Big Band Play-Along Volume 6-These revolutionary play-along packs let you sit in with a professional big band without the pressure of playing solo. They're perfect for current players who want to practice their chops and for those former players who want to get back in the swing!Each volume includes: easy-to-read authentic big band arrangements; professional recordings of all the big band instruments including the lead part.Accessible authentic and easy-to-read big band arrangements for 10 hot Latin grooves: Água De Beber (Water to Drink); At the Mambo Inn; Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much); The Look of Love; Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...); Mas Que Nada; One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So);Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado); Ran Kan Kan; St. ThomasFeatures a professionally recorded play-along CD.

Solo Jazz Improvisations. Par FISCHER CLARE. Transcriptions of eight of the tunes Clare improvised on the solo piano recordings, “Alone Together” and “Just Me.” / performance book / Recueil / Piano

15 Pieces for Piano in Blues Spiritual and Jazz Styles-Fifteen pieces for Piano solo that explore the styles of Blues Spiritual and Jazz and feature elements of syncopation as well as some wonderfully addictive melodies!Suitable fo the intermediate to advanced Piano student. Includes a CD of recorded demonstrations.

A Creative and Interactive Piano Course for Children-A book of 20 solo piano pieces to supplement Lesson Book 1 of this definitive beginner method by leading piano educator H-G Heumann. The choice of repertoire includes pieces from the classical period to the present day charming arrangements of folk tunes children’s songs and jazz and pop melodies. Perfect for first concerts! What is Piano Junior? Piano Junior is a superb piano course for beginners. It's creative it's interactive it's colourful it has its own website with additional online material - and most importantly it really works! Its characters PJ the friendly robot and his sidekickMozart the dog motivate and encourage children throughout each level. The course is available as core Lesson Books along with supplementary Theory Duet and Performance Books at each stage.   Who is Piano Junior for? Suitable for children from around the age of 6 Piano Junior takes young students on their first steps and prepares them with a solid foundation for early grades. A method for the digital age Teachers parents and students can visit www.piano-junior.com for demonstration videos and recordings along with a host of other free downloadable resources which really bring practice sessions at home to life!   PIANO JUNIOR - press reviews 'The careful introduction of all aspects of music notation is a standout feature of these books and to my mind Heumann has provided one of the best child-friendly introductions to reading music that I have seen... Piano Junior has in many respects raised the bar in some ways perhaps even setting a new standard by which piano courses for children will be judged.' - PIANODAO.COM

This Practical Performing Edition is a well-rounded introduction to Chopin's easiest piano pieces. It contains the familiar Prelude in A Major, Prelude in B minor and Prelude in E minor, three waltzes (published posthumously), six mazurkas and additional works. Ornaments are realized and fingering and pedal suggestions are provided. Biographical information and a brief discussion of each work further assist students with Chopin's style. Included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label by internationally renowned artist Idil Biret. Canadian recording artist and piano professor Valery Lloyd-Watts also performs some of the selections.

Piano Play-Along Volume 131-This amazing pack lets you play along with original backing tracks created and recorded by the Piano Guys! Each book includes a unique code that lets you access the backing tracks online for download or streaming. This book features all 12 songs from the album arranged for piano solo. Includes: 'Story of My Life' 'Let It Go' 'Ants Marching/Ode to Joy' 'Fathers Eyes' 'Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends' 'Summer Jam' 'Batman Evolution' 'Dont You Worry Child' 'Home' 'The Mission/How Great Thou Art' 'Because of You' 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. Don't miss this opportunity to play along with the Piano Guys today!

This exciting new teaching method by the renowned piano pedagogue Hans-Günter Heumann is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch or for those returning to the piano after a break from playing.Using classical music as a basis for learning this method introduces interesting varied and well-known pieces right from the outset. The two method books have been carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque classical and romantic eras such as the Ode to Joy Für Elise and the BlueDanube Waltz.Leading the student through a range of exercises repertoire pieces theory checks tips on practising playing and technique and composer biographies the process of learning is made interesting informed and fun.The four supplementary volumes present further material to help learning at each stage of the students? development as well as offering up a wider range of beautiful pieces for the solo pianist or piano duet.The method books and duet collections are accompanied by a CD recording of all pieces performed on a grand piano by a professional concert pianist as well as some additional accompanying parts which can be used as play-along tracks.ContentHeumann: Merry and SadHering: Wild HorsemanHeumann: PassionLe Couppey: Melody No. 12Küffner: MarchGerman Folk Song: Hansel and Gretelfrom Salzburg: LullabyHeumann: Rock FeverMozart: Oragnia figata faL. Mozart: MinuetFrench Folk Songs: For He's a Jolly Good FellowHeumann: Perfect DayAmerican Folk Tune: Banks of the OhioCzerny: The Little Pianist op. 823 No. 6Gurlitt: Morning Greeting op. 210 No. 1Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises for Beginners op. 187 No. 13Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises for Beginners op. 187 No. 14Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises

This exciting new teaching method by the renowned piano pedagogue Hans-Günter Heumann is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch or for those returning to the piano after a break from playing. Using classical music as a basis for learning this method introduces interesting varied and well-known pieces right from the outset. The two method books have been carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque classical and romantic eras such as the Ode to Joy Für Elise and the Blue Danube Waltz.Leading the student through a range of exercises repertoire pieces theory checks tips on practicing playing and technique and composer biographies the process of learning is made interesting informed and fun. The four supplementary volumes present further material to help learning at each stage of the students’ development as well as offering up a wider range of beautiful pieces for the solo pianist or piano duet.The method books and duet collections are accompanied by a CD recording of all pieces performed on a grand piano by a professional concert pianist as well as some additional accompanying parts which can be used as play-along tracks.

The 24 Preludes, one in each major and minor key, are among Chopin's most masterful works. Ranging from miniatures for intermediate-level students to lengthier works for advanced pianists, the Preludes were written in a monastery during the winter of 1839. The preface to this historically informed edition contains a thorough discussion of pedaling, tempo, ornamentation and rubato in Chopin's piano music in general and the preludes specifically. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label by internationally renowned artist Idil Biret. She has made more than 70 recordings and has received numerous awards including: Lily Boulanger Memorial, Boston; Harriet Cohen - Dinu Lipatti gold medal, London; Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite, France; State Artist, Turkey and many others.

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Primer Level is an adventurous collection for the elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities a lively marching band the bass sounds of roaming pterodactyls or ringing French cathedral bells.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

Description David Lanz: Solos For New Age Piano Since releasing his first solo recording in 1983, David Lanz has emerged as one of contemporary music's most celebrated pianists. Songlist Behind The Waterfall/Desert Rain Medley Courage Of The Wind Cristofori's Dream Dream Field Faces Of The Forest Farewell Amparo Heart Sounds Leaves On The Seine Nightfall Song For Monet Spiral Dance Summer's Child Valencia

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Level 2B is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities an ancient Chinese folk song a gypsy dance by firelight a humorous ???blues??? or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

Brahms? popular 16 ?Waltzes? opus 39 composed in 1866 for four hands were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. At the request of his publisher Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for 'reasonable hands' that is for proficient players and the easier version as 'perhaps for prettier hands' that is for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a 'children?s edition'. The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romanticrepertoire.Both versions of the ?Waltzes? op. 39 (BA 9602 BA 9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms an informative foreword on the genesis sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.A key work in the Romantic piano repertoireAll known sources and the latest research findings taken into accountWell-presented musical layout with optimum page-turnsIncludes fingeringSuggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)The EditorChristian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.He has released 24 CDs to date including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold.

National Federation of Music Clubs 2014-2016 Selection Arranged for Two Pianos-This C Major concerto is classically-inspired and the outer movements recall Mozartean elegance intermingled with a dash of Haydn-esque humor. The second movement is warm and lyrical and deeply inspiring. The concerto is perfect for students anxious to play (but not quite ready for) the daunting concerto repertoire. The packaging includes a 2nd Piano insert as well as a CD recording of Peskanov playing both the accompanying piano part and the solo piano part. NFMC choice 2008-2010 and 2011-2013. To see other NFMC selections click here .