Leichte Vortragsstucke. 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 develo…

Singen macht glücklich, das bestätigen viele Studien. Menschen die singen sind gesünder, lebensfroher, zuversichtlicher und tatkräftiger. Unsere Eltern und Großeltern wussten das auch und haben so ihren oft tristen Alltag erträglicher gemacht. Heute ist das nicht mehr ganz so einfach, denn viele kennen von den beliebten Liedern gerade mal den Refrain.Deshalb gibt es mit dem Fetenbuch jetzt eine Li…

The Advanced Pianist Book 1 from the Piano Trainer series is for students who are beyond the intermediate stages and want to develop an advanced technique and musicality. Exploring piano technique through a variety of elements, these books include exercises, 'quick study' sight-reading, repertoire and 'concert pianist' hints and tips. The series not only develops students' technique, reading, theo…

A bumper collection of 30 all-time favourite audition songs. Whether you're entering a competition, performing at a festival or getting that all-important stage part, the choices in this collection provide a range of pop hits that will show off your voice like never before! Awe the judges and impress the crowds with these great arrangements, presented for any Voice with Piano and Guitar accompanim…

Moussorgsky was on a recital tour of southern Russia when he was inspired to write the Song of the Flea. It became popular immediately with audiences and remains so today. The correct title is The Song of Mephistopheles in Auerbach's Cellar from Goethe's Faust. The staccato Piano and laughing refrain wonderfully evoke the jumping flea and the absurdity of the lyric.Modest Moussorgsky was a Russian…

The composer Rudolf Kelterborn about his work: 'I call the ten compositions for female voice and piano 'DUOS' because the voice and instrument parts are treated musically with absolute equality and indeed often go their own independent ways. In the vocal part there are several variants, and this makes them accessible for different types of voice. The 10 duos do not form a complete cycle that can b…

Jazz Play-Along Vol.116. 2 CDs and book. What do you play when you have one chord for 8 or 16 bars? The Modal Jazz era presented new challenges for improvisers, spawning a fruitful period rich in new ideas, concepts, and harmonic exploration. This play-a-long includes several 'Standard' forms and important practice tracks; many of which are 'period accurate' and others which are stylistically more…

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, all-in-one format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each less…

100 Songs in the Key of C. The sequel to Your First Fake Book and The Easy Fake Book, this new second edition includes 100 favorite songs all in the key of C, complete with lyrics and simplified chords that remain true to each tune. It also features convenient stay-open binding, introductions to make the arrangements sound more polished, and large, easy-to-read music notation that beginning or old…