This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 3 Violin syllabus for 2020-2023, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Inspiring recordings of the nine pieces featured in this book, plus piano accompaniment tracks, are available. These can be purchased as part of the Violin Exam Pieces with CD package or as audio downloads (see https://shop.abrsm.org/audiodownloads for more details).

Blues Ukulele is a collection of 16 blues standards arranged for the ukulele by Fred Sokolow. Each song comes with two arrangements: The first one gives you lyrics, melody and uke chord grids to strum while singing. The second is a uke chord/melody tab arrangement, so you can play the song's melody and chords simultaneously with a lot of blues licks thrown in. Includes a CD with arrangements of each song played and sung by Fred Sokolow. Includes: Beale Street Blues * C.C. Rider * Limehouse Blues * Midnight Special * St. James Infirmary * St. Louis Blues * 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do * and 9 others.

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.

(Music Sales America). Step-by-step pictures take you from first-day exercises to playing along with a backing track Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you play your ukulele. In one great book you get: a look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations; practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get you playing, fast ; CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniment tracks to play along with ; and more. It's simply everything you need An owner's manual approach to your ukulele that makes learning easier than ever before

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 10 note-for-note transcriptions of Henderson's unique blues-rock fusion tunes, including: Ashes * Dog Party * Dolemite * Hole Diggin' * Lady P * Meter Maid * Same as You * That Hurts * Tore Down House * Well to the Bone.

(REH Publications). Expand your chord-melody chops with these outstanding jazz phrases by Ron Eschete He covers: chord substitutions, chromatic movements, contrary motion, pedal tones, inner-voice movements, reharmonization techniques, and much more. The book includes standard notation and tablature, and the CD features 39 helpful demo tracks.

This handbook provides a historical account of the development of the violin, viola and their close relatives as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. It aims to help performers to play in a historically appropriate style and to guide listeners toward a clearer understanding of the issues that affected string performance during this series' core period (c.1700-c.1900). Its six detailed case studies, which include Bach and Beethoven, will assist readers in forging well-grounded, period interpretations of major works from the repertory.

The most comprehensive resource available for beginning and experienced guitarists alike, whether acoustic or electric. Completely redesigned and with many more full-color photos than the original, this new edition surveys recent models and profiles current masters, includes an expanded lesson section, and encompasses 10 years of technological change in recording and amplification.

(Bass Recorded Versions). 18 bass transcriptions, including: Another One Bites the Dust * Bicycle Race * Bohemian Rhapsody * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * Killer Queen * Under Pressure * We Are the Champions * You're My Best Friend * and more.

(Fretted). This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing in a wide range of musical styles. The rhythms and bass lines presented are excellent for developing sight-reading skills and technical proficiency.

(String Letter Publishing). Learn the fundamentals of bluegrass by exploring its various styles and the masters who defined the genre: Doc Watson, Clarence White, and Norman Blake. The book includes background information, instruction and 12 classic songs, including: Greenback Dollar * Kingdom Come * Lonesome Old River * Midnight on the Stormy Deep * Up the Creek * Whiskey Before Breakfast * and more. The CD includes demos of the exercises and songs.

This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grade 5 Violin exam. Includes all Grade 5 scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, along with a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.

The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the CD to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included in the book, you may also choose to sing along. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to elaborate on the melody. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume includes the songs: Foggy Mountain Breakdown * Gold Rush * John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man * Orange Blossom Special * Panhandle Rag * Salty Dog Blues * Tennessee Waltz * You Don't Know My Mind.

80 Graded Studies for Violin Book 2 is a must-have resource for teachers and students. Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids for development. 80 Graded Studies for Violin brings together, in two books, a broad selection of repertoire in a variety of styles, including well-established technical studies, folk, jazz and contemporary works plus some original compositions. The studies in Book 2 are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression from Grades 6-8.

(Fretted). Play your favorite Christmas songs Hawaiian style with expert uke player Chika Nagata. This book/CD pack includes 12 songs, each played 3 times: the first and third time with the melody, the second time without the melody so you can play or sing along with the rhythm-only track. Songs include: Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas to You) * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Jingle Bells (with Hawaiian lyrics) * Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * Hark The Herald Angels Sing * Joy to the World * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Silent Night * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings.

(Guitar Solo). 31 of the Beatles' best arranged for solo classical guitar in standard notation and tablature. Includes: Across the Universe * Blackbird * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Hey Jude * Michelle * Norwegian Wood * Something * Yesterday * and more.

All 17 tunes off the 2005 hits compilation from this Californian new-school punk trio. Includes: All the Small Things * Dammit * First Date * I Miss You * Josie * The Rock Show * What's My Age Again? * and more. PARENTAL ADVISORY FOR EXPLICIT CONTENT