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For the first time you learn to play the original Piano parts to eight fantastically great Muse songs with some exceptional backing tracks. This book is the only way that you can experience what it's like to Play PianoWith... Muse. Muse have more than earned their status as one of the UK's most exciting rock bands. They are a powerful three-piece whose experimental and magical alternative rocktranslates well to their energetic and spectacular live shows. Frontman Matt Bellamy is a unique talent at singing playing the Guitar and the Piano and it's the latter which is celebrated in this special book. He is often seenas one of the greatest modern rock guitarists working today but his abilities as a pianist are arguably equal to his riff-making talents. Featuring eight fan-favourites these Muse tracksare some of their best work and certainly some of Matt Bellamy's best writing. Including their incredible cover of Feeling Good the simply brilliant Butterflies And Hurricanes the emotional Sing ForAbsolution and many more. The indisputably great Piano playing on many of Muse's albums is nothing short of inspirational and just listening to them will definitely make you want to Play PianoWith them. With this CD you can listen to the professionally recorded 'soundalike' performances to hear exactly how each of these songs should sound and then the backing tracks have thePiano part removed so you can play along as if you were a part of this great contemporary rock band. Then using the sheet music you can learn every precise note and chord as Bellamy wrote them. The songs are presented instandard notation with melody line as well as Guitar chord boxes and full lyrics. For fans of Muse great contemporary Piano playing or just rock music in general this book and CD will

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Primer Level is an adventurous collection for the elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities a lively marching band the bass sounds of roaming pterodactyls or ringing French cathedral bells.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

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

This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; beginners will learn to play music through creative exercises while advancedpianists can add new exercises to their routines. With this book you will be able to practice scales and chords without the usual monotony.The exercises focus on three 5-note palindrome patterns (which sound the sameforwards and backwards) and are excellent for sight reading. Correct fingering is the key to playing piano with dexterity—this book provides all 120 ways these 5-note patterns can be played giving you the ability to utilizeall ten fingers efficiently across 88 keys.

Appearing in a practical and convenient landscape format, Pianorama is a collection of contemporary and classic hits, arranged by Hans-Günter Heumann with melody line, lyrics and chord symbols. With spiral-binding and songs on a double-page spread, this songbook is easy-to-use and a lot of fun.Featuring 100 hits including currently popular songs like Coldplay's A Sky Full Of Stars, Lady Gaga's Applaus, Daft Punk's Get Lucky and Pharrell Williams' Happy, Pianorama includes plenty to keep pop-loving pianists happy. It also includes many fantastic evergreen and classic hits such as R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion, Keane's Everybody's Changing and Buena Vista Social Club's Chan Chan, along with many more. Expertly arranged by Hans-Günter Heumann, Pianorama is full of great songs to play on the Piano in a convenient and accessible format that will stay open on your music stand while also minimising page-turns. / Piano

Level 1-PlayTime Piano Classics is a carefully chosen collection of popular favourites arranged for the elementary level pianist. The selections have been chosen for their appealing melodies and rhythmic vitality making this book an excellent introduction to the best-known symphonic and operatic literature of the great composers. Each tune has been wonderfully arranged by Nancy and Randall Faber and with optional teacher duets helpful hints and practice warm-ups these twelve five-finger melodies help to reinforce note reading using popular sounds that delight young ears and inspire practicing all the time cementing lessons and theory. This volume is part ofLevel 1 of the PreTime To BigTime Piano Supplementary Library series.

Par VERLEUR HELEEN. The purpose of this book is to give beginning musicians the opportunity to play together. Elementary piano players have few opportunities of being part of an ensemble which is both inspirational and fun. It will help develop aural awareness and other ensemble playing skills which can, all too often, be found lacking in performers who most frequently play and practise solo. These trios are playable by any player with 2-3 years experience.   / Ensemble Music / Recueil / Piano, Violon et Violoncelle