with optional combinations of instruments - mit variabler Besetzung. The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playable pieces for Christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones. At least two melodic and one accompanying instruments are required to perform the pieces Part I - violin / descant recorder / flute / oboe / clarinet / soprano saxophone / trumpet Part II - violin / treble recorder / clarinet / trumpet Accompaniment- piano / guitarAny of the following optional parts can be added Voice (ad libitum) Percussion (ad libitum) Bass (ad libitum)- cello / bassoon / euphonium/ Recueil / Ensemble

An Early American Christmas. A wealth of beautiful and joyous music has been written for the Christmas season. Some of the most enchanting melodies can be found in this solo mandolin edition of the Early American holiday repertoire. For this collection, Tommy Norris has selected eighteen lesser and better-known carols and songs from the folk, shape-note, sacred, Native American, African American spiritual, and European hymnody traditions, and arranged them for solo mandolin. Each intermediate to moderately advanced arrangement is shown in standard notation and mandolin tablature. As a learning aid, a downloadable recording of the author's performance of each piece is available online. We hope these arrangements bring the joy of the Christmas spirit to your holiday season.

Banjo and Uke-With the Three-Chord Christmas Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords?G C and D7?to accompany each song in this great book. The jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginningmusicians casual musicians teachers family bands and performers. Melody lyrics and chords are included for all songs. Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with basicaccompaniment tips. Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. An invaluable sourcebook for teachers?and a handy compact fakebook for performers. A unique collection of timeless songs for the entirefamily. Accompany 50 vibrant Christmas songs with only minimal playing skills. Each song includes melody lyrics and chords. Perhaps the most interesting collection of Christmas songs to be found inprint today. Interesting historical images are found throughout the text. A superb book for getting beginners involved and keeping them involved. Only a few minutes of technical training equips anyperson to accompany all 50 songs in this book. Teachers can use this collection as a foundation to teach more advanced patterns and arranging techniques. Excellent 'mini fake book' resource for all musicians andperformers.

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. Be really ready for your Christmas concert this year. The playability of Timothy Johnson’s Christmas Invitation is right on target for your Grade 1 band to perform by December. Based on Oh Come, Little Children, the charming easy counterpoint and creative harmonization give a more advanced impression to the piece while careful attention to articulations and dynamics mean you can actually teach while you prepare for the show. A “must have” arrangement! / Niveau : 1 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band

Ten Christmas favorites are presented in exciting arrangements by Banjo virtuoso Todd Taylor in this collection which is both challenging and fun to play. The music is arranged at an intermediate to advanced level and is in standard G tuning. Includes a CD so you can listen to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along with the note-for-note tablature provided for each song.

Containing seventeen Christmas carols this book enables beginners Recorder players to perform simplified arrangements of popular festive repertoire either on their own using the various accompaniment options to provide the full original melody or alongside singers and more advanced players.Complete with a CD of backing tracks and access to free downloadable Piano accompaniments (available at www.hybridpublications.com) both of whichincorporate the original melody line this book provides the ideal resource for teachers and parents looking to enable recorder players of all standards to join the celebrations of the season.John Pitts' hugelysuccessful Recorder from the Beginning teaching scheme is ideal for all teachers with its straignforward easy-to-follow approach and its attractive collections of well-known and original tunes.

Mastering Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. The Hawaiian word for slack key guitar, k? h??alu, means to ?loosen the key? or retune some of the strings to create a harmonious sound with an open or alternate tuning. Slack key is a fingerpicking style characterized by strong alternating bass lines played with the thumb. While slack key can be played on any guitar, most players prefer a nylon- or steel-stringed acoustic instrument. This book presents 25 intermediate to advanced traditional and original tunes in the Hawaiian slack key style. Melodies are often harmonized in sixths or thirds played with or without double stops. Techniques like syncopated bass lines, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and harmonics are tastefully employed to evoke the images of ocean breezes, swaying palms, hula dancers and white sandy beaches. The author writes, ?Unless you grew up playing slack key, it?s hard to get from the material presented in most books and DVDs to a fluid, play-it-your-own-way style.? This book seeks to reveal the insights the author has gleaned from studying and jamming with some of the giants of the slack key style, and help you develop a style all your own. Includes access to online audio tracks of all 25 relaxing but challenging Hawaiian slack key tunes.

Good King Wenceslas. Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. Young band directors are always on the lookout for something new and a little different for the winter concert. Timothy Johnson’s new Christmas arrangement for Beginning Bands fits the bill perfectly. It remains technically accessible to the young band while exploring this old familiar tune in new and different ways. You even have the option of including a 'set' drummer by using the Optional Percussion 1 Advanced part. Lots of unison rhythms in the Winds ensure that you can prepare The Good King Rocks in time for that winter concert, and there are enjoyable parts for every instrument, which keeps the whole group focused and involved during rehearsal. Fun! / Niveau : 0.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

An extremely joyful and uplifting setting of this well-loved Christmas text. Gjeilo has crafted a beautiful melody that seems as if it was always meant to exist with these lyrics. Vocally accessible this will be a good choice for both schools and churches along with more advanced choirs. Can be sung in English or Norwegian.

Arranged for Harp-This sheet music includes two complete arrangements of the popular contemporary Christian Christmas song Mary Did You Know? Both 3-page versions are essentially the same except that the advanced beginner version has only1 lever (or pedal) change while the intermediate one has more extensive changes. Both are in the key of G with D# accidental(s). Feel free to “mix and match” the versions to meet your own abilities. The two versionscan also be played together as a duet. Fingerings chord symbols and lyrics are included in the music. Add this lovely meditative song to your Christmas repertoire. Playable on lever harps and pedal harps.