These twelve 'mechanical studies' for Guitar are intended as an atmospheric modern counterpart to the classical arpeggio study a fundamental aspect of right-hand training. Accordingly the left hand is kept relatively in thebackground while the right hand explores a particular pattern texture or technique.The companion CD recording packaged with this book features pieces from two Mel Bay Publications titles by Stanley Yates: 'En Mode - 22Easy Character Pieces for Guitar' and 'Etudes Mecaniques - 12 Easy-Intermediate Studies for Guitar'.

Transcriptions from Buckley???s Banjo Guide of 1868-Early American Banjo?by Tim Twiss provides complete banjo tablature transcriptions of the instrumental solos that first appeared in standard notation in?Buckley?s Banjo Guide of 1868.?Thismodern tablature edition of over 100 mid-19th century jigs waltzes polkas hornpipes and reels provides insight to the transition between the African down-stroke technique which preceded claw-hammer style and the newer morerefined plucking technique. James Buckley (1803 ? 1872) sometimes referred to as the ?Father of the Classical Banjo ? was one of the most prolific transcribers of early banjo music. His compositions andarrangements were performed on the minstrel stage and his scholarly discipline produced a lasting record of banjo music of his era. This repertoire collection includes easy tunes as well as more complex pieces suited for theconcert stage. The player will delight in discovering how fresh and unusual some of this music sounds even today?all in modern banjo tab. While best experienced on a period reproduction gut-string fretless banjo ina lower tuning any 5-string banjo in C tuning (gCGBD) may be used to interpret this collection. Includes access to online audio.

Piano-Original quality repertoire for the absolute beginner. Includes 40 very easy original keyboard miniatures the majority of them in five-finger positions. Contents: 'Dudelsack' (Unknown) 'Old German Dance' (Praetorius) 'Curtain Raiser' (Turk) 'Carefree' (Turk) 'Roundelay' (Von der Hofe) 'Echo Dance' (Philip Hainhofer) 'Allemand' (Praetorius) 'Gavotte' (Handel) 'Minuet' (Reinagle) 'Scherzino' (Reinagle) 'Etude Melodique' (Martin) 'Bagatelle' (Diabelli) 'Minuetto' (Hook) 'Duettino' (Attwood) 'Song in Parallel Motion' (Kohler) 'Two Little Inventions' (Jan Jakub Ryba) 'Quadrille' (Haydn) 'Little Suite' (Wohlfahrt) 'Two Little Canons' (Spindler) 'TheWayside Rose' (Kohl) 'Bear Dance' (Schumann) 'Contredanse' (Wohlfahrt) 'Pass in Review' (Gurlitt) 'Evening Song' (Chovan) 'Morning Call' (Chovan) 'Hungarian Play Tune' (Bartalus) 'Canzonetta' (Horvath) 'Russian Dance' (Goedicke) 'Black Key Frolic' (Gnessina) 'Promenade' (Gnessina) 'Ukrainian Folk Tune' (Kabalevsky) 'Little Polka' (Kabalevsky) 'Cradle Song' (Kabalevsky) 'Spring Song' (Bartok) 'Dialogue' (Bartok) 'Fanfare' (Agay) 'Galloping Home' (Kalmanoff).

39 easy originals-Ideal for students music-lovers and Piano teachers. Features tried and tested fingering with practical page-turns.This collection contains 39 easy-to-play Piano pieces from the Baroque to the Early Modern period and presents an ideal repertoire for music schools and private music-making. Conceived as a supplement to Bärenreiter?s popular anthology Easy Classics for Piano (BA 8758) it offers a wide-ranging repertoire which includes popular classical pieces but also small gems such as Chopin?s Contredanse in G-flat as well as Satie?s Berceuse and Méditation. Fingering by the experienced pianist and Piano teacher Annette Töpel help playersto learn the pieces more quickly.

Let It Go-Who says you can\'t play pop music on stringed instruments?! This tenth volume of the successful Pop for Violin series offers plenty of material for those string players who don\'t wish to be confined to playing classical music. Arranged specially for the violin these pieces are easy to play and sound great!. Volume 10 of the Pop for Violin series presents a special selection of hits that made pop history: 12 rock songs be it classics by David Bowie or Led Zeppelin and modern rock hymns by Placebo or Muse have been arranged specially for the violin thus providing new sounds in music lessons or while playing at home. The included CD contains each piece in bothdemonstration and play-along versions making practicing even more fun. In addition a second violin part is provided for every piece.

With Online Audio-This book and audio set teaches 101 Jazz Bass Patterns played over chords and chord progressions that are fundamental to the harmonic language of jazz.This is a very useful collection of major Dorian and Mixolydian patterns eight bar patterns turnaround patterns and more. Because each pattern is played over a common chord progression it will be easy to apply these examples in performance. In addition you'll experience anoticeable improvement in your knowledge of the fingerboard technical facility harmonic vocabulary and the ability to conceive and express modern musical ideas.This book includes a glossary of jazz scales and basictheory for the jazz musician. Ideal for those who currently play blues country folk classical or rock and desire to venture into jazz. Audio download available online. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Little Piano Pieces - Kleine Klavierstücke - Petites pièces pour piano. Par ORBÁN GYÖRGY. György Orbán (born 1947) is among the most frequently performed contemporary Hungarian composers. His style incorporates a characteristic mix of classical, modern, cinematic, and jazz elements. In addition, he claims he ''loves splashing about in tonality,'' which makes his works accessible to the wider public. Owing to his humor and imagination, he finds an easy path to children, as demonstrated by the popularity of his piano works specifically intended for beginners. He composed close to 70 short children's pieces for Ágnes Lakos's four-volume Friendly Piano Tutor (EMBZ14749-14756), later published separately as Enchanted Forest (EMBZ14742). The New Bell includes a further 19 piano pieces for beginners - among others, we encounter a baby elephant now and again (perhaps paying a visit from Debussy's Children's Corner?) and we hear the awful clamor of a most outgoing granny's alarm clock as well as the solemn tolling of a new church-bell. The pieces are arranged in order of difficulty and even include a few items for three hands, which may be played by a pupil with the teacher or another student. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Pédagogie / Répertoire / Piano

Schule für Altblockflöte-Now the popular recorder method is available for treble (alto) recorder too! The recorder is not treated as a child's plaything but as a versatile and modern instrument. You'll find music in all sorts of styles with lots of rocky and groovy tunes too. The accompanying CD includes the best tunes from the book to listen to and play along. There's plenty of 'classical' learning material too: loads of fun activities make it easy to learn recorder technique; playing together; intonation; improvisation and composition; and ensemble playing with mallets stomp pipes and percussion. Educational games and musical puzzles help to internalise the theoretical aspects (alsosuitable for soprano recorder).

Schule für Altblockflöte-Now the popular recorder method is available for treble (alto) recorder too! The recorder is not treated as a child's plaything but as a versatile and modern instrument. You'll find music in all sorts of styles with lots of rocky and groovy tunes too. The accompanying CD includes the best tunes from the book to listen to and play along. There's plenty of 'classical' learning material too: loads of fun activities make it easy to learn recorder technique; playing together; intonation; improvisation and composition; and ensemble playing with mallets stomp pipes and percussion. Educational games and musical puzzles help to internalise the theoretical aspects (alsosuitable for soprano recorder).

The Complete Keyboard Player: 21st Century Love Songs features 17 modern ballads arranged for easy Keyboard with lyrics and chord symbols. Featuring all of the best contemporary love songs and ditties thisselection will keep any romantic Keyboard player up to date with the latest charts!  This songbook includes suggested fingering voice rhythm and tempo as well as full chord diagrams lyrics and melody for allsongs. The love song has been around for years with some of the best songs ever being written about that elusive emotion. However contemporary artists are still trying to better these classic songs and their efforts certainlyare worthy. You'll already be familiar with all of these songs and they're so much fun to play on the Keyboard. With Evergreen by Will Young Avril Lavigne's I'm With You Feelby Robbie Williams and Coldplay's In My Place some of the finest and most romantic love songs of the 2000s are included here. You'll be able to learn some amazing modern love songs by brilliant contemporary bandsand musicians with inclusions from Oasis Muse Maroon 5 and Keane allowing you to sound out some of the best songs of the past few years on solo Keyboard. The Complete KeyboardPlayer song book contains the 17 best 21st Century Love Songs. The love song is by no means a dying art as these songs prove and all of the romantic ballads and Valentine's melodies are perfect forgetting in a sentimental mood with some of the best artists of this century so far. 

Von Coldplay bis Harry Potter - Spiralbindung-The fourth book in the Piano Gefällt Mir! series brings you 50 more chart and film hits all arranged for Easy Piano by renowned composer Hans-Günter Heumann.   This series has long been a favourite for Pianists looking to learn popular tracks from an authoritative source and Hans-Günter Heumann has proven himself as a name you can rely on for Easy Piano arrangements of great modern pop classics. Everything from Coldplay to Harry Potter is included here so you'll never be short of contemporary songs to learn and perform.   From GeorgeEzra's massive hit Budapest to Sam Smith's Money On My Mind this book collects the finest hits from the past few years and arranges them for you to start playing straight away. A great selection of film songs and themes are also represented such as Ed Sheeran's atmospheric I See Fire from 'The Hobbit' film and Pharrell Williams's unbelievably catchy Happy from 'Despicable Me 2'.   Not only this but a few of Heumann's own compositions are sprinkled throughout allowing you to take inspiration from this indisputable giant of composition's own creations.    This spiral-bound version is perfect for folding out or reading on your music stand since the pages will stay exactly where they are.

The fourth book in the Piano Gefällt Mir! series brings you 50 more chart and film hits, all arranged for Easy Piano by renowned composer Hans-Günter Heumann.This series has long been a favourite for Pianists looking to learn popular tracks from an authoritative source, and Hans-Günter Heumann has proven himself as a name you can rely on for Easy Piano arrangements of great modern pop classics. Everything from Coldplay to Harry Potter is included here, so you'll never be short of contemporary songs to learn and perform.From George Ezra's massive hit Budapest to Sam Smith's Money On My Mind, this book collects the finest hits from the past few years and arranges them for you to start playing straight away. A great selection of film songs and themes are also represented, such as Ed Sheeran's atmospheric I See Fire from 'The Hobbit' film, and Pharrell Williams's unbelievably catchy Happy from 'Despicable Me 2'.Not only this, but a few of Heumann's own compositions are sprinkled throughout, allowing you to take inspiration from this indisputable giant of composition's own creations. This edition is perfect-bound. Click here to purchase the spiral-bound version. / Piano