Classical Beginnings Vol.1

Book 1-Charles Duncan. This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new more contemporary framework. For private class or self-instruction. Book One features an all-new formatthat incorporates chord frames and symbols as well as a record to assist in tuning and to provide accompaniments for at-home practise. Book One also introduces beginning finger-board technique and music theory. Book Two and Threebuild upon the techniques learned in Book One.

The art and technique of the Classical Guitar. The premier method for the beginning classical guitarist by one of the world's preeminent virtuosos and the recognised heir to the legacy of Andres Segovia. Learn basic Classical Guitar technique by playing beautiful pieces of music.Includes over 50 classical pieces 26 exercises and 14 duets.Rudiments of Classical Guitar technique note reading and music theory.Selection and care of Guitars. Strategies for effective practicing.

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

Consisting of three volumes Repertoire Classics for Piano is a comprehensive and progressively graded collection of classic solos for piano. Volume 1 contains 75 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 easyto 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.

The most important aspect of the violin method 'Die fröhliche Violine' is the fun of learning to play the violin: The textbook is aimed at an early playful beginning with the instrument. Over the course of the lessons the pupils are deliberately addressed in a language that corresponds to their age. Furthermore the method provides a stylistically varied range of classical and folkloristic instrumental pieces and always gives a lot of interesting information on the music and its composers.Vol. 1: Detailed introduction to the bow hold songs and instrumental pieces using exclusively the first type of fingering while focussing on rhythmic melodic and technical variety playful touching and feeling of violin-playing techniques such as pizzicato position playing harmonics and double stops. Vol. 1 is accompanied by a CD (T 3272) containing all songs and pieces with funny dialogues spoken by children. A motivating addition to violin lessons and a great gift idea!

Scales and Arpeggios - Tonleitern und Arpeggien - Escalas y Arpegios-Gammes et Arpèges – Cahier 1 by Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is the first of three books of exercises on scales and arpeggios for Saxophone. Made for intermediate students this method offers guidance to improve the player’s technique while keeping a strong musicality. An introduction on how to use the book and the exercises is given at the beginning with explanatory illustrations. Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is one of the greatest French saxophonists renowned worldwide for his work on the classical Saxophone repertoire. He was teaching his students how to obtain a good quality of sound and believed it wasdependent on embouchure the emission the mastery of vibrato and therefore of breathing. He wrote different methods that focus on technique articulation and tone production such as 'Dix-huit Exercices ou Études' 'Exercices Journaliers d’après Terschack' or '30 Grands Exercices ou Études d’après Soussmann' (in two books) among others.

Guitar Technique. One of the world's most popular beginning classical guitar methods by South American guitar virtuoso Julio Sagreras and translated by Bernard Moore. Features carefully sequenced studies covering technique and theory through music etudes and pieces.

Piano Duets edited by Michael Aston-Piano Duets: Classical Composers presents varied and accessible repertoire for every duet player. The collection includes attractive new arrangements of orchestral and chamber gems alongside new editions of original works written specifically for Piano duet.You'll find sonata movements by less well-known composers of the period Clementi and J.C.F. Bach as well as Beethoven's complete Sonata in D major one of the few original duet sonatas written by the composer. The volume is concluded with a light and attractive Minuet and Trio by Haydn a colourful Theme and Variations by Mozart and a graceful and flowing arrangement of Schubert'sEntr'acte Music from Rosamunde. Ranging from the intimate to the virtuosic these pieces are ideal for duettists looking for new recital material as well as those beginning to explore the medium.Contents:J. C. F. Bach: Allegro con spirito from Sonata in A majorL. van Beethoven: Sonata in D major Op. 6Muzio Clementi: Allegro maestoso from Sonata in E flat major Op. 3 No. 2Joseph Haydn: Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 100 'Military'W. A. Mozart: Allegro from Serenade K388Franz Schubert: Entr'acte No. 3 from Rosamunde

The books in Carol Barratt's Bravo! series contain a selection of simple-to-play yet rewarding pieces that will really get pupils listening and performing musically right from the beginning.Each collection is idiomatically edited for the instrument by a leading performer.Bravo! Percussion features the pieces The Duke of Gloucester's March Pamp's Rag Jamie's Two-Step Classical Minuet Russian Dance Two English Folk Dances and more.