A Troubadour's Guide to Writing Performing Recording and Business Second Edition-The ultimate guide for the modern singer-songwriter this invaluable book is chock-full of tips tools and inspiration for both aspiring writers and those looking to take their craft and career to the next level. Author Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers draws on firsthand interviews with songwriting legends and rising stars; expert advice from managers lawyers agents and publishers; and his personal experiences as a performing songwriter. He offers this comprehensive companion for singer-songwriters as they transform their work from idea to song and then to the stage studio and beyond. This second edition features: A songwriter's guide tochord progressions Understanding song form and rhyme Dozens of songwriting games and exercises Essential info on copyrighting your songs music publishing and digital royalties An online companion to this book is available at completesingersongwriter.com with playlists and additional resources This book also features songwriting tips and techniques from more than 100 artists including Joni Mitchell Rosanne Cash John Mayer Paul Simon Jewel Jeff Tweedy Ani DiFranco Jason Mraz Brandi Carlile Rodney Crowell Jerry Garcia James Taylor John Fogerty Richard Thompson Dar Williams and more.

Initially made popular by singer song-writer Bob Seger covered by both pop and country artists and re-introduced to a new audience when it was featured on the Television shows Glee and Ray Donovan this power ballad with a love theme is timeless in both style and message. Kids and their parents will resonate with this song and its new choral arrangement.

Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend manages to effortlessly combine the vibe of traditional R&B and old-school Soul with an edgier flavour of hip-hop and the streets. His 2004 album Get Lifted contains 14 tracks and is a sincere and soulful debut by one of America’s brightest singer song writers. He delivers his songs with a hipness and confidence worthy of Hip-Hop artists and he sets romantic themes alongside tales of street life. This is a fantastic infectious and celebratory album which is sure to lift you! The matching folio for the album arranged for Piano Vocal and Guitar with chord boxes and complete lyrics. Also features an extensive biography ofJohn Legend. Includes: Let's Get Lifted · Ordinary People · She Don't Have to Know · Used to Love You · and more.

An album containing fifteen superb songs by Armstrong Gibbs one of the greatest of English song-writers. Singers will welcome this anthology which celebrates the mastery of Gibbs' word-setting with texts by de la Mare Masefield and others.

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs was a prolific and versatile English composer of the 20th century. Gibbs is best known for his output of songs but he also wrote a considerable amount of music for the amateur choirsthat he conducted. His reputation as a song-writer largely lies in his natural gift for text setting he insisted on giving priority to the words over the music and had very clear musical ideas on what a song shouldbe.These principles prevailed when writing The Cherry Tree in 1949 the Voice is clearly put to the foreground with the Piano only supporting the singer in the background so a confident and capableperformance is needed from the soloist. Words by Margaret Rose. Performance time approximately 3 minutes.

Ich Bin Schuld is a composition by popular German singer Max Raabe. This set of score and parts for this beautiful song features the Piano score and ten sets of the Vocal score arranged for SATB Choir.   This third edition of the score is perfect for getting your choir singing this beautifully subtle and calming tune written by one of Germany's most popular and enduring singers and writers Max Raabe.   The lyrics are in German.

Setting an intimate almost private text by Texas poet sculptor and song writer Bill Worrell David Brunner has crafted a thoughtful expressive and mature piece not often found for 2 part choir. If you could fly where would yougo? “I Would sing with rapture until the end of time. That's what I would do if I could fly.” Such poetry is the stuff that dreams are made of and your singers will dream of all things possible when exploring thisbeautiful song. Duration Ca.2 minutes 40 seconds

A Century of English Song - Volume II is a superb anthology that comprises ten 20th-century choral pieces for voice and Piano accompaniment. It is an authoratative edition that has been published in collaboration with The Association of English Singers and Speakers. The series includes songs by talented and distinctive composers who may be little known outside specialist circles not just popular and well known writers. The pieces are enjoyable and expressive and will help increase appreciation for the English Song genre. This is the second volume in the A Century of English Song series and contains ten songs for Baritone voice and Piano edited byMichael Pilkington.

Brazil has produced some of the most vibrant and exciting guitar music in the instrument's history. In this lesson Rick Udler discusses and demonstrates styles techniques and rhythms of Brazil's great players. This is a uniqueopportunity for guitarists to delve into the beautiful sounds of this musical land. Rick begins by going over chords that are commonly used by Brazilian guitarists. He then teaches the accompaniment to singer/songwriterGilberto Gil's beautiful composition 'A Paz' to illustrate the use of chords with open strings. A step-by-step analysis of Bossa Nova accompaniment in the João Gilberto style follows along with suggestions on how to develop abetter feel for this sophisticated syncopated groove. The solo guitar rendition of the Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça classic 'One Note Samba' will be a welcome addition to many players repertoires with it'srhythmic drive and rich harmony. Samba rhythms are then explored with examples that are sure to enhance one's groove and arsenal of techniques. Rick also gives examples of inner string movement which will prove invaluable to thoselooking for ways to generate more excitement and authenticity in their comping. A sambified version of 'Happy Birthday' demonstrates how to apply these techniques to a familiar tune and make it sound fresh.And to provide an evengreater challenge for all players Rick gives a detailed analysis of his tour de force solo guitar piece 'Amigo Paulo' composed as an homage to his friend guitar legend Paulinho Nogueira (1927-2003). This tune with it's choroinfluences incorporates many of the techniques Rick learned directly from the master and is sure to provide much musical food for thought for players who are looking for innovative new colours and textures to add to their playing.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds:-Chasing Yesterday is the second album by the fantastic band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds entirely written and produced by frontman Noel Gallagher himself. The album was hotly anticipatedafter the success of their debut and now with this Noel Gallagher sheet music songbook guitarists can learn every song from the album arranged in standard notation and tab. Featuring all ten songs including the lead single In The Heat Of The Moment and Riverman named by Gallagher as one of the best songs he's ever written. This Chasing Yesterday sheet music alsoincludes the wonderful track Ballad Of The Mighty I with a Guitar part by ex-Smiths six-string wonder Johnny Marr. The songs throughout the album are reminiscent of Gallagher's established style recalling TheRolling Stones T. Rex as well as the inevitable Oasis comparisons despite Noel's obvious development of the sound he cultivated during their reign. Every song is arranged in standard notationand tablature so you don't have to read music to enjoy the excellent rock songs included on Chasing Yesterday. Each track also boasts chord symbols and diagrams with full lyrics so every crunchy chord andsubtle solo can be yours to play as well as the catchy lyrics if you see yourself as a Noel Gallagher-type singer-songwriter. The album itself was released to critical acclaim with comparisons being made to 'DefinitelyMaybe' as well as to the strength and continuing development of Noel Gallagher as a writer and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds as an artistic vehicle for his straight-up rocksound. If you've heard the album and loved it then this Chasing Yesterday sheet music is for you. You can learn every chord and note of these excellent tunes that you'll undoubtedly

This setting of the popular British nursery rhyme by Peter Jenkyns will be a winner with young singers. The jolly melody of Old King Cole is arranged for two medium Voices with Piano accompaniment perfect for delicate children’s voices in both practice and recital.English singer composer conductor and musical director Peter Jenkyns wrote many of his well-known songs with children in mind for the choirs ofthe schools he was headmaster of to perform at the annual St. Alban’s Schools Music Festival. The pieces of the writer par excellence of little art songs for the under 12's are well received and much anticipated by audiences andperformers alike.

Expertly crafted for solo voice and piano, Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Volume 1 includes 11 favorite folk songs arranged by some of Alfred's finest writers, such as Philip Kern, Jay Althouse, and Carl Strommen.

Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live action with animated cartoon characters? What movie did Marlon Brando first sing in? These and thousands ofother interesting facts about Hollywood's favorite musicals are answered in Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. This book provides a world of information facts and trivia about cinema's favorite musicals. Beginning withThe Jazz Singer and moving through the years this illustrated book documents more than 300 movies. Each entry includes the screenplay writer producer director choreographer cast list song list release date plotsummary and interesting notes surrounding the production cast and spin-offs that the movie inspired. Hollywood Musicals Year by Year also contains many photographs of memorable moments in celluloid history.

A new high edition of our popular vocal collection, this volume of best-loved folk songs for solo voice and piano contains fourteen memorable works arranged by three of Alfred Music's top writers: Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes, and Ruth Elaine Schram. / Voix