Par HAMPTON ANDY / MOTION D.. Groove Lab is a series designed for the development of jazz playing and improvisation skills. While the books are aimed at individual learning, they can be flexible and can also accommodate a large group or class situation. Groove Lab is ideal for teaching children with basic musical understanding the art of improvisation and some jazz technique. This book for Keyboar…

Par MILHAUD DARIUS. Composed in 1952, String Quintet No. 2 is an alternative, exciting String Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. Milhaud makes use of variation in bowings, complex rhythms, chromaticism, altering tempos, double stops, harmonics, variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura, among other aspects. Milhaud`s String Quintet No. 2 is essential to all advanced String Quint…

18 First Pieces for Young Beginners. Par RAE JAMES. These stimulating new pieces from James Rae, with a few added well-known favourites, will inspire the younger beginner. They are all in a comfortable register and only simple rhythms and small intervals are used. New notes are gradually introduced in the same order as they appear in most standard tutors. Even at this early stage different musical…

Musically depicting a meteor event that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere each day, this energetic composition provides the opportunity to teach dramatic playing. With very few notes and rhythms that are no more complex than quarter notes, eighth-note rhythms are introduced through clapping and stomping. The brighter the meteor, the more rare the event. (2:15) / Concert Band

18 leichte Stücke für den frühen Beginn. Par RAE JAMES. These stimulating new pieces from James Rae, with a few added well-known favourites, will inspire the younger clarinet beginner. They are all in a comfortable register and only simple rhythms and small intervals are used. New notes are gradually introduced in the same order as they appear in most standard tutors. Even at this early stage diff…

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. As an educational and recital piece, Bertold Hummel's Sonatina Op. 35, composed in 1969, has accompanied many a young musician following his or her own path. Having sold a thousand times all over the world, it is one of the composer's best-known works and has been included in the repertoire list for the 'Jugend musiziert' competition by the German Music Council. The three movem…

The eclectic and versatile Mexican acoustic Guitar duo have taken the world by storm with their fiery blend of a rock and heavy metal sensibility, a Flamenco flavour and a near-telepathic virtuoso partnership on duelling classical Guitars. This songbook features standard notation and TAB for six of their best songs, as well as professionally-recorded demonstration and backing tracks, so you truly …

Par UNGAR JAY. Composed by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason and arranged for solo piano by Molly, this beautiful, romantic waltz is the title cut of their critically acclaimed CD on Angel Records. This melody has become one of their most requested tunes in concert. Perfect for weddings, this carefully prepared piano solo presents the theme 3 times through, beginning in G and modulating to D. The arrangem…

Par BARREIRO ELIAS. An outstanding collection of 33 classic guitar solos transcribed from piano works by Manuel Saumell, Ignacio Cervantes, and many others. Cuban song and dance rhythms have had a global impact. These arrangements capture the rhythms, styles, and moods of the Cuban contradanza, danza, vals, canción and criolla of the 19th to early 20th centuries. The available online audio feature…