(Berklee Labs). Learn to play the blues in several styles jazz, Latin, fusion, rock and funk in all keys with step-by-step instructions, practice tips and a play-along CD. Even if you are a complete beginner, this easy-to-understand instructional guide will help you develop essential reading, technique, rhythmic syncopation, performance and composing skills, and get you improvising in no time Jeff Harrington is an assistant professor in the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music. He received his B.M. from Berklee and his M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music. Harrington is a tenor saxophonist and recording artist, and has performed internationally with artists including Ricky Ford, Milt Hinton, Toots Thielemans and Makoto Ozone.

(Berklee Guide). Step away from the practice pad Legendary drummer Rod Morgenstein reveals his innovative warm-up method designed to limber up your entire body. Features exercises to develop and improve your speed, power, control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility. With this book, you'll gain a greater facility and command of the drum set, along with an increased feeling of confidence. "The definitive text for improving technical facility on the drum set." Ron Spagnardi Editor/Publisher, Modern Drummer

(Educational Piano Library). From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song . The beginning of the book introduces finger numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm patterns. Directional reading is taught first by finger number, then by note name, and then by interval (stop, skip, and repeat). Once the students are introduced to the staff, they learn reading guides Bass F and Treble G and read by interval in several different hand positions. This package includes a Piano Lessons Book and an enhanced CD. The CD works in any CD player but it also contains MIDI files for Windows and Mac computer users.

(Music Sales America). This pack is made up of books 1 and 2, plus selections from the performance book. Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune a Day series has revolutionized music making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely rewritten with new music and the latest in instrumental technique for a new generation of musicians. The A New Tune a Day books have the same logical, gentle pace and keen attention to detail, but with a host of innovations: the inclusion of an audio CD, with actual performances and backing tracks, will make practice even more fun and exciting, and the explanatory diagrams and photographs will help the student to achieve the perfect technique and tone. This book contains: Advice on equipment; Instructions for an effective embouchure and a comfortable posture; Explanatory section on reading music; Easy-to-follow lessons on clear, uncluttered pages; Audio CDs with virtuoso performance, backing tracks, and audio examples; Great music including duets, rounds, and ensemble pieces; Tests to check progress and comprehension; Useful pull-out chart giving all fingerings; A selection of repertoire at the back; and more!

One of the finest books available on jazz guitar chords. Joe covers all the bases with two sections on chord forms and chord passages. Chords are divided into six categories: Major, Seventh, Augmented, Minor, Diminished, and Minor Seventh Flat Fifth, each showing substitutions and inversions that Joe would play when confronted with "basic" chord symbols. The chord passage section is divided into nine categories, including such topics as Major Sounds, Diminished Sounds, Augmented Sounds, Standard Patter Chord Substitutions, and other chord progression - related topics.

FastTrack method 2 is another user-friendly addition to original FastTrack methods. The 2nd series set blends traditional lessons great songs with modern elements of humor, wit, pop culture, and learning efficiency sold at a very competitive price point.

The REPERTOIRE book are written to supplement and reinforce the music fundamentals that the student is learning at this level of advancement. They may be used with any piano course or library. The books of the Primer Level and Levels I & II present familiar folk songs and original solos. Folk songs are used at this early beginning level to give the student materials that he is familiar with and which he will enjoy playing for himself and his friends. This wealth of folk music gives him reading experience, develops musical taste, and acquaints him with folk lore of other countries. Level III is a collection of melodies of famous composers.

This book explains what is actually involved in being a conductor and unravels some of the mystique that surrounds this intensely public profession. The author, who has worked with orchestras and opera companies all over the world, writes about all aspects of the art and craft, and discusses how a career can progress and is the result of the observation of many conductors in action. Features: 'The Craft that precedes Art' sets out the musicianship requirements and physical gestures that have to be subconsciously embedded during formal training; 'Roads to the Rostrum' covers the differing needs of a permanent or a guest contract, the pitfalls of building a programme and relationships, be they with the orchestra's leader, soloists, composers, the audience or the critics; 'In the Theatre' is about conducting for opera and dance as distinct from concert conducting, and the process of preparing opera for performance; 'Janus on the Podium' is a resume of how conductors came into being and how they evolved into the powerful figures they are today; 'A Pilgrim's Progress' describes the author's experience from his student days, to London, Glyndebourne and Australia as an example of how a career may unfold; 'The Index and Glossary of Terms' provides easy to understand explanations of tempo indications, the numerous dance styles, symphonic poems, etc. Written in non-technical language, this book is essential reading for all music lovers, as well as professional aspiring maestri.

(Essential Elements for Band). (Essential Elements for Band Book 1 and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000 ) Essential Elements for Band Book 1 offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages. Essential Elements for Band Book 1 also includes access to: Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) The ultimate online music education resource - anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more Features: * Enhanced Learning System * Optimum Reinforced Learning * Theory, History, Cross-Curriculum and Creativity * Daily Warm-ups & Rubank Studies * 12 Full Band Arrangements * Rhythm Studies Book also includes a CD-ROM* with. . . * Start-up video Learn the basics * Play-along mp3* tracks for all exercises Features a professional player on your instrument * Tempo adjustment software Play tracks at desired tempo * Duets and trios Print and play parts with friends * Music listening library Hear great pieces for band *PC or Mac computer required for CD-ROM use; mp3 files will play on most current CD or DVD players.

Book 2 of this series includes etudes selected for technique and musicality, Hanon exercises, and information about each composer. It is carefully organized into four units, each focusing on mastering a particular skill. A must-have for any studio teacher or serious piano student.

All keyboard players, hobbyists and pros alike, can have instant access to the music they want to play if they can read lead sheets. This comprehensive manual teaches everything you need to know to become proficient at interpreting this common form of writing songs. You'll learn what the symbols in lead sheets mean and what to do when you see them. This includes the theoretical, technical, rhythmic and improvisational concepts you need to know to create accompaniments on the spot. A must have for any contemporary keyboardist.

Research in the 20th and 21st centuries into historical performance practice has changed not just the way performers approach music of the 17th and 18th centuries but, eventually, the way audiences listen to it. This volume, beginning with a 1915 Saint-SaA"ns lecture on the performance of old music, sets out to capture musicological discussion that has actually changed the way Baroque music can sound. The articles deal with historical instruments, pitch, tuning, temperament, the nexus between technique and style, vibrato, the performance implications of musical scores, and some of the vexed questions relating to rhythmic alteration. It closes with a section on the musicological challenges to the ideology of the early music movement mounted (principally) in the 1990s. Leading writers on historical performance practice are represented. Recognizing that significant developments in historically-inspired performance have been led by instrument makers and performers, the volume also contains representative essays by key practitioners.

(Willis). The Edna Mae Burnam Write It Right series is a valuable aid in creating well-rounded young musicians. The delightful lessons and exercises are designed to perfectly correlate with those in Burnam's popular Step by Step series, with specific page numbers linking lessons between the two so that concepts can be reinforced. Through the written exercises the student is able to better assimilate concepts learned in the piano lesson, and the teacher better able to gauge how much a student truly understands those concepts. Endearing classic illustrations add to the appeal of this time-tested series.

Clarinet Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in clarinet education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about elementary level.
There are 22 stages, each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'fact files' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustrations.
This Book/CD edition is the perfect resource as the CD contains all the accompaniments to all the pieces as well as providing additional parts for the duets and trios. It is most suitable for those wanting to teach themselves.

A brand new book of great pieces to work alongside the bestselling Abracadabra tutorial books. Accompaniments are provided on the CD, providing great pieces for concerts throughout the year. Anyone can take the stage and stand in the spotlight! This brand new book works alongside the bestselling Abracadabra tutorial books to provide additional pieces which are longer in length, great fun and perfect for concert performances or simply more musical fun. 14 pieces, from classics to folk and jazz are carefully selected for violinists to enjoy playing for themselves and audiences. Suitable for players at grades 1-3 level. Includes CD of fantastic backing tracks specially arranged for this book, providing sparkle to any performance. Four songs include optional duet parts for friends to join in.

Keyboard Skills for Music Educators: Score Reading is the first textbook that provides the depth of material and insight of seasoned music educators necessary to equip future educators with the ability to play from an open score at the keyboard. Score reading can be a daunting prospect for even the most accomplished pianist, but it is a skill required of all choral and instrumental music instructors. Although most music education curricula include requirements to achieve a certain level of proficiency in open score reading, standard textbooks contain very little material devoted to developing this skill.

This textbook provides a gradual and graded approach, progressing from two-part reading to four or more parts in a variety of clefs. Each chapter focuses on one grouping of voices and provides many musical examples from a broad sampling of choral and instrumental repertoire ranging from Renaissance to contemporary works.