Rolly Brown has been practicing the Guitar for 50 years, and, in that time, he's developed a large armamentarium of tools to aid and motivate himself and his students.In this two hour DVD, starting with his rule of 'half work, half play?, he shares many of these ideas, interspersed with teachings to help you better enjoy and understand music and the guitar from a simple 'nuts and bolts? point of v…

These two chamber music works are one of the main focuses in the oeuvre of Ulvi Cemal Erkin. Lively and spirited, they combine Western European tradition with rhythmic and melodic elements from Turkish folk music. Both are perfectly suitable for music lessons and concert recitals, adding a new interesting colour to the common chamber music repertoire.Erkin (1906-1972) is one of the most important …

The Electronic Keyboard Collection is an exciting exploration of music especially arranged for the beginner keyboard player. Each of the pieces are selected, edited and arranged by Trinity College’s experienced electronic keyboard examiner Jeremy Ward. The books have a fabulous range of pop classics to classical hits together with folk music, songs from the shows and a smattering of original piece…

The Piano is often mistakenly viewed as taking a secondary role to the guitar in the world of rock music, with the industry often favouring the eye-catching antics of a larger-than-life axe-weilding hero to the seated sincerity of the Piano. In the meantime, a new generation of bands and artists are correcting the balance, pushing the Piano to the front of the stage and writing music with a passio…

Fatigué des arrangements vieux mêmes ? Vous voulez donner à vos élèves quelque chose de simple pourtant gratifiant de jouer ? Carol Barratt crée des pièces faciles qui sont créatifs, idiomatique, simple pourtant faire plaisir à jouer et qui auront vraiment élèves écoute et effectuant musicalement, dès le début. Les pièces de ' Bravo ! Saxophone' prendre l'élève progressivement par le biais de l'éc…

Grand Nordic Tune. Par OLSEN VADSTEN OYSTEIN. 'Storslått' or in English ?Grand Nordic Tune? is one of many original pieces written by composer Øystein Olsen Vadsten. 'Slått' is a general term for music played to traditional Norwegian dances. ?Grand Nordic Tune? was a commissioned work for the Rælingen Musikklag's 70-year anniversary concert in 2022, where the piece was premiered. They wanted somet…

Par SZELENYI ISTVAN. Szelényi (1904-72) studied with Kodaly and later taught at the Academy of Music and the Conservatory in Budapest. He chiefly wrote chamber music and material for his students. Simple, chordal streams in the piano accompany a rhapsodic, improvisatory saxophone part, strongly influenced by Eastern European folk music./ Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano