Designed by John McCarthy, this complete ukulele course has all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the ukulele for comfortable playing and fast, effective learning. Next, learn picking and strumming techniques, chords, rhythm, timing, and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn melodies, scales and the basics of the blues. You will also learn…

Mile after Mile. Par EIDE KAI. This song performed by Jahn Teigen represented Norway at the Eurovision final in 1978. The result was zero points, but after that, the song soon became very popular in Norway and is one of the biggest hits of his career. This arrangement may easily be a hit on your next concert and will for sure receive more than zero points from you audience. Feel free to invite the…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Like the “Eroica Variations” op. 35, the Variations op. 34, were composed in 1802 on an original theme. The “new fashion” Beethoven declared for both works to his publisher becomes apparent in opus 34 through the constant change of keys; from one variation to the next, new tone colours and moods continue to unfold, spanning the pastoral and the funereal, while the melody …

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. Pam Wedgwood's hugely popular 'Up-Grade!' series now extends into pop and jazz, so even young beginners can bridge the gap between grades with some of their favourite tunes in cool new arrangments. 'Up-Grade Pop!' offers Pam's own take on classic songs alongside her own specially composed pieces. Guaranteed to breathe new life into your piano playing, the varied pieces in this co…

Tonalité : D-Dur -. Par HEINICHEN JOHANN DAVID. The Carus program featuring music of the Court of Dresden has been expanded with the publication of the first edition of the great masses of Johann David Heinichen, who, next to Hasse and Zelenka, was the most important musical representative of this capital of Saxony. A peculiarity of this work is the fact that Heinichen inserted an actual concerto …

Tonalité : D-Dur -. Par HEINICHEN JOHANN DAVID. The Carus program featuring music of the Court of Dresden has been expanded with the publication of the first edition of the great masses of Johann David Heinichen, who, next to Hasse and Zelenka, was the most important musical representative of this capital of Saxony. A peculiarity of this work is the fact that Heinichen inserted an actual concerto …

Par CURNOW JAMES. James Curnow's original composition Fanfare And Flourishes is an exhilarating piece that has become a staple in the repertoire of more mature bands. Now rescored in this easier version for younger bands, it can be enjoyed by musicians of all levels. The power and brilliance of the original comes through loud and clear; this is a great concert opener for your next program! / Nivea…

for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'The next I'll do is 3 violin quartets' wrote Schumann to Clara Wieck in 1838, stating his reasons in a letter dated 17 March 1838: 'The thought of the quartets gives me pleasure. The piano is getting too narrow for me. In composing now I often hear a lot of things that I can barely suggest. For instance, it is remarkable how I invent almo…

Of Noblest Cities is intended for a choir of between 12 and about 40 voices, although it may also be given by just six singers, one to a part (SSATBB). The piece can be performed unaccompanied, if no suitable organ is available, simply by leaving approximately two crotchet beats of silence between the end of the last note of one verse and the beginning of the next. Underlying the melody is a simpl…

for ensemble (or chamber orchestra). Par WIDMANN JORG. Jörg Widmann dedicated 'Freie Stücke' to his teacher Wolfgang Rihm on his fiftieth birthday in 2002. The ten pieces for mixed ensemble or orchestra are 'inspired by the wish for concentration and reduction. Each piece focusses on one sound phenomenon (pulse, shaking ground, noise, monophony, overtone structures, etc.). All parts are locked tog…