Mark Vega's Jazz Solo Series for Flute is a great instructional tool for musicians and music students to learn or improve their improvisational abilities in the jazz-swing idiom. There are sixty-six examples in the book starting at a somewhat easy level and gradually increasing in difficulty throughout the book. Sections include: Exercises in all twelve keys using II-V-I and II-V-III-VI-II-V-I chord progressions. Exercises in all twelve keys using I-VI-II-V-III-bIII-II-V-I chord progressions. Complete worked-out solos over chord changes to the popular Jazz standards Stella By Starlight Take The ATrain and There Will Never Be Another You . Includes an easy version of the solo followed by a more difficult one. Recordings of the choruses of the above pieces repeated for convenient practicing. A selected discography of Mark's favourite Jazz albums featuring great Jazz soloists.

There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes.The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are very well knownsuch as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more. There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes.The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are verywell known such as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more.

Jigs hornpipes and reels from Ireland Scotland Breton Normandy and Gallicia.

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Flute by Andrew D. Gordon consists of as the title suggests 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I III-VI-II-V etc. in both major and minor keys. There are five separate sections: Jazz Swing Jazz Ballad Jazz Funk Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. Each musical example has a single note improvised melody line with the chord progression At the end of the book there is the chord progression for the popular jazz standard Blue Moon; showing you how to use various examples from the 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this techniqueyou can pick most jazz standards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book. The audio files are recorded with the flute playing the melody line along with a rhythm section of piano bass and drums. All the examples are recorded with the flute and the rhythm section as well as the rhythm section without the flute and with the more difficult examples the rhythm section is recorded at a slowed down tempo. An absolute must for musicians learning and playing various jazz styles.

Mark Vega’s Jazz Solo Series for Trumpet is a great instructional tool for musicians and music students to learn or improve their improvisational abilities in the jazz-swing idiom. There are sixty-six examples in the book starting at a somewhat easy level and gradually increasing in difficulty throughout the book. Sections include: Exercises in all twelve keys using II-V-I and II-V-III-VI-II-V-I chord progressions. Exercises in all twelve keys using I-VI-II-V-III-bIII-II-V-I chord progressions. Complete worked-out solos over chord changes to the popular Jazz standards Stella By Starlight Take The A Train and There Will Never Be AnotherYou . Includes an easy version of the solo followed by a more difficult one. Recordings of the choruses of the above pieces repeated for convenient practicing. A selected discography of Mark’s favourite Jazz albums featuring great Jazz soloists.

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Alto Saxophone and E Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Celtic Music For Guitar by Allan Alexander contains 31 pieces transcribed for Guitar most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. The book also includes three charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan Alexander. The music is presented in both music notation and guitar tablature for people who do not read music. Play the beautiful haunting melodies of the Irish Harper O'Carolan take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music that is the mainstay of modern players. If you are learning and looking for great music this is one book that you will not be able to put down. Ifyou are a performer looking for high quality material these great pieces expertly arranged will become part of your permanent repertoire. The CD played by Allan Alexander gives the musician the advantage of being able to hear how these pieces should be played by an expert in this genre of music and will make the learning process easier. Many of these pieces were written for the Lute; however Allan Alexander has found that they work very well on the guitar. Being an accomplished player of both lute and guitar he has the knowledge to make accurate musical transcriptions. Other pieces in this book are traditional tunes that have been arranged specifically for guitar. Many of the selections have variations on the original melodies. This adds another dimension to the music and enhances the performance.

Studies pieces and exercises developing Salsa and Afro Cuban music on the Piano.

Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew D. Gordon is a compendium of Gospel riffs for Piano and Keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. The book has the Piano right and left hands notated as well as a separate Organ part. There are also examples of some traditional Gospel songs showing how to incorporate the riffs in the book into these well known Gospel songs. Play in the styles of Ray Charles and Andre Crouch and see how Blues Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound. Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew D. Gordon is a compendium of Gospel riffs for Piano and Keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. The book has the Piano right and left hands notated as well as a separate Organ part. There are also examples of some traditional Gospel songs showing how to incorporate the riffs in the book into these well known Gospel songs. Play in the styles of Ray Charles and Andre Crouch and see how Blues Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound.

As playing funk styles is a passion of Andrew’s he has written this instructional book “100 Ultimate Soul Funk and R&B Grooves” based on the influences of the great Funk Soul and R&B artists such as: James Brown Herbie Hancock The Crusaders Average White Band Marvin Gaye Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Parliament Ramsey Lewis Booker T and The MG’s MFSB Billy Preston etc. Besides the afore-mentioned styles Andrew has also added a few grooves that are Afro-Caribbean such as: Latin Reggae and Calypso. Each of the 100 grooves have been recorded with the Trumpet part playing along with a rhythm section of guitar bass drums keyboards and in many of the grooves percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks. Percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.minus the trumpetpart so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-A-Long tracks.percussion. There is also a three mi

As playing funk styles is a passion of Andrew’s he has written this instructional book “100 Ultimate Soul Funk and R&B Grooves” based on the influences of the great Funk Soul and R&B artists such as: James Brown Herbie Hancock The Crusaders Average White Band Marvin Gaye Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Parliament Ramsey Lewis Booker T and The MG’s MFSB Billy Preston etc. Besides the afore-mentioned styles Andrew has also added a few grooves that are Afro-Caribbean such as: Latin Reggae and Calypso. Each of the 100 grooves have been recorded with the Saxophone part playing along with a rhythm section of guitar bass drums keyboards and in many of the grooves percussion. There is also a three minute Play-A-Long track for each of the 100 grooves

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For Piano And Keyboards-The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection For Piano/Keyboards by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 30 12 bar blues play-a-long backing tracks created in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you ample time to practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. The inside front cover of the book gives a link to download the free audio files for the book The 30 Blues styles contains 3solo improvisational melody lines each of which are 12 measures in length ranging from a basic solo and increasing in skill level designed for musicians/music students of all levels totaling 90 solos. Also there is a rhythm keyboard chart so that you can play a rhythm keyboard part for each Blues style. Using this book will help you on your way to becoming a great sounding blues pianist/keyboard player. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically arranged to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection For Piano/Keyboards by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 30 12 bar blues play-a-long backing tracks created in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you ample time to practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. The inside front cover of the book gives a link to download the free audio files for thebook The 30 Blues styles contains 3 solo improvisational melody lines each of which are 12 measures in length ranging from a basic solo and increasing in skill level designed for musicians/music students of all levels totaling 90 solos. Also there is a rhythm keyboard chart so that you can play a rhythm keyboard part for each Blues style. Using this book will help you on your way to becoming a great sounding blues pianist/keyboard player. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically arranged to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

Boogie-Woogie And The Blues is dedicated to all the great Blues and Boogie-Woogie pianists who Andrew has had the privilege of listening to over the last 40 years. His first recollection of being inspired to learn Blues piano was in 1968 when he heard the Blues piano solo by Nicky Hopkins on the song “Blues Deluxe” from Jeff Beck’s first album “Truth” Just as that piano solo inspired him in turn he hopes these songs inspire you in the same way. The song “Boogie with Nicky” is dedicated to Nicky Hopkins. He hopes that you have the same enjoyment learning and playing these songs as he did creating them. There are nine songs in this book which Andrew composedranging from the slow Blues of H.R. Blues to the up-tempo Boogie-Woogie of Holly and Ben’s Boogie as well as the Ragtime feel of Raggedy Blues. Beside learning from this book it is important to listen to the masters of Blues and Boogie-Woogie piano styles a discography on page 2 will get you started. 'You have so imaginatively integrated traditional blues sounds in a new and innovative way. I myself have been in what I call a 'riff rut'. Studying this book is going to open my mind immensely. I am really excited about practicing these tunes.' - User feedback

Latin Saxophone Soloist by Gabriel Rosati & Darrow Hunt provides an extensive study into the various Latin saxophone styles including: Salsa Mambo Merengue Calypso Cha Cha etc. These exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin saxophone playing. The book is transcribed note for note (for both Bb & Eb instruments) from the recorded audio files. Each example is recorded twice the first version with sax piano bass and percussion and the second version with just piano bass and percussion so that the sax player can practice along with the rhythm section.

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. The smooth jazz grooves in this 46 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R&B Jazz Funk Top 40 Rock Gospel Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in this genre include The Super Groovers David Sanborn Eric Marienthal Kenny G DaveKoz David Benoit Tom Scott Gerald Albright Candy Dulfer Wilton Felder Boney James Chris Botti Chuck Mangione Sade George Benson Peter White Lee Ritenour Earl Klugh Larry Carlton Jeff Lorber Brian Culbertson George Duke Joe Sample Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny Four Play The Yellow Jackets and The Rippingtons. On each of the 20 tracks the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first by the saxophone with the groove followed by just the rhythm section groove without sax. The 1st example is usually the easiest the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult.

Medieval Music For Violin contains thirty-four solo pieces for Violin. Author Allan Alexander has selected a fantastic variety from Medieval times and most tunes have been extended with variations to make them a more suitable length and increase the violinist's enjoyment! Every tune in the book is also included on an accompanying CD which gives a perfect demonstration and is enjoyable in its own merit. Medieval Music For Violin contains thirty-four solo pieces for Violin. Author Allan Alexander has selected a fantastic variety from Medieval times and most tunes have been extended with variations to make them a more suitable length and increase the violinist's enjoyment! Every tune in the book is also included on an accompanying CD which gives a perfect demonstration and is enjoyable in its own merit.

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 Commodores 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 and R&B. The saxophone in Funk music has its place not only in the Horn sections so often heard in this genre but also as a dynamic solo instrument. This bookcontains 92 riifs that showcase the different ways in which the soloist can create a distinct Funk sound to their playing. The audio tracks contains 31 different grooves that accompany each of the riffs influenced by the aforementioned artists and covers 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.

Forty pieces ranging from lovely portraits to lively jigs from Scotland Ireland Wales and the Isle of Man spanning several hundred years. Wether it is a lilt a lovesong or a lament each of these tunes is a real gem and the unique personality and sound of the recorder compliments them all. An accompanying CD includes all the tunes from the book so that you can hear them demonstrated or simply enjoy this timeless collection.

Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically. The CD that accompanies this book contains all the patternsthat are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MIDI files are also included on the CD. This book is being used by Andrew to teach Keyboard students in his Keyboard Groove Lab at Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically. The CD that accompaniesthis book contains all the patterns that are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MID