Par BULLA STEPHEN. Spirited rhythms underpin three great Old West songs in Stephen Bulla’s Along Came the Cowboys. You’ll find a bonanza of great teaching tools in this Western extravaganza: phrase extensions, style contrasts, dynamic and articulation considerations, rhythmic counterpoint, and much more. Your young musicians will really enjoy playing music that employs the types of mechanisms stan…

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 …

Par KIRKBY-MASON BARBARA. Part 3 of Barbara Kirkby-Mason's album of pieces for the elementary Pianist, with melodies and exercises intended to develop a keen sense of rhythm, feeling and balance at the keyboard. The book features a full guide to basic music-reading and note-finding at the Piano, followed by a gradual but progressive series of miniature lessons, each covering a different aspect of …

A Young Persons' Guide to the Brass Band. Par DE HAAN JACOB. Subtitled “A Young Person’s Guide to the Brass Band”, Go for Brass ! is a musical introduction to the sound, instrumental groups and the individual instruments of the brass band. Your players will love this work as they stand to highlight their particular section with snippets of the sparkling up-tempo dance style theme. An extremely ent…

Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone, time, feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments for decades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Lines played over mino…

Six easy arrangements for piano solo from Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. The late-elementary to early-intermediate level will encourage students to play many, if not all of the selections in the book during the holiday season. Includes: Arabian Dance (Coffee) · Chinese Dance (Tea) · Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy · March · Russian Dance (Trepak) · Waltz of the Flowers. / Piano

Fabrication artisanale American Music en visite avec leurs amis et leurs mentors, Mike Seeger et Alice Gerrard trace les origines de la musique américaine rurale de folk traditionnelle cultures dans le sud des Etats-Unis et alors démontrer comment traditionnelle musique est appris, joué, adapté et interprétée par des musiciens plus jeunes issus de milieux urbains. En plus de Mike et Alice, musicie…

Flexible Arrangements For Junior String Ensemble. Par BROOKER DAVID. David Brooker's arrangements are suitable for string groups from large to small. Children will love playing these pieces which can be played effectively by some or all of the instruments and in different combinations. 'Easy Open Strings' parts are provided for players in their earliest stages perhaps with the piano providing the …

Par GLENNIE EVELYN / CAMERON P.. Beat it! African Dances is a brilliant resource for both general and more specialised music teachers working with beginner percussion groups. It presents sixteen contrasting workshops based on four African dances, providing invaluable material built on the National Curriculum requirements in music for year 4 and up. Inspired by the thrilling traditional music of Af…

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