Piano 4 hands - Easy and Intermediate SKU: YM.GTP01100091 Piano-Duet R...(+)
Piano 4 hands - Easy and
Intermediate
SKU:
YM.GTP01100091
Piano-Duet Repertoire
- Easy and
Intermediate.
Keyboard; Piano Ensemble.
Children's Song, Nursery
Rhyme. Score. Yamaha
Music Media #GTP01100091.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (YM.GTP01100091).
ISBN
9784636100662.
In
this piano-duet (1 piano
4 hands) repertoire
series, both of the primo
(upper part in an easy
level) and the secondo
(lower part in an
intermediate level) have
their own melody parts to
play. It is a great
choice for both children
and adults teaching or
learning to play the
piano, as well as for a
variety of uses, from
piano lesson to live
performances such as
concerts and street piano
performances!
Next to
imparting a well-founded
playing technique, it is
the joint discovery of
music that is at the
center of this book, the
secrets of the flutes
sound, and the personal
resources of
expressiveness. The many
trios, duos and solo
pieces, new tunes and
well-known melodies (all
with an accompanying part
for teacher and piano)
encourage joint
music-making, and do it
yourself suggestions
stimulate the conscious
experience of music. Wir
floten QUER! boasts the
perfect concept for
flexible use in classroom
teaching or private
lessons, and is ideal for
everyday use: In their
design and appeal, the
two student books retrace
childrens learning and
development arcs
corresponding to their
age The detailed and
in-depth suggestions
provided in the lavishly
prepared book for the
teachers comments give
the teacher maximum
freedom in the planning
of the teaching mode and
the choice of methods,
apart from offering a
general introduction into
aspects of group work
with young children.
There are duo versions of
the trios for individual
lessons The supplementary
volume, Learning Games
and General Suggestions,
is a genuine treasure
chest of material with a
wealth of additional
ideas. The enclosed CD
contains all kinds of
do-it-yourself modules
and print models. This
book can also be used
independently of the
method, and for other
instruments as well. More
information you will find
on the author's website
www.wirfloetenquer.de
Discover - Play -
Learn. Together - From
One Another - With One
AnotherSuch buzzwords can
be used to summarize the
fundamental concept of
the new flute method.
More information on
www.wirfloetenquer.de and
on the author's
website.
Next to
imparting a well-founded
playing technique, it is
the joint discovery of
music that is at the
center of this book, the
secrets of the flutes
sound, and the personal
resources of
expressiveness. The many
trios, duos and solo
pieces, new tunes and
well-known melodies (all
with an accompanying part
for teacher and piano)
encourage joint
music-making, and do it
yourself suggestions
stimulate the conscious
experience of music. Wir
floten QUER! boasts the
perfect concept for
flexible use in classroom
teaching or private
lessons, and is ideal for
everyday use: In their
design and appeal, the
two student books retrace
childrens learning and
development arcs
corresponding to their
age The detailed and
in-depth suggestions
provided in the lavishly
prepared book for the
teachers comments give
the teacher maximum
freedom in the planning
of the teaching mode and
the choice of methods,
apart from offering a
general introduction into
aspects of group work
with young children.
There are duo versions of
the trios for individual
lessons The supplementary
volume, Learning Games
and General Suggestions,
is a genuine treasure
chest of material with a
wealth of additional
ideas. The enclosed CD
contains all kinds of
do-it-yourself modules
and print models. This
book can also be used
independently of the
method, and for other
instruments as well. More
information you will find
on the author's website
www.wirfloetenquer.de
Discover - Play -
Learn. Together - From
One Another - With One
AnotherSuch buzzwords can
be used to summarize the
fundamental concept of
the new flute method.
More information on
www.wirfloetenquer.de and
on the author's
website.
Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord na...(+)
Edited by David Brody.
For violin. Format: fake
book. With lead melody,
chord names,
instructional text and
performance notes. Folk,
americana and british.
302 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Oak
Publications.
Royal Coronation Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8 Composed by Bob Margolis. Su...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-054-8
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for advanced
middle school, high
school, community and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 4:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-054-8).
ISBN
9781599130545.
Roya
l Coronation Dances is
the first sequel to the
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
both being settings of
dance music originally
arranged by Gervaise in
the mid 16th-century (the
next sequel is The
Renaissance Fair, which
uses music of Susato and
Praetorius). Fanfare Ode
& Festival has been
performed by many tens of
thousands of students,
both in high school and
junior high school. I
have heard that some of
them are amazed that the
music they are playing
was first played and
danced to over 400 years
ago. Some students tend
to think that music
started with Handel and
his Messiah to be
followed by Beethoven and
his Fifth Symphony, with
naught in between or
before of consequence.
Although Royal Coronation
Dances is derived from
the same source as
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
they are treated in
different ways. I
envisioned this new suite
programmatically -- hence
the descriptive movement
titles, which I imagined
to be various dances
actually used at some
long-ago coronation. The
first movement depicts
the guests, both noble
and common, flanked by
flag and banner bearers,
arriving at the palace to
view the majestic event.
They are festive, their
flags swirling the air,
their cloaks brightly
colored. In the second
movement, the queen in
stately measure moves to
take her place on the
throne as leader and
protector of the realm.
In the third movement,
the jesters of the court
entertain the guests with
wild games of sport.
Musically, there are
interesting sonorities to
recreate. Very special
attention should be given
to the tambourine/tenor
drum part in the first
movement. Their lively
rhythms give the movement
its power. Therefore they
should be played as
distinctly and
brilliantly as possible.
The xylophone and
glockenspiel add clarity,
but must not be allowed
to dominate. Observe
especially the differing
dynamics; the intent is
to allow much buzzing
bass to penetrate. The
small drum (starting at
meas. 29) should be
played expressively, with
attention to the notated
articulations, with the
brass light and detached,
especially in a lively
auditorium. It is of some
further interest that the
first dance is extremely
modal. The original is
clearly in G mixolydian
mode (scale:
G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G).
However, other editors
might put in F-sharps in
many places (changing the
piece almost to G major),
in the belief that such
ficta would have been
automatically put in by
the 16th-century
performers as they
played. I doubt it. I
have not only eschewed
these within the work,
but even at the cadences.
So this arrangement is
most distinctly modal
(listen to the F-naturals
in meas. 22 and 23, for
instance), with all the
part-writing as Gervaise
wrote it. In the second
movement, be careful that
things do not become too
glued together. In the
16th century this music
might have been played by
a consort of recorders,
instruments very light of
touch and sensitive to
articulation. Concert
band can easily sound
heavy, and although this
movement has been scored
for tutti band, it must
not sound it. It is
essential, therefore,
that you hear all the
instruments, with none
predominating. Only when
each timbre can be heard
separately and
simultaneously will the
best blend occur, and
consequently the greatest
transparency. So aim for
a transparent, spacious
tutti sound in this
movement. Especially have
the flutes, who do this
so well, articulate
rather sharply, so as to
produce a chiffing sound,
and do not allow the
quarter-notes to become
too tied together in the
entire band. The entrance
of the drums (first
tenor, then bass) are
events and as such should
be audible. Incidentally,
this movement begins in F
Major and ends in D
Minor: They really didn't
care so much about those
things then. The third
movement (one friend has
remarked that it is the
most Margolisian of the
bunch, but actually I am
just getting subtler, I
hope) again relies upon
the percussion (and the
scoring) to make its
points. Xylophone in this
movement is meant to be
distinctly audible.
Therefore, be especially
sure that the xylophone
player is secure in the
part, and also that the
tambourine and toms sound
good. This movement must
fly or it will sink, so
rev up the band and
conduct it in 1 for this
mixolydian jesting. I
suppose the wildly
unrelated keys (clarinets
and then brass at the
end) would be a good
16th-century joke, but to
us, our
put-up-the-chorus-a-half-
step ears readily accept
such shenanigans.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo,
4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3,
2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1
& 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet
2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb
Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb
Contra Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass
Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet
1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb
Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1
& 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4
Trombone 2 & 3, 3
Euphonium (B.C.), 2
Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba,
1 String Bass, 1 Timpani
(optional), 2 Xylophone &
Glockenspiel, 5
Percussion.
by Joe Maroni. For snare drum. Building Excellence. All styles, studies and exer...(+)
by Joe Maroni. For snare
drum. Building
Excellence. All styles,
studies and exercises.
Level: Beginning. Book.
Technique. Size
8.75x11.75. 100 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Pub., Inc
Choral (Preview CD) SKU: HL.118848 A Musical About Friendship, Toleran...(+)
Choral (Preview CD)
SKU: HL.118848
A Musical About
Friendship, Tolerance and
Change. Composed by
John Higgins and John
Jacobson. ExpressiveArts.
Elementary, Musicals,
Secular. CD only.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.118848).
ISBN
9781480340459. UPC:
884088902438. 5x5 inches.
John Jacobson/John
Higgins.
The swamp
is all a-buzz with party
preparations galore!
Naturally, the turtles
are running late, and
Bully the Frog is being a
bully. The frogs have
learned a new dance they
want to share. The
tadpoles are growing
appendages (yikes!) and
the dragonfly larvae need
encouragement to spread
their wings and fly.
Lessons of friendship,
tolerance, courage to
face the future, and
more, abound! This
25-minute musical party
features five original
songs and easy-to-learn
rhyming dialog with over
40 speaking parts. The
ENHANCED Teacher Edition
with Singer CD-ROM
includes piano/vocal
arrangements with
choreography, helpful
production guide with
staging and costume
suggestions, teaching
objectives linked to the
National Standards for
each song, PLUS
REPRODUCIBLE and
PROJECTABLE singer parts
on the enclosed CD-ROM.
Also available: Preview
CD (with vocals &
dialog), Preview Pak (1
Preview CD and sample
pages),
Performance/Accompaniment
CD, and a Classroom Kit
with Teacher/Singer and
Performance/Accompaniment
CD for extra value!
Approximate Performance
Time: 20 minutes.
Suggested for grades
K-3.
Teacher (with Student
digital access) Choral
(TCH/SGR PDF)
SKU:
HL.118847
A
Musical About Friendship,
Tolerance and Change.
Composed by John Higgins
and John Jacobson.
ExpressiveArts.
Elementary, Musicals,
Secular. Softcover Media
Online. 56 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.118847).
ISBN
9781480340442. UPC:
884088902421.
8.5x11.0x0.143 inches.
John Jacobson/John
Higgins.
The swamp
is all a-buzz with party
preparations galore!
Naturally, the turtles
are running late, and
Bully the Frog is being a
bully. The frogs have
learned a new dance they
want to share. The
tadpoles are growing
appendages (yikes!) and
the dragonfly larvae need
encouragement to spread
their wings and fly.
Lessons of friendship,
tolerance, courage to
face the future, and
more, abound! This
25-minute musical party
features five original
songs and easy-to-learn
rhyming dialog with over
40 speaking parts. The
ENHANCED Teacher Edition
with Singer PDFs includes
piano/vocal arrangements
with choreography,
helpful production guide
with staging and costume
suggestions, teaching
objectives linked to the
National Standards for
each song, PLUS
REPRODUCIBLE and
PROJECTABLE singer parts
available via DIGITAL
ACCESS. Also available:
Preview CD (with vocals
& dialog), Preview
Pak (1 Preview CD and
sample pages),
Performance/Accompaniment
CD, and a Classroom Kit
with Teacher/Singer and
AUDIO ACCESS for extra
value! Approximate
Performance Time: 20
minutes. Suggested for
grades K-3.
Choral; Kazoo (ShowTrax CD) SKU: HL.265067 By Men Without Hats. By Ivan D...(+)
Choral; Kazoo (ShowTrax
CD)
SKU: HL.265067
By Men Without Hats. By
Ivan Doroschuk. Arranged
by Alan Billingsley. Pop
Choral Series. Dance,
Novelty, Pop, Pop/Rock,
Rock, Show Choir. CD.
Duration 180 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.265067).
UPC:
888680731502.
5.0x5.0x0.15
inches.
There is
plenty of room to get
your groove on in this
techno pop hit by
Canadian group Men
Without Hats. Be sure to
have Kazoos handy for
your choir as the iconic
buzzing instruments make
appearances throughout.
The steady eighth note
beat pulsates without
pause and the choral
writing is solid and
worthy. A great change of
pace in your show.
Banjo - Intermediate SKU: MB.99126M Saddle-stitched, Solos and Duets. Cou...(+)
Banjo - Intermediate
SKU: MB.99126M
Saddle-stitched, Solos
and Duets. Country. Book
and online audio. 40
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#99126M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.99126M).
ISBN
9781513465791. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Provides
the intermediate
clawhammer 5-string banjo
player with a fresh
repertoire of 21
traditional and 5
original tunes as played
by the author with the
Boiled Buzzards Old Time
String Band. The book
briefly addresses
clawhammer basics with a
few pages of exercises
and scales before
presenting the tunes. The
banjo tunings in this
book are: double C tuning
gCGCD , modified double C
tuning eCGCD , G tuning
GDGBD , A tuning aEAC#E ,
D tuning aDADE , and
Double-D tuning drop 5th
f#DADE . Written in banjo
tablature only with
suggested backup chords.
Voted one of the top 10
clawhammer banjo players
by Banjo Newsletter
readers, Levenson advises
the reader that the
tablature in this book is
to be used only as a
guide and to play the
tune as you hear it, not
slavishly as written.
This approach allows the
reader to play within
his/her style and level
of ability. Includes
access to online
audio.