Music-Instruction & Study

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin 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...

Have even more fun learning to play the guitar with your all-time favorite Christmas songs The arrangements in this book correlate to Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course, Books 1, 2, and Complete, plus Alfred's Teach Your Child to Play Guitar---with handy page references throughout to...

(Brass Method). These studies are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method. A series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship.Author: R. M. EndresenISBN-10: 1423445244ISBN-13: 9781423445241Publisher: Rubank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1989Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.80w x 0.20d

The Breeze-Easy Series features instrumental methods for individual and group instruction, created by experienced teachers John Kinyon and Valentine Anzalone. It is designed to produce the best musicianship in the greatest number of students in limited teaching situations.Author: John KinyonISBN-10: 0897243722ISBN-13: 9780897243728Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage:...

This collection of rounds and canons develops sight-reading and ensemble skills. Every teacher and student will find benefit in this clever mix of original material, folk songs, and classical pieces, including works by Mozart, Beethoven, Purcell, Schumann, Tallis, and Haydn. Two-part to six-part, with...

(Piano Method). Contents: Invention in C Major, BWV 772 * Invention in C minor, BWV 773 * Invention in D Major, BWV 774 * Invention in D minor, BWV 775 * Invention in E-flat Major, BWV 776 * Invention in E Major, BWV 777...

(Essential Elements). Original series (blue cover) The second book in the Essential Elements for Strings series reinforces the techniques learned in Book 1, and also introduces new concepts and develops skills in areas such as dynamics, rhythms, and sight-reading. Features a broad scope, comprehensive...

This wonderful book allows moms and dads to help develop musical skills while spending special time with their babies Lynn Kleiner, master educator, has written over 30 songs and activities that are fun and easy to do at home or in a learning center...

Throughout the years, Alfred Music and Myklas Music Press have published solos for the Halloween season that have become favorites of both students and teachers. The pieces included in this series represent the most popular and effective solos drawn from the catalogues of both...

This first book of solos includes favorite folk songs, classical arrangements, hymns, Christmas carols and patriotic songs. Written on the grand staff, melodies for the pieces are divided between the hands. All pieces include an optional duet part for parents or the teacher. If...

This first book of solos includes popular Christmas songs, popular hits, and popular praise songs. Written on the grand staff, melodies for the pieces are divided between the hands. All pieces include an optional duet part for parents or the teacher. If students are...

Guitarist and composer Andrew York presents the ultimate guide to jazz for classical guitarists. The first two sections of this three-part book cover jazz harmony and chord/melody, focusing on comping, chord voicings, voice leading, and arranging for solo guitar. Part three looks at improvisation,...

Open up your mind, and make playing your favorite piano music a no-brainer This book offers 45 of the world's greatest popular hits and movie classics expertly arranged for piano. Every full-size arrangement includes lyrics, melody lines, and guitar chord diagrams. Don't stand by...

Premier Piano Course, Level 4 students explore the full range of the keyboard, playing motivating, fun pieces that use triplets and sixteenth notes. Styles range from jazz and ragtime to original pieces by master composers. New concepts including natural and harmonic minor scales, one...

Improvising Boogie-Woogie Volume.1(Includes Downloadable audio)The first volume in a series of three comprehensive books to teach boogie-woogie piano.From the basics to more advanced techniques and everything in-between, this will give you the help and material you need.Everything will be covered, from the simplest left-hand...

Guitar Basics is a landmark method for young guitarists. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to beginner level. The method is set out in fifteen stages and contains original pieces and traditional tunes in an array of styles including classical, folk and...

Following the runaway success of Up-Grade , Pam Wedgwood has provided more original repertoire for those pianists looking for something to bridge the gap between grades. More Up-Grade is guaranteed to breathe new life into your piano playing - the varied pieces in this...

This book contains 10 jazz trombone duets that focus on various facets of jazz improvisation using common chord progressions based on popular tunes from the jazz canon. These duets will serve both as a great tool for improving sight-reading and learning to blur the...

How this differs from other recorder fingering charts is that it is designed the way the brain actually thinks: the right way around. Now you can see in your mind how YOU would play the notes, not see how someone else would play them...

This book is part of a much wider system that I have devised called Music Mnemonics. I recognise not everybody may need (or want) the complete system, which is why I have brought out this sax fingering chart separately as a standalone book with...

Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone Book imparts microphone tips and tricks of the pros to make them available to any sound engineer or home studio enthusiast. It explains aspects of all kinds of microphones, how they work, and how to use them in session...

(Willis). Piano All the Way is a multi-key course of study written and composed for the beginning piano pupil. It is designed to present the fundamental concepts of theory and literature in a wide variety of styles, leading to musical understanding and independent reading.Author:...

Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to...

(Ensemble Collection). A wonderful compilation of duets from Rubank, the two volumes presented here supplement musical development and provide a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique, tone quality, intonation and balance are...

Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work...

(Banjo). The Hal Leonard Banjo Method Deluxe Beginner Edition is the updated and revised version of the original classic method, now including both audio and video. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide is designed for anyone just learning to play bluegrass-style 5-string banjo. It...

Premier Piano Course, Lesson Book 3 is now available with a CD Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. Level 3 students will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces...

(Fretted). 20 Christmas classics arranged especially for the uke, including: Blue Christmas * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Feliz Navidad * Frosty the Snow Man * I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus * I'll...

(Instructional). Exercises and Etudes for the Jazz Instrumentalist is a collection of original pieces by master trombonist/composer J.J. Johnson. Designed as study material and playable by any instrument, these pieces (the harmonies of which are based on well-known standards) run the gamut of the...

(Education Piano Lib French Ed). Book 2 opens with a new My Own Song improvisation on CDEFG. Unit 1 introduces phrasing and legato touch, and also presents harmonic 2nds and 3rds with staccato touch. The following two units are dedicated to the introduction of...

(Music Sales America). More than just a handy reference book, this book with audio provides a complete guide to reading tablature for the beginner guitarist. Tablature offers an intuitive and coherent way of using printed music on the guitar without having to learn to...

Knowledge and Music Education: A Social Realist Account explores current challenges for music education in relation to wider philosophical and political debates, and seeks to find a way forward for the field by rethinking the nature and value of epistemic knowledge in the wake...

Designed to address the many challenges that first-year undergraduate music students often encounter, The First-Year Music Major: Strategies for Success provides concrete approaches that will help anyone embarking on a degree in music develop the knowledge and skills needed to complete their first year...

Designed to address the many challenges that first-year undergraduate music students often encounter, The First-Year Music Major: Strategies for Success provides concrete approaches that will help anyone embarking on a degree in music develop the knowledge and skills needed to complete their first year...

This book uncovers the multifaceted nature of music participation through a collection of studies in a wide variety of musical contexts across the United States. The contributors combine personal voices and vivid narratives with scholarship to present many potential meanings of music participation, and...

Disability and Accessibility in the Music Classroom provides college music history instructors with a concise guide on how to create an accessible and inclusive classroom environment. In addition to providing a concise overview of disability studies, highlighting definitions, theories, and national and international policies...

Today's higher education music faculty and administrators are faced with extraordinary pressure to adapt, innovate, and change. But what change is most critical to pursue - and how can it be brought about effectively? This concise volume brings together four seasoned thought leaders with...

Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education: From Understanding to Application, Second Edition, presents teaching methods that are responsive to how different culturally specific knowledge bases impact learning. It offers a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of...

The Journey from Music Student to Teacher: A Professional Approach, Second Edition helps prospective educators transition from music student to professional music teacher. This textbook acknowledges that students must first reconcile their assumptions about learning and teaching before they can make thoughtful, informed decisions...

Letter Tracing Book For Preschoolers and Kids Ages 3-5Introduce the fun world of writing to your kids with our Letter Tracing Book, +100 Pages of practice for kids to learn letters and improve their writing skills, featuring tracing letters, shapes, and other activities for...

NEW EDITION THE BOOK 2CHROMATIC HARMONICA 1 & 2 STEP 5 - 60 minutes (Video and Audio Purchase Separately) Step-By-Step EZ Lessons EZ Songs Lessons include: Slide Button Major Scales Sharps & Flats Learn To Jam The Blues Video and Audio (Purchase Separately) You...

Scale Fluency - Melodic Minor Modes will give you the complete picture for any melodic minor scale mode from any root across the entire guitar neck. In essence, it's a practice method that ties all those loose ends together that you may have picked...

This is Book 40 of 40 of the The Jazz Standards Progressions Workbooks Series.(Fake Book). Perfect Binding Edition.The Jazz Standards Notebooks contain 1300+ Jazz Standards harmonic progressions. Every worksheet contains the chord changes of a song with empty music staff (Single Staff, Grand Staff...

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This is Book 5 of 40 of the The Jazz Standards Progressions Workbooks Series by mDecks Music.(Fake Book). Perfect Binding Edition.The Ultimate Jazz Harmony Workbook contains 1300+ Jazz Harmony Worksheets to master harmonic progressions in the Jazz Vocabulary. Each worksheet contains the full harmonic...

This is Book 13 of 24 of the The Jazz Standards Progressions Book Series by mDecks Music.(Fake Book). Perfect Binding Edition.This unprecedented, revolutionary series of Jazz Standards Harmonic Progressions details all Chord Symbols, full Harmonic Analysis, Chord-scales and Arrows & Brackets analysis. This is...

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