Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics Original Keyboard Classics with opt. Teacher Duets-Includes a CD of Accompaniments. Contents include: Allegretto (Kohler) Ancient Dance (Praetorious) Circle Dance (Beyer) Country Ride (Kohler) Echoes (Kohler) Five-Note Sonatina(Bolck) The Hero's March (Vogel) In an Old Castle (Beyer) Little March (Turk) Melody (Beyer) Ponies (Low) Sonatina (Wilton). The Developing Artist: Preparatory Piano Literature presents authentic Keyboard literature at the elementary level. An excellent supplement to any method the pieces provide work with articulation independence of the fingers imitation and balance between the hands. The selections which span several centuries of music are in the keys of C G and A minor. The majority of the pieces are in a five-finger position. Includes optional teacher duets which add rhythmic harmonic and aesthetic interest to the pieces.

Method for Alto Saxophone-This new saxophone method has been written in such a way that you do not need to have any knowledge of music or the saxophone beforehand. It covers not only rock but all styles of pop music including reggae heavy metal soul blues R&B funk and dance. Everything is introduced gradually including maintenance of the instrument playing the instrument reading notes playing pieces playing by ear and making up your own music (improvising). The book comes with two professionally produced CDs which contain demo tracks play-along tracks and musical exercises. Go blow that horn!Contents: see German editionA unique learning method for Alto Saxophone complete with two supporting CDs that assumes no previous musical knowledge and will teach you all you need to play hot rock solos and other exciting music! Ruud Chermin's tutorial starts at the very beginning with your first notes and blowing techniques before carefully introducing music-reading more rhythms and a host of great little pieces. Every example is supported on the accompanying CD so you always know how things should sound. At every stage you are encouraged to improvise and experiment and the CDs also feature a clutch of specially recorded backing tracks to help boost your confidence as your abilitiesprogress. Before you know it you'll be playing some spectacular rock solos!

Rhythmic Explorations for Bowed Instruments-Discover a whole bunch of innovative and exciting new bowing techniques that will get your stings grooving! Learn how to create infectious driving rhythms and syncopations in a wide variety of musical styles. Darol Anger demonstrates the percussive bowing techniques that will add dynamics and energy to Bluegrass Celtic Swing Latin Rock or any other style you can imagine. This DVD is a set of wonderful rhythmic explorations for all bowed strings that expands musical options and inspiration.

Level 3A-3B-Early 1900s rags and marches arranged in cut time with quarter and half notes in place of eighth and quarter notes. These ever-popular pieces offer immense appeal to the piano student and are excellent for recital or other performance. Contents include: The Entertainer · Maple Leaf Rag · When the Saints Go Marching In · American Patrol · The Ants Came Marching · Dixie · The Easy Winners · Glad Cat Rag · Parade of the Tin Soldiers · Snowflake Rag · The Stars and Stripes Forever. FunTime Piano - Ragtime & Marches offers immense appeal to the Piano Student with this collection of ever popular pieces from the early 1900s. In addition to being excellent supplementary material the pieces are useful for recital or other performance. A tremendous selection these eleven fabulous rags and marches feature some of the best examples of these rhythmic dance tunes popularised by the likes of Scott Joplin and John Philip Sousa all arranged for Easy Piano arranged by Nancy and Randall Faber. Each has been carefully chosen for its compelling popularity and they will inspire practice whilst reinforcing lessons and theory. This volume is part of Level3A-3B of the PreTime To BigTime Piano Supplementary Library series.

Play Along Trax - 3-CD Set-Play Along Trax - 3-CD Set. Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the '90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium! EE2000 features:· A CD featuring a professional soloist in every Student Book 1 · Great performance music with planned first concert. · Even more great tunes motivating students to practice and stay in band. · Special Rubank® Studies · Better pacing sequencing and reinforcement. · Theory history and creativity exercises integrated into each student book.

Learn how to sight-read any rhythm instantly! Wouldn't you like to look at a complicated rhythmic figure and instantly know how it sounds? If so then this book is for you. You'll discover: how to memorize the sound of eachcommonly occurring one-beat note combination the difference between duple and triple time simple and compound time and 6/4 time and 3/2 time the true meaning of cut time how to instantly playodd groupings (triplets quintuplets etc.) and much more.If you would like to look at a complicated rhythmic figure and instantly know how it sounds then this book is for you. The only way to sight-read rhythms fluently is to think not in terms of how long notes last but in terms of what rhythmic sound might occur within each beat. This book shows you how to memorise the sound of each of the various combinations of notes that commonly occur within one beat. If you think in terms of beats you can sight-read rhythms successfully because the beat remains constant. You'll discover the difference between duple and triple time simple and compound time and how to instantly play odd groupings.

This book/CD master class gives you over 70 cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. They're presented in two-measure chunks - organized by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression- so you can enrich your blues vocabulary and assemble your own solos with authentic riffs and licks as played by blues master Buzz Feiten! Includes complete solos plus jam tracks for an uptempo shuffle and a slow blues featuring Buzz himself performing with a great band! Blues By The Bar is a book/CD master class that gives you over 70 cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. They're presented in two-measure chunks – organized by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression – so you can enrich your blues vocabulary and assemble your own solos with authentic riffs and licks as played by blues master Buzz Feiten! Includes complete solos plus jam tracks for an uptempo shuffle and a slow blues featuring Buzz himself performing with a great band!

The improvisational flair and amazing technical skill of the legendary Don Reno are laid bare for you to discover in this DVD tutorial by his very own son Don Wayne Reno. His unique style combines chord-based solos percussive techniques and flamboyant single-string runs. Don Wayne guide you through the distinctive rolls brush techniques walk-downs and chord melodies basing the lesson around eight classic Reno songs. Don Wayne even uses the 1934 Gibson Mastertone that his father received as a trade from the great Earl Scruggs. You won't find a more complete Reno-style Banjo lesson anywhere!

Roy Rogers gives a full and comprehensive introduction to the master art of the Blues slide guitar. As a world-class performer Rogers has an unmistakable virtuoso style that draws upon the heritage of T-Bone Walker Albert King John Lee Hooker and here's your chance to learn the nuts and bolts of the style. Topics include: How to get into open tuning Holding the slide Using vibrato and proper intonation Developing a powerful hybrid picking technique Licks and their variations Improvisation harmony and rhythm riffs Combining the slide with hammer-ons and pull-offs The DVD is supported by some fantastic performances by The Delta Rhythm Kings illustrating all the points discussed and allowing you to witness the Rogers technique in context. Soon you will have the most blistering Blues solos at your fingertips.

This DVD provides rare insights into the musical thinking of one of the most influential songwriters and arrangers in modern American popular music. Steely Dan's Donald Fagen reveals how traditional twelve-bar blues and R&B structures can be the basis for unique and sophisticated compositions. He and jazz pianist Warren Bernhardt break down the keyboard arrangements to three great Steely Dan hits: (Chain Lightning · Josie · Peg) - as well as the solo works: On the Dunes · Tea House on the Tracks. 70 MIN. · INCLUDES MUSIC · LEVEL 3-4Songwriting legend Donald Fagen analyses some of his best-known songs showing you how to transform your song ideas into sophisticated Jazz/Rock arrangements. Three songs by Steely Dan plus two from his own Grammy-nominated album are dissected to show how altering the bassline and harmonic details of a standard Blues/Rn'B structure can transform the song into something more rich unusual and exciting. You will witness the development of progressively more complex pieces as the simplicities at the root of the song-constructions are revealed. With the help of Warren Bernhardt Fagen provides a unique masterclass that will transform your approach to songwriting.

Bass Play-Along Volume 43-The Bass Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are alsoincluded 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!This volume includes: Band on the Run • Hey Bulldog • I Want You (Shes So Heavy) • Live and Let Die • Maybe Im Amazed • Penny Lane • Rain • Silly Love Songs • With a Little Help from My Friends. Bass Play-Along Volume 43: Paul McCartney will help you play your favourite Paul McCartney songs quickly and easily. Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the bass 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. Bass Play-Along Volume 43: Paul McCartney includes sheet music for Band on the Run Hey Bulldog IWant You (She's So Heavy) Live and Let Die Maybe I'm Amazed Penny Lane Rain Silly Love Songs and With a Little Help from My Friends .

Happy Traum's long association with the iconic Bob Dylan makes him the perfect instructor to teach these seven fingerstyle arrangements of Dylan favourites. The detailed in-depth lessons are designed for both early intermediate and more experienced players who will gain important guitar technique along with first hand historical insights.

Level 4-Background accompaniments for General MIDI. Orchestrated by Edwin McLean. This book is a treasury of the most popular and most requested masterworks of Western music. The selections are taken from original non-keyboard sources andarranged to create a big sound while remaining within the intermediate level. Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach Canon in D by Pachelbel Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition ) by Mussorgsky Habanera (from the opera Carmen ) by Bizet Hornpipe (from Water Music ) by Handel Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms Liebesfreud by Kreisler Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1 ) by Mouret Russian Sailor's Dance (from the opera Sadko ) by Rimsky-Korsakov Spring Song by Mendelssohn Tales from theVienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss Jr. Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach; Canon in D by Pachelbel; Danse Macabre by Saint-Sa?ns; The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition) by Mussorgsky; Habanera (from the opera Carmen) by Bizet; Hornpipe (from Water Music) by Handel; Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms; Liebesfreud by Kreisler; Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1) by Mouret; Russian Sailor’s Dance (from the opera Sadko) by Rimsky-Korsakov; Spring Song by Mendelssohn; Tales from the Vienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss Jr.; Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.

A step-by-step learning guide to the autoharp-one of the most beautiful (and easiest) traditional instruments. Includes detailed instruction on holding it proper use of the chord buttons strumming and fingerpicking techniques and how to pick out melodies and play instrumentals in the styles of the great traditional players. 60 minutes. A brilliant beginners' DVD that teaches the rudimentary and fundimental skills and techniques needed to play the Autoharp - one of the most beautiful (and easiest)traditional instruments. Step-by-step instruction of everything you need to know from proper use of the chord buttons strumming and fingerpicking techniques and how to pick out melodies and play instrumentals in the styles of the great traditional players. John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful presents his detailed but easy method which is perfect for novices and beginners as it teaches how to hold the harp how to tune it play simple strums and co-ordinate the fingers and thumb in fingerpicking for the first time.

DVD Three: Boogie Woogie and Slow Blues-David Bennett Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the depths of real blues styles. The emphasis is on improvisation for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie. The tunes he teaches including Pinetop's Boogie and Blues for a Summer's Dream incorporate a wide spectrum of musical ideas and techniques. 80 MIN. - INCLUDES MUSIC - LEVEL 3 David Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the colorful flavors foot-stomping syncopation and old-time funky feeling of the real blues style. The emphasis is on helping you achieve solid technique and improvisational ideas for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie styles. David covers a wide range of musical concepts that will bring your playing to a whole new level. He starts with the driving bass patterns that give boogie-woogie its recognizable groove then adds chords riffs bass lines classic turnarounds and arpeggios that will give your playing style and distinction. Moving from the key of C toE (necessary if you’re going to be playing with a guitarist) David explores slow blues using progressions that will expand your harmonic sense and allow you to improvise easily and effectively in major and minor keys. You’ll learn to play the rollicking Pinetop’s Boogie (in two keys) the sophisticated Blues For A Summer’s Dream and the seemingly endless variations on the 8-bar Slow Blues in E.

Level 2A-One MIDI Diskette containing the background accompaniments for: (Meet) The Flintstones œ Will You Be There œ Merrily We Roll Along œ Tiger Rag œ If I Were a Rich Man œ The Merry Old Land of Oz œ Tomorrow œ Splish Splash. 1 MIDI Diskette containing the background accompaniments for: (Meet) The Flintstones; Will You Be There; Merrily We Roll Along; Tiger Rag; If I Were a Rich Man; The Merry Old Land of Oz; Tomorrow; Splish Splash.

The Collaborative Artist Chamber Music Series-Celebrate the joy of the holiday season with this advanced-level trio arrangement of a beloved carol. This expansive concert arrangement by Nancy Faber offers sparkling melodic interplay and captivating harmonies for flute cello and piano. Celebrate the joy of the holiday season with this advanced-level trio arrangement of a beloved carol. This expansive concert arrangement by Nancy Faber offers sparkling melodic interplay and captivating harmonies for flute cello and piano.

The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Parès were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Presenting all the majorkeys up to four flats/sharps (and the relative minors) each unit also includes long tone and embouchure studies. Supplemental material includes comprehensive chromatic scales fingering and speed studies lip slurs (brass) andexercises to strengthen the upper register (woodwinds).The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Parès were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Presenting all the majorkeys up to four flats/sharps (and the relative minors) each unit also includes long tone and embouchure studies. Supplemental material includes comprehensive chromatic scales fingering and speed studies lip slurs (brass) andexercises to strengthen the upper register (woodwinds).

John Thompson's Adult Piano Course (Book 1) - Elementary Level-12 great Christmas piano solos for the more mature student that can be used on their own or as a supplement to John Thompson's Adult Piano Course (Book 1). Titles: Blue Christmas - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Christmas Time Is Here - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Do You Hear What I Hear - Feliz Navidad - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - I'll Be Home for Christmas - Mister Santa - O Holy Night - Silver Bells - Wonderful Christmastime. This book includes access to audio tracks online that can be downloaded or streamed. This album has been specially designed for students who are at Elementary Level on John Thompson's Adult Piano Course . Christmas Piano Solos contains 12 festive favourites arranged for solo Piano. Songs include: Blue Christmas Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Christmas Time Is Here Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Do You Hear What I Hear Feliz Navidad I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day I'll Be Home for Christmas Mister Santa O Holy Night Silver Bells and Wonderful Christmastime . This collection is an ideal supplement to John Thompson's Adult Piano Course but canalso be used alone. The book includes access to audio tracks online that can be downloaded or streamed.

Primer-Primo and secondo parts are written as equals in 5-finger positions. Melodies move from one part to the other offering each pianist a chance to be both soloist and accompanist. Only the simplest rhythms are used. Contents include: Good King Wenceslas - Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Jingle Bells - O Come Little Children - Go Tell It on the Mountain - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Contents include: Good King Wenceslas; Jolly Old St. Nicholas; Jingle Bells; O Come Little Children Go Tell It on the Mountain; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; We Wish You a Merry Christmas.