Truly powerful vocal performance in musical theater is more than just the sum of good vocal tone and correct notes. As experienced teacher, director, and performer Mark Ross Clark lays out in The Broadway Song, powerful performance communicates the central function of a song within the context of the surrounding narrative, or the "truth" of a song. Because unstaged performances of a song, such as auditions, are key to the success of all aspiring singers, Clark provides here the essential practical manual that will help performers choose the right pieces for their vocal abilities and identify the key truths of them. Clark begins by walking readers conceptually through how a song's truth is based in contexts: what show is a song from? Which character sings it? When in the show does it occur? Answering these questions will lead readers to more convincing performances that are grounded in the text, music, character, context, and larger environment (setting, time frame, and circumstances). The Broadway Song provides a comprehensive guide to the formal characteristics of key Broadway songs on a song-by-song basis, including main voice type, secondary voice qualities (such as soprano-lyric or alto-comic), range and tessitura, as well as larger contextual materials about the source - from the musical's background, information about the character singing, and synoptic narrative information for the song - that provide the performer a way into the character. Clark moreover brings his wide-ranging and extensive experience as a director, performer, and teacher to bear in his performance notes on the individual pieces. Additionally, he includes excerpts from short interviews with artists that provide insight into the song from the perspective of those who first created (or re-created) it. The interviews, conducted with composers, lyricists, performers, and - in one case - book collaborators, are snapshots into the creative process, and act as conduits to further study of the selected songs.

This is the first literal, word-for-word translation of Wagner's epic masterwork with the full German text. Stewart Spencer's version is at once reliable and readable, adhering closely to the original verse form and to Wagner's poetic intentions. The German text is given in parallel, and Spencer also contributes illuminating footnote and an introductory essay. Other specially commissioned essays discuss the Cycle's musical structure, its philosophical implications, its medieval sources and Wagner's own changing attitude to its meaning. An appendix of Wagner's rejected versions, copious notes on the translation, a glossary of the names of characters in the Ring, an extensive bibliography and reviews of CD- and video-recordings conclude the volume.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 14 rock anthems from the great GN'R, in artist-approved P/V/G arrangements: Civil War * Don't Cry * Knockin' on Heaven's Door * Live and Let Die * November Rain * Paradise City * Patience * Sweet Child O' Mine * Sympathy for the Devil * Welcome to the Jungle * Yesterdays * You Could Be Mine * and more.

This stand-out collection contains 20 top tunes from these prototypical rocker girls: Barracuda * Crazy on You * Dog & Butterfly * Dreamboat Annie * Heartless * How Can I Refuse * Little Queen * Lucky Trumble * Magic Man * Never * Straight On * Tell It like It Is * These Dreams * This Man Is Mine * What About Love? * Who Will You Run To * and more. Includes a bio and photos.

(Percussion). This great book/CD pack includes everything you need to know to start drumming using the music of Metallica to help you learn Features instruction on the basics, rhythm, grooves and fills, and 31 of Metallica's best songs: Eye of the Beholder * Fade to Black * Jump in the Fire * Master of Puppets * Nothing Else Matters * One * Ride the Lightning * Seek & Destroy * The Unforgiven * Until It Sleeps * Welcome Home (Sanitarium) * and more The CD includes demonstrations of each exercise.

Ratt fans rejoice - the essential collection has arrived! This excellent songbook features straight-from-the record, note-for-note transcriptions with tab for 13 top tunes from these hair-metal heavyweights: Back for More * Body Talk * Dance * I Want a Woman * Lack of Communication * Lay It Down * Lovin' You's a Dirty Job * Round and Round * Shame Shame Shame * Slip of the Lip * Wanted Man * Way Cool Jr. * You're in Love.

Venetian playwright and pioneer of modern theatre Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) led a 'double life' as a librettist, authoring nearly as many libretti as comedies- libretti which, born from the same mind and the same hand that brought forth his famous, and famously controversial, overhaul of the practices of comic theatre, could not but push the limits of the standing tradition to open a new chapter in opera history. Goldoni became one of the first to give shape to the dramma giocoso per musica, an innovative, realistic, and enduring new genre with intimate connections to prose comedy that met with overwhelming international success, becoming the foundation for the works of future generations, including W. A. Mozart and his Italian librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Perhaps because of his stature and influence as a comic playwright, Goldoni has rarely been considered as an innovator in the musical sphere. This study aims to shed new light on his primary role in the evolution of Classical opera, and on the legacy of his innovations in the European musical tradition.

A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.

With Violin Playtime, the beginner violinist can make music from the very first lessons. In the three books that make up the series, there are over a hundred little pieces, a treasure-trove of attractive tunes - some traditional, some by composers of the past, some newly composed.
But this is more than just an easy anthology; the underlying approach is 'learn as you play', and a carefully devised ground plan of technical development makes it a manual in disguise, a tutor without text.
This book takes a player from the very beginning to Early Elementary standard. Lively illustrations contribute visually to the excitement of learning the violin.
Titles: Andante * Balloons In The Sky * Bells * By The Lake * Children Playing * Courtly Dance * Etude * From 4th To Open * From D To E * Gliding Along * Go Tell Aunt Nancy * Go To Sleep * Hungarian Dance * Hush Little Baby * In Olden Times * In The Moonlight * In The Sun * In Winter * Lullaby * Marche Militaire * Mary Had A Little Lamb * Mazurka * Nursery Rhyme * Old Macdonald * Orientale * Poeme * Pony Trot * Puppet On A String * Raindrops * Round Dance * Soldiers' March * Song Of Sorrow * Song Without Words * Sur Le Pont D'avignon * The Bells Of St. Basil's * The Chicken Cheeps * The Courageous Climber * The Fields Of Flax * The Grand Old Duke Of New York * The Great Cathedral * The Hobby Horse * The Major General * The Major General * The Rainbow * The River * Wagon Train * Welsh Winter

Contents: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor * Prelude and Fugue in Bb * Prelude and Fugue in C * Prelude and Fugue in D Minor * Prelude and Fugue in E Minor * Prelude and Fugue in F * Prelude and Fugue in G * Prelude and Fugue in G Minor.

Thumb Position for Beginners introduces and then reinforces this technique at the earliest possible stage in cellist's development, drawing on a wealth of experience with beginner cellists. Pat Legg uses a wonderful array of familiar tunes and new pieces in both teacher/pupil and pupil/piano format to introduce and establish this new skill. Pieces are arranged for grade 3+ cellists.

Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2 years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs. Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases. Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.

for SATB, piano, and optional saxophone, bass, and drum kit Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda puts a jazzy twist on three Shakespearean characters. With newly written texts by Charles Bennett, each of the three movements focuses in on Ophelia from Hamlet and Caliban and Miranda from The Tempest. In the funky opener, 'River Bride', the upper voices take the part of Ophelia, while the tenors and basses play a lover figure. Caliban's song, 'Ariel taught me how to play', is a reflective ballad in which the slave tells Miranda, who has escaped his advances, about the spirit helper Ariel teaching him to play the saxophone. The final movement, 'All good things come to an end', is a sassy yet tender number, where Miranda bids farewell to her beloved husband Ferdinand, declaring: 'I've gone back to the island to remember who I am'. The saxophone, bass, piano, and drum kit parts may be played as written or serve as a guide.

For both playing and singing, this glorious volume contains a massive selection of melodies, carols, hymns and songs that celebrate and reinforce the joy of Christmas. Ideal for Christmas, this collection of songs will enhance any seasonal concert program. Features 75 pieces in all, including: Silent Night * The Holly and the Ivy * In Dulci Jubilo * Jingle Bells * O Holy Night * The First Noel * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * and many more

An Ode by Milton, set for SATB choir and orchestra. Vocal score with piano accompaniment.

A collection of popular movie songs which can be played by the entire string group or by individual soloists with optional CD accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific level in the Essential Elements Method Books. Includes: Chariots of Fire * Apollo 13 * Theme from E.T. * Forrest Gump Theme * The John Dunbar Theme * Jurassic Park * The Man from Snowy River * Mission: Impossible Theme * Raiders March * Somewhere Out There * Star Trek - The Motion Picture.