A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines. The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here - the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount importance throughout. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral under Barry Rose. He began composing at the age of ten and his preces and responses for four trebles are still in the repertoire. After a degree at York University he returned to London to study at the Guildhall and sang again at St Paul's as a tenor. At the time he also arranged and copied music for West End shows such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and played bass guitar for various groups. This led to a spell in the cult pop band 'Fat and Frantic', who shaved the top 100 twice with the whimsical anthem Last night my wife hoovered my head. He also worked as musical assistant for David Heneker (Half a Sixpence) and David Fanshawe (African Sanctus). In 1992 Craig became director of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra and Singers, performing concerts throughout the UK and becoming involved in a number of recordings and BBC broadcasts. During this time he arranged more than 250 orchestral scores ranging from Queen to Calamity Jane, Stravinsky and Stevie Wonder. Alongside this he began arranging and writing songs for children's collections (Big Blue Planet, Love Shone Down) and producing recordings and string arrangements for various artists (Sheila Walsh, Kim Hill, Matt Redman). He is also well known as a conductor and arranger for Songs of Praise. Recently Craig has collaborated with composer Tolga Kashif writing orchestrations for the RPO's Seo Taiji Symphony, the Classic FM chart-topping CD by saxophonist Tyler Rix, and the Genesis Suite which was premiered at the Barbican. He has been musical director of Young Voices UK for 13 years, bringing large school choirs together to play with a live band and solo artists, and currently conducts the Milton Keynes Community Choir, Hart and Soul Community Choir and the Milton Keynes Youth Choir. / Choeur SSA

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists religious and military leaders were sent in exile many years ago. The island has historically had a strong community of taiko drummers and as such the piece incorporates optional homemade taiko drums. Blackshaw writes: To capture the idea of interpretation and the concept of reading between the lines the students are invited to become decision makers about particular sections in the music. For example the opening and closing sections of the piece use the same material which is a selection of repeated melodic figures.The students themselves decide how to play these figures as individuals in small teams and then as a whole band. Their decisions include ideas regarding tempo (how fast?) dynamics (how loud?) and articulation (smooth short or hard?). To inspire them we use the haiku poem; i.e. the opening section invites the students to play the material as if it were a 'stormy wild sea' and the closing section invites the students to play the same melodic figures but this time draw their inspiration from 'Heaven's River ' or as we know it the Milky Way. In-between there is an elaborate heavily textured section that becomes increasingly powerful. The music doesn't rest harmonically until the whole band plays in unison. These multiple layers of sound represent the many thoughts and ideas that would have surrounded those individuals sent to Sado Island in exile the final unison is representative of their own breakthrough experience sending them on a pathway to inner peace and acceptance. Embrace your players' creativity offer them your trust and see how far Letter from Sado can take your band!

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists religious and military leaders were sent in exile many years ago. The island hashistorically had a strong community of taiko drummers and as such the piece incorporates optional homemade taiko drums. Blackshaw writes: ?To capture the idea of interpretation and the concept of reading between the lines the students are invitedto become decision makers about particular sections in the music. For example the opening and closing sections of the piece use the same material which is a selection of repeated melodic figures. The students themselves decide how to play thesefigures as individuals in small teams and then as a whole band. Their decisions include ideas regarding tempo (how fast?) dynamics (how loud?) and articulation (smooth short or hard?). To inspire them we use the haiku poem; i.e. the openingsection invites the students to play the material as if it were a stormy wild sea and the closing section invites the students to play the same melodic figures but this time draw their inspiration from Heavens River or as we know it the MilkyWay. In-between there is an elaborate heavily textured section that becomes increasingly powerful. The music doesnt rest harmonically until the whole band plays in unison. These multiple layers of sound represent the many thoughts and ideas thatwould have surrounded those individuals sent to Sado Island in exile the final unison is representative of their own breakthrough experience sending them on a pathway to inner peace and acceptance.? Embrace your players creativity offer them yourtrust and see how far Letter from Sado can take your band!

Intermediate Piano Duet (1 Piano 4 Hands)-This title provides the reader with 10 popular songs from various artists. Arranged for 1 Piano 4 hands including the title song and: • All of Me (Piano Guys)• Bella's Lullaby (from the Summit Entertainment film TWILIGHT)• Beyond• Chariots of Fire (from the Feature Film CHARIOTS OF FIRE)• Dawn (from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE)• Forrest Gump - Main Title (Feather Theme)• Primavera• Somewhere in Time (from SOMEWHERE IN TIME)• Watermark.

This book written for those with no prior musical experience is the definitive text for learning C-tuning concert or classic-style 5-string Banjo. Written by the late Frank Bradbury Mel Bay's Banjo Method provides athorough grounding in music theory and note reading along with a complete presentation of Mr. Bradbury's unique 5-string concert Banjo technique and outstanding solo and duet arrangements by various artists. The techniquedescribed here is radically different from that found in other books about the 5-string Banjo and no tablature is used. No plastic or metal picks are used on the right-hand fingers nor are the fingernails used but rather thebare fingertips. The hand positions recommended by Mr. Bradbury are not unlike those of a classical guitarist. All in all this is an uncommon but valid approach to solo Banjo technique. Includes access to online audio of selectpieces and exercises featuring Rob MacKillop.

More fun pieces for piano-That's A Good Tune! Book 2: Fun pieces for Piano published by Kevin Mayhew. Features titles from various artists. Includes fun pieces such as Dolly's Doodles; Haggis Hunting; HippyHabanera; In Days of Old; Jim Knobbly Knees; Joshua's Dream; Lazy Bones; Lost Lullaby; Lullaby for Lulu; Runaway Train; Strudel Stroll; Three men ina boat; Three house and Warm Ice Cream.

Easy Piano arrangements of 30 big hits of the year from artists including Busted Robbie Williams Avril Lavigne Girls Aloud and many more.

The perfect book for all aspiring female singers containing emotive and powerful songs as well as some more subdued but equally moving moments. Inside there are twelve fantastic songs suitable for the vocal range of female singers including songs by popular artists like Dido Madonna and Norah Jones plus a CD of backing tracks. The CD gives complete backings which match the accompaniments in the book so you can sing along for pleasure or in performance!

Leadsheets (Red Book) contains 100 well-known songs specially arranged with melody line lyrics and chords to be ideal for buskers gigs practice or just for fun. This unmissable collection for Guitarists Singers Piano and Ukulele players features songs from artists such as Tom Odell The Scissor Sisters London Grammar Van Morrison and Radiohead as well as timeless classics from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.

This double set did well in Britain when it was released. Featuring numerous standards and classics of the '50s and '60s from artists such as Andy Williams Pat Boone Dusty Springfield Dean Martin Tony Bennett Perry Como Nat King Cole and many more this compiled collection appeals to both young and old alike. Here is the sheet music for piano and voice with guitar chord boxes.