This is a high quality collection of Easy Pieces for Mandolin. If you play the mandolin, this is a must have book/cd collection. These medieval pieces sound great on the mandolin. They also lay right under the fingers. There is both notation and TAB and no page turns for any of the pieces in this book. The reason? This book is made for musicians, by musicians. The book comes with a CD and the guitar and mandolin are on separate tracks. You can turn the mandolin totally off and play with the CD. There are two measures of intro with the guitar, so you can sit and listen to the CD and become familiar with the sounds of the pieces without it sounding like a learning CD. There arechords with the music and at the end of the book, there are examples of what the guitar is doing for many of the tunes in both tablature and notation. These tunes sound terrific, and are a great addition to any repertoire. You can use them for any kind of gig, or you can try doing some medieval fairs, medieval feasts or medieval weddings. The bowl back mandolin looks so much like the lute, most people would never know the difference. Allan the author plays the lute, guitar and more recently mandolin and has a wealth of knowledge about the music. These pieces are particulary suited for the sound of the mandolin. The book is beautiful and scored professionally. The titles may not make a lot of sense, but these are great pieces with many of them having variations to make them longer. This is a high quality collection of Easy Pieces for Mandolin. If you play the mandolin, this is a must have book/cd collection. These medieval pieces sound great on the mandolin. They also lay right under the fingers. There is both notation and TAB and no page turns for any of the pieces in this book. The reason? This book is made for musicians, by musicians. The book comes with a CD and the guitar and mandolin are on separate tracks. You can turn the mandolin totally off and play with the CD. There are two measures of intro with the guitar, so you can sit and listen to the CD and become familiar with the sounds of the pieces without it sounding like a learning CD. There arechords with the music and at the end of the book, there are examples of what the guitar is doing for many of the tunes in both tablature and notation. These tunes sound terrific, and are a great addition to any repertoire. You can use them for any kind of gig, or you can try doing some medieval fairs, medieval feasts or medieval weddings. The bowl back mandolin looks so much like the lute, most people would never know the difference. Allan the author plays the lute, guitar and more recently mandolin and has a wealth of knowledge about the music. These pieces are particulary suited for the sound of the mandolin. The book is beautiful and scored professionally. The titles may not make a lot of sense, but these are great pieces with many of them having variations to make them longer./ Recueil / Mandoline

Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. Viola Time Runners est compatible avec Fiddle Time Runners: tous les airs (sauf les morceaux chaîne C) peut être joué ensemble par l'alto et du violon, que ce soit à l'unisson, à l'unisson avec quelques modifications simples, ou avec l'ensemble des pièces fournies. Le livre utilise les modèles et les doigts 0-12-3-4 0-1-2-34, et comprend les 'promos chaîne C ' - pièces supplémentaires à donner beaucoup de pratique sur la chaîne C. Duos avec des pièces d'égale difficulté et un CD avec des spectacles de toutes les pièces - basse et batterie ajoutée pour le jazz et du rock - de rendre l'apprentissage amusant l'alto. Les accompagnements au piano sont fournis dans Runners Piano Book. Kathy Blackwell est un professeur expérimenté chaîne itinérant, qui enseigne actuellement en privé après plusieurs années de travail pour l'Oxfordshire County Council. Elle a un intérêt particulier dans l'enseignement du violon et l'alto à de jeunes enfants, à la fois individuellement et en groupes. Sa détermination à trouver les meilleurs morceaux - bien écrit et accessible, mélodieux et accrocheur - conduit directement à la création du violon / alto / violoncelle séries chronologiques. David Blackwell a étudié la musique à l'Université d'Edimbourg, depuis quand il a poursuivi une carrière dans l'édition musicale, d'abord à ABRSM, où il devient directeur de la rédaction, puis à Oxford University Press, où il est maintenant chef de l'édition de musique. Il est co-éditeur de OUP In the Mood: 17 Jazz Classics pour les Chorales et chants de chorales d'5, et a publié un certain nombre de dispositions simples chorale. Il est co-auteur avec son épouse primés de la série OUP cordes, violon / alto / violoncelle Temps, qui ont remporté deux fois le prix MIA pour la meilleure publication pour l'éducation Kathy. / Niveau : Très Facile / Recueil / Alto

From a Mayan composer in the early 1600s this is an easy-to-prepare Spanish dance melody that celebrates the joy of living. The medieval style is enhanced by the use of a drum. This is a great choice with an interesting ethnic background for high school church or community choirs. May be sung in Spanish or English. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Christopher Hinkins. An exciting musical for Primary and Middle schools. A wicked medieval King learns the true meaning of Christmas. Chorus of peasants monks and courtiers. Easy to produce with up-to-date music which will appealto children and audiences alike. Piano accompaniment and optional recorder parts.

Quite playable yet exceptionally rewarding this easy three-movement suite is written in early English folksong style and effectively captures the mood of common folk living in the shadows of medieval castles. Dur: 5:00 (Grade 3)