Par MURPHY HENRY. At last! You can learn to play the mandolin and we will make it easy for you! See exactly what to do as we explain every note in every song. This video starts at the very beginning, by covering all the basics. We then apply these basic techniques to 7 well-known bluegrass songs. We also go over the chording for each song, which will enable you to play with other people! If you ha…

Par CRASBORN-MOOREN PAULA. This book is perfect for beginning clarinetists to learn to play together from the first lessons. The duets add to the students playing pleasure and motivation: for children they have appealing titles, expressing the musical character of the duets,and catchy tunes in keys C, F and G major. The duets gradually increase in difficulty in rhythm and in technique, starting wi…

Grade 3 Flute Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfect for Grade 3 flautists, including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song.This fantastic…

Par WILSON CHRISTOPHER. This is part of a series of inter-related instrumental workbooks for keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Planned so that concepts are carefully introduced, consolidated and extended, this is the second of three workbooks each containing twenty-five units. They support and complement the teacher's resource through an innovative approach that encourages a creative a…

Par STANDFORD PATRIC. (KS3/GCSE:A1/AL) Listening, composing and performing are the foundation of Projects, Patric Standford’s exciting new composition manual that meets the varied demands of ‘A-level’ and undergraduate courses. Former head of Composition at Bretton College of Higher Education, respected composer and tireless advocate of new music, Standford begins unashamedly with melody. Through …

This whimsical offering represents a story about a young boy who is chosen to confront a giant in order to learn his secrets. The textures and lilting rhythms create a fairy-tale soundscape sure to delight the performers and audience. (3:15) / Concert Band

First to be published in the series was The Art of French Horn Playing by Philip Farkas, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music at Indiana University. In 1956, when Summy-Birchard published Farkas's book, he was a solo horn player for the Chicago Symphony and had held similar positions with other orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Kansas City Conservatory, D…

Par LEGG PAT. The Christmas Story aims to involve a whole community - whether school, music centre, workshop or club. It is ideal for a simple staging so children can be involved in all aspects of a musical production. The instrumentation is completely flexible: it will work successfully with anything from piano or guitar and voices right up to the full scoring suggested including strings, melody …

The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone, and blues scales. Students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique pa…

Description This in-depth blues rhythm guitar text is core curriculum of the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department, which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music, located in Los Angeles, California. It features eighteen twelve-bar blues rhythm guitar accompaniments in the style of guitarists such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray…