What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body
Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing--and the strains playing places on the body--by focusing on body mapping to increase awareness of the body's function, size, and structure. Ways in which piano, organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and digital keyboard players can eliminate or prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other debilitating conditions without traditional medical treatments are also explored.
Beginner's Book For The Flute
(Music Sales America). The "Beginner's Book" series by Trevor Wye encourages the enjoyment of playing and music-making and is ideal for group or individual instruction. Part Two expands your range of notes and looks at new rhythms and time signatures.
Patriotic Favorites for Strings
(Essential Elements String Folio). A collection of patriotic songs which can be played by the entire string group or by individual soloists with optional audio accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific level in the Essential Elements series. Includes: America, the Beautiful * Anchors Aweigh * Battle Hymn of the Republic * The Caissons Go Rolling Along * God Bless America * Hymn to the Fallen * Marine's Hymn * My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America) * The Patriot * The Star Spangled Banner * Stars and Stripes Forever * This Is My Country * Yankee Doodle. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Tangos, Milongas and Other Latin-American Dances for Solo Piano
This unique collection includes 40 tuneful, vivacious dance pieces from the Caribbean and South America. Chosen by editor Joseph Smith from a vast musical literature that remains largely unavailable in North America, all date from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and appear in their original versions for solo piano.Featured composers include the legendary Ignacio Cervantes, who brought new sophistication and refinement to the Cuban danza; Carlos Gomes, whose piano dance "A cayumba" evokes the African influence on Brazilian music; Puerto Rican Juan Morel Campos, a prolific composer of danzas that range from the capricious to the smolderingly passionate; self-taught Ernesto Nazareth, characterized by Heitor Villa-Lobos as "the true incarnation of the Brazilian soul"; Mexican Manuel Ponce, who favored the piano but is best known for his guitar works, which were popularized by Segovia; Jos矇 Quint籀n, who brought a new textural richness to the Puerto Rican danza; Manuel Saumell, father of the Cuban contradanza; and Alberto Williams, a student of C矇sar Franck and founder of the Buenos Aires Conservatory, who brought a new seriousness and professionalism to the musical life of Argentina.
Big Pop Instrumental Solos for Alto Saxophone
Big Pop Instrumental Solos contains 66 popular songs spanning 6 decades, providing a complete pop repertoire. Includes classics from pop, jazz, film music, Broadway, and rock and roll. Titles: All By Myself * All the Way * Amazed * Anakin's Theme * Angels * Arthur's Theme * As Time Goes By * Bad * Beat It * Beautiful Strange * Beyond the Sea * Billie Jean * Blueberry Hill * Can't Get You Out of My Head * Careless Whisper * Days of Wine and Roses * Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue * Duel of the Eternal Flame * Evergreen * Family Affair * Fates * Flying Without Wings * Genie in a Bottle * Great Balls of Fire * Handbags and Gladrags * Hey Good Lookin' * House of the Rising Sun * How Do I Live * I Could Have Danced All Night * I Don't Want to Miss a Thing * I Say a Little Prayer * Just the Two of Us * La Isla Bonita * Livin' La Vida Loca * Misty * My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) * Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You * Oh, Pretty Woman * On Green Dolphin Street * On My Own * Over the Rainbow * Papa Don't Preach * Rock Around the Clock * Saving All My Love for You * Smooth * Something About the Way You Look Tonight * St. Elmo's Fire * Star Wars * Still * Summertime * Tell Him * The Greatest Love of All * The Pink Panther * The Rose * The Way You Make Me Feel * Theme from Cheers * Theme from New York, New York" * Time After Time * Tomorrow * Tonight I Celebrate My Love * True Blue * When a Man Loves a Woman * Who's That Girl? * Wind Beneath My Wings * Wipe Out * Without You."
3 Minutes to Flute
As David points out in the introduction, If you can talk and tap your fingers, you can play the flute. David then offers a three minute lesson on the basics, after which the reader is ready to play a simple piece in his or her chosen style of music: Blues, Rock, or Folk, Celtic or Classical! And doing this along with the playalong CD's accompaniment sounds great! It seems impossible: Can one really play flute, and sound good, so quickly? But David has toured the country training groups to do just that, and has honed his teaching skills to a remarkably effective degree! The reader will quickly master Chicago Blues and Celtic Airs, Rappin' Blues and jazz melodies -- without needing to read music at all. Using David's amazingly simple audio-visual method, within just a few hours readers will develop a repertoire ranging from Beethoven's Ninth to Saint James Infirm'ry, from Danny Boy to Oh When the Saints, from Greensleeves to House of the Rising Sun!Appendices on Jamming with Others, Playing by Ear, Reading Standard Music Notation, and Moving Up to Saxophone, Clarinet, or Silver Flute add depth to this surprisingly comprehensive method.
The Harmonium Handbook
The Harmonium Handbook provides detailed instruction in how to play, maintain, and repair this popular devotional instrument. It also reveals the colorful history of free-reed instruments such as the harmonium, which dates back to the time of Marco Polo. The story behind the modern version of the harmonium is a fascinating testimony to the love, skill, innovation, and intermingling of many of the world's great cultures.The Harmonium Handbook Reveals: The history of the Indian harmonium, from Ancient China to Europe and America.The essentials of owning and caring for Indian harmoniums, helping them give many years of service.How to play the harmonium in a variety of styles, from the simple to the complex, including single-note melody, melody with a drone, chords, and other more advanced methods (a complete appendix of chords and chord inversions is provided).How to explore the "inner realms" of the instrument and perform a variety of adjustments and corrections, including how to tune a harmonium's individual brass reeds.Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt is a Microsoft design engineer. He offers precision, inspiration, and an occasional dose of wit in sharing both his musical and technical experience with this special instrument.
It’s About Time
It's About Time is the answer to statements you hear such as don't rush," "don't drag," and "play in the pocket." The most important element in playing the drums is your time and feel. The exercises and practice audio in this package will help identify good and bad time-keeping habits and will assist you in deciphering between playing notes and performing music. You will learn concepts such as playing behind the beat, in the middle of the beat, on top of the beat, playing "the space," placement of drum fills, and many exercises to help you develop your "inner-clock." Also featured are many play-along examples and demonstrations from Dennis Chambers, Ricky Lawson, Harvey Mason, and more, plus an all-star band performing all of the accompaniment tracks. Simply a "must-have" for all serious drummers and musicians!"
Flute Basics
Flute Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in flute education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about late elementary level (Grade 2). There are 22 stages, each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'factfiles' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustrations. This Book/CD edition is the perfect resource as the CD contains all the accompaniments to all the pieces as well as providing additional parts for the duets and trios. It is most suitable for those wanting to teach themselves.
Saxophone Basics
Saxophone Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in saxophone education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about elementary level (Grade 2). There are 22 stages, each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'fact files' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustrations. This Book/CD edition is the perfect resource as the CD contains all the accompaniments to all the pieces as well as providing additional parts for the duets and trios. It is most suitable for those wanting to teach themselves.
Really Easy Jazzin’ about -- Fun Pieces for Violin
Cool syncopation, funky riffs and smooth, stylish tunes - from dynamic to nostalgic, Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Really Easy Jazzin' About is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles, tailor-made for the absolute beginner (Grade 0-2). So take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from blues, to rock, to jazz.
Scales and Pieces in All Keys, Book 1
Scales and Pieces in All Keys features valuable writing exercises and easy pieces in all keys allowing teachers to introduce scales early in the second year of study. By pairing the scales with easy repertoire in mostly stationary positions, the student not only gains valuable experience in executing ascending and descending scales but they are able to perform pieces and demonstrate an ability to read music in all the major and minor keys. Pieces include folk tune favorites and classical repertoire by Strauss, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, and more.
Student Instrumental Course, Tunes for Tenor Saxophone Technic, Level II
The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Although each book can be used separately, all supplementary books should be used as companion books with the method.
Quartetstart
Quartetstart is a break-through for string quartet teaching! Level 1 provides a first-class collection of original pieces written specifically for string players of elementary standard. Quartetstart is full of stimulating and enjoyable repertoire which has been carefully devised with the beginner string quartet in mind. Exploring a wide range of musical styles as well as many interesting string effects (including simple harmonics, col logno, pizzicato and tremolo), and containing invaluable rehearsal tips throughout, these imaginative pieces will give string players the opportunity to discover the joys of ensemble playing from the early stages of learning.
String Quartet No. 2
Commissionedby the Arditti Quartet with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain and first performed by the Arditti Quartetat Ars Musica, Brussels on March 17th. 1989.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and the Latin Trilogy
This collection brings together music played by Captain Corelli himself and original pieces evoking the sounds and events of the book and of 3 earlier novels, the `Latin Trilogy', by Louis de Bernieres. Mandolin music by Beethoven and Hummel is idiomatically arranged for piano by Richard Harris and contrasted with Neapolitan songs, folk songs from Latin America and Greece, and music by Stephen Warbeck.
Saxophone Basics
This is the teacher's book accompanying Saxophone Basics Alto Saxophone. Designed to complement the corresponding pupil's book, this volume contains a variety of simple piano and saxophone accompaniments with some teaching tips too. From absolute beginner to about elementary level (Grade 2), Andy Hampton's method is full of humor and interest which makes it perfect for young saxophonists. The simple arrangements mean that this book is ideal for woodwind teachers who do not specialize in saxophone.
Clarinet Basics
Clarinet Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in clarinet education. It starts at absolute beginner and progresses to about elementary level. There are 22 stages and each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'fact files' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustration. This teacher's book offers tips on how to approach new techniques and motivate young players. This book would be particularly helpful for teachers who are not clarinet specialists.
First Book of Flute Solos
Titles: Traditional: Coventry Carol; Polish Folk Tune; Geordie; Moonlight; The Bugle Waltz; Dream Dancer * Naudot: Babiole * Brahms: Sandmannchen; The Hen * Beethoven: Air Ecossais * Trouv癡res: Douce Dame * Haydn: Vivace in C * Chopin: Prelude * Weber: Turkish March * Grieg: Faith * Scriabin: Prelude * Schubert: Wiedersehn * Cui: Marionettes Espagnoles * Dowland: The Song My Lute Once Loved * Pearce/Gunning: Wood Smoke; Elegy; Poppy; Echoes; Grandmother's Footsteps Circus Turn * Giblin: Chicken Chowder * Satie: Gnossienne.
Pianoworld -- Saving the Piano Puzzle Book, Bk 1
Everyone in PianoWorld knows that the Scherzo Sisters just love riddles, games and puzzles. Here is a book is packed full of entertaining and imaginative games and challenges for the young pianist. Carefully written to complement PianoWorld Book 1: Saving the Piano, the games reinforce the techniques, theory, rhythm work and creative composition introduced in the tutor book, with plenty of opportunities to colour in 'Stiks' lively pictures and join the dots along the way! Joanna MacGregor's PianoWorld is a unique way to motivate young pupils; they won't know they're working hard and you will certainly never hear them complaining about piano practice again! PianoWorld is a series of story-based tutors that entice pupils into a world of piano exploration. There are colourful characters whose escapades provide the inspiration for new techniques and pieces with illustrations by the highly-acclaimed 'Stik', that will have children and adults chuckling with delight. Games and puzzles galore provide hours of fun at, and away from the piano, and are valuable built-in revision.
The Victorian Trumpet
Melodrama, sentimentality and sheer cockney cheek: the Victorian era was a period of extremes. With brass bands abounding in concert halls, bandstands and even street corners, first the cornet and then the trumpet flourished in this heady social and musical atmosphere. This varied collection of popular Victorian solos ranges from Sullivan's The Lost Chord to Koenig's Posthorn Gallop, with pieces idiomatically arranged for the intermediate trumpeter. So take a nostalgic trip, and recreate the spirit of a lost age.
Second Book of Bassoon Solos
This Second Book of Bassoon Solos is designed for the student in the second or third year of learning. The pieces cover a wide variety of styles and aim to explore the expressive qualities of the instrument. Many of the pieces feature brief explanatory notes.
The Faber Book of Nursery Rhymes
This is an attractive and lively collection of some of the best-known rhymes and songs drawn from the British Isles, Europe and the USA. A single line of music is provided to help make the tunes more memorable, and easy chord symbols are provided for keyboard or guitar accompaniment. Annabel Spenceley's delightful and amusing full-color illustrations---in traditional style, but with a few surprises---bring these favorite rhymes vividly to life.
Trumpet Basics
Trumpet Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in trumpet education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about elementary level. There are 20 stages and each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'fact files' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustration. This teacher's book offers tips on how to approach new techniques and motivate young players.
