Ten popular Portugese songs. Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge …

Book 4 provides a perfect balance of styles to traditional repertoire with pieces by Judith R. Strickland, Kevin Olson, Valerie Roth Roubos, David Karp, Melody Bober, Martín Cuéllar, and Timothy Brown. The free downloads help students learn quickly and motivate them to explore all of the offerings in this engaging book! Sure to please students and audiences alike, this collection is a stepping-sto…

Description This in-depth blues rhythm guitar text is core curriculum of the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department, which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music, located in Los Angeles, California. It features eighteen twelve-bar blues rhythm guitar accompaniments in the style of guitarists such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray…

Par BLANKEN JOHN. John Blanken has created a swinging arrangement of the famous Scottish traditional tune Scotland the Brave. The usual version with bagpipes is the best known and there is a similarity in Swingin’ Kilts owing to its long, drone-like tones in the accompaniment. The theme has been rhythmically adapted but it is still easily recognisable. Swingin’ Kilts holds a challenge for every br…

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can b…

Par D'ADAMO DANIEL. Lips, your lips, based on texts by the composer, exploit vocal sounds produced inside the mouth to the exclusion of traditional singing. It is an authentic sound theater where the characters are the character traits of themezzo-soprano on stage and its duplication projected by the speakers. The principal subject of the text of this first piece of 'The Lips Cycle' is telling and…

This serene pairing of 'Still, Still, Still? and 'Silent Night? will be a quick learn during your busiest time of year. Occasional counterpoint is scattered among traditional harmonies to create a lovely and luscious mini-medley. Equally appropriate for school and church, and for singers of any age. / 2 Parties Mixtes

This brilliant songbook, Folk Songs For Mandolin, features more than 40 traditional favorites arranged specifically for mandolin, including John Henry, Kumbaya and Man of Constant Sorrow.Full lyrics included. / Mandoline

Traditional Slavic, Spanish, And Oriental Melodies For Classic Gtr. Par JOVAN JOVICIC. Dr. Jovan Jovicic is one of the greatest twentieth-century Yugoslav guitar pioneers. It is by no means an exaggeration to say that, thanks to him, today a large part of the creative and interpretive work being done in all six republics of the former Yugoslavian federation is focused on the expressive possibiliti…

Par MIDDLETON OWEN. Composer/arranger Owen Middleton delivers the goods in these intermediate-level, idiomatic arrangements of 21 traditional hymns and patriotic songs for solo classic guitar. The book includes optional parts for cello and flute in supporting and lead roles. Written in standard notation only, a few tunes feature altered tunings. Light left-hand fingering is provided for the more c…