In the biography Keiko Abe: A Virtuosic Life, author Rebecca Kite tells the untold story of Keiko Abe's groundbreaking influence on the evolution of the marimba and its music. Kite also offers a history of the xylophone, the marimba, and the music, composers, and performers that each instrument was associated with over the centuries. Examples of rare and historic recordings are included on a CD. Keiko Abe transformed the marimba into today's five-octave solo instrument and full-fledged member of classical ensembles. Over the course of Keiko Abe's long musical career, beginning as a child prodigy at age ten, her rare gifts have garnered her recognition as a musical genius, consummate artist, innovator in her field, and composer of classical pieces of art music for her instrument. As Abe's audiences worldwide know, she is also a spellbinding performer. Biographer Rebecca Kite is a marimbist and composer whose solo recordings include 'Across Time' and 'Prism.' She is a frequent contributor to Percussive Notes, the journal of the Percussive Arts Society. / Percussions

The Absolute Beginners approach is designed to make learning Latin percussion easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first-day exercises to playing along with a backing track.In one great book you get:A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanationsPractical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get you playing, fast!CD audio tracks and QuickTimeTM movies to show you how things should sound, plus...Full-length accompaniment tracks to play along withIt's simply everything you need! An 'owner's manual' approach to Latin percussion that makes learning easier than ever before! / Percussions

Rejoindre le phénomène Boomwahcker avec ces grands films et des airs de télévision! Ce recueil est l'un d'une série de matériaux provenant de tubes Boomwhackers Musical. Visuels pédagogiques reproductibles sont fournies pour l'orientation des élèves. Un CD est inclus pour fournir des pistes d'accompagnement. / Percussions Diverses / niveau : Facile / Partition + Cd