Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Bass in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.). / Contrebasse Ou Guitare Basse

50 Songs For All Keyboards: 4 Chord Songbook allows Keyboard players to play 50 great songs using just 4 chords. Inside 50 Songs For All Keyboards: 4 Chord Songbook , the music is presented in an easy-to-read notation. Each song only requires you to play 4 chords in the left-hand. Clear Keyboard diagrams (displayed before each song) help you find the chords. The easy melody line arrangement will have you playing the full song in no time. Full lyrics and chord symbols are provided to help you follow along, as well as rhythm and tempo suggestions. / Clavier

11 pieces in 11 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. All aboard for a musical tour of the globe with Mike Mower! Junior Musical Postcards contains eleven sparkling pieces in fascinating world music styles, tailor-made for developing musicians. The trip begins with a boisterous Cajun stomp, and concludes with an elegant Viennese polka, taking in stops in countries as varied as China, Jamaica, and Wales along the way. Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin, each book contains melody lines with chord symbols to aid improvisation. Every piece is brought to life with a postcard of essential background information and playing tips. A book of keyboard accompaniments is available separately. Spectacular and authentic audio performances and backing tracks of every piece played by bands and musicians from all eleven countries are available online. A professional musician for 40 years, Mike Mower has played in orchestras, big bands, chamber ensembles, shows, jazz bands, and recording sessions around the world in classical, jazz, Latin, and rock styles on flutes, saxophones, and clarinets. He has written concertos for international solo artists and orchestras and concert music for ensembles of all sizes ? in addition to composing, arranging, and producing TV themes and commercial music albums. His fun but challenging educational music has been enjoyed by a generation of younger players. The Musical Postcards and Junior Musical Postcards series (with accompaniment by some international recording artists too famous to mention!) celebrates authentic music genres from all over the globe. / Niveau : Moyen / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Recueil / Clarinette

The Big Collection from the best-selling Complete Piano Player series includes some of the greatest songs, old and new, from the renowned Piano sheet music songbooks. With exceptional variety, this compendium will never leave you at a loss for something to learn and play.Featuring some timeless arrangements from past editions of The Complete Piano Player songbooks, as well as new arrangements of great contemporary tunes, The Big Collection is one of the the richest companion songbooks ever made available for the legendary Piano tutor system. With 30 massive songs included in easy-to-play solo Piano arrangements, there is something for everyone here as each song is undeniably a classic. From old tunes like At Last and Feeling Good to new tunes like Let It Go and Someone Like You, The Big Collection even has everything in between like Paradise by Coldplay, Primavera by Einaudi as well as Elton John's Tiny Dancer.If you've been working through The Complete Piano Player tutor books, or you just want an assortment of incredible songs to add to your repertoire, The Big Collection is for you. If you're a relative beginner, each song features chord symbols, full lyrics and useful fingering suggestions to help you master these songs. This sheet music songbook is also useful if you're a more advanced player, however, with the arrangements allowing you to improvise, or even improve upon the existing tunes. Each song follows in the footsteps of the original and acclaimed Complete Piano Player tutor system, so if you're aware of that these arrangements will be immediately familiar, but they will work equally well if you're using it as a songbook on its own. The best thing about The Big Collection is the sheer variety on offer. Fans of Bob Dylan, Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams and The Beatles will be catered for, as well as old-school soul fans, modern pop fanatics and contemporary classical enthusiasts, or simply lovers of great music!The Piano sheet music contained within The Complete Piano Player: The Big Collection represents some of the best songs from the past, all the way up to the present. The familiar feel of these arrangements will get you playing these popular pieces perfectly straight away. / Piano

10 pieces in 10 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. From Rio to Red Square, Mike Mower?s Musical Postcards features ten captivating pieces in different musical styles from around the world. Experience the thrill of Puerto Rican salsa, the magic of an Irish reel, the romance of French café music, and much more ? Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin, each book contains melody lines with chord symbols to aid improvisation. Every piece is brought to life with a postcard of essential background information and playing tips. A book of keyboard accompaniments is available separately. Spectacular and authentic audio performances and backing tracks of every piece played by bands and musicians from all ten countries are available online. A professional musician for 40 years, Mike Mower has played in orchestras, big bands, chamber ensembles, shows, jazz bands, and recording sessions around the world in classical, jazz, Latin, and rock styles on flutes, saxophones, and clarinets. He has written concertos for international solo artists and orchestras and concert music for ensembles of all sizes ? in addition to composing, arranging, and producing TV themes and commercial music albums. His fun but challenging educational music has been enjoyed by a generation of younger players. The Musical Postcards and Junior Musical Postcards series (with accompaniment by some international recording artists too famous to mention!) celebrates authentic music genres from all over the globe. / Niveau : facile - moyen / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

10 pieces in 10 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. From Rio to Red Square, Mike Mower?s Musical Postcards features ten captivating pieces in different musical styles from around the world. Experience the thrill of Puerto Rican salsa, the magic of an Irish reel, the romance of French café music, and much more ? Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin, each book contains melody lines with chord symbols to aid improvisation. Every piece is brought to life with a postcard of essential background information and playing tips. A book of keyboard accompaniments is available separately. Spectacular and authentic audio performances and backing tracks of every piece played by bands and musicians from all ten countries are available online. A professional musician for 40 years, Mike Mower has played in orchestras, big bands, chamber ensembles, shows, jazz bands, and recording sessions around the world in classical, jazz, Latin, and rock styles on flutes, saxophones, and clarinets. He has written concertos for international solo artists and orchestras and concert music for ensembles of all sizes ? in addition to composing, arranging, and producing TV themes and commercial music albums. His fun but challenging educational music has been enjoyed by a generation of younger players. The Musical Postcards and Junior Musical Postcards series (with accompaniment by some international recording artists too famous to mention!) celebrates authentic music genres from all over the globe. / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Recueil / Flûte Traversière

With this book and download card, you can learn every riff and solo for 16 of Rory Gallagher's original songs, then you can listen to and play along with exclusive new instrumental mixes of the original studio tracks, allowing you to, quite literally, Play Guitar With Rory Gallagher.The incredible and influential blues-rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher's original compositions are some of the rawest and most brilliant expositions of his exceptional talent. With face-melting tunes like Bad Penny, Moonchild and In Your Town, the Irish blues legend quite simply performs at his best and most creative. These newly transcribed Rory Gallagher Guitar tabs will show you every single note, every sweet bend and every quivering vibrato as accurately as possible so that you can put yourself right in Gallagher's shoes.Not only this, but you can actually put yourself right there in the studio with the innovative download card. This will give you instant online access to instrumental mixes of the original studio master tapes, as well as backing tracks for all 16 songs, including Tattoo'd Lady, Bought And Sold and Who's That Coming. This lets you play Gallagher's amazing Guitar parts in the company of his very own backing band, something that no other Guitar tabs can do. Not only is this a thrilling prospect, but it will also help you progress as a musician, enhancing the essential ability to play with others.With Guitar tabs, full lyrics, chord boxes and chord symbols for each and every song, this is the most comprehensive collection of Rory Gallagher Guitar tabs out there. Featuring a gushing foreword by Michael Molenda, the editor-in-chief of Guitar Player magazine, you can be of no doubt that this Rory Gallagher sheet music is simply the best way to learn his blues-infused rock compositions. As Molenda says, not only can you learn Gallagher's riffs and solos exactly as he played them, it also gives you a chance to develop and improvise upon his playing, a sensational prospect for any guitarist.Play Guitar With Rory Gallagher is an exciting and innovative new Guitar tab book that puts you in the studio with Rory's own backing band. You'll effectively be standing in his shoes, using his plectrum while playing all of his legendary blues licks and riffs. So don't waste any more time reading this, pick up this book of Rory Gallagher tabs and Play Guitar With him today! / Guitare

Opening Up The Jazz Ensemble. Par COLLIER GRAHAM. This book/CD set addresses the development of improvisation in all its forms, individual and collective, textural and structural, and is designed to open up the minds of all the players in any jazz situation. The workshops are designed to help all levels of improviser. They will help the raw beginner start the process of learning to improvise, not necessarily in an exposed soloing situation, but will also help the technically fluent improviser who often needs to be taught to listen more and consider the overall picture rather than just his or her own contribution. Interaction also deals in a practical way with the connections between the present and the past, showing how the concepts of earlier styles can be adapted to our own music to create something valid for our own situation. / Méthode / Méthode / Big Band

Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together.How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band by Mark Kellogg is an annotated guide written to help trombonists explore the joys and challenges of playing in a large jazz ensemble. Topics covered include the distinct roles of lead and section players in a big band - playing with a cohesive section sound - and performing with an even sense of balance, intonation and rhythmic feel. These insightful comments are conveyed by taking a detailed look at seven compositions and addressing the specific challenges of each work. The CD which accompanies this text provides a helpful aural guide, enabling the trombonist to listen to each example or to play along with the recording. The variety of jazz styles covered in this volume include medium swing, funk, bossa, fast swing, and Afro-Cuban feels. Composers and arrangers of these pieces include some of the most innovative and respected voices of the genre, such as Clare Fischer, Bill Dobbins, Jim Snidero, Heiner Wiberny and Joey Sellers. This publication is designed for use by trombonists of all ages and experience levels. / Trombone

This superb collection of 19 Christmas Piano duets for grades 1-3 includes a mixture of popular Christmas songs and traditional carols, making it truly The Best Christmas Piano Duet Book Ever! All songs are arranged by Emma Coulthard.The interplay of the four hands involved in these Christmas tunes creates a rich and enjoyably powerful sound, perfect for any form of Christmas concert, or just for a rousing singalong on Christmas Eve. The Christmas classics included here range from the traditionals like Away In A Manger or Jingle Bells to everybody's favourite contemporary songs like Stop The Cavalry, Wonderful Christmastime and Jingle Bell Rock. Because these are relatively simplified arrangements, even those beginner pianists can select something to play together and impress their audience.This Christmas sheet music for Piano duet is perfect for getting into that Yuletide spirit because it brings people together and unites them through the familiarly festive tunes that we all know and love. A Christmas songbook like this covers all of the songs that are beloved by musicians of all ages and all tastes - the timeless seasonal songs that will sound brilliant when played by four hands on Piano. For a festive treat this Christmas, why not bring together two pianists at around grades 1-3 and have them double the dealing of Yuletide spirit with The Best Christmas Piano Duet Book Ever! / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) (Avec Grille D'Accords)