Everything you want to know about Harmonica playing contained within one book. The Progressive Complete Learn To Play Harmonica Manual takes you from beginner to professional level in a variety of styleswhile teaching music theory and improvisation in an interesting and practical way. This book features all of the essential Harmonica techniques applied to both solo and accompaniment playing. Uses easy-read notationspecially designed for Harmonica.

This book introduces all the important techniques and patterns used by the world's best lead guitarists. It includes hammers pull offs slides bends vibrato and double note licks. Introducing LeadGuitar contains 20 lessons divided into 5 sections dealing with topics such as right and left hand technique lead Guitar patterns and licks and practicing methods: all leading the student to play 4 great sounding solosusing all the information discussed. Contains 'easy read' tablature notation.

Book 1- A carefully graded step-by-step introduction to the classical Guitar Introducing Classical Guitar: Book 1 teaches students how to read music and explains the essential left and right hand techniques. Thisvolume features over 50 pieces. In this instruction method each hand is dealt with separately gradually building confidence in the student to progress. Some of the songs included are Greensleeves El CondorPasa and Polovtsian Dance .

An introduction to the essential techniques used in modern drumming covering Rock Funk Blues Jazz and other popular styles. Aids in developing independence of all four limbs and lesson on how to play in a band. Designedfor beginners it comes with a sixty page booklet and teaches you how to read drum music.

La méthode de trompette pour débutants : tu apprends tout sur la production de sons et sur les premiers sons la technique respiratoire correcte et les bases de la théorie de la musique. Les exercices et les morceaux de musique donnent de la joie et entretiennent le plaisir de jouer de la trompette. Le CD accompagnant la méthode contient des exemples à écouter et des accompagnements de piano. Tu peux ainsi écouter un exercice dans la version complète avec trompette et piano ou jouer avec l’accompagnement de piano.

Learn to play Paganini’s Caprice #16 for electric guitar with Sam Bell The 24 Caprices have often been hailed as some of the most challenging musical pieces ever written. Learn to play Paganini ’s Caprice #16 for Electric Guitar with Sam Bell . The 24 Caprices have often been hailed as some of the most challenging musical pieces ever written. Lick Library have taken this music and translated it to the Electric Guitar to provide a wealth of melody harmony and killer Guitar licks! Although not for the faint hearted completing these pieces will not only make you a better player but will also put you out there with some of the best technicians in the World.

Technique & Performance - Anglicised Edition-The Piano Adventures Technique & Performance Book with page-by-page correlations is the essential companion to the Lesson & Theory Book.The Technique & Performance Book combines two essential elements of pianism:Students develop technical skill through the application of “Technique Secrets” Engaging etudes and performance pieces allow these techniques to be tools for musical expressionThis integration of technique and artistic performance the sequence of Technique Secrets through the levels and a unique emphasis on gesture that coordinates arm wrist and fingers make this series especially powerful.The five Technique Secrets of Level 4-5 are:Alignment (Balance Beam)Drop and Follow-Through (Spark the Pattern)Wrist Circles (Lead with the Wrist)Precise Rhythm for Staccatos (Staccato Machine)Rotation (Rocking) The Piano Adventures Technique & Performance Book with page-by-page correlations is the essential companion to the Lesson & Theory Book and combines two essential elements of pianism. The student develops technical skills through the application of Technique Secrets and engaging etudes and performance pieces allow these techniques to be tools for musical expression.This integration of technique and artistic performance the sequence of Technique Secrets through the levels and a unique emphasis on gesture that coordinates arm wrist and fingers make this series especially powerful.

Poetry and Music share similar qualities: phrasing tempo and rhythm for instance and this book focuses on these similarities to form a wonderful book for generalist and music teachers that will inspire stimulate and help the children make some productive noise! Alligator Raggedy-Mouth - Making Music With Poems And Rhymes is an attractive collection of descriptive poems colourful rhymes and rhythmic raps all chosen by Jacalyn Leedham and is the perfect stimulus for music in the classroom. Maureen Hanke demonstrates how to use your responses to the poetry as starting points for making music. The mood of the words their colourful contrasting sounds the rhythmof the phrasing and the way that they all fit together will inspire children aged between 7-11 years to explore and learn about musical ideas and structures. The seams of the book are near to splitting with the wealth of imaginative ideas and information that is packed inside! All designed to help encourage creative music making basic composition and confidence building.

Learn theory as if by magic!Abracadabra Beginning Theory is the ideal workbook to use alongside the best-selling instrumental series. Split into small chunks which can easily be tackled weekly Abracadabra Theory will take young players from the very basics and give them solidfoundations in their musical understanding.The theory of music is a necessary evil for many young instrumental players. It is often an area which is hurried in preparation for exams and neglected or feared before that point. It is a key part of a young musicians learning to help themunderstand all of the technical terms they encounter in their practical playing.Following the highly popular Abracadabra instrumental format Abracadabra Beginning Theory takes the pain away from the process and splits items into small chunks which can easily be tackled along with weekly practice giving fun and variety inbetween lessons.Abracadabra Beginning Theory explains the practical concepts covered in the instrumental books carefully and provides plenty of exercises and activities to consolidate these and build confidence in young musicians. The theoretical understandingwhich supports aural skills sight reading solo performances and technical exercises such as scales is a brilliant addition to any musicians arsenal. Making theory approachable Abracadabra Beginning Theory is an ideal companion to any of theinstrumental repertoire books.

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Méthode De Guitare Classique by world-renowned classical guitarist Blas Sánchez .

Internationally-renowned jazz trombone player director/conductor and master teacher Jiggs Whigham shares his experience and expertise with trombone and jazz enthusiasts. For intermediate to advanced players this book offers a fascinating insight into the professional world of trombone playing. Featuring the BBC Big Band there is a set of demonstration and play-along tracks which are available as a free download and provide the opportunity to listen to and play along with some of the finest musicians in the world. In the accompanying videos (found at www.schott-music.com/jiggswhighamtrombone) Jiggs demonstrates various playing techniques and presents an invaluable commentaryto help students develop their own playing. Internationally-renowned jazz trombone player director/conductor and master teacher Jiggs Whigham shares his experience and expertise with trombone and jazz enthusiasts. For intermediate to advanced players this book offers a fascinating insight into the professional world of trombone playing. Featuring the BBC Big Band there is a set of demonstration and play-along tracks which are available as a free download and provide the opportunity to listen to and play along with some of the finest musicians in the world. In the accompanying videos (found at www.schott-music.com/jiggswhighamtrombone) Jiggs demonstrates various playing techniques and presents an invaluable commentaryto help students develop their own playing.

The CD of accompaniments that supports Suzuki Violin School 2 . Together they form a comprehensive and successful teaching method programme. Includes Violin and Piano recordings performed Shinichi Suzuki.

Technical Studies-The Trumpet is undeniably a difficult and unpredictable instrument to play and it is technical proficiency that enables one to perform with beauty control endurance and consistency. As a result dedicated students of the Trumpet often experience a 'symphony' of techical phobias. This book presents a method to sytematically deal with these problems in a musical way through carefully organised technical harmonic and melodic studies and concise text.

Introduction- More tunes for the beginner on descant recorder can be found in Abracadabra Recorder Introduction! a complimentary collection to book 1. Abracadabra Recorder Books 1-4 is the ideal repertoire series for descant recorders. Each book includes graded solo and multi-part songs and tunes starting with five-note tunes such as Shepherds' Hey and working up to more challenging classics such as You are my Sunshine and The Wombling Song. Clear fingering diagrams and notation explanations are given at each stage.

Grade 2-Teachers and students preparing for trumpet cornet or flugelhorn exams can now listen to performances from the new ABRSM Trumpet syllabus from 2010. CD includes complete performances of all the pieces on the Grade 2 syllabus together with playalong tracks for the accompanied works.

Hyacinthe Klose was the favourite pupil of Frederic Berr at the Paris Conservatoire. It was his Clarinet School which made his name famous and in 1869 he recieved the cross of a Knight of the Legion of Honour. This edition is a free translation and adaptation of the original edition of the Methode Pour Clarinette from 1845. It has been re-arranged in a more progressive manner and technical developments of the last years have been taken into account.

The famously revolting wit of Roald Dahl is now an exciting school production! On Trial for her crimes Goldilocks looks like the sweet little innocent who'd give us her last sweetie. Could she really be the brazen crook who stole the porridge from under the snouts of the self-respecting harmless Bears? The Jury will decide but who will have the last laugh? Let the trial commence! Produced in association with the Roald Dahl Foundation this complete performance pack features full rehearsal and performance backing tracks on CD. Also included is a CD-ROM of acting games and curriculum links with literacy.

The perfect book for pupil and teacher Tunes you know and want to play Technique carefully graded Clear fingering diagrams Concise theory explanations Jazz improvisations and styles New duets Fresh new look

The Singing Storycloth is a wonderful classroom resource suitable for children aged 3-7 years and no music reading is required. It consists of a collection of eight song-stories from around the world collected and retold by Helen East. Every story has a theme related to fabric and is supported with activities for music and puppetry. Each story has a song as well to give the rhythm of the tale and the taste of the country that it comes from. To help visualise each story and encourage children to tell them play with them and perform them with confidence there are music and movement actvities and clever puppet ideas including activities for making and using avariety of simple puppets. Various musical suggestions are also available for how the stories and songs could be used. The activities are flexible and can be enjoyed in the classroom in the course of creative work in music drama DT and language but will also have the potential for short performances at assembly. The puppetry activities have been devised by a team of experienced performers and workshop leaders - Liz Waugh MacManus and Mike MacManus of Obelon Arts - and the musical activities by Janet Koralambe music workshop leader and performer with Obelon. The accompanying CDs have complete recordings of the song-stories song performances plus a full set of backing tracks to accompany classroom singing and performance.