Music-Instruction & Study

The book records and interprets key musical developments, appraises the work of major contributors, and captures the activities of all at St Patrick's College up to its incorporation into Dublin City University in 2016. It represents a major scholarly work that details the progress...

A powerful, all-inclusive, holistic approach to teaching piano to beginning students. 198 pages offers a full course that guides the student from the basics to reading music, developing musicianship along the way, and always playing with tension-free technique. Student is playing fun and familiar...

(Music Minus One). This collection of songs is derived from the classic recording of 1956 by Frank Sinatra with the orchestrations of master arranger Nelson Riddle. Here are user-friendly, play-along arrangements of ten terrific tunes: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning *...

(Music Minus One). Twenty-seven familiar international world classics for trumpet and piano. Perfect practice material for the intermediate player. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing the piano accompaniment, minus you, the soloist. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, pianoAuthor: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10:...

(Music Minus One). Forty-one selections from around the world, chosen for their beauty and ease of performance. Certain to delight the beginning student. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc with stereo accompaniments to each piece minus you, the soloist. Accompaniment:...

(Music Minus One). Legendary Gerard Schwarz takes you further into the intermediate repertoire with this master class of wonderful intermediate-level solos on trumpet. Learn from one of the great masters of the medium what it takes to become a pro! Includes a printed music...

Author: Apollon BarrettISBN-10: 1581062281ISBN-13: 9781581062281Publisher: Southern Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1988Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.30d

(Fretted). This unique collection features 37 selections with reference to many more from radio's golden age presented in standard notation and tablature. It includes a sampling of best-loved and well-remembered radio broadcasts and their theme songs spanning the years from 1930 to 1950. It...

(Instructional). Foreword by Charles Conrad The first trumpet method to introduce jazz! The goal of this method book is to infuse all the elements of a good trumpet foundation at the initial stage so nothing is left to chance. Exercises in developing progress have...

(Reference). Teaching is one of the greatest responsibilities in society. It's an art form that requires craft, patience, creativity, and intelligence. Practice Personalities: What's Your Type? will help teachers, parents and students realize the challenges of practicing, understand the benefits of correct practicing, identify...

(Percussion). Drummer, session man, teacher and Classic Drummer columnist Bart Robley has compiled the most essential rudiments that form the basis for all of his work. These exercises are not only great for beginners who need a solid foundation, but also perfect refreshers for...

(Fretted). This easy new method will teach you the ukulele ASAP! First, take a few moments to learn the parts of the instrument, the different types of ukes, the correct holding position, and how to tune up. Each exercise in the book has been...

(Piano). At the beginning of the 20th Century, the tango was born in Buenos Aires, and it was a style that spread dramatically all over the world. Tango is a dance, a rhythm and a characteristic musical color. The 10 solos in this book...

(Fretted). Add heat to your holiday with these ten salsa-flavored arrangements of time-honored Christmas carols. With the accompanying CD, you can play your guitar along with The Cactus Brothers on: Jingle Bells * Deck the Halls * Silent Night * Joy to the World...

(Guitar). This Centerstream book/CD pack is essential for anyone interested in expanding melodic concepts on the guitar. Author Greg Cooper covers: picking exercises; major, minor, dominant and altered lines; blues and jazz turn-arounds; and more.Author: Greg CooperISBN-10: 1574241265ISBN-13: 9781574241266Publisher: Centerstream PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2003Pages: 40Format:...

(Banjo). All your favorite Christmas songs arranged in Bluegrass style by Bob Cox and Ron Middlebrook. Each song is arranged for both easy and intermediate levels. Includes an explanation of tablature, first position chord chart, original songs, and much more.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1574240021ISBN-13:...

(Instructional). From Benny Goodman and Jan Van Halen to Kathy Jenson and Buddy DeFranco, take a look at the genesis of pop clarinet. Includes solo transcriptions in standard notation, lessons on how to play them, professionally recorded audio performances, play-along backing tracks, biographies, instrument...

(Instructional). Preface by Jay Ungar, composer of "Ashokan Farewell." A Festival of Violin & Fiddle Styles presents 23 styles and is chock full of right- and left-hand techniques, exercises, and advice designed to help violinists, violists and cellists step into inclusive, 21st century skills...

(Instructional). Preface by Jay Ungar, composer of "Ashokan Farewell." A Festival of Violin & Fiddle Styles presents 23 styles and is chock full of right- and left-hand techniques, exercises, and advice designed to help violinists, violists and cellists step into inclusive, 21st century skills...

(Instructional). Preface by Jay Ungar, composer of "Ashokan Farewell." A Festival of Violin & Fiddle Styles presents 23 styles and is chock full of right- and left-hand techniques, exercises, and advice designed to help violinists, violists and cellists step into inclusive, 21st century skills...

(Hot Licks). For the first time, the legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all the classic video footage. All the guitar tab from the original video booklets has been re-transcribed and edited...

(Willis). A new method aimed at the many students today that have limited (if any) access to an acoustic piano, or that may prefer the ease of a portable electronic keyboard that allows for a quieter practice environment in small homes or spaces. This...

(Drum Instruction). This addition to the "How To..." series demonstrates how a drummer and bass player should interact with and respond to each other in different musical styles. Each section of the book presents a bass guitar line in the style of a specific...

(Educational Piano). Eight Christmas classics presented in stylish easy piano arrangements by John S. Hord. Includes: Deck the Hall * The First Noel * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * In the Bleak Midwinter * Jingle Bells * O Come, O Come Immanuel *...

(Methodology Chorals). This choral sight reading resource is designed to help the secondary choir students improve their music literacy skills. With 170 SA exercises divided into 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 measure sets, even beginning groups can develop advanced skills over a relatively...

(Fast Track Music Instruction). Always wanted to play drums? Then get on the Fast Track and make it happen now! Fast Track method books give you a fast way to learn how to play that new instrument (or the one that's been sitting in...

(Guitar Educational). This comprehensive book and video instruction course includes 99 lessons to show you how to play guitar! 14 hours of professional video instruction helps you focus on one concept at a time so you'll be making music after only a few lessons....

(Violin Instruction). Fiddle Fundamentals, the first book of the Once Upon a String series, covers beginning fiddle technique in an easy to understand, step-by-step fashion that is perfect for students, parents and teachers. This colorful resource includes: pictures illustrating how to hold the violin...

(Guitar Educational). Whether you're just getting started with lead guitar, or you're a pro player looking to rekindle or expand your creativity, Pentatonic Plus is your ultimate guide to the myriad possibilities that surround the familiar pentatonic scale. Including hours of comprehensive video lessons...

(Method). The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Pares were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler, and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Presenting all the major keys up to four flats/sharps (and the relative minors),...

(E.B. Marks). A revival of interest in four-hand music seems long overdue! Primer reviews the ensemble in a series of short studies, involving unusual hand displacement, rhythmic counterpoint, and the like. "Primer," the first study, is choreographic in nature; "Whirligig," a pitting together of...

O'Carolan for Classical Guitar is the fourth and final volume of Guido Böger's classical guitar arrangements of the 214 compositions of the itinerant blind Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). This last collection includes 58 solo pieces, including O'Carolan's variations on two Scottish airs.These settings...

The etudes in this book offer students a musically and intellectually satisfying means of practicing scales in all major and minor keys, even while remaining in first position. Although presented in the traditional order of the circle of fifths, this is where similarities to...

In the author's words, this collection of 10 modern classical guitar pieces was composed to emulate the "elusive, graceful, fragile, subtle, elegant, stealthy qualities" of cats. Inspired by a rich tapestry of styles including classical, flamenco, jazz, pop, avant-garde, Balkan, and more generally--world music,...

This book presents nine intermediate-level piano arrangements of favorite international Christmas carols from the USA and Western Europe. Suggested accompaniment chords are provided for those accustomed to reading lead sheets. Contents include perennial favorites such as "Auld Lang Syne" and "Fum, Fum, Fum" as...

With this collection of 26 folk hymns, author Peter Irvine brings shape-note music into the home, and provides adaptable music for a variety of instrumental ensembles. This format allows for instruments such as the mountain dulcimer, Native American or transverse flute, penny whistle, fiddle,...

Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the "Coventry Carol", "Away in a Manger", and the "Wexford Carol", and incorporates some lovely pieces that may be new to the...

Author: Bill NicholsonISBN-10: 1513468812ISBN-13: 9781513468815Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2022Pages: 248Format: Paperback

After learning some basic beats, students of the drum set often ask, "how do I get to the next level?" Developing drum rudiments will open up a new universe on the drum set by building technique, speed, and dexterity. Playing these sticking patterns with...

This second volume of The Classical Guitarist's Gig Book contains 63 intermediate to advanced solo arrangements of pieces in various styles. From "The Water Is Wide" and Christmas and patriotic favorites to opera arias, "Julia Florida" by Agustín Barrios and Cello Suite No. 1...

When a prelude or offertory is played, it is obvious when the congregation occasionally gets "swept away" and becomes intensely involved in the spirit of the music. Some may even begin to clap their hands in response to a favorite rhythmic hymn, gospel tune...

Author: Renata BrattISBN-10: 151346664XISBN-13: 9781513466644Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2020Pages: 56Format: Paperback

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...

Author: Nestor AusquiISBN-10: 1513467336ISBN-13: 9781513467337Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2021Pages: 20Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.40h x 10.75w x 0.20d

This collection of Baroque music is arranged for the intermediate level clarinetist with the piano part being of equal skill level. The music is taken from keyboard, song and chamber music sources and represents quality Baroque styles circa 1625 - 1775. Composers include Johann...

Author: James MarshallISBN-10: 151346650XISBN-13: 9781513466507Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2020Pages: 80Format: Paperback

A collection of 45 popular hymns, two with variations, arranged as preludes and offertories for worship services. Intermediate difficulty. Hymns include A Mighty Fortress is Our God, The God of Abraham Praise, O God Our Help in Ages Past, Wonderful Words of Life, All...

This is a collection of 26 duets drawn from the ground-breaking Mastering the Guitar Method. These duets are fun to play, represent contemporary music genres and represent works by great classical composers like J. S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Corelli and more. The pieces...

This book, in notation and tablature, is designed to improve reading skills and present phrases appropriate to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, Reggae, disco, and new wave. Includes arpeggiated and 3-note chord exercises and slapping/popping studies! Includes access to online audio.Author: Dan GuttISBN-10: 1513463152ISBN-13: 9781513463155Publisher:...

This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy, essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; beginners will learn to play music through creative exercises, while advanced pianists can add new exercises to their routines. With this book,...