Par . ?Showpieces? provide opportunities for pianists to display their skills and elicit the ?Wow!? response from an audience. The anticipation of acquiring virtuosity is highly motivating for piano students because there is a special thrill in experiencing the sound and feel of playing showpieces, as well as having the admiration of listeners! The music of Ovation, Books 1 and 2 was selected with…

For Fingerstyle Guitar. Par GROSSMAN STEFAN. As aspiring fingerpicking guitarists started expanding their horizons from folk, blues, and ragtime in the 1970s, it was only logical to look towards early jazz tunes as a vast source for new possibilities. For one thing, they could follow the same evolutionary path from ragtime to jazz that had been taken by pianists such as Jelly Roll Morton and Harle…

Vol. 2: Lyric-Dramatic. OperAria is the ideal 'vocal coach' for all voice types. Edited by Peter Anton Ling, the books address all singers and are conceived above all for training and auditions. In addition, through their careful selection, they offer valuable inspiration for opera recitals. OperAria offers in every book - a well-founded repertoire collection of common audition arias and rarities…

Small Sacred Concertos II. Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. The 'Kleine geistliche Konzerte' (Small Sacred Concertos), published in two parts in 1636 and1639, are among the best-known and well-loved compositions of Heinrich Schütz. Both parts constitute a collection of vocal pieces in a broad range of styles written for only a few voices with basso continuo. Most of the texts are in German, but some are also …

Version With CD. These books each bring together, for the first time, nine pieces from ABRSM's Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces have been carefully selected to provide an attractive and varied range of music to perform in exams, concerts or anywhere else! Covering a broad range of styles, these books are an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The books also contain helpful…

2nd Edition. Par FABER NANCY / FABER RANDALL. The 2nd Edition Level 1 - Technique and Artistry Book from the Faber Piano Adventures integrates of technique and artistry, giving students the tools for expressive performance. Four effective 'Technique Secrets” open the book, followed by engaging technical exercises. The 'Artistry Magic” pieces at the end of each unit promote expressive, pianistic pl…

An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar. Par MOONEY DAVY. If you?ve ever wondered about the depth of thought vs. pattern playing that goes into jazz guitar improvisation, you?ll find the answer in this book. University of North Texas jazz guitar instructor and stellar musician, Davy Mooney is as fluid in writing about the physical and cerebral processes of jazz guitar improvisation as he is…

This fifth volume in the Classical Piano Solos series features 19 original pieces from the masters, suitable for pianists at a Grade 5 standard.This series was compiled to correlate loosely with the Modern Course method and can be used to supplement any teaching method or situation. This volume features a mix of well-known pieces such as Beethoven's 'Moonlight? sonata (1st mvmt) and Rachmaninoff's…