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Learning jazz guitar is fun and easy with this unique step-by-step
method. This thorough approach to applying scales and modes to
improvisation includes exercises and licks in standard music
notation and TAB, easy-to-read scale diagrams, and basic theory
lessons. The CD includes performances of the exercises.
This series contains arrangements of traditional Christmas carols
that reflect the various styles of the jazz idioms. Students will
be inspired and motivated by the syncopated rhythms and the
colorful, rich harmonies while playing their favorite Christmas
songs. Titles: Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Good Christian
Men, Rejoice * He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child * The Holly and
the Ivy * I Wonder as I Wander * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear *
O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Little Town
of Bethlehem
The crowd-pleasing standards in this sheet music collection belong
in every musician's repertoire. This songbook contains 20
piano/vocal arrangements of classic songs that are guaranteed to
delight audiences of all ages. Complete lyrics and chord symbols
are included. Titles: Ain't Misbehavin' * At Last * Blue Moon *
Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree * I
Put a Spell on You * I'm in the Mood for Love * Laura * Misty *
Moonlight Serenade * My Man * Theme from New York, New York *
Orange Colored Sky * Over the Rainbow * The Pink Panther * The
Shadow of Your Smile * Straighten Up and Fly Right * Take Five *
What a Wonderful World * Whatever Lola Wants.
* first of a kind to explore the topic of contemporary Chinese
jazz, and unique in examining phenomena of contemporary music in
China * exposes the insiders' views of the very people - jazz
musicians, teachers, students, producers and fans - who in their
daily practices first created and developed Chinese jazz. * offers
a unique study of the vibrant culture in China, with an exclusive
comprehensive view on the increasing importance of music and urban
culture in the everyday lives of Chinese people. * engages debates
in jazz and popular music studies related to place, identity,
education, creativity, individuality, politics, economy, society
and cultural development in contemporary China.
The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms,
harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz. Students will
be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that
special Dennis Alexander sound. From lyrical melodies to infectious
rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun
Titles: As September Goes * Jazz Jam * Purple Sage * Rhythmicon *
Smooth as Silk * Sneakin' 'Round * Soft-Shoe Blues * Soul Searcher
* Tahitian Nights * A Touch of Rhumba * Valse du jour. "Purple
Sage" and "A Touch of Rumba" are Federation Festivals 2014-2016
selections.
The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have
had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as
John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles,
and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and
work have never been definitely established. Well-known Coltrane
biographer and jazz educator Lewis Porter has assembled an
international team of scholars to write The John Coltrane
Reference, an indispensable guide to the life and music of John
Coltrane. The John Coltrane Reference features a a day-by-day
chronology, which extends from 1926-1967, detailing Coltrane's
early years and every live performance given by Coltrane as either
a sideman or leader, and a discography offering full session
information from the first year of recordings, 1946, to the last,
1967. The appendices list every film and television appearance, as
well as every recorded interview. Richly illustrated with over 250
album covers and photos from the collection of Yasuhiro Fujioka,
The John Coltrane Reference will find a place in every major
library supporting a jazz studies program, as well as John Coltrane
enthusiasts.
The beautiful and entertaining arrangements in the Dan Coates
Popular Piano Library intermediate collections are a welcome
addition to any pianist's pop repertoire. Medleys of Timeless
Standards is a collection of favorite irreplaceable songs from
throughout the years. Why perform only one showstopper at a time
when you can play a dazzling variety in an exciting medley? Titles:
Cole Porter Medley * Feelin' Blue Medley * Gershwin Medley * In the
Mood for Love Medley * Moonlight Medley * New York Medley.
The Jazz Guitar Chord Bible Complete solves one of the greatest
problems in jazz...the knowledge and use of chords. It is a
complete guide to three- and four-string guitar chords. Every
application is covered including passing chords and altered chords,
but only the most logical, practical and applicable chord voicings
are presented.
What does jazz "mean" 20 years into the 21st century? Has streaming
culture rendered music literally meaningless, thanks to the removal
of all context beyond the playlist? Are there any traditions left
to explore? Has the destruction of the apprenticeship model (young
musicians learning from their elders) changed the music
irrevocably? Are any sounds off limits? How far out can you go and
still call it "jazz"? Or should the term be retired? These
questions, and many more, are answered in Ugly Beauty, as Phil
Freeman digs through his own experiences and conversations with
present-day players. Jazz has never seemed as vital as it does
right now, and has a genuine role to play in 21st-century culture,
particularly in the US and the UK.
For a century and more, the idea of democracy has fuelled
musicians' imaginations. Seeking to go beyond music's proven
capacity to contribute to specific political causes, musicians have
explored how aspects of their practice embody democratic
principles. This may involve adopting particular approaches to
compositional material, performance practice, relationships to
audiences, or modes of dissemination and distribution. Finding
Democracy in Music is the first study to offer a wide-ranging
investigation of ways in which democracy may thus be found in
music. A guiding theme of the volume is that this takes place in a
plurality of ways, depending upon the perspective taken to music's
manifold relationships, and the idea of democracy being
entertained. Contributing authors explore various genres including
orchestral composition, jazz, the post-war avant-garde, online
performance, and contemporary popular music, as well as employing a
wide array of theoretical, archival, and ethnographic
methodologies. Particular attention is given to the contested
nature of democracy as a category, and the gaps that frequently
arise between utopian aspiration and reality. In so doing, the
volume interrogates a key way in which music helps to articulate
and shape our social lives and our politics.
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