SKU: AP.41256S
UPC: 038081480626. English.
Paying tribute to great artists like Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Jan and Dean, here is an exciting, fast-paced piece in the style of classic 1960s surf rock. Easy eighth and quarter note rhythms and a focus on the first and second finger patterns make it approachable for beginners, and it's a fun way to apply lessons in reading G string notes. The optional drum kit part adds flair to the rock style. (1:45) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.47653
UPC: 038081543468. English.
Black as the midnight, and white as the snow; gold as the sunshine, my cat of calico. A bouncy and buoyant melody is supported by a folk-song-style piano accompaniment and some easy-to-sing harmonic patterns in this truly charming 2-part original by Andy Beck. Singers won't be able to get enough of the tongue-twisting patter text as they tell the tale of the whimsically colorful cat. Directors can take special pride in teaching the optional cue notes and accented descant that adds a fluffy coat near the end. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: PR.416414460
ISBN 9781598064766. UPC: 680160610631. 9x12 inches.
Roger Zare is living every young composer's dream. At a tender age, he has already been lauded by the best, and his compositions continue to earn awards. Green Flash, his first publication with Theodore Presser Company, was written in 2007 for the USC Thornton Symphony, received a BMI Student Composer award in 2007, was chosen to be read at the 2008 American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings, won the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize in 2009, and has now won the 2012 Symphony in C Young Composers' Competition. For more about Green Flash and a YouTube video of the premiere performance, see the composer's website (www.rogerzare.com/greenflash.htm).A “green flash†is a rare atmospheric phenomenon that occurs as a sunset reaches its end. If conditions are just right, then a spark of green will hover on the horizon for a fleeting moment as the sun disappears. I first witnessed this subtle effect in Florida in 2005. Seeing the mythical event for the first time inspiredthis composition. Green Flash is a musical journey from daybreak to sunset. It focuses on the manipulation of colors and textures throughout its five sections. The musical events are designed to paint a picture of various scenes during the day. The piece begins with the heartbeat of the world emerging from the silentdarkness of the night. As night transitions to dawn, waves of color propagate from the repeating low C, building up through the harmonic series to become the vibrant colors of sunrise. Eventually all twelve notes of the chromatic scale are sounding together. Abruptly, a morning fog engulfs the scene. Out of the mist rises the only melodic theme in the work, played by a solo English horn, and later taken up by other solo winds. Once the fog dissipates, the sky fills with the playful dance of wispy cirrus clouds. A rainbow-like halo surrounds the sun, adding a burst of color to the scene. This carefree, optimistic cloud dance is invaded by a menacing front of cumulonimbus clouds. A storm rages at a frantic pace, but in its dying breath yields the most glorious of sunsets. Only as the last glint of sunlight disappears below the horizon, a faint sparkle of green lingers in the atmosphere.
SKU: MB.31103M
ISBN 9781513468792. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Adam Granger self-published the first edition of Grangerâ??s Fiddle Tunes for Guitar in 1979. A second edition was published in 1994. Now Mel Bay Publications presents the third edition of the book.
This 236-page book is the most extensive and best-documented collection of fiddle tunes for the flatpicking guitar player in existence, and includes reels, hoedowns, hornpipes, rags, breakdowns, jigs and slip-jigs, presented in Southern, Northern, Irish, Canadian, Texas and Old-time styles.
There are 508 fiddle tunes referenced under 2500 titles and alternate titles. The titles are fully indexed, making the book doubly valuable as a reference book and a source book.
In this new edition, all tunes are typeset, instead of being handwritten as they were in the previous editions, making the tabs easier to read.
The tunes in Grangerâ??s Fiddle Tunes for Guitar are presented in Easytab, a streamlined tablature notation system designed by Adam specifically for fiddle tunes.
The book comes with a link which gives access to mp3 recordings by Adam of all 508 tunes, each played once at a moderate tempo, with rhythm on one channel and lead on the other.
Also included in Grangerâ??s Fiddle Tunes for Guitar are instructions for reading Easytab, descriptions of tune types presented in the book, and primers on traditional flatpicking and rhythm guitar. Additionally, there are sections on timing, ornamentation, technique, and fingering, as well as information on tune sources and a history of the collection.
Mel Bay also offers The Granger Collection, by Bill Nicholson, the same 508 tunes in standard music notation.
SKU: AP.49164S
UPC: 038081563664. English. Poem by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939); Traditional Irish Folk Song.
This version of Down by the Salley Gardens arranged by Patrick Roszell is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. The union of this glorious traditional Irish folk song with William Butler Yeats' compelling poem results in an expressive choice, arranged by Patrick Roszell. Lyrical in nature, there are musical teaching opportunities for slurring, sustaining phrases, intonation, and dynamic shading. Stunning! (3:00)Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads:with clickwithout click This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49164
UPC: 038081563657. English. Poem by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939); Traditional Irish Folk Song.
This version of Down by the Salley Gardens arranged by Patrick Roszell is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. The union of this glorious traditional Irish folk song with William Butler Yeats' compelling poem results in an expressive choice, arranged by Patrick Roszell. Lyrical in nature, there are musical teaching opportunities for slurring, sustaining phrases, intonation, and dynamic shading. Stunning! (3:00)Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click. without click.This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49160
UPC: 038081563572. English.
This version of Vulcan's Forge by Patrick Roszell is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. Patrick Roszell's original composition is musically designed to portray the Ancient Roman god of fire of metalworking, Vulcan. This piece is accessible to students in the second half of their first year of instruction. The piece also has the option to introduce young woodwind players to trill technique. (1:45) Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click without click.This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49160S
UPC: 038081563589. English.
SKU: HL.322774
ISBN 9781540069689. UPC: 888680975982. 9x12 inches. Book/Online Video.
This is an opportunity to learn with one of jazz guitar's most gifted artists, the late Emily Remler. All of the essentials of true jazz bebop and swing are taught here, including Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino styles, working with the metronome on 2 and 4, learning to identify changes, jazz-style blues, turnarounds, practice tips, passing notes and chords, chord substitutions, and more. All the guitar tab from the original video booklets has been re-transcribed and edited using modern-day technology to provide you with the most accurate transcriptions ever created for this series. Plus, we've included tab for examples that were previously not transcribed, providing you with the most comprehensive Hot Licks guitar lessons yet! Each book comes with a unique code used to access the cloud-based video footage from any type of device.
SKU: AP.50936S
ISBN 9781470669195. UPC: 038081588018. English.
Fast-paced and energetic, Soundtrack 823 honors the memory of the composer's beloved pet, Zoey. It is full of energetic melodies, modern harmonies, and lyricism that will be an exciting addition to your concert program. (5:30) The PerformancePlus+ series is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding MakeMusic Cloud interactive library. These engaging selections are presented with educational resources designed to enrich the rehearsal process and create outstanding performances. Including:
Available in print and digital formats.
SKU: AP.50936
ISBN 9781470669188. UPC: 038081588001. English.
SKU: AP.48317
UPC: 038081551401. English.
Joy instantly abounds as the well-edited keyboard introduction sets the tone for this impressive, yet approachable Baroque selection---the first movement of Vivaldi's masterwork of the same name. Choral phrasing is obvious, as we alternate between brief marcato statements and longer lines that deliver satisfying suspensions. As always, Dr. Liebergen includes an informative editor's note and a complete IPA pronunciation guide for the Latin text (eight words in total). This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49545
ISBN 9781470649227. UPC: 038081570006. English.
Range Rover by Patrick Roszell was written for students at the end of their first year in band, Range Rover uses intervals of a 2nd, a 3rd, and a 4th to move students up or down the scale. A fun way to reinforce air support and slurs in the brass section. (1:54) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48064S
ISBN 9781470655013. UPC: 038081558684. English.
Arranged for full orchestra by Patrick Roszell, this retro blast from the past made its debut in the 1984 fantasy movie, went on to hit the top of the pop charts in the U.S. and was recently featured in the season 3 finale of Stranger Things. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. (2:10).
SKU: AP.48064
ISBN 9781470655006. UPC: 038081558677. English.
SKU: AP.49563S
ISBN 9781470651022. UPC: 038081571935. English.
From the blockbuster film Zack Snyder's Justice League comes this intense arrangement by Patrick Roszell featuring themes that are both dramatic and ominous. Featuring dark sonorities and driving rhythms, this work brings all the thrilling action to life. (5:42) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49436S
ISBN 9781470651008. UPC: 038081571911. English.
From the blockbuster film Zack Snyder's Justice League comes this intense arrangement of themes that are both dramatic and ominous. Featuring dark sonorities and driving rhythms, this work brings all the thrilling action to life. This stunning arrangement by Patrick Roszell features a reduced number of wind parts, making it even more accessible. (5:30) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48318
UPC: 038081551418. English.
SKU: AP.49436
ISBN 9781470650995. UPC: 038081571904. English.
