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Prints all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM Grades 1-8
giving recommended minimum speeds and notes on the new forms of
articulation required.
The Swiss photographer, Dany Gignoux has developed a very close
relationship with Dizzy Gillespie and accompanied him during his
travels with his orchestra. This book shows mostly unusual and
private situations which give a good impression of the nice
character of the father of bebop.
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.
Igor Stravinsky's Three Pieces for solo clarinet, revised and
edited by Nicholas Hare in 1993.
The flageolet occupies a unique niche in musical history, and this
book traces its history from its beginnings to its peak of
popularity in the nineteenth century.. The flageolet is a
recorder-like instrument whose history may be traced back to the
seventeenth century. Predominantly an instrument of the amateur,
the flageolet seldom featured in the orchestra but nevertheless
occupied a smallbut unique niche in musical history. MacMillan
traces the history of the instrument from its origin through to its
heyday in England in the nineteenth century. The book is centred on
an organological study of the flageolet, coupled with discussion of
its repertoire, pedagogy, and place in musical society. It will be
of interest to woodwind organologists, players of the flute and
recorder, and to those who study the integration of musical
instruments and their repertoire in relation to societal aspects of
musical practice.
The best selling woodwind and brass tutor series. Learn As You Play
provides everything you need from the first lesson up to grade
three. A well structured course of exercises, studies and pieces
ensures a good grounding in technique and musicianship.
In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke
Ellington ended with the words, "Never the world's most highly
animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so
beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyesthis was Johnny
Hodges. This is Johnny Hodges." Hodges' unforgettable tone
resonated throughout the jazz world over the greater part of the
twentieth century. Benny Goodman described Hodges as "by far the
greatest man on alto sax that I ever heard," and Charlie Parker
compared him to Lily Pons, the operatic soprano. As a teenager,
Hodges developed his playing style by imitating Sidney Bechet, the
New Orleans soprano sax player, then honed it in late-night cutting
sessions in New York and a succession of bands lead by Chick Webb,
Willie "The Lion" Smith, and Luckey Roberts. In 1928 he joined Duke
Ellington, beginning an association that would continue, with one
interruption, until Hodges' death. Hodges' celebrated technique and
silky tone marked him then, and still today, as one of the most
important and influential saxophone players in the history of jazz.
As the first ever biography on Johnny Hodges, Rabbit's Blues
details his place as one of the premier artists of the alto sax in
jazz history, and his role as co-composer with Ellington.
Contents: Adagio (Schubert) * Allegretto (C.P.E. Bach) * Andante
(Mozart) * Boston Fancy (Hornpipe) * German Dance (Dittersdorf) *
I'm Just A-Goin' over Jordan * March (Beethoven) * Menuetto
(Handel) * O Mensch Bewein Dein Sunde Gross * Romance * Shenandoah
* Tambourin * Theme and Variations (Marais) * Verborgenheit (Wolf)
* Von Ewiger Liebe (Brahms) * Were You There?
Contents: Anchors Aweigh * Asleep in the Deep * Battle Hymn of the
Republic * The Caissons Go Rolling Along * Carnival of Venice *
Country Dance * Down in the Deep Cellar * Drinking Song * Funeral
March of a Marionette * Gavotte * The Happy Farmer * Hornpipe * In
the Hall of the Mountain King * La Villageoise * March * Marine's
Hymn * Oxford Gavotte * Seven Duets * When Johnny Comes Marching
Home * The Wild Horseman.
Once you've completed the studies and exercises in Volumes 1 and 2,
this volume offers more advanced study of saxophone technique. An
awareness of rhythmic notation and rhythmic interpretation are
essential in developing reading skills. Features include syncopated
rhythms and unconventional rhythmic notation, double-time exercises
in a variety of meters, and 15 etudes incorporating all of the
rhythmic concepts presented.
A graphic, easy-to-understand fingering chart for any saxophone
which features chromatic, major and minor scale studies. Contains
staff notation and fingering diagrams for the entire range of the
saxophone, plus a diagram of parts of the sax. Printed on sturdy
laminated paper, perfectly sized for carrying with other study
book. Great for beginning students!
The exercises in this book are designed to help students learn the
scales, articulations, technic, and style necessary to play in the
jazz idiom, particularly in the Big Band or swing styles.
Although in 2000 he became the first sideman inducted into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame, "King Curtis" Ousley never lived to accept
his award. Tragically, he was murdered outside his New York City
home in 1971. At that moment, thirty-seven-year-old King Curtis was
widely regarded as the greatest R & B saxophone player of all
time. He also may have been the most prolific, having recorded with
well over two hundred artists during an eighteen-year span. Soul
Serenade is the definitive biography of one of the most influential
musicians of the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Timothy R. Hoover
chronicles King Curtis's meteoric rise from a humble Texas farm to
the recording studios of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and New York City
as well as to some of the world's greatest music stages, including
the Apollo Theatre, Fillmore West, and Montreux Jazz Festival.
Curtis's "chicken-scratch" solos on the Coasters' Yakety Yak
changed the role of the saxophone in rock & roll forever. His
band opened for the Beatles at their famous Shea Stadium concert in
1965. He also backed his "little sister" and close friend Aretha
Franklin on nearly all of her tours and Atlantic Records
productions from 1967 until his death. Soul Serenade is the result
of more than twenty years of interviews and research. It is the
most comprehensive exploration of Curtis's complex personality: his
contagious sense of humor and endearing southern elegance as well
as his love for gambling and his sometimes aggressive temperament.
Hoover explores Curtis's vibrant relationships and music-making
with the likes of Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Isaac Hayes, Jimi
Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Moore, Donny Hathaway,
and Duane Allman, among many others.
How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of
styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin
Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a
military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a
pleasure second to none. And masters, including Wynton Marsalis and
Louis Armstrong, have made the trumpet truly Gabriel's horn, one of
the most eloquent voices in classical music and jazz. Yet even a
virtuoso begins somewhere. This down-to-earth and user-friendly
guide shows those new to the trumpet everything they need know to
play the instrument-from basic technique (including getting a good
sound), caring for a trumpet, and learning pieces from many musical
genres.Demonstrates how to play classical, pop, jazz, and
Latin-with audio samples on the enclosed CD-ROMIncludes tips on how
to buy or rent the best instrument
An ideal guide for students just learning the trumpet, or
students who need a little boost, or fans of the trumpet who've
never got around to learning it, here is the complete guide to
making one of the world's most popular-and beloved
instruments-their own.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not
included as part of eBook file.
During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or
controversial than Artie Shaw: the charismatic and opinionated
clarinetist-bandleader whose dozens of hits became anthems for "the
greatest generation." But some of his most beautiful recordings
were not issued until decades after he'd left the scene. He broke
racial barriers by hiring African American musicians. His frequent
"retirements" earned him a reputation as the Hamlet of jazz. And he
quit playing for good at the height of his powers. The handsome
Shaw had seven wives (including Lana Turner and Ava Gardner).
Inveterate reader and author of three books, he befriended the
best-known writers of his time. Tom Nolan, who interviewed Shaw
between 1990 and his death in 2004 and spoke with one hundred of
his colleagues and contemporaries, captures Shaw and his era with
candor and sympathy, bringing the master to vivid life and
restoring him to his rightful place in jazz history. Originally
published in hardcover under the title Three Chords for Beauty's
Sake.
A collection of 47 big-note, easy solos on folk favorites designed
to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student
interest. The solos are fun to play and serve ideally as a
supplement to any method.
(Instrumental Folio). Play 50 of your favorite pop tunes on your
instrument of choice This collection features arrangements written
in accessible keys and ranges with lyrics and chord symbols. Songs
include: All My Loving * Blowin' in the Wind * Clocks * Don't Stop
Believin' * Every Breath You Take * Fireflies * Hey, Soul Sister *
In My Life * Love Story * My Girl * Nights in White Satin * Sweet
Caroline * Unchained Melody * Viva La Vida * What a Wonderful World
* You've Got a Friend * and more.
Teachers and flutists at all levels have praised Nancy Toff's The
Flute Book, a unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music.
Organized into four main parts-The Instrument, Performance, The
Music, and Repertoire Catalog-the book begins with a description of
the instrument and its making, offers information on choosing and
caring for a flute, sketches a history of the flute, and discusses
differences between members of the flute family. In the Performance
section, readers learn about breathing, tone, vibrato,
articulation, technique, style, performing, and recording. In the
extensive analysis of flute literature that follows, Toff places
individual pieces in historical context. The book ends with a
comprehensive catalog of solo and chamber repertoire, and includes
appendices with fingering charts as well as lists of current flute
manufacturers, repair shops, sources for flute music and books, and
flute clubs and related organizations worldwide. In this Third
Edition, Toff has updated the book to reflect technology's
advancements-like new digital recording technology and recordings'
more prevalent online availability-over the last decade. She has
also accounted for new scholarship on baroque flutes; recent
developments like those of the contrabass flute, quarter-tone
flute, and various manufacturing refinements and experiments;
consumers' purchase prices for flutes; and an updated repertoire
catalog, index, and appendices.
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