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This book examines two notable forms of chamber music involving piano and strings. Smallman surveys the development of these genres from their origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.
My First Music Book is a series of interactive teaching tools designed to be used in group music classes for children 3 to 5 years of age. This foundation course engages and prepares young students for further private piano lessons providing the necessary education for young students before sitting down at the piano. The attractive stories in this book foster students' imaginations and readily stick in their minds. This easy and fun process gives young students a strong foundation to be used throughout their education in music. Using these books children will learn: * The musical alphabet * The note values * The musical staff * The basics of the keyboard * The dynamics This book can be also used as a self study tool for learning the musical alphabet at home with help of a parent.
My First Music Book is a series of interactive teaching tools designed to be used in group music classes for children 3 to 5 years of age. This foundation course engages and prepares young students for further private piano lessons providing the necessary education for young students before sitting down at the piano. The attractive stories in this book foster students' imaginations and readily stick in their minds. This easy and fun process gives young students a strong foundation to be used throughout their education in music. Using these books children will learn: * The musical alphabet * The note values * The musical staff * The basics of the keyboard * The dynamics This book can be also used as a self study tool for learning the musical alphabet at home with help of a parent.
1928. Also authored by Gail Martin Haake, Charles J. Haake and Osbourne McConathy. The authors introduce the book with the following: Dear Children, This is your very first piano book. It is for boys and girls who are taking their first piano lessons. Have you ever tried to play your songs on the piano? You will notice that every piece in this book is a song. First you will sing the song and then you will learn to play it. That is why we have named the book Singing and Playing. We hope that you will like the pieces in this little book and that you will have fun singing and playing them.
My First Piano Book series is an interactive teaching tool designed to be used in group music classes for children 3 to 5 years of age. This foundation course engages and prepares young students for further private piano lessons providing the necessary education for young students before sitting down at the piano. Using these books children will learn: * The musical alphabet * The note values * The musical staff * The basics of the keyboard * The dynamics The attractive stories in this book foster students' imaginations and readily stick in their minds. This easy and fun process gives young students a strong foundation to be used throughout their education in music.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Nine perfectly-arranged pieces students will enjoy, including: Happy Birthday to You * It's a Small World * Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ) * Olympic Fanfare * Over the Rainbow * and more.
This title contains a book, 2 DVDs, 1 CD & 1 DVD-ROM. It features 29 full-color, step-by-step lessons to learn to play any style of piano. It offers an indispensable self-teaching, learning and reference manual designed for the adult beginner. It includes: 2 DVDs, 1 CD and 1 DVD-ROM; over 332 audio and 172 video files to download to your PC, Mac, iPod or MP3 player; 27 lessons, 170 examples, 35 songs, 65 Chords, 60 Accompaniment Patterns; and, free keyboard chord chart. No prior knowledge of music or piano is needed. It covers all the important melody, accompaniment and soloing techniques used by the world's best piano players in all styles. It includes many well-known pop, rock, folk and blues songs. It covers the basic music theory. It contains lots of tips, shortcuts and tricks to learn faster. All beginner pianists need to know to be able to play in a band, play their favorite songs and even write their own.
The eight books cover the requirements for ABRSM's sight-reading tests at each of Grades 1 to 8, and include: *many short, characterful pieces to sight-read, in a range of approachable musical styles *warm-up and technical exercises, to establish basic hand shapes and finger patterns within each key *simple musicianship exercises in which students can explore ideas and familiarize themselves further with the 'feel' of each key *longer solo pieces and a duet, for additional sight-reading practice or to learn quickly and play through for fun
50 Great Classics is a collection of pieces selected from works by some of the finest composers. The difficulty of the pieces varies considerably. This is quite deliberate - it is hoped that everyone will find something they have already mastered and many more pieces they would like to learn. The collection also includes a few works of particular difficulty!
The Rock 'n' Roll Piano Songbook comprises rock around the clock classic hits from Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and more. All songs are accurately transcribed from the original recordings for piano and voice with guitar chord boxes. **Contains recommended songs for Trinity Rock & Pop Exams. See songlist below.
Easy piano arrangements of fifty great songs. Complete with song background notes, and playing hints and tips. The songs range from Pop to Classical, featuring everything from Vivaldi's 'Autumn' to Westlife's version of 'You Raise Me Up'.
The Jazz Piano Player: Stormy Weather contains 15 classic jazz standards in an ingenious new format for jazz pianists, arranged by John Kember. Each piece is presented in two formats: the first version includes melody, lyrics and basic chord structure, ideal for improvisation; the second version is a superb arrangement for piano solo, for intermediate level pianists. All the songs are helpfully included in their standard keys so pianists will be able to play with other jazz musicians, and there also a quick guide on piano jazz chords for added tutorial assistance. The free CD included features full performances of all the arrangements by pianist John Kember for an enhanced learning mobility. The Jazz Piano Player Series is designed for those wanting to make the transition into jazz or pop piano playing. An essential new resource for all jazz pianists - a great way in for players wanting to make a transition into jazz, as well as for pianists wanting to develop their own style.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). This delightful collection of 17 favorite folk songs and familiar melodies offers pieces useful for recital performance, family or group sing-along, and as motivational material for the private or group lesson. Arrangements are in the 5-finger hand positions of C, G, F, Dm and Am, and harmony is limited to single notes and harmonic intervals. Includes: L'il Liza Jane * My Ma Gave Me a Nickel * The Three Doughs * Bill Groggin's Goat * Go Tell Aunt Rhody * Peter, Peter * Off to Bed, Now * The Ash Grove * Old King Cole * Irish Washerwoman * Shave and a Haircut * The Old Gray Mare * Boom Boom * The Centipede and the Frog * Michael Finnegan * Give My Regards to Broadway * Music Alone Shall Live.
Up-Grade! Jazz Piano Grades 3-4 is a fun addition to Pam Wedgwood's popular Up-Grade! Series, featuring well-loved jazz hits in cool new arrangements. Featuring hip classics such as Fly Me To The Moon, My Baby Just Cares For Me and It Don't Mean A Thing, alongside jazzy numbers by the inimitable Pam Wedgwood. Guaranteed to breathe new life into your piano playing, the varied pieces in this collection are designed to ease you gently on to the next grade. There are several other spin-offs to the Up-Grade! Series for piano, including pop and Christmas.
Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to label. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop and was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. She has subsequently been labelled as a 'soul' singer in terms of emotion, rather than form. Her repertoire included jazz standards, gospel and spirituals, classical music, folk songs of diverse origin, blues, pop, songs from musicals andopera, African chants, as well as her own compositions. Nina Simone: Piano Songbook Volume 2 includes a variety of her classic songs including I Get Along Without You Very Well and Strange Fruit, authentically transcribed for piano, voice and guitar.
The Chas & Dave Songbook contains 20 absolute classics arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Chas and Dave have been entertaining us for over thirty years with their no-nonsense rock 'n' roll and humorous cockney vocals, all underlined by a real gift for song-writing. They have become much-loved household names and are even name-checked by trendsetters such as Pete Doherty. This book covers all their songs, from their 1970s 'rockney', through their heyday of chart success, TV appearances and football collaborations in the 1980s, right up to their debut at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. This is the first Chas and Dave sheet music to be available for twenty years!
The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! Series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition Piano Grade 4 has been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for Grade 4 and contains new material throughout. Improve your sight-reading! Series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions, where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by 'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.
A collection of the original sheet music for 39 classic standards, featuring the arrangements of 'Fats' Waller, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Count Basie, Clarence Williams, Jay McShann, Billy Kyle, Zez Confrey. Songs include: "A" Flat to "C" * Ain't Misbehavin' * Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea * Bugle Call Rag * Central Avenue Drag * Dinah * For Me and My Gal * I Can't Give You Anything but Love * Mood Indigo * Organ Grinder Blues * Sophisticated Lady * Stardust * When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) * and more.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Pianistic arrangements of ever-popular melodies for the early intermediate piano student. Pieces are in the keys of C, G, F, A minor and D minor. Includes: Skaters' Waltz * Scarborough Fair * Chopsticks * Two Guitars * Glow Worm * Greensleeves * Hello, My Baby * I've Been Working on the Railroad * Give My Regards to Broadway * Song of the Volga Boatmen.
For more than a century the piano occupied a dominant place in music and society. Professor Ehrlich follows its fascinating history from the fortepiano of Mozart's time, through the Victorians' `household orchestra and god', to the most sophisticated modern products of the Japanese manufacturers. His protagonists include barnstorming virtuosi, fashionable ladies and aspiring clerks, the great makers and the back-street `garrett-masters', distinguished musicians, and hire-purchase touts. Originally published in 1976 by Dent, this book has now been updated and revised by the author in the light of developments of recent years. |
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