Essential elements for playing in big band and jazz ensembles-Blow the trumpets are two very important volumes essential for playing in big band and jazz ensembles. With well-designed guides this series brings the young trumpet player through the styles and language of jazz with particular attention paid to interpretation and to the homogeneity within the section of a modern big band. Blow the trumpets are two very important volumes essential for playing in big band and jazz ensembles. With well-designed guides this series brings the young trumpet player through the styles and language of jazz with particular attention paid to interpretation and to the homogeneity within the section of a modern big band.

Due to the popularity of Ben Tompsett's book series 'Ultimate Funk Grooves' for Tenor Alto and Flute Ben has now produced a version for Brass instruments. Funk and its infectious style remains a popular part of the music we listen to today. Timeless recordings from such artists as James Brown The Commadores Stevie Wonder The Meters The Crusaders Brecker Brothers The Average White Band Sly & The Family Stone Tower Of Power Prince The Blackbyrds Manu Dibango Maceo Parker Junior Walker & The All Stars and many more continue to enjoy massive popularity and have had a major influence on contemporary music styles such as Hip-Hop Rap andR&B. The Trumpet in Funk music has its place not only in the horn section so often heard in this genre but also as a dynamic solo instrument. This book contains ninety-two riffs that showcase the different ways in which the soloist can create a distinct Funk sound to their playing. The downloadable audio tracks that come with the book include thirty-one different grooves that accompany each of the riffs influenced by the aforementioned artists and cover a wide range of different funk styles from the mid sixties to the present day. The book is intended for the musician who wants to practically develop their playing style and improvisation technique in this genre.

For alto saxophone.

Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book designed by a horn player addresses and explains the basics of authentic hip sounding chord voicings in simple non-pianistic language. You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks (including 11 tracks from Volume 54 Maiden Voyage) so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today! Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book designed by a Horn player addresses and explains the basics of authentic hip sounding chord voicings in simple non-pianistic language. You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks (including 11 tracks from Volume 54 'Maiden Voyage') so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No Piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today!

This book is based on the TAPI (The Alternate Picking Improver) course which is a highly successful course on alternate picking divided into 8 fun lessons of increasing difficulty. The goal of the course is to develop your: Technique (speed touch precision dynamics) Musicality (timing ear training knowledge of licks from different musical styles) Body positioning (limb and posture control) Study method (to define a useful and personal study strategy) and Emotional control (confidence in your performance).

Théorie 1 (sans portees)- Le voyage magique (traduction et adaptation par Stéphane Blet) niveau 1 (sans portées) - découvreur / théorie. Par Bates aux éditions Leduc. Méthode instrumentale et théorie musicale

(It's your move)- I started to write this book some years ago when I was teaching. I found numerous obstacles common to my students at the time. I noticed that these exercises work well to give drummers the fullest possible range of talent and the tools necessary to play modern drumming ' - Dom Famularo

One For The Money But Two For The Show-Disc 1 contains a concert of the drumbassadors (Rene Creemers and Wim de Vries) which was given for a wildly enthusiastic live audience in the Netherlands in 2009. The drumbassadors show their great creativity and virtuosity in the beautiful drum compositions of their own. Supported by a few guest musicians the drumbassadors take you to an absolutely unique peak in the field of drumming. Disc 2 is an instruction DVD on which Rene and Wim explain matters such as grip strokes motion sitting balance tone dynamics coordination phrasing and melodic playing. Further attention is paid to playing with brushes and hints how to study systematically are given. In addition Rene andWim demonstrate once again in a number of solo duo and band performances how hugely creative and varied their unique style of playing is. Disc 1 contains a concert of the drumbassadors (Rene Creemers and Wim de Vries) which was given for a wildly enthusiastic live audience in the Netherlands in 2009. The drumbassadors show their great creativityand virtuosity in the beautiful drum compositions of their own. Supported by a few guest musicians the drumbassadors take you to an absolutely unique peak in the field of drumming. Disc 2 is an instructionDVD on which Rene and Wim explain matters such as grip strokes motion sitting balance tone dynamics coordination phrasing and melodic playing. Further attention is paid to playing with brushes and hints how to studysystematically are given. In addition Rene and Wim demonstrate once again in a number of solo duo and band performances how hugely creative and varied their unique style of playing is.

This course is a fun easy way for a beginning to intermediate guitarist to learn how to play the blues. You'll learn blues chord progressions as well as a variety of blues strumming and picking patterns. This course also presents basic blues scales lead Guitar techniques and combination rhythm and lead playing. The basics of slide Guitar and open tuning are also covered. No music reading is required for this course but the student should understand basic chords and strumming as taught in Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1 video. This method was created and is taught by Vern Juran who has an extensive background in teaching and performing blues music. This course is a fun easy way for a beginning to intermediate guitarist to learn how to play the blues. You'll learn blues chord progressions as well as a variety of blues strumming and picking patterns. This course alsopresents basic blues scales lead Guitar techniques and combination rhythm and lead playing. The basics of slide Guitar and open tuning are also covered. No music reading is required for this course but the student shouldunderstand basic chords and strumming as taught in Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1 video. This method was created and is taught by Vern Juran who has an extensive background in teaching and performingblues music.

Marguerite Labrousse 's Planète F.M. series continues with Volume 3A covering technical and musical achievements gained in the first round of music tuition. Each chapter in this bookis focused on the same basic concept but with increasing difficulty. This makes the study perfect for a two-to-three week duration. This Repertoire Et Théorie book is perfect forstudents working through Formation Musicale with exercises being able to be sung and played first and then played in a variety of different ways including reading along to the note names. This makes the combination of music andtheory greatly beneficial allowing beginning musicians to continuously progress through musical training with a constant practising of both theoretical knowledge and practical musicality. Adjustment from the teacher according tothe natural abilities of the pupil will naturally be additionally beneficial. The repertoire included in this book features such composers as Vivaldi Stravinsky Mendelssohn and Verdi givingstudents a grasp of theory as well as a taste of some of the greatest composer's ever.

This book/audio/video set is a complete guide to playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its purpose is to help the beginning student avoid the trial and error method of playing the harmonica through step-by-step technical instruction and an extensive graded repertoire. Rather than overwhelming the student with the all at once approach fundamentals of note reading are gradually introduced throughout the book's 100-plus pages. This method progresses from very simple melodies and exercises to concepts as complex as inserting harmonica chords within a melody. Guitar chords are provided for most of the well-known tunes in the book. Includes access to online audio andvideo. Online video is 30 minutes. The Deluxe Harmonica Method will teach you everything you need to know to play the 10-hole diatonic Harmonica. This complete guide is aimed at the beginning student and features step by step technicalinstruction and an extensive graded repertoire. Rather than overwhelming the student with the 'all at once' approach Phil Duncan gradually introduces the fundamentals of note reading throughout the book's 100-pluspages. This method progresses from very simple melodies and exercises to concepts as complex as inserting Harmonica chords within a melody. Guitar chords are provided for most of the well-known tunes in the book. Onlineaudio tracks are included as well as a 30-minute online video.

Piano Grade 5- Every book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series features a wealth of expert and practical advice written by experienced examiners and teachers helping you to achieve triumph in your sight reading exams. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing much-needed guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (with Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). Sight Reading Success Grade 5 is ideal for independent use by students of all ages looking to gain confidence for the sight reading portion of their exams as well as pianists of any ability looking to improve their abilities atthis crucial skill. The Sight Reading Success series is an exceptional way for Piano students to be taken through the fundamentals of sight reading. The Grade 5 book features an overview of topics like advanced keys and key signatures more developed musical terms and signs and more advanced rhythmic devices and techniques. At the conclusion of the book lots of new pieces are provided so that you can practise your sight reading and gain invaluable experience with attempting to sight read. The CD allows you to listen to each track and therefore make sure you are getting it 100% correct 100% of the time. Written by experienced and authoritative examiners and teachers the Sight Reading Success books accurately reflect the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This means you will obtain some valuable and trustworthy insight for the exam giving you the confidence you need for when you sit the exam itself. For the best possible preparation and efficient and effective practice for the sight reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 5 is a comprehensive and complete guide to getting you that great grade on your sight reading exam. Every book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series features a wealth of expert and practical advice written by experienced examiners and teachers helping you to achieve triumph in your sight reading exams. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing much-needed guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (with Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). Sight Reading Success Grade 5 is ideal for independent use by students of all ages looking to gain confidence for the sight reading portion of their exams as well as pianists of any ability looking to improve their abilities atthis crucial skill. The Sight Reading Success series is an exceptional way for Piano students to be taken through the fundamentals of sight reading. The Grade 5 book features an overview of topics like advanced keys and key signatures more developed musical terms and s

A very popular beginner's text which presents a step-by-step method of soprano (descant) recorder instruction supported by carefully written studies examples and songs. This book is designed to meet the demand for a clear easy-to-understand and Pedagogically well constructed method in a form that is suitable for both classroom teaching and individual instruction. It may be used in class with the companion Fun with the Alto Recorder. A very popular beginner's text which presents a step-by-step method of soprano (descant) recorder instruction supported by carefully written studies examples and songs. This book is designed to meet the demand for a clear easy-to-understand and Pedagogically well constructed method in a form that is suitable for both classroom teaching and individual instruction. It may be used in class with the companion Fun with the Alto Recorder.

It's best both for your instrument and for your ear as a developing musician that your guitar be tuned accurately. Here's a beginner's book that presents several methods of tuning providing step-by-step instructions so the student can learn how to tune the guitar accurately and quickly. This book shows you how to tune strings from one to another the harmonic tuning method plus several ways to check the accuracy of your tuning. It's best both for your instrument and for your ear as a developing musician that your guitar be tuned accurately. Here's a beginner's book that presents several methods of tuning providing step-by-step instructions so thestudent can learn how to tune the guitar accurately and quickly. This book shows you how to tune strings from one to another the harmonic tuning method plus several ways to check the accuracy of your tuning.

Teach kids to play Percussion with these easy lessons. The Progressive Percussion Method For Young Beginners covers the important techniques required to learn to play Percussion including how to hold theTriangle and how to strike the Bongo Drums. This book is suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all types of Percussion instruments including Rhythm Sticks Bongo Drums the Triangle and the Drum Kit. The Progressive Percussion Method For Young Beginners features 40 great sounding exercises including popular easy songs for kids. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout this book contains easy-to-readmusic with duets and trio plus melody and lyrics. This book comes with a CD containing Percussion Guitar audio demonstrating all examples. No prior knowledge of how to read music or of playing Percussion is required to teachyour child using this book.

This chord dictionary includes over 100 rock chord forms from open-position chords to barre chords and drop-tunings with a comprehensive glossary of the essential chords in all 12 keys. It is organized to reveal relationshipsbetween different types of chords and help you learn the voicings quickly and thoroughly in a way that is easy to remember. You will improve your comping and soloing develop your fingerboard facility and add more colors to yourharmonic palette.This chord dictionary includes over 100 rock chord forms from open-position chords to barre chords and drop-tunings with a comprehensive glossary of the essential chords in all 12 keys. It is organized to reveal relationshipsbetween different types of chords and help you learn the voicings quickly and thoroughly in a way that is easy to remember. You will improve your comping and soloing develop your fingerboard facility and add more colours to yourharmonic palette.

How do you keep that thumb-bass independent so it doesn't get derailed when your fingers pick the melody? Fred Sokolow makes it easy for beginners or intermediate guitarists by breaking it all down and taking each song step bystep. First you learn the melody then add the bass then add the syncopation that makes it all swing. Songs include Nine Pound Hammer I Am A Pilgrim Windy And Warm Whispering and Mack The Knife.

Familiar Favorites-This collection of well-known songs from around the world that allows students to sample and explore a rich musical heritage. At the Primer Level and Level One.

Guitar Technique-This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing in a wide range of musical styles. The rhythms and bass lines presented are excellent for developingsight-reading skills and technical proficiency.From playing fast funk vamps to long low sustained notes behind a singer this Berklee Workshop will expand your playing reading and composing skills in a variety of musical styles. The rhythms and basslines presented areexcellent for developing sight-reading skills and technical proficiency.

With Online Audio-Offering a comprehensive study of harmonica techniques and blues soloing concepts this book contains studies and etudes on bending notes (draw and blow) throat vibrato two-hole shakes tongue blocking acoustic and amplified playing music theory blues scales octave substitutions playing positions and position substitutes. Intended for the intermediate to advanced diatonic harmonica player this book provides extensive instruction on lead and accompaniment playing styles. The companion audio includes musical example and play-along songs. Each exercise is played and every full length song is fully accompanied by a blues band. Each large example is played once withharmonica and again with accompaniment only. This book can be used with both diatonic and chromatic harmonica but is recommended primarily for the diatonic player. Includes access to online audio. Offering a comprehensive study of harmonica techniques and blues soloing concepts this book contains studies and etudes on bending notes (draw and blow) throat vibrato two-hole shakes tongue blocking acoustic and amplifiedplaying music theory blues scales octave substitutions playing positions and position substitutes. Intended for the intermediate to advanced diatonic harmonica player this book provides extensive instruction on lead andaccompaniment playing styles. The companion audio includes musical example and play-along songs. Each exercise is played and every full length song is fully accompanied by a blues band. Each large example is played once withharmonica and again with accompaniment only. This book can be used with both diatonic and chromatic harmonica but is recommended primarily for the diatonic player. Includes access to online audio.