3rd Edition. Par . Trusted by hundreds of teachers since 2001, Scale Shapes is the popular, diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. Based on the new ABRSM syllabus, this fully revised and updated third edition is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress. ' BASED ON THE NEW ABRSM SYLLABUS ' UNIQUE KEYBOARD DIAGRAMS make playing scales easy; left- and right-ha…

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

Par RADIOHEAD. A first in the music industry, this album was initially only available through the bands website. Since then it has been released on CD and vinyl, and you can now learn to play all of the songs yourself, including the forthcoming single Jigsaw Falling Into Place . Instrumentation for Piano, Voice and Guitar. The song 15-Step recently featured on the credits to the box office hit Twi…

Par DE HAAN JAN. Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986, and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition, but Variations on a Chor…

Alfred Hitchcock was once so famous he was the only film director whose name appeared on the cinema marquee above the title. He disparaged actors and loathed location shooting since both threatened the precise realisation of the film he had already made in his mind. Yet, in his Hollywood heyday he forged some creative collaborations he truly valued: those with composers. From the start, Hitchcock …

Express yourself through the beautiful voice of the solo Guitar. Solo Guitar Playing can teach even the person with no previous musical training how to progress from simple single-line melodies to mastery of the guitar as a solo instrument. Fully illustrated with diagrams, photographs, and over 200 musical exercises and repertoire selections, this book offers thorough instruction in every phase of…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Franz Schubert’s popular German Mass of 1827 follows in the footsteps of Michael Haydn’s work Deutsches Hochamt by turning to a German translation of the Ordinary mass. Its homophonic texture and largely syllabic setting of the words make it more accessible to lay choruses than Schubert’s masses in Latin, an advantage reinforced by its diatonic melodic writing and constantly sl…

This latest, classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Featuring some very fine compositions, First Beethoven is perfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course.These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially coll…

Par JENNINGS RACHEL. Red Hot Violin is an exciting new series of graded performance repertoire with a difference, featuring sizzling arrangements of contemporary show-stoppers for intermediate Violin with Piano. With pieces in a wide variety of styles, violinists of all ages will enjoy showing off these sparkling takes on popular favourites. They're perfect for inspiring students as a refreshing c…

Technique - Style - Improvisation. Par O'NEILL JOHN. Since it was first published in 1992, The Jazz Method for Saxophone has guided thousands of beginners of all ages from producing their first note on the saxophone to the performance of full-blown jazz pieces, including pieces by contemporary composers. Based on the tried and tested format of the original method (with step-by-step guidance and a…