SKU: MB.98294M
ISBN 9780786687626. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This book is written from a composers point of view and is intended to be a reference book for the analysis of arranging techniques. Its aim is to help composers and arrangers improve their compositional skills as well as their understanding of various musical styles. Through a study and analysis of the scores and styles of the master composers, the author gives a broad view of the music of both the past and of the present. This allows the musician to navigate within the contemporary music scene with an essential awareness of and appreciation for all genres of music. The skills and concepts taught in this book will help the aspiring arranger harmonize melodies and write counter-melodies quickly and efficiently utilizing various combinations of instruments and voices, whether for pops orchestra, television, or recordings, according to the demands of modern commercial music. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: AP.56-45282
ISBN 9781470633608. UPC: 038081519937. English.
Learn to shred like the world's greatest virtuoso metal guitarists! You will learn: combining minor scales and arpeggios to craft exotic licks, alternate and sweep picking, palm muting and pinch harmonics, tapping and legato phrasing, string bending and vibrato, classical-style shred runs, harmonic squeals, whammy bar tricks, and much more with Guitar World: Metal and Thrash Lead Guitar by Dave Reffett!
SKU: GI.W104
Every year, Christmas is new—new tour, new music, a new feeling of expectation of joy and a warmth special for Christmas. Add a dose of tradition and it becomes a new Christmas carol. The World for Christmas contains a balanced mix of uptempo and contemplative music for the Christmas season that will easily set your desired Christmas atmosphere. Many of the songs contain a bit of both, like Mel Torme’s “The Christmas Song†and the beautiful “Santa Baby.†“Staffan Stalledräng†takes a leaping pace, and Joni Mitchell's “River†perfectly depicts that feeling when the joy of Yuletide contrasts with how to feel. The song “Gläns Över Sjö Och Strand†is unexpectedly inspired by the pianist Lennart Simonsson. We have been working with good friends on some arrangements and audio mixes. Mikael and Göran have come up with new harmonic colors for the arrangements “Santa Baby†and “Julfemman.†Tony from Take 6 has beautifully mixed Fredrik’s arrangement of “Sleigh Ride.†Ilkka, who works with Finnish colleagues in Rajaton, has spread a light from the east. Now a thousand Christmas lights are lit. Erik and Luca from the Italian Cluster have also lent us their talent and taste in “Let It Snow,†The artist, Hans Lif, was tasked with making cookie cutters for the nice gingerbread cookies on the album cover. We sincerely hope that our children will get The World for Christmas. The blue green forever turning world. Nothingmore, nothing less.  .
SKU: CF.PPS2F
ISBN 9780825884382. UPC: 798408084387. 9 x 12 inches.
Rock Your World is the perfect choice for your beginning students’ first concert. With its gospel rock character and harmonic structure, Rock Your World provides performers with an entertaining first ensemble experience. Even though the music is written to use only the first six notes of the B flat concert scale, it is carefully crafted to produce a musical, full ensemble sound. Rock Your World is sure to become a favorite with your students.
SKU: HL.49003188
ISBN 9780946535224. UPC: 841886002289. 8.25x11.75x0.486 inches. English.
Aural Matters provides useful resource material for aural training at Advanced level in a single volume with two accompanying compact discs. the first part is packed with examples of dictation and discrimination exercises, carefully graded in difficulty. The recordings on disc allow these practice-materials to be used by the student at home, as well as by teachers in the classroom. The text provides a systematic approach to aural training * melody and two-part dictation, harmonic recognition, identifying errors in performance * with frequent hints and tips that will enable the student to develop increasing skill and confidence in the tests. Part Two provides an recorded anthology of the compositional techniques with wich students are expected to be familiar at Advanced level. A huge variety of extracts has been specially selected from British folk-songs, world music, jazz, pop and the main periods of art music from the late Renaissance to modern times. A detailed commentary shows how to recognize periods, styles, structures, instruments and techniques in this music, with all of these features copiously illustrated in the examples on disc. The complete work provides an invaluable resource not only for the Advanced level aural syllabus, but also for any study of style and analysis in the wide variety of music that is encountered today. Prelude * Part I: Melody Dictation * Two-Part Dictation * Keys, Chords and Cadences * Intonation * Spot the Mistakes * Part II: Prelude to Part II: Aural and Stylistic Analysis * Folk Music of the British Isles * World Music * Jazz * Popular Music * Music of the Late Renaissance * Music of the Baroque Era * Classical Music * Romantic Music * Music in the 20th Century * Answers to the Tests * Index.
SKU: KN.15953
UPC: 822795159530.
With great variety of style and a refreshing harmonic touch, this grade 3-4 collection is destined to become a go-to resource for saxophone quartets.Contents:Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Deck The Halls; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; In THe Bleak Midwinter; Jingle Bells; Joy To The World; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Silent Night; Ukrainian Bell Carol; Up On The Housetop; We Three Kings; We Wish You A Merry Christmas; What Child Is This?
