A Guide for Complementing Melodies on the Keyboard. The topic of applying harmony to melodies can be intimidating to the beginning keyboard player, but it doesn't have to be! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison takes you through all the necessary steps for building harmonies to accompany any melody, whether they come from hit tunes or your own original material. Topics c…

Three Jazz Settings. Par RICKER RAMON. This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does featuresections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The piece is difficult, but no more so than other quartets, like…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Beautiful!! Based on the stirring Christmas ballad 'Away In The Manger', Douglas Court's CHRISTMAS LULLABY will be a wonderful change of pace for your young band's winter concert. While it is a Grade 1 piece, groups working at higher levels will still love to play it. The gorgeous harmonies and gentle development will be a joy for any band to experience. If you want a fresh and …

H 18, 19. Par CHARPENTIER MARC-ANTOINE. In the extensive ?uvre of French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, the Marian Antiphons take pride of place among the smaller sacred works. He devoted himself to them for almost 25 years while working in the Italian-influenced circle of the Duchess Marie de Lorraine (known as Mademoiselle de Guise) and later in the service of the Paris Jesuits. This volume …

Par ECCLES JOHN. A collection of songs for Voice and Piano by John Eccles, edited by Michael Pilkington. A collection of songs for Voice and Piano by John Eccles, edited by Michael Pilkington./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par MACONCHY ELIZABETH. Two Carols by Elizabeth Maconchy comprises two songs for unaccompanied upper voices: I sing of a maiden and This day, both originally conceived in 1966, with words from fifteenth-century texts. While contrasting in character, both embody a richly expressive harmony, with opportunity in each for the upper soprano part to be sung solo (or by a small group of voices, if prefer…

Learn how to solo like the masters! The ultimate practice book for serious jazz guitarists! The Cellular Approach is a practical method for developing the ability to create convincing jazz solos in a wide variety of playing situations. It takes actual jazz lines recorded by master players and then slices them up into small 'cells? that can be re-combined into longer lines to fit almost any harmoni…

Transitions is the ultimate independence learning system. From two-limb (drum pad or snare drum) to advanced four-limb (drumset) independence, this book is designed for beginners to advanced professionals. The CD recording of live band play-alongs for each independence exercise helps you gain facility on the instrument while making you play music and become a better musician! This is the prequel t…

Opus 11. Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Arnold Schönberg?s Piano Pieces op. 11 are a milestone in the development of piano music. Schönberg had also already composed other atonal works, but always for voice with sung text. By contrast the Piano Pieces op. 11 are the first instrumental compositions to be written in so-called ?free atonality?. For all its revolutionary explosive power, the cycle is classica…