This upbeat easy-to-learn holiday celebration focuses on the similarities between Christmas Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The focus is on friendship love and acceptance rather than commercialism or materialistic gifts. Holiday Train is an exciting winter concert piece.

Jimi Hendrix Style-The American Blues Guitar in 6 Weeks course is designed to focus your practice towards realistic goals achievable in six weeks. Each week provides you with techniques concepts and licks to help you play and understand blues soloing at a manageable easy to follow pace.Week five focuses on the style of Jimi Hendrix and includes: Learn a blues scale pattern learn the Jimi Hendrix vibrato learn the 'blues rake' learn how to use phrase repetition.The DVD is presented by Steve Trovato who is best known as a world class country guitarist but is equally proficient in a wide range of popular Guitar styles. He has written anumber of bestselling Guitar tuition books and maintains a full time position in the Guitar Department at the University of Southern California.

Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Here the fourths, springing from an entirely different expressive urge, shape themselves into a defi nite horn theme, spread themselves out architectonically over the whole piece, and place their stamp on everything that happens. Thus it turns out that they do not appear here merely as melody or as a purely impressionistic chord effect; their character permeates the total harmonic structure, and they are chords like all others.' (Arnold Schoenberg, Theory of Harmony, 1911) The Chamber Symphony Op.9 heralded a breakthrough in Schoenberg's compositional style. While the work did not go hand in hand with the complete destruction of the old tonal system it does show an extension in chordal and melodic constructions. It's focus on the interval of the fourth rather than the third is stated right at the start with the horn fanfare and this leads into the use of the whole tone scale soon after. These two elements open up a new sound space which he would explore further in the works to follow. Certainly not a work to be missing from any library where contemporary music is one of the main focuses./ Répertoire / Ensemble de Musique de Chambre

Stevie Ray Vaughan Style-The American Blues Guitar in 6 Weeks course is designed to focus your practice towards realistic goals achievable in six weeks. Each week provides you with techniques concepts and licks to help you play and understand blues soloing at a manageable easy to follow pace.Week one focuses on the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan and includes: Blues scale patterns blues phrasing playing the 'shuffle' feel double stops using trills hammer-ons and pull offs using triplets adding chromatic passing tones to the blues scale.The DVD is presented by Steve Trovato who is best known as a world class country guitarist but is equallyproficient in a wide range of popular Guitar styles. He has written a number of bestselling Guitar tuition books and maintains a full time position in the Guitar Department at the University of Southern California.

The third in South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans's brilliant series of Piano miniatures Progressively Prickly Piano Pieces is a collection of ingenious and witty practice pieces that aredesigned to be both fun and educational. With these sheet music practice books accomplished composer Kevin Volans?has managed to craft nine pieces that are really great fun to play as wellas being thrilling and exciting in their ingenuity. Volans has put aside his own compositional tastes making the needs of the pianist the focus. This means that his series represents a departure from the other dry anddull practice books out there ensuring that while you play you'll be loving how funny confusing and sometimes downright baffling these pieces are. The great thing about ProgressivelyPrickly Piano Pieces is that this is not just a bit of fun. Volans?has created them so that each piece focuses on a fundamental aspect of Piano technique. This means that while you enjoy playing through thepieces in this book their 'prickliness' will guarantee that you are learning at the same time. Some of the tunes are challenging so this book is definitely for the intermediate to the advanced player although the great thing isif you have worked through the previous two books you'll be able to smoothly transition into this one. If you want some new and interesting practice pieces to play that aren't the same old études orexercises check out Progressively Prickly Piano Pieces?and pep up your practising today. Don't forget to check out? Pint-Sized Piano Pieces ?and? Pieces For Precocious Pianists .

Par OKAZAKI MILES. This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. It is divided into two parts: pitch and rhythm. Part 1 (pitch) begins with the properties of string, harmonics, and tuning systems. It then moves methodically through pitch information, beginning with locating all versions of a single pitch, building pentatonic, heptatonic, and all possible symmetrical scales. This is followed by a study of intervals, with all possible locations of every two pitches, and a long study that moves through every possible fingering of three pitches, with a series of exercises to master triadic syntax. Part 1 closes with a study of four-pitch structures and complete tables that show all possible pitch sets in circular visual notation. Part 2 (rhythm) begins with a complete course in 'Symmetrical Picking, ' a method based on drum rudiments that builds control in the picking hand through an exhaustive variety of movements. The focus of this section is building a strong rhythmic foundation, with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, speed, dynamics, and groove. It is followed by a study of legato playing, working with ornaments and slides. The study of playing with fingers on multiple strings takes up the remainder of the book. This begins with the study of pulse against pulse, playing two simultaneous tempos. The book concludes with a study of polyrhythm, playing one rhythm against another. Plain English is used as much as possible to describe theoretical concepts, and hundreds of illustrations were made for the book as an aid to those who either don't speak English or prefer to think visually. This approach is designed to be inclusive and to promote creative practice. The main idea of the book is described in this passage (page 154): 'Even in this small area there is a lot of material, potentially a lifetime of study. The amount of information can feel overwhelming to students at any level. For this reason, the book is designed for self-directed practice, with an emphasis on what the player 'could' do, rather than what the player 'should' do. The principle is to develop your own learning process, rather than following someone else's. The ability to make choices is essential in finding a personal approach to the instrument. Pick and choose the studies that seem interesting - there should be enough variety to accommodate a wide range of personalities. If any particular concept or exercise has been useful as the starting point for a new creative direction, then the book has done its job. Its purpose is not to push any dogma, method, or style, but to open the door to options for guitarists of any background that are looking for new perspectives. This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. It is divided into two parts: pitch and rhythm. Part 1 (pitch) begins withthe properties of string, harmonics, and tuning systems. It then moves methodically through pitch information, beginning with locating all versions of a single pitch, building pentatonic, heptatonic, and all possible symmetricalscales. This is followed by a study of intervals, with all possible locations of every two pitches, and a long study that moves through every possible fingering of three pitches, with a series of exercises to master triadicsyntax. Part 1 closes with a study of four-pitch structures and complete tables that show all possible pitch sets in circular visual notation. Part 2 (rhythm) begins with a complete course in 'Symmetrical Picking, ' a methodbased on drum rudiments that builds control in the picking hand through an exhaustive variety of movements. The focus of this section is building a strong rhythmic foundation, with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, speed, dynamics, and groove. It is followed by a study of legato playing, working with ornaments and slides. The study of playing with fingers on multiple strings takes up the remainder of the book. This begins with the study of pulse againstpulse, playing two simultaneous tempos. The book concludes with a study of polyrhythm, playing one rhythm against another. Plain English is used as much as possible to describe theoretical concepts, and hundreds ofillustrations were made for the book as an aid to those who either don't speak English or prefer to think visually. This approach is designed to be inclusive and to promote creative practice. The main idea of the book is described/ Méthode / Guitare

Activities and Ideas to Focus Your Singers-Get your singers' attention with Quick Starts! Begin each class period or rehearsal with five minutes of creative singer-tested activities to help focus and develop musicianship. Warm-up the body and voice with musclemovement activities moving while you sing and vocal exercises. Sharpen your singers' focus with games tension breakers and ear training. Develop music skills with sight-singing music dictation music writing theory and more.As educators and directors Cristi Miller and Angie McKenna share the ideas they have used in their classrooms and rehearsals with great success. Complete with graphics and music examples Quick Starts will get eachrehearsal off to a great start!

Par CURTIS MACDONALD. By studying extended techniques, we open ourselves to a very subtle and delicate process of fine-tuning our instrumental abilities, resulting in the discovery of new resonances and sonic prowess. The exercises presented in this book and accompanying audio disc are designed to help cultivate the exquisite skills of refining saxophone sound through a practice of focus, balance andpatience that can be applied to any performance style or aesthetic. By studying extended techniques, we open ourselves to a very subtle and delicate process of fine-tuning our instrumental abilities, resulting in the discovery of new resonances and sonic prowess. The exercises presentedin Introducing Extended Saxophone Techniques and the accompanying audio disc are designed to help cultivate the exquisite skills of refining Saxophone sound through a practice of focus, balance and patience thatcan be applied to any performance style or aesthetic. / Niveau : Très Avancé / Etude / Saxophone

Piano Town: a method for beginning piano students ages six and up. The course of study is divided into five levels with each level having four correlated books:Lessons - the core of Piano Town. Each concept is presented in aconsistent reliable format helping the student to focus on new skills and information.Theory - provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pace with performanceskill.Technic - provides page by page support for the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolated one element of piano technic giving the student a chance to focus on each specific skill.Performance- offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs familiar tunes original music and classical literature are ideal for use in recitals and festivals.

This speed-reading book employs the standard techniques of language speed-reading converted to music reading. The key ingredients are mental focus physical eye focus and quick fingers. The virtuoso or the elementary player canbenefit from practicing these procedures. In 60 pages one will drill in all possible finger patterns including half steps whole steps augmented seconds and brief repetitions.

Piano Town: a method for beginning piano students ages six and up. The course of study is divided into five levels with each level having four correlated books:Lessons - the core of Piano Town. Each concept is presented in aconsistent reliable format helping the student to focus on new skills and information.Theory - provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pace with performanceskill.Technic - provides page by page support for the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolated one element of piano technic giving the student a chance to focus on each specific skill.Performance- offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs familiar tunes original music and classical literature are ideal for use in recitals and festivals.

Piano Town: a method for beginning piano students ages six and up. The course of study is divided into five levels with each level having four correlated books:Lessons - the core of Piano Town. Each concept is presented in aconsistent reliable format helping the student to focus on new skills and information.Theory - provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pace with performanceskill.Technic - provides page by page support for the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolated one element of piano technic giving the student a chance to focus on each specific skill.Performance- offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs familiar tunes original music and classical literature are ideal for use in recitals and festivals.