Pieces to Play - Book 3 with CD

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

Par RAZORLIGHT. Learn the simple but effective rhythmic style of Swedish bassist Carl Delmo and Play Bass With... Razorlight! Here are the CD accompaniment tracks and matching music book to eight of Razorlight's greatest songs. On the CD: Two specially recorded 'soundalike' accompaniment tracks to each song. 1: Full demo with bass showing you how the song should be played. 2: Accompaniment track without bass for you to play along with on your own bass. In the Music Book: Music, chords and full lyrics. Learn the bass part from the TAB or the standard notation. / Rép International / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

The 30 pieces contained within this tutorial are aimed exclusively at piano beginners. All pieces are easy to play and will enable you to rapidly gain substantial experience in piano playing and since they are adapted versions of real musical pieces you will at no time lose your pleasure of playing. In order not to overwhelm you the level of difficulty of the pieces to be performed increases progressively allowing you to work in a fluent and coherent manner. The piano pieces put together in this tutorial will also allow you to discover musical styles which are totally different from one another forming a large panorama of contemporary and classic music. You will get a tasteof popular music jazz ragtime blues and rock. So you can rest assured thereâ??s something for everyone in here(!) The CD attached to the book will make your study even more enjoyable. Every musical piece appears twice: the first time for demonstration purposes (with the piano) and the second in the form of a backing track (without the piano) in order to give you the opportunity to play the piano and enjoy the accompaniment of other musicians. The 30 pieces contained within this tutorial are aimed exclusively at Piano beginners. All pieces are easy to play and will enable you to rapidly gain substantial experience in Piano playing and since they are adapted versions of real musical pieces you will at no time lose your pleasure of playing. In order not to overwhelm you the level of difficulty of the pieces to be performed increases progressively allowing you to work in a fluent and coherent manner. The Piano pieces put together in this tutorial will also allow you to discover musical styles which are totally different from one another forming a large panorama of contemporary and classic music. Youwill get a taste of popular music jazz ragtime blues and rock. So you can rest assured thereâ??s something for everyone in here (!) The CD attached to the book will make your study even more enjoyable. Every musical piece appears twice; the first time for demonstration purposes (with the Piano) and the second in the form of a backing track (without the Piano) in order to give you the opportunity to play the Piano and enjoy the accompaniment of other musicians.

Learn the Guitar in a creative new way. Par PELLS TIM / FRANKE JENS. Learn the Guitar in a creative new way: Playing music that makes you feel good, right from the outset. Passport to Play Guitar is a tutor series which is focused on learning to play the guitar through listening, reading and playing together, and is suitable for both classical and acoustic guitarists. The sheet music includes TAB alongside the standard notation. The books use music drawn from styles and cultures from all around the world, including Blues and Jazz from North America; Folk and Traditional music from Europe, Africa and Latin America; and pieces inspired by the people and places that the authors have encountered on their travels. Audio files

The Perfect Way To Rediscover The Piano-Did you used to play the piano? Would you like to play again? Play it again: Piano uses real pieces from the piano repertoire to teach specific techniques and tips getting you playing fluently once again. This is the second book which is for the more confident ?former? piano player or for those continuing their journey from Book 1. The level of pieces in this second book progresses from around UK grades 5 to 8 (intermediate to late advanced). ?I used to play the piano??Aimed at ?returning? players who have spent some time away from the keyboard Play it again: Piano gives you the confidence to revisit this fulfilling pastime and go beyond what you previously thoughtyou could achieve.Each of the 21 pieces in Book 2 is accompanied by two full pages of easy-to-understand practice tips all designed to get your fingers speeding comfortably across the keys once again! There are more comprehensive Piano Technique and Theory sections at the front and back of each book so you can also delve deeper to regain a fuller understanding of music and technique. A refresher course for all abilities each book is arranged in 4 progressive sections with Book 1 moving from ?Elementary? to ?Intermediate? and Book 2 taking you from ?Late Intermediate? to ?Late Advanced?. Dip in and out wherever your level of playing suits: this two-book course starts with simple and elegant miniatures and concludes with the famously showy Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff! Confident pianists could start with Book 2 but there is a wealth of delightful repertoire and valuable practice tips in Book 1 it?s always useful to go ?back to basics?. From Schumann to shuffles. Baroque Classical and Romantic works sit alongside Jazz Ragtime contemporary or traditional pieces at every level so each lesson brings something different and you?ll learn to play in a range of styles some of which may be new to your fingers. If you often find yourself saying ?I used to play the piano?? but wish you still did then Play it again:

Play guitar with the CD backing tracks and the matching music book to eight of Razorlight's greatest hits. On the CD there are two specially recorded 'soundalike' backing tracks of each song. 1: Full demo with guitar showing you how the song should sound. 2: Backing track without guitar for you to play along with on your own guitar. In the music book: Music, chords and lyrics. Learn Johnny Borrell and Björn Ågren's guitar parts from the tab or the standard notation. / Guitare

The series Kids Playcontains books for beginning wind instrument players. In Kids Play Easy Solos you'll find a collection of sixteen pieces in various styles which have all been specifically written for this book as an introduction to playing recital pieces.This book includes a CD with accompanying tracks. You could use the CD while practising or while performing. That means you will always have your accompanying band at hand!

Accompaniment-The Tricks To Tunes series is designed for teaching mixed string instruments in groups. It is a systematic program developed over many years from many years experience teaching strings in schools. The tutors are aimed at the primary and lower secondary school age group but are also suitable for older beginners.The children learn ‘tricks’ for their fingers or bows which are fun when done in a group. Reading skills are developed at the same time.Each page represents a small step in musical and technical development based on reading music from the very first lessons. Theory homework is included at the end of most sections providing the complete theoryrequired as children progress.The tutors for each instrument are identical in content except where differences are required to accommodate the different instruments.Books 1 and 2 of the series are each intended to cover one year of group tuition based on a school year of 40 weeks. Book 3 provides material for two years. Progress will vary according to the age of the children the size of the group and the extent of their previous musical experience.Additional repertoire at the end of the books provides: extension work for pupils who reach the end of the book before the rest of the group additional work for those who want it and end of year concert pieces. These brilliant tutors make playing music fun as it should be!The Accompaniment Books contain piano parts that are simple enough to allow parents or siblings with some musical skills to play. For many of the simple pieces the right hand piano part is suitable as a violin accompaniment.These are great resource books for ensemble work. Many tunes are arranged for duets trios or quartets and allow more advanced pupils to play along with beginners. Accompaniment Book Three has harmony parts that span the range of ability from beginner to able fourth year player.Books One and Two contain over a dozen games that provide variation for the class

Accompaniment-The Tricks To Tunes series is designed for teaching mixed string instruments in groups. It is a systematic program developed over many years from many years experience teaching strings in schools. The tutors are aimed at the primary and lower secondary school age group but are also suitable for older beginners.The children learn ‘tricks’ for their fingers or bows which are fun when done in a group. Reading skills are developed at the same time.Each page represents a small step in musical and technical development based on reading music from the very first lessons. Theory homework is included at the end of most sections providing the complete theoryrequired as children progress.The tutors for each instrument are identical in content except where differences are required to accommodate the different instruments.Books 1 and 2 of the series are each intended to cover one year of group tuition based on a school year of 40 weeks. Book 3 provides material for two years. Progress will vary according to the age of the children the size of the group and the extent of their previous musical experience.Additional repertoire at the end of the books provides: extension work for pupils who reach the end of the book before the rest of the group additional work for those who want it and end of year concert pieces. These brilliant tutors make playing music fun as it should be!The Accompaniment Books contain piano parts that are simple enough to allow parents or siblings with some musical skills to play. For many of the simple pieces the right hand piano part is suitable as a violin accompaniment.These are great resource books for ensemble work. Many tunes are arranged for duets trios or quartets and allow more advanced pupils to play along with beginners. Accompaniment Book Three has harmony parts that span the range of ability from beginner to able fourth year player.Books One and Two contain over a dozen games that provide variation for the class

In the second book of South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans's Piano miniature series progressively more challenging pieces are presented for intermediate players while still retaining the fun and excitement ofthe previous edition. This truly is a collection of Pieces For Precocious Pianists. If you are looking for the antidote to all those boring Piano exercise books out there that claim to bebeneficial but are so dull it's hard to pull your head up off the keys look no further. This book contains nine fantastically fun and playful tunes that will get you interested in and enjoying practising as much as you possiblycan. As you play your way through the book you will be laughing scratching your head and sometimes crying but never not enjoying these pieces that resist all description. Not only are thesePieces For Precocious Pianists really great fun to play they also serve an educational purpose. As an accomplished pianist and composer Kevin Volans has crafted each piece to explore a singleaspect of essential Piano technique. This means that it will focus on a particular skill that you can hone while having fun with the pieces. These pieces are more challenging than the previous book in the series making this bookmore appropriate for the intermediate pianist although it makes a great progression if you've worked through the first. For a fun and thrilling ride through some inventive and innovative Piano miniatures Pieces For Precocious Pianists by Kevin Volans is a brilliant way to perfect particular techniques while having lots and lots of musical fun. Don't forget to checkout  Pint-Sized Piano Pieces  and  Progressively Prickly Piano

A Comprehensive Study Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar. Par ROMANE. This massive book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style. Each of the book's thirty-six progressive chapters consists of four parts: A.) Technique developed through exercises, chord progressions/diagrams, and illustrations of fingerboard positions - B.) A harmony lesson with leads in the Manouche style - C.) Soloing techniques based on the harmonic structure of a given theme - and D.) Self-testing materials with answers provided at the close of the book. The companion CD for L'Espirit Manouche is unique in that it provides 98 play-along MIDI files that exactly parallel the order of the exercises, examples and pieces in the book as well as audio tracks of excerpts from eighteen Romane favorites from the Gypsy jazz repertoire. The MIDI tracks, which can be accessed via most audio players on PC or Macintosh computers, allow the student to play along with both short phrases and extensive rhythm tracks- at any desired tempo - The audio tracks on the companion disc can be played on any CD player. L'Espirit Manouche not only makes Gypsy jazz accessible - it offers an opportunity to master the Manouche style. While many exercises and tunes appear in both standard notation and tab, not to mention chord or fretboard diagrams, standard notation is predominant. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Methods / Méthode / Guitare

Easiest 5-Finger Piano is an exciting new repertoire book for young pianists featuring twelve pop film and traditional songs that children will want to play as well as tips and warm-ups designed to help newbeginners. In Book 1 this songbook will introduce players to seating/hand positions and note values before moving on to the first tunes. As the player progresses new hand positions will be used beforethe hands are brought together. The songs include pop tunes like Carly Rae Jepsen's I Really Like You and Taylor Swift's Shake It Off songs from popular films like Let It Go and EverythingIs Awesome! as well as traditional familiar tunes like Jingle Bells and When The Saints Go Marching In. Each song is in an easy arrangement with a hand position diagram valuable tips fingering guidanceand an accompaniment so teachers or parents can play along. With 12 songs in all the wide range of pieces in Easiest 5-Finger Piano will appeal to all young beginners and can easily be used togetherwith any Piano or Keyboard tutors.

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Flute with a Piano accompanimentsuitable for Grade 2-5 students as well as teachers. With a Piano score separate Flute part and performance hints and tips these fun pieces will hone your skills and develop ensemble playing.Thesepieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players with classics like Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over TroubledWater and Elton John's Your Song as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele's When We Were Young and Katy Perry's Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumentallessons in the classroom and of course on stage. The separate booklet with the Flute part features tips by professional musicians with some fingering guidance while the Pianoscore also includes the tips along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions. 

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Alto Saxophone with aPiano accompaniment suitable for Grade 2-5 students as well as teachers. With a Piano score separate Alto Saxophone part and performance hints and tips these fun pieces will honeyour skills and develop ensemble playing.These pieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players withclassics like Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Elton John's Your Song as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele's When We Were Young and KatyPerry's Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumental lessons in the classroom and of course on stage. The separate booklet with the Alto Saxophonepart features tips by professional musicians with some fingering guidance while the Piano score also includes the tips along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions.