To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the…

Cannata and Kennedy: Improvising And Soloing In The Pocket offers nine pieces from Richie Cannata's self-titled CD in a variety of styles, each clearly notated for melodies, chords and scale forms. Each piece also has a theory worksheet for additional study.The included DVD, professionally recorded in a state-of-the-art studio, includes play-along tracks that let you 'sit in' with the best and a r…

This step-by step guide will help you develop the skills essential for a stylistic performance. The hands-on instruction presents information on patterns, grooves, rhythms, keyboard instrumentation, and much more. Gospel stylings are discussed in detail, as is the role of the keyboard both as a solo instrument and in the context of an instrumental ensemble. You'll learn how to play intros, how to …

With a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs, this is a collection that will bring enthusiasm to learning the Piano and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed Grade 4. Each piece offers suggested fingering, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips and performance note…

Meditation on 'O come, O come, Immanuel'. The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this version by centuries. The tune, Veni Immanuel, is taken from a 15th century processional of French Franciscan nuns, part of the setting for the funeral hymn L…

The matching folio for Coldplay's platinum selling fourth album. This fantastic volume inlcudes transcriptions for both Guitar Tablature and Piano with Vocal line and Guitar chords in seperate sections. Both include the complete lyrics. The album blends the band's familiar anthemic melodies with some moody atmospherics courtesy of legendary producer Brian Eno to create a new collection of songs wh…

Guarantees that you will never be at a loss for the right chord! The clearest, most useful chord book for the keyboard ever published. Contains easy-to-read diagrams and clear close-up photographs of over 1000 Keyboard Chords. Spiral Bound / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

Par PEPIN CAMILLE. Lorsque l'on m'a proposé de mettre en musique ce recueil de poèmes de James Joyce (1882-1941), j'ai été immédiatement séduite par l'idée. Il s'agissait de mettre en musique ces poèmes en respectant l'ordre original selon lequel ils ont été conçus par James Joyce lui-même lors de la première édition de 1905 [1]. Avec la précieuse aide de Philippe Blanchon [2], j'ai choisi de mett…

Take your baritone uke playing to the next level with this great package that will teach you how to: strum backup chords all over the fretboard, in any key, play chord solos up and down the fretboard, solo in any key using first-position major scales, chord-based licks, and moveable major and blues scales, understand chord progressions, increase your chord vocabulary, and more. Tunes and exercises…

Par WECKL DAVE. Based on the award-winning A Natural Evolution DVD series, Exercises for Natural Playing (book and CD) offers the reader exciting fresh exercises and concepts not covered in the DVDs, as well as material complementary to the series. One of the world's greatest drummers, Dave provides written details, photos, and performance examples on the CD that will help players evolve their tec…