The Easy Piano Duet with CD series features sympathetic arrangements with optional practice backing tracks and performances on the accompanying CD. All highly playable.Easy Beethoven Piano Duets includes Fur Elise the slow movement from the Pathetique Piano Sonata and Beethoven's 'Sonata for Piano Duet' Opus 6.

Originally commissioned by the BBC and first performed by Phyllis Sellick and Cyril Smith with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer.. . .has an enchantingly gentle Ravelian slow movement and an outrageously jazzy finale which was encored at its Proms premiere - understandably as it centres on one of Arnold's most infectious tunes. . .Ivan March Gramophone December 1994

Perfect for the early intermediate level student, this junior concerto by Eugénie Rocherolle is destined to become a staple of the student concerto repertoire. Written in C major, it is a one-movement work featuring an upbeat opening section and a contrasting slower bluesy middle section. Score includes two performance copies of the entire concerto.

Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz in a sympathetic arrangement for Piano duet by Mark Goddard.The optional Companion CD allows for each movement to be practised separately (and slowly too) before putting the whole thing together - ideally in the company of another human!

With its 50 Blues rhythms inspired by the biggest hits of the greatest guitarists of all time (Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Muddy Waters Stevie Ray Vaughan Robert Cray Albert Collins B.B. King T-Bone Walker etc.) this tutorial will keep you pleasantly busy for quite a while. But there?s more to it than that! Besides affording pleasure these rhythms allow you to discover and study the tools required for a good Blues accompaniment: triads double stops single notes bends barre chords slides hammer-ons pull-offs rest strokes binary and shuffle rhythms etc. All this is included in the guidelines given to you in the preliminary chapter ?guidelines regarding the structure the rhythm as well as the chords employed. The DVD attached to the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 rhythms ? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep a steady beat(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are rhythms in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). On the backing track at actual playing speed the Guitar is only present during the first round then it disappears yielding the floor to you. The backing tracks provided here are of an appropriate length (about 4 to 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 7h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under the best conditions. With its 50 Blues rhythms inspired by the biggest hits of the greatest guitarists of all time (Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Muddy Waters Stevie Ray Vaughan Robert Cray Albert Collins B.B. King T-Bone Walker etc.) this tutorial will keep you pleasantly busy for quite a while. But there?s more to it than that! Besides affording pleasure these rhythms allow you to discover and study the tools required for a good Blues accompaniment: triads double stops single notes bends barre chords slides hammer-ons pull-offs rest strokes binary and shuffle rhythms etc. All this is included in the guidelines given to you in the preliminary chapter ?guidelines regarding the structure the rhythm as well as the chords employed. The DVD attached to the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 rhythms ? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep a steady beat(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are rhythms in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slowe

Par MOMPOU FEDERICO. Composed by Federico Mompou, Preludes Pour Piano is a set of four pieces with two hands for upper intermediate players. It covers the Preludes n° 1 to 4 written in 1928. Each of these preludes is written on one to four pages and can be played separately. The first one is short, to be played like a romance, with chords only. The second one lasts longer and features distinctive parts, starting with an energetic section followed by a sudden musical burst, the rest of it being slower until the animated close. The third prelude is quite slow and very expressive while the last piece of this book is quite short and simple. Federico Mompou was a Spanish pianist and composer. He composed numerous pieces for Piano and some songs./ Répertoire / Piano

TEN EASY PIECES FOR PIANO SIX HANDS INSTRUMENTATION : PIANO (6 HANDS) VERSION : PERFORMANCE SCORE DESCRIPTION : PLAYING WITH SIX HANDS MEANS: VOLUMINOUS SOUND IN ALL REGISTERS, HIGHER DENSITY AND HARMONIC VARIETY OF CHORDS WITHOUT STEPPING BEYOND A MODERATE GRADE OF DIFFICULTY IN THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS. IT ALSO MEANS FUN FOR THREE, PRACTISING TIME-KEEPING AND PHYSICAL CO-ORDINATION AS WELL AS WORKING TOGETHER IN A GROUP, EXCHANGING IDEAS, LISTENING TO AND FITTING IN WITH OTHERS. BESIDES, IT IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT WAY OF FITTING LARGE NUMBERS OF PUPILS INTO ONE RECITAL. CONTENU : ST. ANTHONY AND THE THREE CHICKENS - THE SIXTIES - SLOW MINIMAL - JAZZ COLOURS - DOLCE VITA - LITTLE BLUES FUGUE - SOUNDTRACK - GENTLE SWING - ROCK PASSCAILLE - JOHNNIEÂ??S RONDO DATE DE PARUTION : 29/09/1998 NOMBRE DE PAGES : 64

Tunes, Tones, and Techniques for Drawbar Keyboards. Build your Hammond chops! The secret to creating funky sizzles and classic Hammond sounds is mastering the combined use of the drawbars, expression pedal, and the Leslie speaker speed switch. Sound complicated and intimidating' It doesn\'t have to be! This hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the techniques of playing the drawbar organ, one skill at a time. Whether you\'re comping a rock tune or playing lead in a jazz trio, command of the Hammond organ will make you a sought-after player. Groove with this fun and comprehensive Hammond method! Learn to: play gospel, R and B, jazz, blues, funk, and rock with an authentic Hammond feel: Improve your playing skills with hands-onexercises. The accompanying recordings include 21 exercises, plus performance demonstrations of eight songs with minus-organ versions so you can play along: Achieve special effects used by the great Hammond organists, including unique tips and tricks for all drawbar instruments: Understand all the parts of the organ and how to use them, including percussion, expression pedal, vibrato, chorus, and the Leslie speaker and much more! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. / Pédagogie / Méthode / Clavier ou Orgue

Richard Allain's A Perfect Friend for unaccompanied SATB choir.This piece is a setting of text by Robert Louis Stevenson. Duration: 3 minutes. 'Robert Louis Stevenson's poem A Perfect Friend provides the text for Richard Allain's third piece in this review a slow-paced setting of the hymn to the perfect female friend which in its big crescendos and diminuendos seems to be trying somewhat too hard to inject emotion - but in the hands of a sympathetic and skilful choir it could no doubt work its end upon our senses.' - David Lindley Organists Review December 2017

Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar. With Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar, author John Miller has written a book designed to provide newcomers to this style, whether first-time guitarists or guitarists who have previously only played with a pick, the techniques needed to develop a solid foundation for playing fingerstyle. The book uses songs for teaching, presenting multiple ways of playing a song, starting simply, and building gradually in terms of technical difficulty. And the exercises are designed to build skills in a wide range of fingerstyle skills: strumming, thumb-lead playing, pattern picking, and melody arrangements with the thumb playing alternating bass. What specific features does the book offer for the beginning fingerstyle guitarist' ? Over fifty exercises, for playing through the songs, all notated in both standard notation and tablature. ? Links to sound samples for all of the exercises, with each exercise played at a slow tempo, for starting out, and a target tempo, with all of the exercises counted in, so that you can play along with them. ? Chord diagrams are provided for each song with the fingerings indicated that you would need to play the exercises. ? Playing tips precede each exercise, offering guidance on how to play the exercises with the greatest ease and efficiency in both the picking and the fretting hands. ? A special section on playing Blues at the end of the book.Additional guidance is offered on understanding tablature, practicing, developing your tone, scale structure and transposition and use of a capo. So, in Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar, you will find a full service instruction manual?one that has been designed to enable you to progress comfortably at your own rate of learning, while steadily building skills and moving forward in terms of your own confidence and willingness to accept new challenges.

Learning to play the bongos has never been easier than with this new DVD from Alan Dworsky the award-winning author of 'Conga Drumming' and 'How to Play Djembe.' Designed for the first-time hand drummer this video teachesfun funky grooves that fit with all kinds of music. The instruction is clear and step-by-step with no boring exercises. Each pattern is taught with overhead and side views and slow motion is used to help make sure every detailis clear. The techniques used in this non-traditional approach are easy to learn and easy on the hands. Each lesson has a matching play-along track to practice with. The DVD comes with a PDF file with charts of all the patterns and there's a section on the video explaining how to read the charts. Also included are tips on tuning and how to hold the bongos explanations of basic rhythmic concepts and examples of how to use the grooves to play along withrecorded music or jam with friends.

Instrumentation: piano Edition: score Publisher: Eberhard Mayer OEuvres pour piano/Klaviermusik/Piano Music Edition en 10 recueils/Edition in 10 Bänden/Edition in 10 volumes Volume 1: Femmes de Légende Editor: Eberhard Mayer Item no.: fue 4180 Difficulty: medium ISMN: 979-0-50012-918-9 Contents: Mélisande, Desdémona, Ophelie, Viviane, Ph?bé, Omphale und Salomé The pieces for piano represent a great stylistic variety. One gets the impression that Mel Bonis may have intended to give a summary of musical development, not quoting historic styles but adapting the past through her personal tone and to translate it into contemporary musical language. The first volume includes an original series of musical portraits dedicated to legendary women, where Mel Bonis explores the enigmatic feminine universe. ?Femmes de légende? A collection we have called ?Femmes de légende? contains seven piano pieces by Mel Bonis named after women whose fates have become legendary. They have not always been arranged in this way. The first piece, ?Mélisande?, was published separately by Alphonse Leduc in 1898. In 1909, a collection called ?Trois pièces pour piano? (Three pieces for the piano), dedicated to the composer Paul Locard and which included ?Ph?bé?, ?Viviane? and ?Salomé?, was published by Leduc. In 1913, ?Mélisande? was added to the four last pieces for a final collection called ?Cinq pièces?. ?Omphale? appeared in a Berlin edition ?Signale für die musikalische Welt? in 1910. As to ?Ophélie?, it was never published in Mel Bonis? lifetime and we discovered a manu-script in 1997 without any indication at all of when it was writ-ten. ?Ophélie? was first published by the publishing house Ar-miane in Versailles in 1998. Mélisande (1898) Written before Debussy?s famous opera, Mel Bonis? piano piece ?Mélisande? was also inspired by the poet Maeterlinck (Mélisande, 1893). These short pages of magical harmonies, of radi-ant impressionist colours use music to describe Mélisande?s hair as described by Pelleas: ?your hair and its beautiful light... It escapes everywhere, it shivers, it shakes, it trembles in my hand like a golden bird.? This piece enjoyed quite a success in Mel Bonis? lifetime. She noted of it ?my favourite? in the margin of her hand-written catalogue. Desdémona (1913) The female heroine in Shakespeare?s ?Othello? inspired Mel Bonis to write a nostalgic piece with a fairly easy, rather classical beginning, a kind of romance without words, of great elegance and of a deep and melancholic beauty. Ophélie Ophelia, the lover of Shakespeare?s Hamlet, is a deeply melan-cholic character who goes mad and drowns in mysterious cir-cumstances. Ophelia inspired the poet Rimbaud and the painter Millais ? each of them created a masterpiece. Mel Bonis too evokes images of water, sadness and death in music for a third work of art. With its delicate and chilling beauty and also with its moments of passion, this impressionist piece - the work which owes most to Debussy - calls for great intelligence when performed. Viviane (1909) The figure of the fairy of the lake is musically described here in a well-structured, many-facetted piece; first of all, the initial dancing theme has an air of the ?salon? about it, typical of its time, evoking the fairy?s charm, her smile. Then follow succes-sions of majestic chords and fluent harmonies which represent the underwater castle and the fairy?s power. This piece is easily approachable. Ph?bé (1909) The sister of Phoebus, the sun, symbolises the moon, the night, chastity. The piece creates an impression of night. Steeped in twilight, languor and a sense of immense space, the atmosphere is one of unreality. This feeling of alienation is reinforced by the incoherence of rhythm between the two hands. Salomé (1909) Inspired by the Orient, Mel Bonis creates a very original musical illustration of the biblical character of Salome. She is characterised by shifting moods in which slow syncopes follow light glissandos, and urgent, mysterious psalmodies accompany sensual melopeias, where surprising tempo varia-tions lead to outbreaks of violence. With its relatively difficult beginning, this piece is especially interesting from the viewpoint of research into interpretation. Omphale (1910) The queen of Lydia is a female character from the violent depths of Greek mythology. This powerful female is described here with glittering sensuality and Oriental subtlety. The impressive work shows a complex structure both in harmony and rhythm, it is a lively and rich work which calls for much thought and great virtuosity on the performer?s part. ?Omphale? was awarded a prize for composition by the Berlin magazine ?Signale für die musikalische Welt? in 1910.

Strum the chords and sing along with your favorite John Hiatt hits! This collection includes 17 classics in their original keys complete with chords strum patterns melody and lyrics: Angel Eyes · Buffalo River Home · Child of the Wild Blue Yonder · Cry Love · Drive South · Feels like Rain · Have a Little Faith in Me · Lipstick Sunset · Memphis in the Meantime · Perfectly Good Guitar · A Real Fine Love · Riding with the King · Slow Turning · Tennessee Plates · Thing Called Love (Are You Ready for This Thing Called Love) · Through Your Hands · The Way We Make a Broken Heart.