plus CD: Full performances and Play-Along-Tracks - Piano part to print. Quite a different sort of well-known folk songs: Newly arranged for melodic instrument and piano, slightly jazzy and mixed with pop music elements - making the well-known songs sound fresh and interesting again! All pieces have a very melodic character and sound very pleasant even without piano accompaniment. This is why they …

Rhapsody in F Sharp for Piano and Orchestra was commissioned by the BBC Proms and first performed in the Royal Albert Hall on August 19th, 1943. Written with the wartime audience in mind, it is unashamedly popular in style, with its flashy virtuosity making it immediately accessible and entertaining. There is argument among scholars as to whether it should be referred to in the Major or Minor key,…

Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the mandolin, its components, picks, how to tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right alo…

This volume in the Banjo Play-Along series features eight Folk Rock songs, expertly arranged for the Banjo in TAB notation.The Banjo Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro. Just follow the Banjo tab, listen to the demo track on the CD to hear how the Banjo should sound, and then play along wi…

E-Z Play Today Book A. Introducing the E-Z way to reading music notes, chords, and learning musical terms! Keyboards are among the most versatile of all musical instruments, and many electronic keyboards today have special automatic features and automatic rhythms. These features make making music even more fun and versatile! If you've always wanted to learn how to play the keyboard, this book is y…

One of the best of the new generation of singer-songwriters, Brandi Carlile plays a unique blend of alt-rock and country-folk music. This songbook features all 35 songs from her three studio albums, Brandi Carlile,The Story, and Give Up the Ghost. All songs in this must-have collection are arranged as Brandi recorded them. Titles: Again Today * Before It Breaks * Cannonball * Caroline * Closer to …

Par . The ukulele is becoming more and more popular, and more and more guitarists are getting involved with the 4-stringed little sister of the guitar. Especially for this group, the alternative tuning of the ukulele with a low G-string ('low G') is interesting, because not only the range is enriched, but also the feeling of playing with a low string is very reminiscent of a guitar. The melody-c…

Travis-picking is a fingerpicking style that uses on-the-beat, alternating bass patterns picked by the thumb to support treble notes picked by the fingers. This book presents a dozen classic songs from a variety of genres and eras arranged beautifully in this distinctive style for intermediate to advanced fingerpickers. Songs include: Fields of Gold - Clocks - Happy Together - Brown Eyed Girl - Ho…