Three American Christmas standards are presented in succession in this very easy medley that is written for success for instrumentalists who are just beginning their musical studies---before they have even learned about key signatures. 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' and 'Up on the Housetop,' along with a snippet of 'Jingle Bells,' fill the stage with happy sounds of the season. (1:15) / Concert Band

In 1839 Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879) wrote Violoncelloschule f³r den ersten Unterricht (Violoncello School for Preliminary Instruction), Op. 60. The method has remained a staple of teaching literature ever since. As an appendix to this work, Kummer composed several duets of increasing difficulty that can be paired with the topics and exercises learned in the lessons. As cello technique chan…

Explore musical ideas to play music creatively using music theory that you have learned. To put music theory into practice is to apply theory in an artistic and creative manner. Every piece of music in this publication appears in a few variations. Each variation offers musical ideas that make it sound interesting and at times, stylistically different. / Methods & Tutors / Théorie / Piano

Par CURNOW JAMES. Exceptionally useful! This collection of 24 etudes is specifically designed to help develop good individual and ensemble tone production and intonation. Citing tone production as one of the most important facets of good playing, Jim Curnow starts beginning players with material they have learned in their beginning method books, and then moves on to new and more advanced concepts.…

Mastering the Middle Register of the Clarinet. Crossing the break can be a source of frustration for developing clarinetists. The Break is a logical guide for mastering this important step in clarinet performance. The method is divided into two parts: Part I contents: the clarinet overtone series - how new note names attach to previously learned fingerings - how to incorporate 'right hand down' as…

The must-have repertoire book of 34 classic hits specially arranged using all the chords you learned in Absolute Beginners: Guitar Books 1 and 2 . Make your new chord skills come alive by playing these great hits with a full accompaniment - each song comes complete with professional-quality 'soundalike' backing tracks on the accompanying CDs! / Paroles Et Accords

Do you feel you've learned enough fingerstyle technique to start playing some real tunes? If so, this is the book for you. 50 must-know songs, including: Blackbird - The Boxer - Dust in the Wind - Fire and Rain - Greensleeves - Hell Hound on My Trail - Is There Anybody Out There? - Julia - Puff the Magic Dragon - Road Trippin' - Shape of My Heart - Tears in Heaven - Time in a Bottle - Vincent (Sta…

Douze Cahiers D'Etudes Revues, Annotées et Doigtées Par Mathieu Crickboom. Par CRICKBOOM MATHIEU. The masters of the violin have left us an inheritance of numerous books of remarkable studies and caprices. But the very abundance of this precious inheritance makes that an important part of it remains without profit, because it is impossible for the pupils to acquire or study these few thousands stu…

These two extraordinary works of late Mozart, KV 594 and KV 608, were both composed to fulfill a commission for a memorial exhibit in Vienna, to be played in a 'mechanical clock organ.? The term 'fantasy? or 'fantasia? came to be affixed to these works later, and is more descriptive and less cumbersome than the term Mozart listed in his own catalogue, 'Ein Stüke für ein Orgelwerk in ein Uhr.? They…

Description Berklee Basic Guitar: Phase 1 William Leavitt. Berklee Press. Two, three and four part arrangements. Material for class instruments, guitar clubs and student recitals. Berklee Press.. Songlist Accidentally [Leavitt, William] America, The Beautiful An Ancient Rock [Leavitt, William] Andante (Symphony No.94 'The Surprise') [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Another Waltz [Leavitt, William] Bi…