Homemade American Music In visits with their friends and mentors Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard trace the origins of rural American music from traditional folk cultures in the southern United States and then demonstrate how traditional music is learned played adapted and performed by younger musicians from urban backgrounds. In addition to Mike and Alice musicians include Tommy Jarrell Roscoe Holcomb Lily May Ledford Elizabeth Cotten Dewey Balfa Marc Savoy Tracy Schwarz Hank Bradley Jody Stecher Irene Herrmann Stefan Senders Will Spires Eric Thompson and Susie Rothfield. (1980 42 minutes) Sonny Terry Shoutin' the BluesIn a motel room inOakland California blind blues harmonica great Sonny Terry tells a story about his start in show business and then plays an original solo in his own amazing style created in over 50 years of playing. (1969 6 minutes) Les Blues de BalfaThrough their festival appearances concerts and recordings the Balfa Brothers became the most renowned Cajun musicians and the first group to take their traditional music outside of southwest Louisiana. Tragically just after this film was undertaken in 1979 brothers Rodney and Will were killed in a car crash. The surviving member of the group Dewey Balfa tells the history of his musical family and demonstrates the role of their musical tradition in his life as he continues to spread Cajun music and culture in schools music festivals and by playing with other musicians in local dance halls and clubs. In addition to the Balfa Brothers musicians include Allie Young Nathan Abshire Tony Balfa Rockin' Dopsie Raymond François and the Cajun Playboys and Tracy Schwarz. (1983 27 minutes) Cajun Visits Filmed at homes in rural southwest Louisiana this film presents six masters of traditional Cajun music: Denis McGee Wallace 'Cheese' Read Canray Fontenot Leopold François Robert Jardell and Dewey Balfa singing and playing traditional songs and tunes and talking about

Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Guitar series Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus. The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimedrecording studios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel authenticity and musicianship. Featuring: Bruno Mars - Treasure B B King - The Thrill Is Gone James Brown - My Thang Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance Lynyrd Skynyrd - I Need You John Legend and The Roots - Our Generation 6 Rockschool Originals Plus: Band and artist fact files with recommended listening In-depth walkthroughs of every track Easy-access downloadable audio Example tests and exercises Amp settings and tone advice for each track

This volume contains everything needed for guitar lessons: 58 easy original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi, but also easy-to-play arrangements of classical music from the fields of orchestral music, chamber music or opera. Among them are themes from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Mozart's Magic Flute, Beethoven's Symphony #9 or Verdi's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. It is this volume's concern to make classical masterpieces of concert literature accessible to children by means of such rather easy arrangements and make them enjoy classical music. / Guitare

New and Well-Known Pieces - Leicht. Par COLES PAUL. Vol. 2 of Paul Coles’ “Classical Guitar Album“ contains 28 easy and well-known pieces for the developing guitarist. Our author used accessible keys for all pieces and many classical guitar techniques so that practicing – whether in class or at home – is easy and makes fun. He also introduces playing techniques from different styles such as Flamenco. All three volumes include helpful playing instructions, fingering suggestions for both hands as well as a glossary of technical terms. / Recueil / Guitare