The third book of graded pieces by Anne Marsden Thomas. This collection contains lively three-voice movements simple four-part pieces and some slow moving five-part textures. Registration presents a wider variety of challenges including more manual changes than in Book 2. Inclusion of pedals offers useful confidence-building in location of notes and co-ordination with hands. Demands on pedal technique however are very limited here and heels are not required at all. Grade 3

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski tells about her 10 minute long work Päärme (Hem) for piano trio: 'We often speak in music of crafting in a figurative sense, and craftsmanship is, for the composer particularly, a traditional professional virtue. I personally have from time to time nevertheless been interested in the concrete images aroused by handicrafts, the way fabrics feel, and sewing. The pi-ano trio Päärme/Hem has a pulsative character, especially in the outer sections, and the idea of steady but erratically colourful stitching prompted the amusing and highly unusual word I chose for the title of the piece. The hemming in this trio is cheerfully brisk, though the result is not al-ways even intended to be over-neat or regular. For noise sounds are also an intrinsic feature of a hand-made texture. As is often the case with me, my source of inspiration in composing was the fact that the Sibelius Piano Trio would be giving the first performance. The slow, melodic material of the static middle section is to a great extent indebted to the knowledge of just how succulently such delicate, inten-sive lines can sound in the hands of ace players.' This product includes the score (=piano part) and parts for violin and violoncello, all in B4 size. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Trio avec Piano

Drum Play-Along Volume 45-Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks. The book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming including 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. Songs include: Bad Medicine Have a Nice Day It's My Life Lay Your Hands on Me Livin' on a Prayer Runaway Wanted Dead or Alive You Give Love a Bad Name.

Let Steve introduce you to his amazing world of Lap Style Slide Guitar in C tuning (CGCGCD) in this easily accessible lesson for the intermediate slide player. 'Steve has evolved into a musical chameleon, whether appearing with his group Zubot and Dawson, the avant-folk quartet The Great Uncles of the Revolution or blues legend Jim Byrnes, and now, he proves he's a great teacher too!? In this lesson, Steve focuses on his specialized style of playing lap-style slide in open C tuning. Using an original country blues to show how he plays in C major, Steve moves through the mixolydian mode ( flat 7ths) and into the C minor scale with a song demonstration on each while showing his unique techniques throughout. All licks are shown for the left and right hands with slow, easy to understand instruction and then played up to speed with lots of tips along the way. Steve will have you improvising in no time at all with this great lesson for the lap style slide player! NOTE: On this DVD Steve uses a variation of the CGCEGC tuning: CGCGCD. / Guitare (Lap Steel) / 99 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Duncan Craig (Taught). Par DUNCAN CRAIG. Craig Duncan is joined by guitarist Robert Bowlin in performing 32 tunes from the popular text, Mel Bay's Deluxe Fiddling Method. Each tune is performed at slow and medium tempos. Shuffle bowing and double shuffle bowing techniques are presented. Notation is shown at the bottom of the screen beneath split-screen views of both hands. This video sets a new standard for home teaching tools and is perfect for beginning students and for those who play the instrument, but want to learn more about fiddling. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / Bluegrass - Methods / Méthode / Violon

The motto in this tutorial is 'Gained in practice for use in practice'! What awaits you here' No one- or two-bar riffs and licks but complete chord progressions performed in the style of illustrious blues guitar players such as Otis Rush B.B. King Eric Clapton Freddie King Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan or Magic Sam! The motto in this tutorial is 'Gained in practice for use in practice'! What awaits you here' No one- or two-bar riffs and licks but complete chord progressions performed in the style of illustrious blues Guitar players such as Otis Rush B.B. King Eric Clapton Freddie King Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan or Magic Sam! In the preliminary chapter of this tutorial you will first be taught how to piece basslines together in blues. This wonâ??t only allow you to comprehend the 50 basslines presented here but in a second step it will also enable you to create your own ones. For that you need to learn about structure rhythm arpeggios scales chromaticapproaches ... in sum to get to know blues by delving into it! The DVD included in the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 basslines â?? 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 basslines 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 bass 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.

featuring Rowan Robertson-At the tender age of 16 English-born Rowan Robertson submitted his demo tape to Ronnie James Dio to audition for lead guitarist for the heavy metal rock group Dio. From the very first note it proved to be the ultimate sound thatRonnie was looking for. Rowan toured and recorded with the American band until Dio disbanded in 1991 when its leader re-joined Black Sabbath. Shortly thereafter as an experienced hard rock guitarist Rowan recorded this guitarinstructional video which has now been transformed into a DVD. In this Speed Picking DVD Rowan captures the essence of solid lead guitar with a fresh and modern approach. He presents an in-depth study of speed picking taking you step-by-step through alternate picking sweep picking and economy picking. He slows it down lays it out and gives a detailed explanation of each technique. He demonstrates legato hammer-ons pull-offs and more.Rowan covers exercises that build speed and coordinate your left and right hands. He demonstrates burning licks with unbelievable speed but slows them down and explains each part. The accompanying booklet shows each example innotation and tablature. 31 minutes.

Includes the Lessons - Breaking the Code DVD: Expanding on the information in his award-winning Code of Funk world-renowned drummer David Garibaldi demonstrates and dissects the patterns he used for such Tower of Power classics as Page One Pocketful of Soul Back in the Day East Side and The Oakland Stroke. Multiple camera angles clearly show his feet hands and kit putting the viewer one-on-one with the master drummer and teacher. Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes. Also includes the book/CD pack The Code of Funk: This cutting-edge book/audio package brings the music of David Garibaldi and the music of Tower of Power to your practice room and provides an in-depth look atthe concepts that David uses to create his futuristic yet old-school grooves. The 80-page book includes: detailed transcriptions by David of his drum performance in each of eight tunes from T.O.P's most recent album Oakland Zone (Or Music) incisive commentary photos a biography a suggested listening list and more. The CD with all 8 tracks minus David's drums allows you to sit in with this legendary band. Each track provides clicktrack count-in followed by a complete music minus drums stereo mix including the lead vocals and solos. The bonus DVD-ROM with instrumental versions of these tracks in file formats that can be looped slowed down using programs such as Acid« and GarageBand« and remixed using multi-track studio software such as ProTools« Cakewalk« or Nuendo« for further exploration and study. Includes a ReadMe file and also a video tutorial with detailed instructions.

Tapping is a technique that involves playing notes with both hands directly on the neck of the Bass Guitar. It was popularised by virtuosos such as Adam Nitti Stuart Hamm Victor Wooten and Billy Sheehan but has become more and more popular with amateur players for the unique and futuristic sounds it can produce. With Tapping A La Basse you can learn everything necessary to master this cool technique. In four chapters this method will help you learn how to make strange and wonderful sounds with two-handed tapping. The first chapter details linear tapping the second will teach you how to create great riffs and licks with tappedarpeggios the third lets you combine tapping and chords while the fourth and final chapter will reveal polyphonic tapping. While some technical exercises are revealed this method is primarily based on practising ensuring that you master all the techniques through playing them.  The accompanying DVD is a great help in letting you hear and visualise how the tapping should sound and be played. Two different speeds enable you to see how it's done at normal speed then slowed down so you can play along and gradually get to grips with the style. With technical and musical examples within this method you will gain all the details needed to grasp Bass Guitar tapping!

Par DOBRZYNSKI IGNACY FELIKS. Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski wrote eight nocturnes for piano. Five of them were published in 1833–1834 in two books as Opp. 21 and 24, while the remainder appeared in various occasional collections issued much later. The Nocturne in A major was written in 1846 and belongs to the group of works composed by Dobrzynski during his tour of German cities. That tour was designed to increase the composer’s popularity and boost his finances. Besides concerts and meetings promoting Dobrzynski’s music, the ‘marketing campaign’ also included the publication of his new salon miniatures in particular cities. This Nocturne appeared in print in Berlin as Op. 52, together with a short mazurka constituting a transcription of the earlier song ‘Gdzie lubi’ (‘A fickle maid’). The form of this piece is based on an A-B-A1 scheme typical of the genre, with a quite elaborate epilogue. In section A, the composer based the melody on a one-bar motif in mazurka rhythm, which he combined with a bass led in widely spread chords, often used in nocturnes. He thus obtained a specifically idyllic mood. The sonorities, the type of melody and texture and, above all, the ornaments that appear as the work progresses bring to mind the early work of Fryderyk Chopin. The chordal section B, of lively expression, in the key of F sharp minor and a uniform triple rhythm, triggers associations with the middle section of Chopin’s Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2. After a short bridge, the reprise comprises a reiteration of the opening part of section A, which then passes into the epilogue, in which the composer splices motifs from both contrasting sections. It is difficult to date the second Nocturne published here and to establish the circumstances surrounding its composition. It was published posthumously (in 1868, in Warsaw), in the Album Pamiatkowe IG.F. Dobrzynskiego (‘Souvenir album of I. F. Dobrzynski’), which also contained two mazurkas, two songs and an excerpt from his incidental music for the play Konrad Wallenrod arranged for four hands. These compositions were not previously published and probably come from private collections. The Nocturne carries a dedication to Miss Wanda Miecznikowska. Determining the principal key of this work is rather problematic, since it falls into two tonally and expressively contrasting sections, divided by a lengthy caesura. An agitated, emotional episode in F minor (in A-B-A1 form, section B in A flat major), ending with a distinct conclusion, is followed, rather unexpectedly, by completely new material in the key of F major; adhering to a slower tempo and of very restrained expression, it serves as a sort of post scriptum, a lengthy and calming musical commentary to the foregoing segment. One may even gain the impression that this Nocturne is essentially a diptych consisting of two separate ‘songs without words’. Judging by its style, which is close to the lyric writing of Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy or John Field, with elements of the style brillant, this work could have been written earlier than the Nocturne in A major. One may also discern here a certain melodic-rhythmic similarity to the above-mentioned Nocturne in A flat major by Chopin. Both these Dobrzynski mazurkas could make interesting additions to the repertoire of both professional pianists and more advanced amateurs interested in nineteenth-century salon music. They may also enrich the programmes of concerts and broadcasts, particularly those devoted to Polish music, and also be included on the curricula of secondary schools of music. The present edition was based on the first editions. The proposed fingering in both works and the pedalling in the Nocturne in A major are entirely the work of the editors; other editorial performance markings are given in brackets. / Répertoire / Piano

This DVD is the follow-up lesson to Fred Sokolow's Beginner's Fingerpicking Guitar. It presents six classic fingerpicking tunes including solos and accompaniments with a bluesy and country flavour. Fred playsand sings each arrangement up to speed and then slows them down explaining any unusual or difficult licks. Close-up views of both hands make it easy to learn the arrangements. You’ll Learn:How to fingerpick inseveral keys Soloing and accompaniment in standard dropped D and open D tunings Moveable chord formations Several major scales A fingerpicking scale exercise Includes 40 pagetab music booklet.

Taught By Tom Feldman-'Robert Johnson is the most important blues musician who ever lived. I have never found anything more deeply soulful. His music remains the most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice.' Eric Clapton'Robert Johnson's music sent me reeling. I couldn't even imagine how someone could play the guitar the way he did and sing at the same time.' Bonnie RaittRobert Johnson is arguably the most well known figure in the history of the blues. Though the 29 songs Johnson recorded from 1936-1937 had little impact during his lifetime a collection of his singles entitled King of the Delta Blues Singers was released in 1961 and found widespread recognition. Then 30 years later The Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson was released selling over one million copies. The first blues recording to do so winning a Grammy in the process.Since that 1961 LP players from all different musical backgrounds have sought to learn Robert Johnson's techniques and in this 3 DVD set with over 5 hours and 52 minutes of instruction Tom Feldmann covers every aspect of Johnson's playing. Each song is performed by Feldmann before he dissects the arrangement verse-by-verse and ends with a split screen segment where the song is played slowly with close up shots of both the left and right hands. This is the most expansive look into the guitar playing of Robert Johnson produced in video form.

I don't believe in doing dry and boring Guitar exercises. I like to practice different techniques and styles within the scope of a song arrangement. Fingerstyle blues and ragtime Guitar offers the student many interesting and challenging ideas that can help build up your fretboard knowledge and control of your left and right hands as well as learning some hot licks and grooves. In this double DVD lesson we will study and explore: • The Alternating Bass • The Monotonic Bass • Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs • The Cocaine Blues Exercise • The Soldier's Drill Exercise • Single StringRuns • Chord Fingerings • The Syncopated Bass • Stumble Bass Endings • Rhythmic Licks • Combining the Rhythmic Lick with Chordal Runs • Counterpoint Lines and Melodies • The Blues Vibrato in the Key of C • Lonnie Johnson's Blues in the Key of D • Mississippi John Hurt's Blues in the Key of E • Delta Blues in the Key of E • Lightnin' Hopkins' Blues in the Key of E • Blues in the Key of A Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on each DVD. The Bonus Audio sections include original recordings relating to the exercises.