A Complete Drum Training Session-One of today's leading drummers/percussionists Robin has performed or recorded with artists including David Bowie Paul Simon Tupac Steve Vai Mariah Carey and many others. Here he teaches nine distinct styles in 24 info-packedlessons. Each training session has been filmed at multiple angles so drummers can learn his unique styles tips and tricks. In both English and French. 75 min.One of today's leading drummers/percussionists Robin has performed or recorded with artists including David Bowie Paul Simon Tupac Steve Vai Mariah Carey and many others. Here he teaches nine distinct styles in twenty-four info-packed lessons. Each training session has been filmed at multiple angles so drummers can learn his unique styles tips and tricks.

The late Jeff Porcaro was a Grammy Award-winning star from Toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music. On this DVD he describes his approach to straight time triplet and shuffle feels Latingrooves half-time shuffles bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of effects on the high hat. A live band setting featuring his brother Michael on bass and David Garfield on keyboards creates an exciting atmosphere todemonstrate Jeff's famous grooves. Includes a lesson book. 34 minutes.The late Jeff Porcaro was a Grammy Award-winning star from Toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music. On this DVD he describes his approach to straight time triplet and shuffle feels Latin grooves half-time shuffles bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of effects on the high hat. A live band setting featuring his brother Michael on bass and David Garfield on keyboards creates an exciting atmosphere to demonstrate Jeff's famous grooves.

Known for his skill in adapting jazz classics for beginning players Michael brings us this Bobby Timmons favorite in a very playable version. The style is medium slow swing and the saxes present the theme first followed by theentire ensemble. Solosare only over sections with easy chord changes.Known for his skill in adapting jazz classics for beginning players Michael brings us this Bobby Timmons favorite in a very playable version. The style is medium slow swing and the saxes present the theme first followed by the entire ensemble. Solos are only over sections with easy chord changes.

Lesson & Theory - Anglicised Edition-Piano Adventures is an exciting comprehensive Piano method that teaches children analysis creativity and musical expression. This Level 2A Lesson And Theory Book provides a step-by-step approach to the 8th-note rhythm patterns major and minor 5-finger scales and chords the phrase and transposition. It covers a wide range of musical styles from jazz to classical including melodies of Beethoven Brahms Haydn and Vivaldi. Expressive pieces are featured with teacher duets that build articulation and phrasing. Discovery questions creative activities and theory pages help to develop the student's musical mind. A CD is included featuring imaginative orchestrated accompaniments which encourage expressive playing rhythmic accuracy and practice time. This version is the new Anglicised edition. Piano Adventures is an exciting comprehensive Piano method that teaches children analysis creativity and musical expression. This Level 2A Lesson And Theory Book provides a step-by-step approach to the 8th-note rhythm patterns major and minor 5-finger scales and chords the phrase and transposition. It covers a wide range of musical styles from jazz to classical including melodies of Beethoven Brahms Haydn and Vivaldi. Expressive pieces are featured with teacher duets that build articulation and phrasing. Discovery questions creative activities and theory pages help to develop the student's 'musical mind'. A CD isincluded featuring imaginative orchestrated accompaniments which encourage expressive playing rhythmic accuracy and practice time. This version is the new Anglicised edition.

Playing the ukulele is an enjoyable easy and inexpensive way to get involved in music. It provides a way to learn musical concepts and skills that can apply to any instrument you decide to study. Moreover it will give you a great opportunity toshare the joy of making music with other people. This book will help to provide you with the basic skills and musical background you need to get started. The CD contains demonstrations of all the songs and examples. This carefully crafted methodemphasizes chord strumming skills; teaching students HOW to practice; note reading exercises; “chord challenges” to learn how to figure out chord progressions; tab reading; and more. It also includes nearly 30 familiar songs that students can playwhile still learning including: All My Loving • Home on the Range • Hound Dog • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) • La Bamba • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • The Rainbow Connection • Take Me Out to the Ballgame • and more! Practice experiment and have funplaying the ukulele! .Playing the ukulele is an enjoyable easy and inexpensive way to get involved in music. It provides a way to learn musical concepts and skills that can apply to any instrument you decide to study. Moreover it will give you a great opportunity to share the joy of making music with other people. This book will help to provide you with the basic skills and musical background you need to get started. The CD contains demonstrations of all the songs and examples. This carefully crafted method emphasizes chord strumming skills; teaching students HOW to practice; note reading exercises; “chord challenges” to learn how to figure out chord progressions; tab reading; and more. It alsoincludes nearly 30 familiar songs that students can play while still learning including: All My Loving • Home on the Range • Hound Dog • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) • La Bamba • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • The Rainbow Connection • Take Me Out to the Ballgame • and more! Practice experiment and have fun playing the ukulele! .

Keep the joy of family and Christmas in your heart with this simply beautiful original from Pentatonix! Full harmonies and a straightforward lyric style make this a wonderful selection for all types of choirs.

This jam-packed CD/DVD pack features a standard audio CD of the original A&M recording of The Age of Steam as well as a DVD with over four hours of content including: a master class a documentary aDolby Digital stereo and surround sound mix of the original recordings and interviews with several participants in that recording (Bob Brookmeyer Roger Kellaway Tom Scott and Stephan Goldman). The DVD also includes thesheet music for each composition on the recording including the parts for each instrument which can be printed out from a PC.This jam-packed CD/DVD pack features a standard audio CD of the original A&M recording of The Age of Steam as well as a DVD with over four hours of content including: a master class · a documentary · a Dolby Digital stereo and surround sound mix of the original recordings · and interviews with several participants in that recording (Bob Brookmeyer Roger Kellaway Tom Scott and Stephan Goldman). The DVD also includes the sheet music for each composition on the recording including the parts for each instrument which can be printed out from a PC.

Unlock the secrets of blues guitar! Ace session guitarist Mat Gurman teaches budding bluesmasters 50 terrific phrases demonstrating licks for dominant and minor blues progressions turnarounds intro licks ending licks stoptime licks and many more. He also shows players the classic techniques used in blues guitar such as: bends pull-offs hammer-ons slides slurs vibrato muted string raking and more! Each lick is played in context thendemonstrated slowly with full explanations of every technique used. Includes an instructional booklet. 59 minutes. Guitarist Mat Gurman from Los Angeles California is a session player with a list of heavyweight credits. He has worked with artists in all styles of music from the Backstreet Boys to Tany Tucker. Mat is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and has appeared as a guitarist and vocalist with The Tonight Show Band. He has played on sessions for The Academy Awards MTV Comedy Central Fox and countless national ads jingles and television shows. 50 Licks Blues Style DVD Package Mat demonstrates licks for dominant and minor blues progressions turnarounds intro licks ending licks stop time licks and much more. He willalso show you all of the classic techniques used in blues guitar; bends pull-offs hammer-ons slides slurs vibrato muted string raking and more. Each lick is played in context then demonstrated slowly with full explanations on the techniques used and their proper applications.

Play and Sing Songs in the Music Class with Step-by-Step Projectable Lesson Slides-Get on board! Using ukuleles in an elementary general music class can open new experiences for your students. These fun accessible instruments encourage singing while promoting confidence and musical independence. Ukuleles also provide an additional way for you to observe student progress and assess musical understanding. UKULELES ON BOARD is a collection of sequential lessons that illustrate how teachers can use ukuleles along with other common classroom resources to create engaging robust musical activities for students. Examples are provided for using ukuleles together with Orff instruments recorders a variety of percussion and even jug band instruments. Each unitincludes digital access to step-by-step projectable lesson slides so you can project all the visual cues your students will need. In addition to being easy to learn and fun the folk songs used throughout the book provide students with cultural and historical connections. The activities and concepts found in UKULELES ON BOARD are based on the National Standards for Music Education. The material has been field-tested in grades 2-4 but is also appropriate for fifth grade students new to the ukulele. This is a valuable guide to using ukuleles to support and enhance the music curriculum in your school. Songs include: Are You Sleeping? (Frere Jacques!) Michael Finnegan Buffalo Gals Joe Turner Blues Shalom Chaverim I Love the Mountains Little 'Liza Jane Hambone One Bottle of Pop Pay Me My Money Down Let Us Chase the Squirrel Go Tell Aunt Rhody Old Joe Clark. Suggested for grades 2-5. Get on board! Using ukuleles in an elementary general music class can open new experiences for your students. These fun accessible instruments encourage singing while promoting confidence and musical independence. Ukuleles also provide an additional way for you to observe student progress and assess musical understanding. Ukuleles On Board! is a collection of sequential lessons that illustrate how teachers can use Ukuleles along with other common classroom resources to create engaging robust musical activities for students. Examples are provided for using Ukuleles together with Orff instruments Recorders a variety of Percussion and even Jug Bandinstruments. Each unit includes digital access to step-by-step projectable lesson slides so you can project all the visual cues your students will need. In addition to being easy to learn and fun the folk songs used throughout the book provide students with cultural and historical connections. The activities and concepts found in Ukuleles On Board! are based on the National Standards for Music Education. The material has been field-tested in grades 2-4 but is also appropriate for fifth grade students new to the Ukulele. This is a valuable guide to using Ukuleles to support and enhance the music curricul

Discovery Jazz-This funky original from Michael Sweeney is very effective for beginning groups and one that is fun to play. Includes short 4-measure feature spots for each section inclding drums. Also features a written or ad lib solo for anysax.This funky original from Michael Sweeney is very effective for beginning groups and one that is fun to play. Includes short 4-measure feature spots for each section inclding drums. Also features a written or ad lib solo for any sax.

Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 33-The Guitar Play-Along DVD series lets you hear and see how to play songs like never before. Just watch listen and learn! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then the teacher performs the completesong along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from multiple viewing options;fret hand with tab wide view with tab pick & fret hand close-up and others. Contains 8 Skynyrd classics: Don't Ask Me No Questions Down South Jukin' Free Bird Gimme Three Steps I Know a Little The Needle and the Spoon Sweet Home Alabama What's Your Name. Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 33: Lynyrd Skynyrd lets you hear and see how to play your favourite Skynyrd songs like never before. Just watch listen and learn! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from multiple viewing options; fret hand with tab wide view with tab pick & fret hand close-up and others. Contains 8 Skynyrd classics

Studies For Playing Between the Beats-Drumset Syncopation picks up where beginning drum methods leave off providing the intermediate drumset player with practical studies that can be applied to real-life playing situations. Built on the syncopated rhythms that form the basis of popular music the book explores beats and fills in a variety of styles including: basic rock funk bossa nova samba reggae blues shuffles country/gospel and jazz. This indispensible book is filled with info that will take you from the practice room to the stage! Drumset Syncopation picks up where beginning drum methods leave off providing the intermediate drumset player with practical studies that can be applied to real-life playing situations. Built on the syncopated rhythms that form the basis of popular music the book explores beats and fills in a variety of styles including: basic rock funk bossa nova samba reggae blues shuffles country/gospel and jazz. This indispensible book is filled with info that will take you from the practice room to the stage!

Intergalactic Bass by Carlo Mombelli is based on the scale types that are necessary to master and understand the chord/scale relationships found in many styles of music. By keeping things simple and uncluttered each page consists of only one scale type illustrated on a bass guitar neck with the correct fingering ? a vital part of organizing the hands. The more organized the hands the easier it is to play. The arpeggio shape is super-imposed over the corresponding scale in order to create an understanding of the chord/scale relationship. This is better explained with diagrams and not notation. However because it is a good idea to associate finger positions with their notational equivalents notation is also included. A simple but comprehensive jazz theory section is also included. This will help the student gain a deeper understanding of harmony and further insight into how to apply the scales found in this book. Intergalactic Bass by Carlo Mombelli is based on the scale types that are necessary to master and understand the chord/scale relationships found in many styles of music. By keeping things simple and uncluttered each page consists of only one scale type illustrated on a bass guitar neck with the correct fingering – a vital part of organizing the hands. The more organized the hands the easier it is to play. The arpeggio shape is super-imposed over the corresponding scale in order to create an understanding of the chord/scale relationship. This is better explained with diagrams and not notation. However because it is a goodidea to associate finger positions with their notational equivalents notation is also included. A simple but comprehensive jazz theory section is also included. This will help the student gain a deeper understanding of harmony and further insight into how to apply the scales found in this book.

Hal Leonard Bass Method 500 Grooves - All Styles - All Levels-500 expertly written bass lines riffs and fills in a wide variety of musical genres are included in this comprehensive collection to help players expand their bass vocabulary. The examples cover many tempos keys and feels and include easy bass lines for beginners on up to advanced riffs for more experienced bassists - all with high-quality full band audio demonstration tracks. Incorporating special techniques such as bends chords octaves melodic runs and more a huge assortment of practical ideas for practice and performance are provided. Styles covered include blues country EDM funk and R&B jazz metal rock and pop slap and world music. 500 expertly written bass lines riffs and fills in a wide variety of musical genres are included in this comprehensive collection to help players expand their bass vocabulary. The examples cover many tempos keys and feels and include easy bass lines for beginners on up to advanced riffs for more experienced bassists - all with high-quality full band audio demonstration tracks. Incorporating special techniques such as bends chords octaves melodic runs and more a huge assortment of practical ideas for practice and performance are provided. Styles covered include blues country EDM funk and R&B jazz metal rock and pop slap and world music.

Piano Technique Book 5 expands the skills emphasized in Piano Technique Book 4 . Through engaging Warm-Ups and Etudes students are encouraged to explore diatonic and chromatic scales chords inversions and chord progressions. The exercises also focus on important intermediate-level skills: finger substitutions extended and contracted hand positions grace notes playing a waltz bass and refinement ofarticulation and coordination. Each Warm-Up and Etude has its own original accompaniment available on a separate CD or GM disk. The exercises in this book are carefully correlated to the music in PianoLessons Book 5 . Piano Technique Book 5 expands the skills emphasized in Piano Technique Book 4 . Through engaging Warm-Ups and Etudes students are encouraged to explore diatonic and chromatic scales chords inversions and chord progressions. The exercises also focus on important intermediate-level skills: finger substitutions extended and contracted hand positions grace notes playing a waltz bass and refinement ofarticulation and coordination. Each Warm-Up and Etude has its own original accompaniment available on a separate CD or GM disk. The exercises in this book are carefully correlated to the music in PianoLessons Book 5 .

The sheet music in the Broadway Singers Edition: Rent songbook includes the Vocal line and lyrics paired with faithful reductions of the Orchestral accompaniments. The songs from the hit Broadway musical including Light My Candle Sante Fe and Your Eyes to name a few are presented in their original keys with Piano accompaniments carefully crafted for playability. The CD includes performances of these Piano accompaniments. The disc works in any CD player and is enhanced for computer use allowing adjustment of both temp and pitch. The sheet music in the Broadway Singers Edition: Rent songbook includes the Vocal line and lyrics paired with faithful reductions of the Orchestral accompaniments. The songs from the hit Broadway musical including Light My Candle Sante Fe and Your Eyes to name a few are presented in their original keys with Piano accompaniments carefully crafted for playability. The CD includes performances of these Piano accompaniments. The disc works in any CD player and is enhanced for computer use allowing adjustment of both temp and pitch.

Discovery Level 2-With a great pop reggae feel this irresistible hit by Bob Marley makes a perfect showcase for young singers! Great closer or concert theme!

from Frozen-A surprise hit from the Disney animated film Frozen this tender song depicts the relationship between the two sisters Anna and Elsa. With an emotional impact that has resonated deeply with audiences and its steady climb up the charts your choirs will love to perform this new wintertime favorite! Available separately: SATB. SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD.

Bass players: customize your warm-up routine with this fantastic collection of stretches coordination exercises pentatonic scales major and minor scales and arpeggios sure to limber up your fingers and hands and get you ready to play in top form!Bass players: customise your warm-up routine with this fantastic collection of stretches coordination exercises pentatonic scales major and minor scales and arpeggios that are sure to limber up your fingers and hands and get you ready to play in top form!

Book with Online Audio Access-Solo jam and improvise in the styles of the masters of rock blues jazz country metal and funk with authentic-sounding full-length band tracks for guitar! This multi-genre collection provides you with the highest quality jam tracks to help youdevelop improvising and soloing skills. Go to a higher level of playing with killer-sounding tracks and valuable playing tips. Full analysis of form key centers rhythm style scales and improvising techniques is included. Learn to jam and improvise in the rock blues jazz country metal and funk styles with this collection of authentic-sounding full-length band tracks for Guitar. Covering multiple genres All-In-One Guitar Jam Tracks will help guitarists to develop their improvisation and soloing skills while learning a wealth of musical chop-building techniques - with full analysis of form key centers rhythm style and scales. This book comes with access to online audio for all of the featured tracks.