The Singer's Songbook Music Minus One Male Vocalist-For most musicians the true joy of music is sharing it. While there are millions of folks jamming in their basements with headphones and an audience of the family pet there's nothing like the experience of walking into a venue and playing songs that put people on the dance floor or at least to put a lot of smiles on their faces. This series from Music Minus One is a wonderful tool to help facilitate that. Whether you are a teenager wanting to figure out how to make some gas money on weekends or a working band that wants to actually capture the essence of the original hits the Weekend Warriors Set List is for you. With their matching song lists across instruments theseplay-alongs are perfect rehearsal tools to put the whole band on the same page. Set List 1 contains: Brown Eyed Girl · Margaritaville · Mony Mony · Mustang Sally · My Girl · Old Time Rock and Roll · Soul Man · Stand by Me · Sweet Caroline · Under the Boardwalk. For most musicians the true joy of music is sharing it. While there are millions of folks jamming in their basements with headphones and an audience of the family pet there's nothing like the experience of walking into a venue and playing songs that put people on the dance floor or at least to put a lot of smiles on their faces. This series from Music Minus One is a wonderful tool to help facilitate that. Whether you are a teenager wanting to figure out how to make some gas money on weekends or a working band that wants to actually capture the essence of the original hits the Weekend Warriors Set List is for you. With their matching song lists across instruments theseplay-alongs are perfect rehearsal tools to put the whole band on the same page. Set List 1 contains: Brown Eyed Girl · Margaritaville · Mony Mony · Mustang Sally · My Girl · Old Time Rock and Roll · Soul Man · Stand by Me · Sweet Caroline · Under the Boardwalk.

Songs in the Style of Nat King Cole-Ten swingin' big band standards are included in this collection with a CD featuring two tracks for each song - one demo track and one play-along track so you can be the soloist. Includes: Pretend · Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup · Route 66 · Walkin' My Baby Back Home · Somewhere Along the Way · A Blossom Fell · Too Young · Makin' Whoopee · Mona Lisa · Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). Ten swingin' big band standards are included in this collection with a CD featuring two tracks for each song - one demo track and one play-along track so you can be the soloist. Includes: Pretend · Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup · Route 66 · Walkin' My Baby Back Home · Somewhere Along the Way · A Blossom Fell · Too Young · Makin' Whoopee · Mona Lisa · Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).

Great Show Tunes for Young Singers-Ten terrific tunes from the Great White Way are arranged for young voices in this collection which includes a CD with example vocals on each song plus separate background tracks. Songs: My New Philosophy · Popular · It's a Hard-Knock Life · Maybe · Tomorrow · Little Lamb · Let Me Entertain You · I Whistle a Happy Tune · My Best Girl · Gary Indiana. Ten terrific tunes from the Great White Way are arranged for young voices in this collection which includes a CD with example vocals on each song plus separate background tracks. Songs: My New Philosophy · Popular · It's a Hard-Knock Life · Maybe · Tomorrow · Little Lamb · Let Me Entertain You · I Whistle a Happy Tune · My Best Girl · Gary Indiana.

Music Minus One Cello-The Zinn String Quartet accompany you in this great collection of Joplin Ragtime Quartets. Don't miss it! Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus you the soloist. Accompaniment: Zinn's Ragtime String Quartet The Zinn String Quartet accompany you in this great collection of Joplin Ragtime Quartets. Don't miss it! Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus you the soloist. Accompaniment: Zinn's Ragtime String Quartet

Music Minus One Trombone-Stravinsky wrote this septet in 1917. As always he led the composing world with innovation and excitement. A work that is still widely performed in our time. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus you the soloist. Performed by Sean Mahoney trombone Accompaniment: Parnassus: Alice Poulson violin Glenn Rubin bass Robert Yamins clarinet Harry Searing bassoon Gerald Kocher trumpet James Preiss percussionStravinsky wrote this septet in 1917. As always he led the composing world with innovation and excitement. A work that is still widely performed in our time. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus you the soloist. Performed by Sean Mahoney trombone Accompaniment: Parnassus: Alice Poulson violin Glenn Rubin bass Robert Yamins clarinet Harry Searing bassoon Gerald Kocher trumpet James Preiss percussion

A wide-ranging collection of pieces for the beginning clarinetist with piano accompaniment suitable for first through third year of study. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc featuring stereo piano accompaniments to each piece. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano A wide-ranging collection of pieces for the beginning clarinetist with piano accompaniment suitable for first through third year of study. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc featuring stereo piano accompaniments to each piece. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano

This impressive collection of solos for the beginning saxophonist are a delight and make the process of advancing in the instrument a constant pleasure. This tremendous selection gives you constant companionship in the form of virtuoso pianist Harriet Wingreen. Truly the easiest way to hone your abilities! Includes printed music score and stereo CD (with accompaniments only). Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano This impressive collection of solos for the beginning saxophonist are a delight and make the process of advancing in the instrument a constant pleasure. This tremendous selection gives you constant companionship in the form of virtuoso pianist Harriet Wingreen. Truly the easiest way to hone your abilities! Includes printed music score and stereo CD (with accompaniments only). Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano

Learn to Be a Studio Musician-You've just received your first studio call and already you can feel the tension mounting. Will you be able to read and interpret the music? Can you immediately get into the groove without a lot of rehearsal time? How about coping with headphones and the ever-present click track? Here's an album that will give you 'studio' experience without the butterflies. No producer hovering over your shoulder no engineer hassling you for better sound. This series is invaluable to every developing musician and will repay you with the experience you need and have a great time playing great music with this top-flight ensemble of working studio players! Includes a compact disc featuring acomplete version and a minus version of each piece with removable click-track on one channel and music book. Accompaniment: Tom Collier Keyboards Percussion Dan Dean Electric Bass John Morton Guitars Eddie Sticks Ricks Drums You've just received your first studio call and already you can feel the tension mounting. Will you be able to read and interpret the music? Can you immediately get into the groove without a lot of rehearsal time? How about coping with headphones and the ever-present click track? Here's an album that will give you 'studio' experience without the butterflies. No producer hovering over your shoulder no engineer hassling you for better sound. This series is invaluable to every developing musician and will repay you with the experience you need and have a great time playing great music with this top-flight ensemble of working studio players! Includes a compact disc featuringacomplete version and a minus version of each piece with removable click-track on one channel and music book. Accompaniment: Tom Collier Keyboards Percussion Dan Dean Electric Bass John Morton Guitars Eddie Sticks Ricks Drums

Volume Two Second Position-A second volume of beautiful folk tunes and classical pieces for the advancing beginner. Transcribed and edited by noted American teacher Samuel Applebaum. Contains printed music score and a compact disc featuring all the works in split-channel stereo with the first violin on the right channel the second violin on the left. By adjusting the balance the soloist can remove either violin and play the other. Performed by Richard Henrickson first violin Accompaniment: Andres Jennings second violinA second volume of beautiful folk tunes and classical pieces for the advancing beginner. Transcribed and edited by noted American teacher Samuel Applebaum. Contains printed music score and a compact disc featuring all the works in split-channel stereo with the first violin on the right channel the second violin on the left. By adjusting the balance the soloist can remove either violin and play the other. Performed by Richard Henrickson first violin Accompaniment: Andres Jennings second violin

Music Minus One Tenor Saxophone-Studio City evolved as a response to the hundreds of requests over the years for MMO Big Band arrangements to play with. This entry features one of the foremost university bands in the nation the Cal State Northridge Jazz Ensemble directed by Joel Leach. Listen to a pro soloist perform in the complete reference version with this outstanding group then you step in so you can make your own impact! Features music from the pens of Sammy Nestico Dave Leech Mike Barone and more! Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and a compact disc featuring a complete digital stereo reference recording followed by recordings of the accompaniments minus thesoloist. Accompaniment: Cal State Northridge Jazz Ensemble Studio City evolved as a response to the hundreds of requests over the years for MMO Big Band arrangements to play with. This entry features one of the foremost university bands in the nation the Cal State Northridge Jazz Ensemble directed by Joel Leach. Listen to a pro soloist perform in the complete reference version with this outstanding group then you step in so you can make your own impact! Features music from the pens of Sammy Nestico Dave Leech Mike Barone and more! Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and a compact disc featuring a complete digital stereo reference recording followed by recordings of the accompaniments minusthesoloist. Accompaniment: Cal State Northridge Jazz Ensemble

Pacific Coast Horns returns in this third volume of greats performed to perfection in a scintillating reference version. Listen and then you pick up your instrument and take soloist's duties with the ensemble! 12 songs: Alexander's Ragtime Band · Amazing Grace · Blue Danube · Caravan · Harlem Nocturne · Stompin' at the Savoy · and more. Pacific Coast Horns returns in this third volume of greats performed to perfection in a scintillating reference version. Listen and then you pick up your instrument and take soloist's duties with the ensemble! 12 songs: Alexander's Ragtime Band · Amazing Grace · Blue Danube · Caravan · Harlem Nocturne · Stompin' at the Savoy · and more.

Saxophone-Performed by John Cipolla alto saxophone Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn These all-time favorite standards have been arranged for Alto Sax and symphony orchestra for a beautiful palette of sound. Beautiful music and not of excessive difficulty. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel; and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist.Performed by John Cipolla alto saxophone Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn These all-time favorite standards have been arranged for Alto Sax and symphony orchestra for a beautiful palette of sound. Beautiful music and not of excessive difficulty. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel; and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist.

Double Concerto for Piano Violin and String Orchestra in D Minor-Written in 1823 this double concerto from the young composer presents a brilliant and unusual concerto pairing. The central adagio movement is a trademark of Mendelssohn Song Without Words. Features many solo passages for each soloist to beautiful effect. Includes newly engraved solo parts and CDs with complete reference recordings plus accompaniments minus the soloist at both standard and practice tempos. Written in 1823 this double concerto from the young composer presents a brilliant and unusual concerto pairing. The central adagio movement is a trademark of Mendelssohn Song Without Words. Features many solo passages for each soloist to beautiful effect. Includes newly engraved solo parts and CDs with complete reference recordings plus accompaniments minus the soloist at both standard and practice tempos.

Music Minus One Flute-From the Italian master of Baroque music comes this collection of three magnificent flute concerti. The F-major concerto taken from Vivaldi's Opus 10 collection is particularly notable as in it Vivaldi slightly reworked his legendary RV442 treble recorder concerto using an accompaniment of muted strings throughout. All three of these are perfect for any flutist with a flair for the Baroque. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist. Performed by Vaclave Sykora flute Accompaniment: Czech SymphonyChamber Orchestra Conductor: Mario Klemens From the Italian master of Baroque music comes this collection of three magnificent flute concerti. The F-major concerto taken from Vivaldi's Opus 10 collection is particularly notable as in it Vivaldi slightly reworked his legendary RV442 treble recorder concerto using an accompaniment of muted strings throughout. All three of these are perfect for any flutist with a flair for the Baroque. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist. Performed by Vaclave Sykora flute Accompaniment: CzechSymphonyChamber Orchestra Conductor: Mario Klemens

Kate Hurney-Here is the rare opportunity of a master class that you can learn from over and over.-featuring the choicest repertoire for soprano as performed by Kate Hurney and then by you the soloist. Now digitally remastered for the most beautiful sound quality. Includes a high-quality printed vocal score annotated with performance suggestions and a compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist. Performed by Kate Hurney soprano; accompaniment: Bruce Eberle piano.

Music Minus One Oboe-These baroque pieces from the masters Johann Quantz and Johann Sebastian Bach are truly enchanting pieces for chamber enthusiasts and students everywhere. These chamber sonatas combine oboe flute and a background of basso continuo commonly carried out by a harpsichord and viola da gamba. Accompanied by the acclaimed Rameau Trio these intermediate-level pieces will give you a lifetime of pleasure. Oboe virtuoso Virginia Brewer performs each piece with the Trio then you become the oboist in this magnificent group of chamber professionals. Highly recommended. Includes a high-quality printed music score complete with period performance notes and examples and a compact disccontaining a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus the soloist. Performed by Virginia Brewer oboe Accompaniment: The Rameau Trio: Jean Antrim flute Jocelyn Chaparro harpsichord Fortunato Arico viola da gamba These baroque pieces from the masters Johann Quantz and Johann Sebastian Bach are truly enchanting pieces for chamber enthusiasts and students everywhere. These chamber sonatas combine oboe flute and a background of basso continuo commonly carried out by a harpsichord and viola da gamba. Accompanied by the acclaimed Rameau Trio these intermediate-level pieces will give you a lifetime of pleasure. Oboe virtuoso Virginia Brewer performs each piece with the Trio then you become the oboist in this magnificent group of chamber professionals. Highly recommended. Includes a high-quality printed music score complete with period performance notes and examples and a compactdisccontaining a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus the soloist. Performed by Virginia Brewer oboe Accompaniment: The Rameau Trio: Jean Antrim flute Jocelyn Chaparro harpsichord Fortunato Arico viola da gamba

A great album of duets from the Renaissance and Baroque periods brimming with sprightly melodies and rich tonalities for the two instruments. Highly recommended. Includes a high-quality printed music score with both primo and secondo guitar parts and a compact disc containing a complete performance with secondo guitar on the left channel and primo guitar on the right channel. Either can be easily removed for your performance pleasure. Performed by Edward Flower 1st guitar Accompaniment: David McLellan 2nd guitarA great album of duets from the Renaissance and Baroque periods brimming with sprightly melodies and rich tonalities for the two instruments. Highly recommended. Includes a high-quality printed music score with both primo and secondo guitar parts and a compact disc containing a complete performance with secondo guitar on the left channel and primo guitar on the right channel. Either can be easily removed for your performance pleasure. Performed by Edward Flower 1st guitar Accompaniment: David McLellan 2nd guitar

Music Minus One Cello Deluxe 2-CD Set-Franz Josef haydn's beautiful Concerto in C major for Violoncello and orchestra is a treat as well as an absolute requirement for any serious cellist. Strangely though it lay dormant and unknown in a Prague library until it was dicovered in 1961 and brought to light after nearly two hundred years! Since its reintroduction it has become one of the most popular of all violoncello concerti and deservedly so. This concerto was most likely written in the mid-1760s while Haydn was Kapellmeister to Prince Esterhazy. Its splendid memorable themes perfectly showcase the solo instrument against a beautifully and sensitively orchestrated backdrop all of which come together toillustrate Papa Haydn's mastery of form melody and orchestration. Its lovely classical charm beautifully captured here by virtuoso roman Wiszniowski and the Plovdiv Philharmonic will enchant you from beginning to end. Then play it yourself with maestro Todorov and the Plovdiv Philharmonic as your accompanists! This MMO learning and performance edition of one of the great classical cello masterpieces is not to be missed! Franz Josef haydn's beautiful Concerto in C major for Violoncello and orchestra is a treat as well as an absolute requirement for any serious cellist. Strangely though it lay dormant and unknown in a Prague library until it was dicovered in 1961 and brought to light after nearly two hundred years! Since its reintroduction it has become one of the most popular of all violoncello concerti and deservedly so. This concerto was most likely written in the mid-1760s while Haydn was Kapellmeister to Prince Esterhazy. Its splendid memorable themes perfectly showcase the solo instrument against a beautifully and sensitively orchestrated backdrop all of which come togethertoillustrate Papa Haydn's mastery of form melody and orchestration. Its lovely classical charm beautifully captured here by virtuoso roman Wiszniowski and the Plovdiv Philharmonic will enchant you from beginning to end. Then play it yourself with maestro Todorov and the Plovdiv Philharmonic as your accompanists! This MMO learning and performance edition of one of the great classical cello masterpieces is not to be missed!

Alto Sax-Performed by Hal McCusick saxophone The legendary Hal McKusick continues as your partner in this second volume of original student jazz duets from composers Farnsworth and Minor. You play either part! Includes a high-quality printed music book with both parts and a CD containing accompaniments to both the minus 1st and minus 2nd duet parts. Performed by Hal McCusick saxophone The legendary Hal McKusick continues as your partner in this second volume of original student jazz duets from composers Farnsworth and Minor. You play either part! Includes a high-quality printed music book with both parts and a CD containing accompaniments to both the minus 1st and minus 2nd duet parts.

Music Minus One Piano-As might be expected from this master composer and pianist Mendelssohn's D-major trio is graceful and pianistic the piano part integrated well with the strings. This is without a doubt one of the high-points in Romantic chamber music. Magical! Includes a complete high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then performed again with accompaniments only minus you the soloist. Performed by Neill Eisenstein piano Accompaniment: The Classic Piano TrioAs might be expected from this master composer and pianist Mendelssohn's D-major trio is graceful and pianistic the piano part integrated well with the strings. This is without a doubt one of the high-points in Romantic chamber music. Magical! Includes a complete high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then performed again with accompaniments only minus you the soloist. Performed by Neill Eisenstein piano Accompaniment: The Classic Piano Trio