The Classical Book Vol. 2

Standard notation and a simple alpha-numerical tablature system are used to present this unusual collection of pre-18th Century tunes for the standard 12/11-course hammered dulcimer. Creating a hybrid of folk and classical elements, Carol Koenig has expanded the repertoire of the hammered dulcimer with melodies from France, Spain, England, and Scotland. The tunes are first presented in a simple melodic statement, then in a more complex harmonized version. The author insists that it is not necessary to be an outstanding sight reader to make beautiful music on the hammered dulcimer, or with this book. Standard notation and a simplealpha-numerical tablature system areused to present this unusual collectionof pre-18th Century tunes for thestandard 12/11-course hammereddulcimer. Creating a hybridof folk andclassical elements, Carole Koenig hasexpanded the repertoire of the hammereddulcimer with melodies from France,Spain, England, and Scotland. The tunesare first presented in a simplemelodicstatement, then in a more complexharmonized version. The author insiststhat it is not necessary to be an outstanding sight reader to makebeautiful music on the hammereddulcimer, or with thisbook. / Niveau : 4 / Classique / Recueil / Dulcimer

Journey Through The Classics is a four-volume Piano repertoire series designed to lead students seamlessly from the easiest classics to the intermediate masterworks. The graded pieces are presented in a progressive order and feature a variety of classical favorites essential to any Piano student's educational foundation.The authentic repertoire is ideal for auditions and recitals and each book includes a handy reference chart with the key, composer, stylistic period, and challenge elements listed for each piece. Quality and value make this series a perfect classical companion for any method. / Piano

With Online Audio-Complete in three volumes this widely used method series presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted withthe works of the masters. In this volume the student will be introduced to the Third Fourth Fifth Seventh and Ninth Positions. There is complete treatment for the development of these positions including etudes solos duets and chord studies. This book gives much attention to keys seldom presented in detail in other methods namely the keys of E flat C Minor A flat F Minor D flat B flat Minor G flat E flat Minor F sharp and D sharpMinor. This volume will be a valuable asset to the student desiring to master these more difficult positions and keys. Notation only. Includes access to online audio which demonstrates most of the exercises and solos in thebook at performance tempo.

Essential Repertoire for Piano. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a 'teacher's toolkit' - works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design, and an unrivalled range of repertoire, this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a 'teacher's toolkit' - works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design, and an unrivalled range of repertoire, this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. / Pédagogie / Recueil / Piano

Ce troisième volume de La Méthode de piano classique est destiné aux étudiants qui ont terminé Method Book 2, ou pour ceux qui ont déjà une base solide dans le piano et sont de retour à l'instrument. Clairement énoncée et progresser par petites étapes gérables le livre comporte répertoire intéressant, varié et bien connu de l'époque baroque, classique et romantique époques Comprend un enregistrement sur CD de toutes les pièces offrant des performances de modèle pour vous aider à apprendre. Peut être complété par un répertoire supplémentaire, Duo et livres de fitness doigts. / Piano

Consisting of three volumes, Repertoire Classics for Piano is a comprehensive and progressively graded collection of classic solos for piano. Volume 3 contains 42 recital pieces. Each book includes a data CD contains the following for each solo: performance tracks as well as master class lessons featuring performance and practice techniques by piano pedagogues Paul Sheftel and Phyllis Lehrer for each piece. Listen to performances from a real concert grand piano and get the benefit and insight of master instructors as they teach the finer points of performance, technique and even offer some historical context. These books contain a fine mix of easy to play, unabridged, original piano solos written by 'the masters? for beginning pianists. There is a wide variety of music from all style periods and by some of the greatest composers of all time. Biographies of each composer are also included. These collections are a must for piano students and teachers. / Piano

Méthode progressive, vol. 1 (franCais / english / español)64 p., Niveau 1Une nouveauté aux Productions d'Oz, forts actives dans le domaine de la pédagogie pour guitare. ConCue pour être utilisée avec un professeur, la Méthode progressive pour guitare de Claudio Camisassa se démarque des autres ouvrages pour guitaristes débutants. De très nombreux morceaux sur les cordes à vides (une quinzaine de pages) permettent à l'élève de se concentrer sur l'acquisition d'un bonne technique de main droite, seul le pincé étant abordé dans ce premier volume. La méthode qui s'appuie sur un répertoire original écrit par Claudio Camisassa, comporte de nombreux duos pour l'éléve et le professeur et, surtout pour l'éléve, un accompagnement optionnel en accord ou en arpèges des mélodies travaillées. Deux pages d'exercices journaliers simples mais réellement efficaces, accompagnées d'indications précises sur Ies techniques de jeu, complètent cette méthode au chemin pédagogique efficace et rigoureux.(FranCois Nicolas, Guitare Classique, 2e trimestre 2002)This well-presented volume takes students from the very beginning with four main objectives of Classical Guitar Magazine developing technique, sight-reading, basic chord accompaniments and duo playing, and assumes the student is working with a teacher. It is very methodical, beginning with photographs of hand positions etc, and gives explanations of both rest and free stroke from the start. The first musical examples are open string melodies with added chord symbols with plenty of varied exampIes, and blank staves are given for note-writing exercises and also for aural tests, both of which are useful ideas for reinforcing general musical understanding. Apart from chord symbols, the left hand is first introduced with natural harmonics at the twelfth fret in an effective two-part exercise Carillon, which requires right fingers and thumb. Combinations of open strings and right-hand arpeggios follow and the opening section is brought to a natural close with Valse des Harmoniques - nicely shaped and quite complex with its use of natural harmonics, but a bit over-long. Camisassa now introduces notes on each string, in turn, in first position, and more complex arpeggio patterns, illustrated by pieces utilising each new group of notes. 2-guitar arrangements of tunes including Frere Jacques and Au Clair de la lune and Alouette, gentille alouette work quite weIl with straightforward accompaniments. I liked Camisassa's Tango, and Recuerdo de mi infanta, a two-part milonga reminiscent of Cardoso. Favourites such as Greensleeves and Malaguena are also included, and there are many pieces by Camisassa included which aim to enforce musical ideas. I found the way this book progresses, and the technical and musical aspects it teaches, very good and very thorough. I found myself using it a lot as supplementary material to demonstrate technical points and for sight-reading. However, the majority of pieces written by Camisassa did not inspire me musically and would need to be supplemented with pieces of more characterful musical interest, particularly for young players, but this volume does have much to offer.(Linda Kelsall Barnett, Classical Guitar Magazine, June 2002) / Guitare

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Bebop, West Coast Jazz, The Blue Note Era, Contemporary Jazz, ''Groove'' Jazz, Brazilian Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. The wide variety of styles included means that every jazz combo will be able to find exactly the material that fits their needs.Difficulty ranges from very simple blues, like Charlie Parker's ''Now's The Time'' to deep, but still playable, contemporary tunes, like Mike Stern's ''These Times.'' Also featured are some great beginning trad jazz arrangements of ''Bill Bailey'' and ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'', including separate clarinet and trombone obligato parts to get that authentic Dixieland feeling!In addition to the tunes and educational material, there are also fun and informative introductory texts for each section. These short histories of each era of jazz introduce both the flavor of the era, and a discussion of the musical innovations that each one brought to the evolution of jazz.The end result is a multi-dimensional teaching tool that will keep band directors and their students smiling all year long! / Instruments En Bb