With this volume the reader is pleasantly surprised with two books in one- Section One by Alec Slater and Section Two by Lisa Schmitz. Alec's portion is intended as a guide for the clawhammer or frailing banjo player with someprevious experience in this style. He stresses the fact that this style of music can be fully learned only from within the oral tradition in which it grew. The instruction included here is meant to provide a review and not totake the place of qualified teacher. Alec recommends that '...anyone wanting to get this playing right should find someone in your area who plays and have him/her teach you. Listen to it watch it and make it your own.' InSection Two Lisa Schmits presents an extensive collection of 163 jigs reels polkas hornpipes strathspeys waltzes and songs from Ireland Scotland the Shetland Islands Cape Breton New England and Southern Appalachia forbanjo solo. The national origin of each tune is indicated. Lisa offers personal authoritative settings of a great variety of tunes at an intermediate level. Written in tablature only.

Description The songs in the Hal Leonard Easy Rhythm Guitar books are presented with large, easy-to-read ?Rhythm Tab? notation. The rhythm guitar part, or accompaniment, is carefully arranged for beginner to intermediate players. Chord frames are provided to help the player with left-hand fingerings. Lyrics and a melody cue are also included. Just listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The audio CD works on any CD player. For PC and Mac users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This pack lets you play the chords and riffs of 10 Christmas hits. Songlist Blue Christmas Do You Hear What I Hear Frosty The Snow Man Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jingle-bell Rock Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Silver Bells

Music Minus One Oboe-These oboe sonatas by Pepusch and Telemann are great Baroque pieces for any oboist and are perfect training ground for the instrumentalist looking to learn ensemble playing. Classic trio sonatas of their age they utilized a background of flute and basso continuo - a semi-improvised accompaniment commonly carried out by both a harpsichord and a viola da gamba the two instruments serving as a full bass line supporting the other instruments. The oboist is here afforded a wonderful opportunity to play this beautiful music in association with the wonderful Rameau Trio. Not too difficult these pieces are perfect for the intermediate oboist or for the beginner looking toward amoderate challenge. Listen to and study master oboist Virginia Brewer performing with the Trio then you take your place with this group for one of the most marvelous experiences in chamber music - the Baroque trio sonata. Includes a printed guide to period ornamentation complete with musical examples. Performed by Virginia Brewer oboe Accompaniment: The Rameau Trio: Jean Antrim flute Jocelyn Chaparro harpsichord Fortunato Arico viola da gamba

Par NIEHAUS LENNIE. This book teams up Grammy winner Lennie Niehaus and jazz trombonist Rick Simerly for a set of exciting jazz solos written for the intermediate trombone player. These 14 jazz solos were specially written for Jamey Aebersold's popular 'Volume 54 Maiden Voyage' Play-A-Long and since they are by Lennie, you know they swing and are fun to play! To make it even better, we've included a Play-A-Long/demonstration CD with jazz trombone master Rick Simerly playing the solos with the Volume 54 accompaniment tracks to demonstrate proper jazz feel and interpretation. Lennie writes, Rick plays. You listen, play and learn. Enjoy! / Rép International / Recueil / Trombone

Rhythmic and witty from the start Maine Mambo is as fun to listen to as it is to play. Modal in flavor this ensemble piece contains easy syncopation parallel chord movements and other challenges for the late intermediate (and up) student. A terrific and thoroughly memorable recital piece or festival selection.

The Featured Pianist is a splendid collection of fourteen classical favourites for the intermediate to advancing pianist, providing a superb enrichment to their repertoire. Suitable for Grades 5-6, the book also comes with a CD and additional downloadable content.The book itself contains fourteen fantastic pieces that everybody is sure to know and love by the cream of classical composers. With Debussy's masterpieces Clair de Lune and Arabesque #1, the latter of which is a beautiful score merely to look at, let alone play. A couple of classic Beethoven pieces, Adagio Cantabile and Adagio Sostenuto, are included, as well as timeless compositions by Chopin, Schubert and Bach that are essential learning for any pianist worth their salt.The accompanying CD contains professional performances of each piece and includes free hints and tips which are downloadable to your computer. Either play along to the CD, or simply unwind and relax to this unbeatable compilation of inspirational performances. Other pieces include Solfeggietto by C. P. E. Bach and Sweet Remembrance by Mendelssohn, among many others that will undeniably delight any listeners within earshot. The pieces arranged in this book are between Grades 5 and 6 in standard, making them perfect for those who want to expand their repertoire and musical knowledge with some of the finest compositions of all time. The Featured Pianist, with its brilliant engravings, accompanying CD and downloadable content, is everything you'll need to learn these great pieces of music. / Piano

These arrangements of three lilting folk songs (Billy Boy Blow the Wind Southerly The Keel Row) are lovely to play and to listen to. They are straightforward technically and so accessible for beginner to intermediate standard players (Grade 4-6).

My blue violin draws both musicians and listeners into the world of swing and jazz. Fast cheerful pieces alternate with pensive ones. Titles like My Cat and Me or Die Radtour [The Bicycle Ride] make the poetry of small things resound. Like a musical diary, they make us notice the beautiful things in everyday life. The pieces are of easy to intermediate difficulty and suitable for performances as well as music lessons. / Violon Et Piano

Meander by the riverside in carefree style. This catchy melody with its easy syncopations happily takes players and listeners along. Clever use of knuckle rapping on the fallboard captures the ?rock-skipping? effect. Sure to hook intermediate pianists on ?swing.?