Fantastic Fingers, Book 3

The third volume in this series for pianists ages 4 to 9, this book contains more songs in the already familiar key of G. New topics include the key of F and extended hand positions with six-note melodies, plus the IV chord in all keys, dotted rhythms, dynamics, staccato and legato touches, and two-note and longer phrases. Heartwarming Family Circus cartoons appear throughout the book. Of all the piano instruction books and courses out there, yours is the best by far, because it combines theory, fun, a wonderful variety of songs, and of course, the 5-point learning plan. Thank you for providing such a fantastic piano course for children! ? Beverly Short, Santa Monica, California You?ve really found a wonderful way of making music fun for children with your songs. The songs are infused with spirit, so it makes learning truly enjoyable for students. ? Monica Le, Fullerton, California I love these books because they work! I have been using them for many years with children 4 years old and up. The big notes make note learning easy and the directions for teachers are clear and methodical. My students and their parents are excited as they graduate from one level to the next. These books truly teach little fingers to play! Thank you, Ann Patrick Green! ? Carol Orozco, Fullerton, California I use Ann Patrick Green's books with every student. The larger note size, the use of solfege note reading, the inclusion of theory and the way each book is organized makes teaching and learning easy and fun. ? Lisa Smith, piano teacher

The Flatpicking Sourcebook is a comprehensive collection that teaches the fundamental techniques involved in this important playing method. Written by Italian virtuoso Beppe Gambetta this weighty bookcovers all the essentials along with examples in standard notation tab and downloadable demonstrations. Flatpicking is a Guitar technique that involves playing with a plectrum as opposed to the fingers. Amaster of this technique and many styles of music Beppe Gambetta is your guide in this newly-translated edition of his definitive guide to playing in this style.  From the fundamentals- left and right hand techniques plectrum grip - all the way to solo pieces duets and ensemble arrangements this is both a fantastic introduction to Flatpicking Guitar and a useful resource for moreexperienced players looking for a reference work. Other essential topics in The Flatpicking Sourcebook are warm-ups strumming crosspicking scales improvisation open tunings anddifferent arrangements. Not only will Gambetta teach you how to flatpick you will get important practice with the 75 exercises licks solo pieces and other arrangements also demonstrating the full extent of thisfascinating and rich style. The accompanying download card includes demonstrations of all the material by Beppe Gambetta himself letting you hear a true master show you how it'sdone. This thorough and authoritative Flatpicking Sourcebook is a detailed guide to the techniques and fundamentals of an inimitable style passed down through generations ofgenius musicians.

The pieces in this collection are centered around C position and contain some simple eighth notes rhythms. Features colorful settings and a variety of articulations. Contents include: Cool Cat Strut; Brave Hawk; Luck of the Irish; Snake Charmer; London Chimes; Temple Breezes; Whirlwind; Night Flight.

Seldom venturing outside of Middle C position these pieces illustrate a variety of keyboard techniques touches and articulations. Includes teacher duets. Contents include: Legend of the Cherokee; Frontier Hoedown; Alpine Melody; Carousel Dreams; Lotus Blossoms; Cossack March; Fiesta Cha-Cha; Winter Waltz.

The piece begins with ancient-sounding parallel fifths in the left hand while quarter notes outline the breeze in the right hand above. A lovely ongoing pedal effect is later introduced turning the piece into a kind of wind chime that's fun to play and hear! Great for teaching students how to sustain a long melodic line.

As one of Hollywood's most memorable films and perhaps the greatest screen adaptation of a novel ever the 1939 Wizard Of Oz brought the words to music entrenching the songs in popular culture and ensuring theirtimelessness. With this Easy Piano sheet music book you can learn every song from the hit movie in simplified arrangements with selected fingering. There were other film adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s bookbefore and after it but the 1939 version starring Judy Garland remains the one where visual imagination and unforgettable songs gave us a definitive version. What 'Yip' Harburg and Harold Arlen created was a film bursting withunforgettable musical sequences putting their talented songwriting brains together to produce this most famous of musicals. Obviously a song like Over The Rainbow needs no introduction winning an Academy Award forresonating with our desire for something better and becoming especially prescient given the world war about to erupt. The rest of Harburg & Arlen’s songs for the film are just as evocative instantlyconjuring Dorothy’s legendary journey from Kansas to Oz and back. An absolute pleasure to perform these songs belie their 75-year vintage and sound as fresh today as they did when audiences were first thrilled to hear them in thecinema. In this Wizard Of Oz sheet music song book every song from the film is included Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead We're Off To See The Wizard Follow The Yellow Brick Road If I Only Had ABrain and If I Only Had A Heart plus more. Arranged for Easy Piano each fantastic song includes Piano parts that have been simplified so that you'll be able to playthem with ease. It also features chord symbols and full lyrics as well as selected fingering guides so that you'll know which fingers should go where. It really is everything you need to learn the songs as closely as possible to

This Supa Easy edition of the bestselling Uke\'n Play Ukulele series will get absolute beginners of any age strumming simple chords and playing easy songs that only feature 2 chords.Written by professional player and educator Mike Jackson the book features his instant play method together with downloadable play-along audio making it perfect for classrooms groups and individuals. Don\'t forget toscroll down to watch Mike in action as he teaches our enthusiastic student. The book begins with the parts of the Uke and how to tune up before detailing Jackson\'s innovative instant play methodthat helps you play songs quickly as well as teaching you to always remember where to put your fingers for different chords. Once you\'ve mastered this Uke\'n Play Supa Easy Ukulele teaches you the 5simple chords you will need to play all the 25 songs included in this book.   All of the songs feature either 1 or 2 chords and each feature chord diagrams lyrics and chord symbols helping groups learnto play the Ukulele by practising strumming the chords and getting used to finger positions while also playing 25 recognisable tunes. Songs include Three Blind Mice London Bridge Is Falling Down Mary Had A Little Lamb and many more.   The accompanying audio downloads will help you tune up get familiar with the songs then play along with a full backing band. Some songs also feature Mike\'s handy hints solearning the Uke goes as smoothly as possible.   Uke\'n Play Supa Easy Ukulele is a fantastic resource for the classroom or other groups of young beginners. Featuring valuable advicefor introducing children to music through the Ukulele the book will enable them to start making music straight away. With well-known songs like My Darling Clementine and Michael Finnegan this is a

With this newly-edited complete edition of the essential book of practice exercises The Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises is intended to help pianists acquire essential technical and practical skills. Themusic and text have been updated with a sleek modern design and the Download Card features audio demonstrations of every exercise.   When Charles Hanon first published these sixty exercises in 1873 heintended for the common problems of young pianists to be remedied by the practising of these pieces. Problems like crossing the thumb the strength of the fourth and fifth fingers and the difference in right and left hand skillwere all common and still are today. The book itself however became dated making this new and revised edition necessary. Updated with a beautiful and modern new design these practice pieces are a joy to play and the includedDownload Card lets you hear them first so that you can play them exactly as they should be played.   The method involves scales broken chords and other exercises split into three sections 'Preparatory' 'Transcendent' and 'Virtuoso'. Throughout descriptions help the student to better prepare themselves while recommended metronome ranges suggest tempos that the student can steadily increase. TheHanon Exercises have been praised and criticised over the years but with a sensible practice regime and their incorporation into a more musical and fun schedule some fantastic results canbe gained very quickly.    For over a century these Hanon Exercises have been testing amateur and professional pianists helping them to work on common problems faced by all.With this updated version of the complete Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises you can aim to acquire the agility strength and suppleness that Hanon intended but with a clean and modern looking design and the