Although there are many fine scale books on the market, none of them are really for INSIDE the scales to explore the various intervals, harmonized scales in triads and diatonic 7ths, and neighbor tones to achieve some chromaticism. This book helps to employ multiple-use scales (modes) by superimposing them over the given chords to expand and color them. A variety of chord progressions, taken from …

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. The Bluesier Side of Jazz by Andrew D. Gordon was inspired by the Piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background (including himself) it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz.…

Radiohead Complete is the definitive collection of Radiohead songs, including every song ever released by the British rock band (at time of publication). This artist-approved 400-page book comprises over 160 songs, including B-sides and rarities, all with lyrics and guitar chords. It also features 48 pages of artwork by the band's album artist Stanley Donwood, who also designed the exclusive cove…

Why did you start to learn the Piano? Many people are inspired by seeing an awesome artist perform on this expressive and versatile instrument, or they are desperate to play a particular Piano-based song they love. Whatever the motivation, there's always a bit of a journey from non-musician to virtuoso, and you may not find 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' and other much-loathed beginner tunes the most en…

At age 83, Lorraine Gordon is a jazz icon who has lived more than a few lives: downtown bohemian, uptown grande dame, music business pioneer, wife, lover, mother, and finally - at a point when most women her age were just settling into grandmotherhood - owner of the most famous jazz club in the world, the Village Vanguard. The trajectory of her journey has been remarkable. The details are a Jackso…

Plus de 30 chansons nostalgiques, réémises à l'occasion de la célébration du jour de la victoire, ' je vais être vous voir ' rassemble certaines grandes chansons de la seconde guerre mondiale, chantée par des talents tels que Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton, Flannagan and Allen et bien entendu, l'enfant chéri des forces, Vera Lynn./ Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Camille Saint-Saëns composed this Romance, Op. 51, in 1877, originally in the key of D major for cello and piano. The form of the piece is relatively simple, opening with a lyrical melody over a repetitive and somewhat rhythmic accompaniment. The middle section modulates to the key of the flattened 6th scale degree (B-flat major), using this to arrive at the dominant chord…