Music-Instruction & Study

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) covers every mood and emotion in human experience. Bach has earned a unique position in musical history as the most inventive, creative, and important composer of the Baroque era. This new Schaum edition presents a complete English...

A collection of pieces, for Cello that were selected for their melodic beauty and architectural simplicity, making them easy to learn by rote. They may be played as solos with piano accompaniment or played in unison with violins, violas, cellos and basses.Author: Samuel ApplebaumISBN-10:...

The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Although each book can be used...

The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Although each book can be used...

For the beginning percussionist, this resource features expert instruction in the rudiments of the snare drum. It is detail-oriented and teaches the specific skills for the instrument.Author: Anthony J. CironeISBN-10: 0757979912ISBN-13: 9780757979910Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1991Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Edition adapted for British and Australian students. The Music Tree series continues the development of complete musicianship by providing the beginner with delightful and varied repertoire. The pupil learns a variety of idioms encompassing folk, jazz and pop. The creativity of the students is...

The charming recorder repertoire in the Suzuki Recorder School has been carefully selected by Katherine White, in accordance with the principles and guidelines of Dr. Suzuki's philosophy. Titles: One Bird, Variation A (Based on a Kod ly Theme) * One Bird, Variation B (Based...

This special edition combines the complete 21st Century Guitar Method 1 with two of its most popular supplementary volumes: Guitar Theory 1 and Guitar Song Trax 1. A recording containing all the music examples and complete instruction is included.Author: Aaron StangISBN-10: 0757909469ISBN-13: 9780757909467Publisher: Alfred...

The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Although each book can be used...

Based on Events and Episodes in the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, this Late Elementary piano collection may be used as supplementary literature with any piano method. Many of Bach's pieces were named as Preludes, Sarabandes, Minuets, Arias, and other titles relating to the...

Titles: (They Long to Be) Close to You * Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue * Entertainment Tonight * Everyday * Felix the Wonderful Cat * For Your Eyes Only * I Write the Songs * Isn't She Lovely * Theme from New...

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) composed his great music under abstract titles such as: Preludes, Mazurkas, Berceuses, and Waltzes. Modern education advocates graphic descriptive captions that tell incidents: that is why Mr. Schaum has substituted historically interesting titles for the abstract terms. The original titles are...

Tap into the purity of the acoustic guitar while you put the pedal to the metal and SHRED! Master shredder Joshua Craig Podolsky covers all the most important techniques and concepts, including shred rhythms, how to develop speed and dexterity, scales and fingerings, patterns...

The entertaining arrangements in the Dan Coates Popular Piano Library intermediate collections are a welcome addition to any pianist's pop repertoire. Medleys from Broadway is a collection of favorite selections from contemporary and classic musicals. Why perform only one showstopper at a time when...

The dazzling, beautiful, and entertaining arrangements in the Dan Coates Popular Piano Library advanced collections are a welcome addition to any pianist's pop repertoire. Timeless Standards is a collection of unforgettable classics that range from lyrical ballads to upbeat swing. Titles: At Last *...

Myklas Music Press was highly regarded for its extensive catalogue of quality elementary and intermediate supplemental piano music. The pieces that are included in Myklas Contest Winners represent Myklas's most popular and effective solos drawn from festival and contest lists. Divided into four graded...

Your student's favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with Lesson Book 3. Titles: Baby * Breakaway * Bridge Over Troubled Water * California, Here I Come * Colors of the Wind * Don't Stop Believin' * Looking Back (Love Theme...

Sound Innovations for String Orchestra is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with a complete review of Book 1, and a segmented presentation of new concepts while introducing ensemble playing. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the band method contains levels, each...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific...

Sound Innovations for Concert Band is a revolutionary, flexible, and comprehensive method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. A logical sequence, clean page layouts, clear goals for each exercise, and uncomplicated explanations combined with instrument-specific...

The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Edition for Fingerstyle Solo Guitar features all of the classic songs by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, arranged directly from the movie soundtrack by Grammy award-winning guitarist Mark Hanson. All the songs are fully demonstrated on the included...

More and more popular musical artists today use odd time signatures to give their music a unique sound. This practice goes back to the 1960s, with Dave Brubeck and The Beatles, and continued with artists like King Crimson, Rush, Sting, Metallica, Tool, and Radiohead....

Favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with the concepts presented in Lesson Book 1A. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent add harmonic richness to the solo parts. 11 attractive arrangements include: Annie's Song * Bye, Bye Blackbird * It's...

Sittin' In with the Big Band, Vol. II is more than just a fun play-along kit. This book and CD set features 10 big band charts written at the intermediate level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and...

Sittin' In with the Big Band, Vol. II is more than just a fun play-along kit. This book and CD set features 10 big band charts written at the intermediate level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and...

Sittin' In with the Big Band, Vol. II is more than just a fun play-along kit. This book and audio set features 10 big band charts written at the intermediate level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and...

Alfred's Pop Quartets for All series is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1...

A great blues guitar solo can express the full range of human emotions. Easy Soloing for Blues Guitar will give you everything you need to get started on this path of self-expression. So many guitarists love the blues but have never learned how to...

String pedagogue Barbara Barber has developed an intonation system that teaches string players the layout of the fingerboard and takes the guesswork out of playing in tune. In String Class Fingerboard Geography, Finger Marches" establish the 1st finger "home base" note on all four...

Teach bass with the popular Suzuki Bass School. The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and...

Perfect for organizing practice time for any student in Premier Piano Course Levels 1A--6, this book includes 36 lesson assignment sheets, a performance repertoire list and a dictionary of musical terms. The 2-page weekly layout provides a simple assignment grid that allows the teacher...

Drumset 101 is a contemporary approach to playing the drums by veteran authors Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Inside, aspiring drummers will find in-depth, easy-to-understand introductions to such topics as groove patterns, snare drum & bass drum independence, and drum fills in context. The...

Magic Carpet is a collection of audience-pleasing concert pieces for the youngest beginners. These pieces can be used in either a reading-based or Suzuki teaching environment, and teachers can choose whether the children learn them by reading or by ear. Magic Carpet is available...

Premier Piano Course Level 3 students will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces with clever twists smoothly incorporate new concepts including: pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; the chromatic scale; IV chords in C, G, F, D; 1st and...

Magic Carpet is a collection of audience-pleasing concert pieces for the youngest beginners. These pieces can be used in either a reading-based or Suzuki teaching environment, and teachers can choose whether the children learn them by reading or by ear. Magic Carpet is available...

The Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble is a collection of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for the young player. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempos: swing, Latin, ballad, waltz, holiday...

The music is fresh! The lyrics are current and in-tune with today's students! The subject matter is appealing! These accolades have been used to describe the all-new music in Premier Piano Course The music in Performance Book 2B includes a variety of styles including...

Chop-Monster is a sequential jazz improvisation method by acclaimed jazz pianist and educator Shelly Berg that utilizes a call-and-response" approach: students listen to a jazz idea, imitate it until it is internalized, and then "try it on their own." In Chop-Monster 1, students will...

Renowned guitarist Billy Newman guides you through distinctive rhythms such as tango, samba, and bossa nova, clearly explaining the chord sequences and techniques of each style. Included is a CD demonstrating all examples in the book. Music is written in both standard notation and...

Packed with two complete 30-day exercise routines, this collection of warm-ups, sticking exercises, polyrhythms and other skill-builders increases coordination, stamina, finesse and sense of time without the tedium of doing the same old routine every day. 64-page book and DVD, or DVD sold separately.Author:...

The conclusion to this power-packed electric bass method begins with a brief review of important concepts from the intermediate book. Designed to guide the student into high-level bass playing, this book makes advanced concepts like Rhythm Changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures and chord...