Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) was a French composer and organist. He was a contemporary and friend of the great Francois Poulenc and other members of Les Six but developed his own distinct independent style. His works included Ballets and Stage works large scale orchestral works and chamber music. The two volumes of Musiques Pour Claudel were written in 1973. Each collection is scored for solo Guitar and consists of short intermediate pieces which would be ideally suited to a student’s concert or recital. They were first written as instrumental interludes for a stage work by the French diplomat poet and playwright Paul Claudel (1868-1955) with whom Sauguet oftencollaborated.

Red Hot Violin is an exciting new series of graded performance repertoire with a difference featuring sizzling arrangements of contemporary show-stoppers for intermediate Violin with Piano. With pieces in a wide variety of styles violinists of all ages will enjoy showing off these sparkling takes on popular favourites. They're perfect for inspiring students as a refreshing change from exam repertoire and would go down a storm at any concert or recital. Arranger and composer Rachel Jennings has been playing the violin since the age of six studying with Susan Sheppard and Jean Harvey and theory with Jonathan Rathbone. She runs a private teachingstudio in Nottingham.Danny Boy; Eye Of The Tiger; It's Only A Paper Moon; King Of The Road; On The Street Where You Live; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; The Sleeping Beauty Waltz; Summer Holiday; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; YMCA.

Par . The Jazzin? About Piano Anthology celebrates Pam Wedgwood?s best-selling series in a collection of the author?s favourite pieces presented progressively for the first time in one volume, from early elementary to intermediate level (Initial-Grade 5). Featuring a range of contemporary styles plus duets and new pieces specially composed for this exciting bumper edition, complete with online audio as performed by Pam herself. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Recueil / Piano

Media Type : Book+CD+DVD Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Jazz Number of pages : 248 Inside the Big Band Drum Chart is a first of its kind drum method that uses traditional and contemporary arrangements performed by a 17 piece jazz ensemble as the vehicle to study beats, musical form, ensemble phrasing, articulation, and interpretation. For each arrangement, there is talk through information explaining how the composition is played as well as transcriptions of key beats and melodic information that connects the written drum part to the music. The 248 page book includes a 2.5 hour MP3 CD and an hour long DVD demonstrating every exercise in the text. Also included are anecdotes and interviews with legendary big band drummers and arrangers such as Louie Bellson, Jake Hanna, Phil Wilson, Mark Taylor and Bob Curnow.

These methods provide complete courses for players off all ages guiding students from their first note to 'classics' together with compositions by contemporary writers. Each book is accompanied by high quality rhythm section tracks recorded on compact disc. Right from the start students can enjoy authentic jazz sounds playing in the company of professionals. With step-by-step instruction and a progression of specially written pieces the fundamental elements of good technique are introduced alongside the rhythmic subtleties of jazz. Improvisation is encouraged from an early stage and is given direction through the systematic study of scales and arpeggios and advice onear-training and chord patterns. With supplementary suggestions for listening and reading and an Appendix containing all the chord progressions for 'live' accompaniment of the tunes The Jazz Methods are ideally suited to both students working alone and those learning with a teacher. John O'Neill has a solid understanding of jazz and how it can be taught. I highly recommend his educational jazz materials. (Jamey Aebersold) ...a rare opportunity for a new player (or a more experienced one) to develop a really musical facility. A rare addition to the jazz improvising library. (Lee Konitz international jazz saxophone soloist) Following on from the best-selling Jazz Method for Saxophone Developing Jazz Technique for Saxophone will help intermediate players take their jazz skills to a new level. The 22 pieces are written in a variety of jazz styles including reggae jazz waltz bossa nova calypso New Orleans South African salsa samba blues and swing. Special emphasis is given to helping students improvise over chord sequences such as the II-V-I progression. Idiomatic effects such as vibrato subtone glissandi and ?bending? notes are dealt with and there is a special chapter on overtones. Several new scales are introduced including the whole tone and diminished scales and a special section on patterns contains many ideas for

The Jazz Sessions Series is a tremendous collection of Jazz standards classics and original material by contemporary composers Alexander L’Estrange and Tom Pilling. Each book is dedicated to a particular instrument but they are all able to work together for ensembles and Jazz bands providing an exciting and enjoyable repertoire. A professionally recorded CD accompanies each book and contains play-along backing tracks as a substitute for real life musicians. This allows for practice at an individual’s preferred pace and enables students to get an authentic feel of the style. One of the main purposes of Jazz Sessions is help encourage and develop improvisationalskills with a full written solo on one page and an alternative extended version for improvising. A great introduction to experimentation and ideal preparation for ABRSM exams. Reflects a variety of Jazz styles including swing Latin gospel and blues. Backing Tracks give opportunity for confident and atmospheric performance. Carefully tailored for intermediate musicians.

Level 4. BigTime Piano Disney is a celebration of contemporary and classic Disney songs arranged for the Level 4 pianist and beyond. Intermediate students can enjoy big-sounding pieces from Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Moana, and more. Songs include: Aladdin Medley (Arabian Nights, Friend Like Me, A Whole New World) (Aladdin) - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) - Be Prepared (The Lion King) - Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) - Dig a Little Deeper (The Princess and the Frog) - God Help the Outcasts (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) - I'll Make a Man Out of You (Mulan) - Just Around the Riverbend (Pocahontas) - Prologue(Beauty and the Beast) - Two Worlds (Tarzan) - We Know the Way (Moana).

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-The Developing Artist: Piano Literature Book 3 presents authentic Keyboard literature for the intermediate pianist. The selections are organised into the four major periods: Baroque Classical Romantic and Contemporary with notes on the historical periods at the beginning of the book.The content of this book offers ample choice for auditions festivals recitals and personal study.

The Not Just Another Praise Book series has the best songs in contemporary Christian music. Book 3 is carefully arranged and graded for students at the late intermediate level. These books are truly unique because they contain accompanying CDs that feature MP3 praise band accompaniments. / Piano

The famous traditional French carol is nicely arranged here in a contemporary style for the intermediate level, in G Major, to be played 'with a gentle spirit,' and with a silky legato feel using overlapping pedal technique. / Piano

Ten International Violin Encores is an exciting collection of original encores by Aaron Minsky exploring musical traditions from across the globe. First published to worldwide acclaim as Ten International Cello Encores these compelling pieces are now available to violinists in this adaptation. Suitable for intermediate to advanced players these vibrant and dynamic pieces are perfectly suited to concert performance as encores small sets or as a suite and will be welcomed by all students and recitalists looking for fresh new music for solo violin.Unique entertaining pieces with an international flavourEncores inspiredby destinations around the world including Africa Asia Mexico and moreA variety of contemporary styles including jazz heavy metal and LatinTechnical challenges such as guitar-style strumming left-hand pizzicato ricochet bowing and percussive effectsUseful fingering and bowing suggestions

Free To Solo is a unique publication designed to be a fun play-along book for students who want to enjoy soloing freely instead of having to cope with too many scale changes. With interesting heads and long open sections the tunes encourage creativity over the inspiring contemporary material. Free to Solo is suitable for intermediate students seeking a challenge as well as more advanced players requiring additional material to explore.On the included CD there are 'minus one' tracks to play along with as well as complete performance versions of all the instruments in the series (Alto / Tenor sax Flute / Violin Clarinet Trumpet Guitar andTrombone) so that the reader can draw upon different interpretations of the improvised material.

Selected and edited by Richard Walters these wonderful yuletide arrangements are specially designed to be suitable for the progressing Alto or Bass voice.Christmas is an exciting time for the student singer presenting lots of opportunities for performance as the seasonal celebrations gather momentum. These songs are familiar melodious and relatively accessible adding an extra dimension to the standard repertoire. Each song has been carefully devised to remain comfortably in a middle to lower-middle tessitura ideal for the inexperienced singer.The accompaniments are suitable for the intermediate pianist but retain a fresh and contemporary flavour. A CD isalso included offering both professional performances that illustrate model interpretations and an accompaniment track for practice.

Produced specifically for the Guildhall Exams syllabus the Creative Variations series provides students with the opportunity to explore and develop their own musical ideas in the preparation and performance of contemporary compositions. This voume is for jazz flautists of intermediate to advanced standard or grades 6-8. A free CD is provided to give full-length demos of each piece and a separate track to play along with.