Broadway by Special Arrangement is a collection of eleven songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a Jazz style -without the need to learn to improvise. This volume contains the Piano accompaniments only for all of the solo instrument books. The 'classically' trained amateur or professional performer or the intermediate-level student (III-IV) will enjoy playing these expertly arranged Broadway melodies just for fun or to include as a light piece on a recital or solo-feature concert performance. The ballads and medium to up-tempo swing tunes are arranged with a play-through of the melody followed by a written-out 'variation chorus a returnto the melody and an ear catching ending. The three-line piano accompaniment book provides a rhythmic 'comping' with chord voicings written out plus the flute part to help in following the soloist or even for the pianist to take a chorus. For the jazzer here is a chance to learn Broadway tunes and to explore playing ballads and the swing style of popular standards. Chord symbols are included to allow for improvisation. By combining his jazz-keyboard chops his 25 years as an instrumental instructor and his superb composing and arranging skills Carl Strommen presents a fully playable exciting and tastefully arranged collection of these immortal and memorable Broadway titles.

CDs with fully orchestrated accompaniment tracks are the hallmark of these instrumental collections. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 instrumentalist. The CDs include a demo track with a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. Songs include: Beat It · Billie Jean · Black or White · Don't Stop Till You Get Enough · Human Nature · I Just Can't Stop Loving You · Man in the Mirror · She's Out of My Life · Thriller · The Way You Make Me Feel · You Are Not Alone. The woodwinds and brass books are compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos: the strings books are compatible with each other butnot with the woodwinds and brass instrument editions.

INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEARNINGAll of these pieces for young violinists in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as a solo or in unison with others. Some have an optional 2nd part and may also serve as ensemble material.MIXED ENSEMBLE OPTIONWhilst written specifically for the instrument and addressing the challenges beginners would encounter a special section is included of four pieces which are 'key friendly' for beginners on most instruments and are therefore ideal pieces for mixed instrumental groups. These same four pieces appear in books for other instruments in the Debut series.For the PupilInstrumental parts with funcartoons for inspirationA CD providing stimulating demonstration performances for listening as well as 'minus-one' accompaniments for playing along at homeCartoons can be DOWNLOADED FOR FREE for colouring inFor the TeacherSheet music for selected piano accompaniments can be DOWNLOADED FOR FREE - just follow the web link provided in the pupil's book!If preferred the accompaniments of all of the 12 pieces can be purchased in one printed and bound volume

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