SKU: HL.278177

ISBN 9781540029546. UPC: 888680752583. 9x12 inches. Hal Leonard Guitar Method.

Strum along with your favorite holiday hits, correlated to work with any guitar method book 1. The songs are presented in order of difficulty – featuring 15 songs in all. Includes: Away in a Manger • C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S • Deck the Hall • Feliz Navidad • I Saw Three Ships • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Joy to the World • The Little Drummer Boy • Nuttin' for Christmas • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Silent Night • Silver Bells • The Star Carol (Canzone D'i Zampognari) • Up on the Housetop.

About Hal Leonard Guitar Method

The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method provides a complete system to playing success which includes three levels of instruction and a myriad of play-along supplemental songbooks that let students play great songs while they're still learning to play.

SKU: BT.1250-05-404-DHI

ISBN 9789043161695. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

A collection of original Irish songs designed for violinists produced following years of research. Ideal for concert performances or for private study, the songs range from fast jigs to quiet ballads. With chord symbols to enableperformance with guitar, a harmonica or a banjo. This publication comes with audio tracks (available online in MP3 format) featuring complete performances together with play-along accompaniments.

Deze geslaagde collectie van oude en nieuwe dansen geeft je de kans om mooie folkmuziek te spelen. De stukken in Irish Melodies variëren van snelle, meeslepende jigs tot rustige songs in balladstijl. Om uitvoeringen metanderen mogelijk te maken zijn akkoordsymbolen toegevoegd. De stukken kunnen bijvoorbeeld worden gespeeld in combinatie met instrumenten als gitaar, fluit of banjo die bijzonder geschikt zijn voor de originele speelstijl. Delive opgenomen audiotracks zijn online beschikbaar in mp3-formaat en bevatten voorbeeldversies en begeleidingen van alle melodieën uit het boek, erg handig om mee te studeren óf om mee op te treden.

Diese Sammlung von original irischer Musik bietet etwas fortgeschritteneren Spielern einen Einblick in die Schönheit und den Reichtum von neuen und traditionellen Melodien. Die 17 Stücke variieren von schnellen Jigs bis zu ruhigenBalladen und können alleine oder bei Auftritten gespielt werden. Dank der notierten Akkordsymbole kann man sich stilecht von Gitarre, Akkordeon oder Banjo begleiten lassen. Die online im MP3-Format verfügbaren Audiotracks, dieneben Demoversionen auch Begleitungen aller Stücke umfassen, helfen beim Üben und Vorspielen.

Ce recueil de musique irlandaise permet d'approfondir ses connaissances stylistiques travers des airs irlandais anciens et récents. Les piéces peuventêtre interprétées en associant des instruments comme la guitare, l'accordéonou le banjo (symboles d´accord notés sur les partitions). Les enregistrements sont disponibles en ligne au format MP3 ; vous trouverez une version de démonstration de chaque piéce ainsi qu´une version play-along.

Questa pubblicazione di musica irlandese permette ai musicisti con gi qualche anno di pratica strumentale di approfondire la conoscenza stilistica attraverso arie antiche e più recenti. I brani possono essere interpretati assiemea strumenti quali la chitarra, la fisarmonica o il banjo (simboli degli accordi segnati sulla partitura). Le registrazioni audio sono accessibili online come file MP3: troverete una registrazione integrale di tutti i brani e ancheuna versione play-along col solo accompagnamento.

SKU: WD.080689527173

UPC: 080689527173.

Powerful new songs, written by Kenna Turner West, are shaped within an appealing framework of well-known carols and popular songs. Tying them all together with moving, heartfelt narration, Joy! Unspeakable Joy! is the perfect musical for your next Christmas presentation.

Steve W. Mauldin has arranged an expertly-crafted work, designed to make spirits soar and hearts rejoice. The sounds of his glorious orchestrations will thrill your congregation, and the heroic-sounding vocal arrangements will inspire your choir to sing like angels, all the while being carefully and accessibly arranged in our signature, easy-to-sing, Simply Word style.

SKU: CF.YAS99F

ISBN 9780825884191. UPC: 798408084196. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Dance of the Harlequins is a lively work that uses the harmonic progression of the famous Pachelbel Canon as its foundation. Larry Clark uses this line as a jumping-off point to create an ingenuous work that shows the many moods of the Harlequin clown, from joyous to melodramatic.
When I started to write this piece I came up with the main melody first, then I harmonized it. In the process of doing that I realized that I was composing a new piece that was based on the harmonic progression found in the famous Canon by Johann Pachelbel. At first this sort of worried me, but then by doing a little research on the famous canon, I realized I was far from alone. There is even an incredibly funny YouTube video called “Pachelbel Rant” where comedian Rob Paravonian points out many of the usages of the chord progression from Pachelbel’s Canon found in many popular/rock songs. Watch it if you get a chance it is very funny! So, I decided to forge ahead and complete the piece.After the main theme begins without introduction that includes short punctuations of the harmony in the lower strings, the main theme is repeated with a countermelody playedby the violas. The cellos then take up a new B theme with the countermelody to this section covered by the first violins. The main theme with counter melody is stated one more time before it is followed by a transition to a more lyrical and augmented theme that is first presented in the violas. This theme repeats now with the melody in the first violins and a countermelody added in the violas. One more statement of the lyrical section theme is presented, but now the celli state the original main theme in augmentation along with the lyrical theme and countermelody. This is followed by an extended transition that leads back tot the B section theme now presented in the violins. After an extended cadence and build, the main theme returns one last time followed by a lively coda to complete the piece.There is something about the use of this famous chord progression that just makes it feel so right. I hope that I did justice to it and provided you and your students with a musical vehicle that will be enjoyable and at the same time educational.It has been my pleasure to have the opportunity to write this piece. I hope you and your students enjoy it and find it useful for your program.—LARRY CLARKLakeland, FL 2011.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels