Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is a little salute to the wonderful music of Duke Ellington, taking Mood Indigo as its model. Something Borrowed, Something Blue will allow the young band to approach this masterpiece?s laid-back style, using chords and harmonies that they may be hearing for the first time. The flexible instrumentation of this work makes it ideal for bands without the full quota of players.…

Have fun playing the Cello. Par KOEPPEN GABRIEL. The first book in the trailblazing new Koeppen Cello Method, putting the emphasis on having fun with your cello! Taking a playful and effective approach to learning the cello, the Koeppen Cello Method breaks new ground, sprucing up the usual Baroque and Classical repertoire by adding pieces in popular styles: rock, Bossa Nova, reggae, swing and mor…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. J. S. Bach ’s Four Orchestral Suites belong to that select group of works one could truly call classical hits! They stem from Bach ’s extremely productive time in Cöthen which ended in 1721. Unfortunately the only sources that have come down to us are copyist parts from Leipzig. These originally formed the basis for the critical complete edition volume which was publishe…

Alfred's Kid's Electric Guitar Course is a fun method that teaches kids how to play songs on the electric guitar right away! Every lesson is explained in plain language that's easy to understand, and accompanying online audio demonstrations let them hear how the music should sound. Kids learn from three irresistible guitar experts---a clever classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligat…

Par VANCE GEORGE / COSTANZI ANNETTE. It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire is the first English language method for beginning Double Bass to incorporate the innovative division of the Bass fingerboard into six positions, developed by renowned French bassist Fran?ºois Rabbath in his three volume Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse. Mr. …

33 Easy Pieces For Piano. Par KEESER MARTIN. A welcome addition to the repertoire for classical piano instruction! Drawing on his many years of experience as a teacher, the piano pedagogue and composer Martin Keeser has written 33 pieces for this volume which can be used parallel to every method book and provide additional motivation and fun while learning the piano. Beginning with very simple blu…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. A collection of 5 short works in pop style which can be performed by any kind of compilation. The titles can be presented on the programme as separate works but the Universal Band Collection can also be performed as a complete suite. From a didactic point of view it is a suitable work to teach musicians something about the structure in music. For this purpose not only the big st…

One of the first documentary collections of Negro folk songs was compiled in 1867 by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware and Lucy McKim Garrison. Under the title Slave Songs of the United States, this collection of 136 authentic folk songs of the Negro people revolutionized America's understanding of this music. The book, which contains spirituals, work songs, field hollers, soldier songs …

A great introduction to the world of Violin playing for the complete beginner. Full-color photos and diagrams explain all the essential techniques in first position. Learn to read music with easy to understand music theory including note values, scales and key signatures. Play along with the high quality backing tracks which feature contemporary and well-known melodies in a variety of styles inclu…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…