Par . The New York Philharmonic's legendary pianist, Harriet Wingreen, accompanies you in forty-one selections from around the world, chosen for their beauty and ease of performance. Certain to delight the beginning student. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc with stereo accompaniments to each piece minus you, the soloist. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano/ Recueil…

Born and raised in Norway, Jostein Gulbrandsen has lived in New York City since 2001, where he is an active performer leading his own trio and quartet. He has recorded two albums, Twelve and Release of Tension. Through a blend of European, American Jazz and fusion, he has developed a unique style that is both melodic and harmonically rich. In this book he will teach you to play: lines over dominan…

Learning to play scales and arpeggios and other people's solos can be very interesting indeed, but learning to create a coherent, vibrant and impressive solo all on your own, which, in addition, fits the context perfectly, is much more exciting, and this is exactly what we strive for here. This coursebook will not simply teach you the necessary tools for melody writing (there are enough other cour…

Here is the chance to enter the new world of playing today's music while learning to express your own music through improvisation. Don't be afraid! Rockin' Strings is going to teach you how to create your own melodies one step at a time. Play along with the accompanying audio tracks. They will make you sound like a star as you begin to progress through the book, exploring additional keys and rhyth…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. The sparkle and vitality of The Big Apple! Scintillating rhythms and captivating melodies are inescapable in Douglas Court’s delightful homage to New York City. Your band will love the vitality and excitement of this work. It really moves! Shifting tonalities amplify the energy of Broadway, Times Square, Wall Street, and buildings that touch the sky. The hustle and bustle of the…

Par . Accomodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2. The scales are presented on one page, with one line of scales in parallel motion, one line in contrary motion, one line of cadences and one line of arpeggios. Includes all the major, harmonic minor and chromatic scales in a special one page per key format. These excellent all-inclusive books teach sc…

Trumpet Method - Learning Made Easy. Par KASTELEIN JAAP. Each volume in the Step by Step series contains 14 structured lessons, a DVD (Volume 1 only) and 2 CDs. The aim of this book is to provide all beginners with an opportunity to have fun whilst learning to play their instrument. The 2 CDs contain performances of each piece to demonstrate how it should be done, along with play along tracks. The…

Par CURNOW JAMES. An important addition to the ground-breaking Essentials of Musicianship Series from Curnow Music Press! You have probably found that if you rely entirely on your method book and performance pieces for teaching and reinforcement, many aspects of musicianship do not receive the focus that they should have. Method books have notoriously little reinforcement material because they try…