for beginners and slightly advanced players, with online videos. Par GIORDANI DANIEL. With their soft and gentle tones, handpans must be one of the most interesting, newly developed musical instruments around today. For anyone wishing to find out more, this book by Daniel Giordani provides a great way to get started. A full range of exercises enable the various playing techniques to be developed s…

Par . A collection of thirty guitar solos for the plectrum or flatpick guitarist drawn from the early American shape-note tradition. These songs reflect the rugged faith of America?s early settlers and range from joyous, rhythmic pieces to somber, contemplative melodies. The arrangements are of medium difficulty and present a broad palate of harmonic colors. Written in standard notation and tabl…

Here is an outstanding collection of graded solos for players of all standards. These pieces are complete in themselves and require no piano accompaniment. One hundred popular pieces, arranged by Robin De Smet, span a wide range of popular and famous light classical music. Featured pieces include As Long As He Needs Me and Yellow Submarine . / Trompette

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This hymn was commissioned by “Antwerpen 93”. And this city, on the banks of the river Schelde has been nominated “Cultural Capital of Europe” for 1993. The work-group “animatie” took the initiative and commissioned a hymn, which -as the finale to a grand open-air event on 27th March- was premièred by hundreds of musicians from all over Europe. Philippe Langlet (France) was …

Forming an integral part of the repertoire of guitar players, duos have enjoyed great popularity throughout all stylistic periods until today. Selected by experienced teachers, the wide range of titles covering many different styles in Duoalbum introduce young musicians not only to masterpieces by major composers but to new compositions and arrangements suitable for early lessons. / 2 Guitares

Petar Ralchev's book Balkan Accordion extends the instrument's rhythmic, tonal and harmonic spectrum. It contains a diverse range of well-known instrumental pieces, songs and dances with a distinct Eastern European flavour and with catchy melodies and rich ornamentation. For each piece the author has written a short introduction on its background and characteristics. The pieces are intermediate le…

The same Real Easy Book, Level 1 used by school jazz ensembles world-wide now includes: Three-horn arrangements of each tune Separate pages for each horn player Parts simple enough for beginning players, but which create fuller, much more interesting performances. The new parts are written in a limited range to be playable by a variety of instruments. Each tune now includes harmony parts for the…

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : Rock Series : Modern Guitar Method Number of pages : 60 Ultimate guide of rock exercises and solos and perfect reference manual for everyday use. Wide range of examples from Johnny Winter to Randy Rhodes to Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton. Teaches position playing in various keys. Perfect for the student to t…

Jerome Richardson's 'Groove Merchant' arranged by Rich Sigler is a gospel rock groove that fits perfectly. Played at 132 BPM, with straight eighths, this chart is packed with goodies like written-out solos for trombone and trumpet, lead trumpet range to written G on top of the staff, a few clever modulations, and a great development section. Toss in the optional parts to include vibes and you have…

Par FREEMAN ALEX. Alex Freeman found initial inspiration for his string quartet (2015) in a series of photographs a geologist friend showed him of en échelon veins in rock formations. The open strings punctuated with pizzicato unisons that begin the single-movement work call to mind something crystalline and shimmering, which is immediately infused with tumbling lyrical lines in something of a rap…