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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 17 songs from the matching
album, arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: An Angel
Came Down * An Angel Returned * Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 * The
First Noel * First Snow * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King
of Joy * A Mad Russian's Christmas * O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy
Night * Old City Bar * Ornament * The Prince of Peace * Promises to
Keep * The Silent Nutcracker * A Star to Follow * This Christmas
Day.
In The Craft of Piano Playing, master pianist Alan Fraser offers
readers an original and comprehensive approach to piano technique,
offering over 100 illustrations and a series of unique exercises to
guide the reader. Drawing on his many years as a performer and
teacher, his long-standing collaborations with pedagogue Phil Cohen
and virtuoso Kemal Gekich, and his professional training in the
Feldenkrais Method, Fraser introduces his truly innovative piano
technique by * Teaching how to move your hands with greater
sensitivity, power, and accuracy, and honing the skeletal
alignments to help you access your innate, structural potency; *
Linking your physical technique to musical expression, creating an
"absolutely natural way of moving at the piano that is powerful,
flexible, and musical" (Piano News, Germany); and * Keeping your
hands healthy while avoiding the threats of tendonitis, carpal
tunnel syndrome, focal dystonia, and RSI. This revised second
edition joins the DVD of the same name, his study guide, and his
latest book, Honing the Pianistic Self-Image, in Alan Fraser's
growing line of piano pedagogical materials. This edition includes
new chapters, such as "Arm Rhythm" and "The Body's Support of
Natural Finger Shape," updated material reflecting evolutions in
Fraser's technical and pedagogical thinking, a "cleaner and leaner"
literary style, and more extensive, better-organized tables of
contents, with cross-references to corresponding chapters in the
DVD. For more information please visit
www.maplegroveproductions.com, www.craftofpiano.com, or
www.alanfraser.net
This unique text uses a step-by-step approach to guide the reader
from fundamental concepts to advanced topics in improvisation. Each
subject is broken into easy to understand segments, gradually
becoming more complex as improvisational tools are acquired.
Designed for the classically trained pianist with little or no
experience in improvisation, it uses the readeras previous
knowledge of basic theory and technique to help accelerate the
learning process. Included are more than 450 music examples and
illustrations to reinforce the concepts discussed. These concepts
are useful in all improvisational settings and can be applied to
any musical style. For pianists interested in jazz, there are three
chapters dedicated to introducing jazz improvisation, which can be
used as the basis for further study in this idiom. Teachers using
this text can go online to www.improvisationatthepiano.com to
download lesson plans, ask specific questions about improvisation,
and view answers to the most frequently asked questions about this
book. 232 pages.
The Modern Course series provides a clear and complete foundation
in the study of the piano that enables the student to think and
feel musically. It may be preceded by the Teaching Little Fingers
to Play series. Follows uninterruptedly and in progressive sequence
the musical foundation developed in Book 1.
Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Jamey Aebersold, Richie Beirach, and
more, this book presents all the information a student of jazz
piano needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For
intermediate to advanced pianists, written by one of the
acknowledged masters of jazz piano playing.
The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking
countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K.
and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology
for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.
This book teaches harpers step-by-step the music theory and
techniques they need to make their own arrangements. Subjects
covered include chords, inversions, keys, accompaniment patterns,
transposing, and much more. The book gives plenty of examples and
includes more than 90 pieces on which the students can practice
their newly gained skills as they progress through the book.
Spiral-bound.
Creative Health for Pianists: Concepts, Exercises &
Compositions is a practical method book for musicians of all
abilities. It provides a new way of thinking about the piano,
emphasizing the pianist-reader's innate capacity to respond
creatively to a musical and technical stimulus. Author and veteran
educator Pedro de Alcantara suggests that every pianist, from a
complete beginner to a concert artist, may approach the instrument
with the frame of mind of an improviser and composer, in which
curiosity, inventiveness, and technical skills are inseparable.
Throughout the book, original music snippets that encapsulate one
or more aspects of piano playing are presented and explained, then
developed through tweaks, variations, and compositions of
increasing complexity. Every chapter contains variations suited to
a complete beginner, as well as musical challenges that will
capture the imagination of advanced players. Most chapters contain
improvisational prompts and games with step-by-step rules, leading
to the development of new creative skills combining musical depth
and technical intelligence. Creative Health for Pianists is
supported by a dedicated companion website with 48 pedagogical
video clips.
A supplement to Alfred's Basic Piano Library, this series is
designed for students and teachers with limited or no experience in
jazz and rock music styles. Perfect for individuals and group
instruction and playable on both acoustic and electronic keyboards.
Each piece is performed on the accompanying cassette tapes and GM
disks.
Model Music Programs: Ideas for Everyone presents practical
applications from the selected programs, as well as the best of the
rest of the applicants, to share with all music educators. Learn
how creative music teachers have built successful music programs in
categories such as obtaining outside funding, partnering with the
community, serving students with special needs, multicultural and
interdisciplinary learning, and collaborating with professionals.
In addition, use the wealth of resources to replicate the
successful aspects of the model programs. In a nationwide search
for model music programs, MENC judges selected twelve programs for
special recognition. Model Music Programs: Ideas for Everyone
showcases the selected programs in four categories: technology,
interdisciplinary and multicultural learning, music for all, and
standards-based learning. See how each selected program handles
resources, scheduling, facilities, community and booster club
support, as well as budget and school administration support. Model
Music Programs: Ideas for Everyone also examines characteristics
that contributed to the success of the model programs: adequate
resources, universality, exemplary personnel, strong community
ties, and a clear creative vision.
Imagine turning on the radio, hearing a good song and being able to
write the whole thing down - tune, chords, bassline and drums. That
is what you will learn with this course. Real Ear Training is the
ultimate book for learning to hear, write down and understand
melodies, chords, basslines, rhythms and drum kit grooves. No
instrument is required and only basic music notation knowledge is
needed. With step-by-step instructions, packed with exercises and
accompanied by online audio, this unmissable book is suitable for
all levels. Real Ear Training is ideal for rock & pop musicians
and teachers, for teaching yourself, and for improving GCSE, A
Level, college and university dictation skills. "This is the book
I've been looking for all my life - it contains the secret to
having a good ear!" Ed Balls, economist and pianist "Help is
finally here for today's music students! This course brilliantly
develops the essential ability to hear and transcribe music."
Darius Brubeck, jazz pianist and composer Roland Perrin has gained
a reputation both as a jazz and world music composer/pianist and is
a sought-after music educator. He is a senior lecturer at the
cutting-edge London College of Creative Media where he has taught
many students now working in the music industry.
The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a
good, experienced teacher. Although the number of such teachers is
constantly growing, the recorder is still frequently taught by
enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by
teaching themselves. This series of books sets out to help learners
of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers, who may
choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is
always clearer than the written word, will find exercises and fine
tunes a-plenty to support their own mathod at each stage. The less
experienced will benefit from many valuable teaching hints culled
from long experience and may rely on the books to lead to a sound
playing technique and a mastery of simple notation.
Czech composer Leos Janacek's most famous opera, Jenufa is a
harrowing tale of forbidden love, abandonment, hypocrisy,
desperation, and tragic infanticide. As today's second most
frequently performed Czech opera (following Dvorak's Rusalka),
Jenufa holds a prominent place in international opera repertoire
and continues to draw the attention of new audiences. Drawing on
both scholarly studies and production experience, Timothy Cheek
presents an original English-language translation of the original
Czech libretto. As with the first two books in the Janacek Opera
Libretti series (Prihody lisky Bystrousky, The Cunning Little Vixen
and Kat'a Kabanova), this volume consists of two parts. Part One
gives background on the opera, a discussion about the various voice
types and roles, Janacek's style and Czech performance traditions,
Czech folk costumes, and a summary of Czech pronunciation and
inflection. Part Two provides the original Czech libretto,
word-for-word English translations, idiomatic English translations,
IPA for pronunciation of the Czech, translations of the stage
directions, and notes about certain words in Czech dialect. As a
valuable resource not only for performers and directors, but also
historians and opera lovers, this book brings new accessibility to
a beloved and timeless opera.
Lesson Book 1 is pre-reading. Concepts taught are: How to sit at
the piano; Correct hand position; High and low; Loud and soft
(forte and piano); Keyboard topography; Bar line and measure,
Quarter, half, whole notes and rests; and Repeat signs. The first
pieces in the book are played on the black keys. Later in the book,
C D E for the RH and C B A for the LH (Middle C position) are
taught with letter notes (the name of the note is written inside
the note head).
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Use this especially with students who serve as vocal, choral and
instrumental accompanists! The three central sections are preceded
by choral studies and chorales for practice in 4-part reading. The
accompaniment section includes 9 popular vocal and instrumental
solos; score-reading is practiced from accompanied SATB works,
orchestral and string quartet scores; transposition of the most
familiar symphonies. An important course of study for any piano
student!
BL Clear and systematic progression BL For beginners of all ages BL
Teaches with reference to jazz and contemporary music styles
throughout BL First steps towards confident improvisation BL Covers
all relevant elements of technique BL Lots of idiomatic practice
material BL Authentic and varied CD backing for many of the pieces
BL CD includes versions for alto and tenor instruments
Assessment is central to ensemble music. Yet, teachers do not
always have the expertise to harness its potential to improve
rehearsals and performances, and promote and document student
learning. Written specifically for band, choir, and orchestra
teachers at all levels, this book contains all of the information
necessary to design and use assessment in a thriving music
classroom. The first section addresses foundations such as learning
targets, metacognition, and growth mindset. Assessment jargon such
as formative assessment, summative assessment, Assessment for
Learning, self and peer assessment, and authentic assessment is
clarified and illustrated with music examples. Readers will learn
practical strategies for choosing which concepts to assess, which
methods to use, and how to use results to provide accurate and
effective feedback to students. The second section brings
assessment fundamentals into the music room. Filled with practical
advice, each chapter examines a different facet of musicianship.
Sample assessments in all performance areas are provided, including
music literacy, fundamentals and technique, terminology,
interpretation, evaluation and critique, composition and
improvisation, beliefs and attitudes, and more. There is an entire
chapter devoted to tips for applying assessment and feedback
strategies in rehearsals, which can result in a fresh and effective
approach to performance preparation. The final section is an
examination of grading practices in music classes. Readers will
gain information about ensemble grades that communicate what
students know and are able to do, rather than whether they
remembered their black socks. A variety of approaches, including
Standards-Based Grading, are evaluated in light of music teachers'
unique situations. The book concludes with ways for music educators
to take their first steps toward implementing these strategies in
their own teaching, including the use of instructional technology.
Assessing like an expert is possible, and this book is just what
teachers need to get started.
(Book). Tone: it's the concept that gear-obsessed guitarists
discuss more than any other, and the Tone Manual is the first book
to take this hallowed concept seriously. In the course of breaking
down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, the book
both examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that
contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips on
improving and making the most of the gear you've already got all
with reference to interviews with name artists and manufacturers.
In addition, the Tone Manual discusses the evolution of the
guitarist's concept of "good tone." It provides an extensive guide
to recorded examples of playing generally considered "tonally
superior," citing examples from the early days of electric jazz,
blues, country, and rock and roll; from the classic rock, blues
rock, and heavy rock heyday of the late 1960s and early '70s; and
from myriad contemporary artists. Throughout the Tone Manual, a
series of more than 30 Tone Tips will offer quick, digestible,
practical info bites to help readers improve their sound and better
understand their equipment. The Tone Manual also includes a
cover-mounted CD.
This full size book, CD & DVD pack is an easy and informative
introduction to playing the Electric Bass. The emphasis is on
making music right from the start. Includes all the essential
techniques and music fundamentals as they apply to Bass Playing.
Both theCD & DVD match the lessons and exercises in the book.
Collaborative Action for Change presents new directions in the
preparation and lifelong professional development of music
educators. The book's chapters are based on some of the most
effective presentations from the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher
Education. The Symposium focused on examples of successful
partnerships and collaborations between music teacher educators,
classroom teachers, school and district administrators, and other
individuals and organizations. Two invited keynote addresses, given
by Marilyn Cochran-Smith (Boston College) and Don Gibson (Florida
State University), raise important questions for music teacher
educators to consider in shaping and assessing preservice teachers'
learning experiences and curricula. Three chapters encourage
expansion of college curricula to facilitate genuine interaction
among preservice teachers, teacher educators, and the musics and
cultures of their own and their students' worlds. Beginning
teachers' socialization and skill development is explored by three
authors. Examples of two effective university-school partnerships,
as well as a collaborative effort among university faculty, discuss
the challenges and rewards encountered in pursuing such cooperative
ventures. Also included are descriptions of two different mentoring
programs for novice and experienced music teachers, and suggestions
for better preparing future music teacher educators. Together, the
book's authors present concrete visions of music educators engaged
in music teaching and learning, growing from discussions in
classes, over coffee, and/or (often tedious) meetings, and taking
individual and collective action for change in music teacher
education.
Superstart Violin is a break-through for beginner violinists, full
of exciting music and fun activities from the very first lesson to
inspire and stimulate pupils and teachers. Mary Cohen is one of
Britain's leading string teachers and this new edition is a
distillation of her many years of teaching and research - a core
method now in one book. Complete violin technique is introduced
from the start, providing a solid foundation and taking the player
up to grade one level. Carefully structured, each unit covers a
clear technical point through expertly written pieces, providing
the student with a true musical experience at each tiny step. Mary
takes an imaginative child-orientated approach throughout,
encouraging interaction and the exploration of new sound worlds
through a superb variety of music. The accompanying CD provides all
the piano accompaniments, with unique cue entries to help beginners
get started. A separate accompaniments book for violin is also
available. For extra flexibility, most of the pieces in Superstart
Violin, Superstart Viola and Superstart Cello book are compatible,
making this a great resource for individual or group teaching.
**ABRSM selected piece (Violin 2012-2015): Rondeau (Purcell)
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