of mandolin and guitar duets are also included making this an exciting and flexible resource suitable for both teaching and performance. An accompanying audio CD containing both backing and full performance tracks to enhance practice and performance. Additionally some piano accompanimentsare available to download as PDF’s. The acclaimed Microjazz series by composer and pianist Christopher Norton has won worldwide popularity for its stimulating blend of contemporary genres and classical values. The series has now been expanded to provide new and engaging progressive repertoire for the beginner to intermediate level Mandolin player. Microjazz For Mandolin contains 20 entertaining and inventive solo pieces complete with a Guitar accompaniment and featuring hints and tips from leading Mandolin expert Barbara Pommerenke-Steel. This book provides an exciting and flexible resource suitable for both teaching and performance. An accompanying audioCD contains full demonstration and backing tracks to enhance practice and performance. Alternative Piano accompaniments for every piece are also available to download as PDFs.

The most comprehensive method for keyboard percussion ever written. A complete course of 50 lessons including ragtime improvising blues and exercises for individual hand development. The most comprehensive method for keyboard percussion ever written. A complete course of 50 lessons including ragtime improvising blues and exercises for individual hand development.

The first book in this new edition of Denes Agay's famous Piano tutor series for children Introduces easy piano technique and music theory in an accessible and imaginative way inspiring students to learn and practice. Includedare attractive illustrations and colourful stickers. Topics include: Accidentals Basic Chords Basics of MusicTheory Five-finger Piano Intervals Learning theNotes Middle C Note Values Tempo Time Signatures Remember you can also purchase: Book 2 - More MusicBasics Book 3 - Moving On Book4 - All You Need To Know

Book 2 continues with short simple pieces that teach and reinforce note reading at the piano using a systematic sequential approach. In this book the notes from Bass C to high G are covered C position and treble C position are introduced and intervals of a 2nd to 5th are reinforced. This book is perfect for a variety of students including the young beginner busy students students who need reinforcement and students who want to improve their sight-reading skills.Book 2 continues with short simple pieces that teach and reinforce note reading at the piano using a systematic sequential approach. In this book the notes from Bass C to high G are covered C position and treble C position are introduced and intervals of a 2nd to 5th are reinforced. This book is perfect for a variety of students including the young beginner busy students students who need reinforcement and students who want to improve their sight-reading skills.

An ideal gift for someone just starting to take up the keyboard. Get them off to a flying start with this box collection of essentials. The Keyboard starter pack includes the Absolute Beginners Tutor Book with accompanying CD Absolute Beginners Keyboard DVD Easiest Keyboard Collection: Pop Chart Hits Songbook and Headphones.

Vocal Score-CD Sheet Music(TM) is the revolutionary series of masterworks on CD- or DVD-ROM that transforms a PC or MAC computer into a virtual music library. Now you can quickly locate view and print the great works of the classical repertoire. Compared to traditional printed sheet music or music downloads it is incredibly inexpensive. Original sources are out-of-copyright standard editions from publishers such as Breitkopf and Härtel C.F. Peters G. Schirmer Carl Fischer G. Ricordi Durand and many others. The discs also include biographical and analytical information from Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1911 Edition. 41 works including Haydn's Creation TheSeasons Mozart's Requiem Mass in C Minor Coronation Mass Beethoven's Choral Fantasy Mass in C Major and Ninth Symphony. 2200+ pages of music! CD Sheet Music is the revolutionary series of masterworks on CD- or DVD-ROM that transforms a PC or MAC computer into a virtual music library. Now you can quickly locate view and print the great works of the classical repertoire. Compared to traditional printed sheet music or music downloads it is incredibly inexpensive. Original sources are out-of-copyright standard editions from publishers such as Breitkopf and Härtel C.F. Peters G. Schirmer Carl Fischer G. Ricordi Durand and many others. The discs also include biographical and analytical information from Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1911 Edition. 41 works including Haydn's Creation The Seasons Mozart'sRequiem Mass in C Minor Coronation Mass Beethoven's Choral Fantasy Mass in C Major and Ninth Symphony. 2200+ pages of music!

In his first-ever instructional program Gary Hoey reveals the secrets that have helped him amass 16 albums five top 20 Billboard® hits and a spot on the list of top 100 greatest guitar players of all time. Learn his favoritescales patterns blues scales and the modes he uses to create soulful leads that grab the audience. Gary shows how he uses bends hammer-ons pull-offs slides and reveals how he developed his signature vibrato. He covers histricks for fretboard visualization syncopated timings melodic phrasing string skipping intervals and the elements that give him command of a variety of musical genres. Gary digs deep to reveal his closest-kept secret weapons.You'll even learn to play many of his complete signature leads with full band backing tracks right from his CD recordings! Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson supportsystem. 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 music using The RockHouse Method. Authored for Zone 0. Includes: 2 hours on 2 DVDs in 25mm Amaray case iPod-ready video more than 40 lessons 36-page interactive tab booklet behind-the-scenes photos and video interview and liveperformances.In his first-ever instructional program Gary Hoey reveals the secrets that have helped him amass 16 albums five top 20 Billboard® hits and a spot on the list of top 100 greatest guitar players of all time. Learn his favourite scales patterns blues scales and the modes he uses to create soulful leads that grab the audience. Gary shows how he uses bends hammer-ons pull-offs slides and reveals how he developed his signature vibrato. He covers his tricks for fretboard visualization syncopated timings melodic phrasing string skipping intervals and the elements that give him command of a variety of musical genres. Gary digs deep to reveal hisclosest-kept secret weapons. You'll even learn to play many of his complete signature leads with full band backing tracks right from his CD recordings! 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 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. Authored for Zone 0. Includes: 2 hours on 2 DVDs in 25mm Amaray case iPod-ready video more than 40 lessons 36-page interactive tab booklet behind-the-scenes photos and video interview and live performances.

In this lesson blistering country guitar star Danny Gatton teaches you an endless array of harmonic techniques volume and tone control usage for pedal steel effects B3 organ effects jazz chord and mode juxtapositions andsubstitutions new blues progressions jazz/country styles and pick-and-finger independence. He also works on banjo-style rolls Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup styles rockabilly and echo effects Les Paul styletrills and harmonies Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell styles as well as slide guitar and right-hand damping. Languages: English French German Italian SpanishIn this lesson blistering country guitar star Danny Gatton teaches you an endless array of harmonic techniques volume and tone control usage for pedal steel effects B3 organ effects jazz chord and mode juxtapositions andsubstitutions new blues progressions jazz/country styles and pick-and-finger independence. He also works on banjo-style rolls Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup styles rockabilly and echo effects Les Paul styletrills and harmonies Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell styles as well as slide guitar and right-hand damping. Languages: English French German Italian Spanish

A Comprehensive Rhythm Program For Musicians-Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off covering: sixteenth-note rhythms; time signatures 6/8 4/4 and C; the tie; the whole note and whole rest; dotted notes and rests; advanced dictation tapping and listening exercises; and more! Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off covering: sixteenth-note rhythms; time signatures 6/8 4/4 and C; the tie; the whole note and whole rest; dotted notes and rests; advanced dictation tapping and listening exercises; and more!

How can I teach my students to sight-sing when I have them for such a limited class time? Sight-Sing a Song will help you do just that - teach your students to sight-sing with confidence. This well-designedsight-singing approach by master teacher and choral director Audrey Snyder progresses in an easy step-by-step fashion through a variety of exercises that culminates with a special song students will be able to sight-sing! Eachlesson includes helpful Teacher Tips that focus on the music concepts being presented a suggested teaching sequence to use when presenting each exercise keys to sight-singing success options for enrichment and motivation andtwo student reproducible pages filled with sight-reading exercises. Exercises and songs are presented in the keys of C major and F major so students will also experience moveable Do. After students have perfectedeach exercise a cappella on their own they can enhance the learning process further by performing with the rhythm accompaniment tracks on the enclosed CD. Performance/ accompaniment tracks for the songs are also included. Time isshort. Let's start sight-singing! Available: Book/CD Pak. Suggested for grades 2-6.How can I teach my students to sight-sing when I have them for such a limited class time? Sight-Sing a Song will help you do just that - teach your students to sight-sing with confidence. This well-designed sight-singing approach by master teacher and choral director Audrey Snyder progresses in an easy step-by-step fashion through a variety of exercises that culminates with a special song students will be able to sight-sing! Each lesson includes helpful Teacher Tips that focus on the music concepts being presented a suggested teaching sequence to use when presenting each exercise keys to sight-singing success options for enrichment and motivation andtwo student reproducible pages filled with sight-reading exercises. Exercises and songs are presented in the keys of C major and F major so students will also experience moveable 'Do.' After students have perfected each exercise a cappella on their own they can enhance the learning process further by performing with the rhythm accompaniment tracks on the enclosed CD. Performance/ accompaniment tracks for the songs are also included. Time is short. Let's start sight-singing! Also available: Sight-Sing a Song: Set 2 (HL09971398) that covers the Keys of D and G

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.