Par HANNICKEL MIKE. This exciting medley of American spirituals is sure to please! Mike Hannickel's carefully crafted THREE AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps young bands develop those all-important listening skills. They'll hear how each tune contrasts and complements the others when “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Who did Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah” all come together in rousing cou…

Par ROLLIN CATHERINE. Preludes for Piano, Book One, contains 7 intermediate piano pieces in lyrical style. Each piece is expressive and develops the art of lyrical playing. The use of rubato and other musical indications in the music helps the performer capture the emotional character of each prelude. / Instrumental Music, Miscellaneous, Piano Music / Répertoire / Piano

Mark Dziuba helps you become a great blues guitarist by expanding your groove palette. You'll learn about shuffle and straight rhythms, the 12/8 feel, triplets, blues forms, the minor blues, and various blues rhythm tricks, including chord fills, using accents and mutes, sliding into chords, and open-string drones. Additionally, Dziuba explores harmonic concepts, like chord extensions and advanced…

Yiddish Rhapsody. Par HOSAY JAMES L.. This moving and beautiful 'Yiddish Rhapsody' includes the songs 'Hine' Ma Tov', 'Black Cherries' and 'Why Is The Sky?”. This skillful arrangement for intermediate level concert band will add drama to your concert or special event and raise your student's awareness of the importance of basic human rights. Drawn from arrangements of Holocaust songs he has done o…

Par BRIGGS FRANK. This book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles, author Frank Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. Briggs states, 'He believes the more you know about dif…

Par CURNOW JAMES. The final bars of CENTURIONS take Grade 1 music to new heights of excitement! Artful composition for the first year band with limited ranges and rhythms makes this one you’ll use again and again. Some easy use of 16th notes (for the Snare Drum only) helps to generate that extra bit of energy that lifts this one over the top while keeping the Percussion parts interesting for the p…

Par BETTS JAMES. This book provides the bassist with an 'escape' from being locked in 1st position on the bass neck and improves left hand technique. Helps bassists familiarize themselves with notes and patterns throughout the entire range of the instrument, exploring modes and scales in all 12 keys. Each scale group is presented in a 'circle of fifths' format, starting with the scale or mode with…

Disney films are some of the most beautifully animated cartoons with rich scenes, wonderful characters and invaribly all accompanied by fantastic music which helps to tell the story! This collection contains twelve fabulous and well known Disney songs, all arranged for Solo Violin. The song list includes:

The 18 pieces in Volumes 1 and 2 are structured to follow the same progression of finger patterns introduced in the Early Start method. This systematic progression helps the student to solidify the hand position and improve intonation. The basic bowing techniques do not require changes in bow speed or sounding point. The young performer can focus on a straight and beautifully placed bow that produ…

Learning to play Blues Guitar is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing - fast! Full colour pictures, clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice combine to make Start-Up Blues Guitar do exactly what is says on the cover. You'll start off on the right track …