Steps on the Staff. Piano & Keyboard, Instructional, Methods. My First P...(+)
Steps on the Staff. Piano
&
Keyboard, Instructional,
Methods. My First Piano
Adventure. My First Piano
Adventure Christmas -
Book B.
Christmas. Softcover
Book. 20
pages. Faber Piano
Adventures
#1472. Published by Faber
Piano Adventures
All Instruments SKU: HL.389135 Book with Online Audio, Video & PDFs(+)
All Instruments
SKU:
HL.389135
Book
with Online Audio, Video
& PDFs. General
Music. Educational,
Instruction, Method,
Teacher Resource.
Softcover Media Online.
40 pages. Duration 245
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.389135).
ISBN 9781705156391.
UPC: 196288025924.
8.5x11.0x0.116
inches.
Journey
into the wonderful world
of music with YolanDa
Brown and The ABCs of
Music: My First Music
Book. Perfect for
children aged 6-11, The
ABCs of Music is the
ideal book for parents
and teachers looking to
facilitate those first
musical steps. Discover
all about instruments,
types of music, the
musical alphabet, and the
basics of music literacy
through games, quizzes,
and play-along audio.
Even make music with
YolanDa herself as you
learn about melody and
rhythm. With its
interactive activities
and audio resources, The
ABCs of Music is a fun
and accessible
introduction to music,
packed full of sounds and
songs that bring learning
to life! This fun book
covers musical
instruments, types of
music, the musical
alphabet, melody, and
rhythm. It includes
play-along audio with
YolanDa Brown,
downloadable PDF
resources, online
instrument sample sounds,
and educational songs by
YolanDa Brown. Audio is
accessed online using the
unique code inside the
book and can be streamed
or downloaded. The audio
files include PLAYBACK+,
a multi-functional audio
player that allows you to
slow down audio without
changing pitch, set loop
points, change keys, and
pan left or right.
Composed by Grey E. Larsen. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons. Folk. Book and ...(+)
Composed by Grey E.
Larsen.
Saddle-stitched. First
Lessons. Folk. Book and
online audio/video/pdf.
40
pages. Mel Bay
Publications,
Inc #30043M. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
Piano seul [Partition] - Débutant Faber Music Limited
(Steps on the Staff). By Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. Faber Piano Adventures®...(+)
(Steps on the Staff). By
Nancy Faber and Randall
Faber. Faber Piano
Adventures®. Early
Elementary. Softcover.
Faber Music #FF3002.
Published by Faber Music
Edited by Amy Appleby. Collection and examples CD for easy solo piano. Over 200 ...(+)
Edited by Amy Appleby.
Collection and examples
CD for easy solo piano.
Over 200 best-loved
Christian hymns that have
inspired praise and
worship for over four
centuries. Series: Piano
Treasury Series. 392
pages. Published by Music
Sales.
Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419850
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419850).
ISBN
9781491135808. UPC:
680160681044. 9 x 12
inches.
Both a
spectacular concerto for
saxophone, and a dramatic
tone poem on Roman
mythology, QUICKSILVER is
a 23-minute concerto for
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble by one of the
sax literature’s
most commissioned and
admired composers.Through
worded captions as well
as gorgeously expressive
tone painting, Movement 1
depicts the birth and
childhood pranks of
Mercury, Movement 2 shows
him escorting souls to
the gates of the
Underworld, and Movement
3 is a phantasmagoric
finale portraying Mercury
as messenger amid the
conflicts of other
mythological figures.
There are many YouTube
performances available,
both in the original
version with Wind
Ensemble, and with
Piano. In addition to
being another name for
the element mercury,
“quicksilverâ€
is used to describe
something that changes
quickly or is difficult
to contain. My concerto
of the same name was
inspired by the Roman god
Mercury, as well as the
mercurial nature of the
saxophone: unpredictable,
very lively, and
volatile. Mercury (known
as Hermes in Greek
mythology) is best known
for his winged shoes,
which allowed him to fly
swiftly as the messenger
of his fellow Olympians.
Mercury had other duties
too, including serving as
the god of merchants,
travelers, and
tricksters; he also
ushered souls of the
departed to the
Underworld.Quicksilver
tells three tales of the
Roman god. The first
movement (Antics of a
Newborn God) opens with
the birth of Mercury;
after he takes his first
steps, he toddles around,
gleefully looking for
mischief. He stumbles
across a herd of cows
that belong to his
brother Apollo; Mercury
slyly lets the cows out
of their pen before
toddling onward with his
mischief-making.In the
second movement (Guiding
Souls to the Underworld),
Pluto, god of the
Underworld, bids Mercury
to bring him fresh souls.
The movement begins with
death-knells tolling for
humans who are about to
die; Mercury picks up
these souls and leads
them down to the gates of
the Underworld.The third
and final movement
(Messenger of Olympus)
depicts Mercury as he is
busily running errands
for various gods and
goddesses. We first
encounter him mid-flight
as he dashes to earth to
find Aeneas, a Trojan
lieutenant who had been
run out of Troy by the
invading Greeks. Aeneas
is on a quest to find
land on which to
establish a new city that
would eventually become
Rome. While traveling, he
is distracted from his
quest when he meets the
beautiful queen Dido.
They live together for
many years before Mercury
intervenes; he chastises
Aeneas for giving up on
his quest and persuades
him to pick it up again.
As Aeneas mournfully
resumes his journey, we
hear Dido perish of a
broken heart. Mercury
then takes to the skies
to seek out Perseus, who
is preparing to kill
Medusa, the hideous
gorgon who has snakes for
hair and a gaze that
turns those who catch her
glance into stone.
Mercury advises Perseus
on how to slay Medusa and
lends Perseus his sword
to do the deed. We hear
Perseus victorious in the
beheading of Medusa,
after which Mercury takes
to the skies once more to
fly home to Olympus.
Jazz Piano SKU: SP.TS236 Composed by Michael Tarro. Instructional; Jazz M...(+)
Jazz Piano
SKU:
SP.TS236
Composed by
Michael Tarro.
Instructional; Jazz
Method. Book and CD.
Santorella Publications
#TS236. Published by
Santorella Publications
(SP.TS236).
ISBN
9781585609871. UPC:
649571002367.
Creat
ive Jazz Piano Arranging
for Real Fake Book Tunes
is a method and songbook
written by Michael Tarro.
This new title for Jazz
Piano is a culmination of
more than thirty years of
experience in teaching
piano. It contains
musical concepts and
explains many techniques
for any jazz pianist to
develop their own
interpretive style. This
instructional collection
teaches how to create
variations of simple
melodies of many
well-known standards as
written in every
Fake-Book which includes:
A phenomenal collection
of the most popular jazz
standards ever written.
Complete original jazz
piano arrangements
clearly notated with
precision. Improvised
solos are transcribed in
their entirety with
strict adherence to
detail offering
incredibly valuable jazz
piano techniques for
developing interpretive
skills. A recording of
every arrangement
performed by the author,
Michael Tarro with A
bonus track of Tarro's
award winning Big Band
single, Traveling Theme.
Creative Jazz Piano
Arranging provides a
logical approach towards
creating arrangements of
simple well-known
melodies. This powerful
tool in developing
performance excellence is
one of the first steps
toward becoming an
incredible jazz pianist.
Gentle Rain by Louis
Bonfa, Don t Blame Me by
Jimmy McHugh, Sharp Nine
Blues and Traveling Theme
by Mike Tarro, My Romance
and Hello Young Lovers by
Rodgers and Hammerstein,
When Sunny Gets Blue by
Marvin Fischer, Days Of
Wine and Roses by Mancini
and Johnny Mercer,
Nearness Of You and
Georgia On My Mind by
Hoagy Carmichael, Sweet
Georgia Brown written by
Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
and Kenneth Casey, When I
Fall In Love by Victor
Young, and Don't Get
Around Much Anymore and I
Got It Bad and That Ain't
Good by Sir Duke
Ellington.
(The Easiest Ukulele Method Ever!). By Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger. For Ukul...(+)
(The Easiest Ukulele
Method Ever!). By Ron
Manus and L. C.
Harnsberger. For Ukulele.
Book; CD; DVD;
Method/Instruction;
Ukulele Method or
Supplement. Alfred's Kids
Course. Children.
Beginner. 120 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
By Ron Manus, Link Harnsberger, and Nathaniel Gunod. For Guitar. Book; CD; Guita...(+)
By Ron Manus, Link
Harnsberger, and
Nathaniel Gunod. For
Guitar. Book; CD; Guitar
Method or Supplement;
Method/Instruction.
Children. 96 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
(The Easiest Ukulele Method Ever!). By Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger. For Ukul...(+)
(The Easiest Ukulele
Method Ever!). By Ron
Manus and L. C.
Harnsberger. For Ukulele.
Book; CD;
Method/Instruction;
Ukulele Method or
Supplement. Alfred's Kids
Course. Children.
Beginner. 120 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Ligne De Mélodie, Paroles et Accords [Fake Book] - Facile Hal Leonard
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook (spiral bound). With vocal melody, ...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook (spiral bound).
With vocal melody,
lyrics, piano
accompaniment, chord
names and leadsheet
notation. Hymn. Series:
Hal Leonard Fake Books.
494 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
High
Wire Act for
Orchestra. Composed
by Michael Boyman. Study
Score. With Standard
notation. Duration 8
minutes. Merion Music
#446-41340. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.446413400).
UPC:
680160667406. 9 x 12
inches.
Tightrope
Walker is my first piece
for full orchestra. Given
the large forces
available to me, I wanted
to write something
exciting, colorful and
visceral. I remembered
back to when I was a kid
going to see the Cirque
du Soleil. That trip made
a big impression on me,
especially the high wire
performers. These were
artists performing
super-human feats high in
the air, where even the
slightest mistake
guaranteed a fatal
ending. This idea of
danger, of risking one's
life to entertain an
audience has stayed with
me, and Tightrope Walker
is my attempt at
recreating that special
childhood experience. The
opening of the piece
hints at what's to come -
a steady, walking pulse
interrupted by missteps
in the woodwinds. These
missteps increase until
the entire orchestra
comes crashing down - not
a good sign for our
Tightrope Walker. The
tempo slows and the
atmosphere becomes tense.
The primary themes of the
piece are presented in
fragments, most notably
the Tightrope Walker's
theme in the horns. The
orchestra gradually
recovers from the
previous fall, becoming
more lively and coherent
until the original,
faster tempo is restored.
We are now at the circus,
excited and expectant,
and the fragmentary
themes heard previously
are now presented in
their full forms. The
anticipation builds until
we hear a solo drum roll
- the main act is about
to begin. The second half
of the piece depicts the
Tightrope Walker
performing for his
audience. But from the
outset, as in the
beginning of the piece,
we hear there are
problems. The pressure
mounts, the audience
clamoring for more, until
Tightrope Walker comes to
a decisive and
potentially fatal
end. Tightrope
Walker is my first
piece for full
orchestra. Given the
large forces available to
me, I wanted to write
something exciting,
colorful and
visceral. I
remembered back to when I
was a kid going to see
the Cirque du Soleil.Â
That trip made a big
impression on me,
especially the high wire
performers. These
were artists performing
super-human feats high in
the air, where even the
slightest mistake
guaranteed a fatal
ending. This idea of
danger, of risking
one’s life to
entertain an audience has
stayed with me,
and Tightrope
Walker is my attempt
at recreating that
special childhood
experience.The opening of
the piece hints at what's
to come - a steady,
walking pulse interrupted
by missteps in the
woodwinds. These
missteps increase until
the entire orchestra
comes crashing down - not
a good sign for our
Tightrope Walker. The
tempo slows and the
atmosphere becomes
tense. The primary
themes of the piece are
presented in fragments,
most notably the
Tightrope Walker's theme
in the horns. The
orchestra gradually
recovers from the
previous fall, becoming
more lively and coherent
until the original,
faster tempo is
restored.We are now at
the circus, excited and
expectant, and the
fragmentary themes heard
previously are now
presented in their full
forms. Â The
anticipation builds until
we hear a solo drum roll
- the main act is about
to begin. The second
half of the piece depicts
the Tightrope Walker
performing for his
audience. But from
the outset, as in the
beginning of the piece,
we hear there are
problems. The
pressure mounts, the
audience clamoring for
more, until Tightrope
Walker comes to a
decisive and potentially
fatal end.
High
Wire Act for
Orchestra. Composed
by Michael Boyman. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Duration 8
minutes. Merion Music
#446-41340L. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.44641340L).
UPC:
680160667413. 11 x 17
inches.
Tightrope
Walker is my first piece
for full orchestra. Given
the large forces
available to me, I wanted
to write something
exciting, colorful and
visceral. I remembered
back to when I was a kid
going to see the Cirque
du Soleil. That trip made
a big impression on me,
especially the high wire
performers. These were
artists performing
super-human feats high in
the air, where even the
slightest mistake
guaranteed a fatal
ending. This idea of
danger, of risking one's
life to entertain an
audience has stayed with
me, and Tightrope Walker
is my attempt at
recreating that special
childhood experience. The
opening of the piece
hints at what's to come -
a steady, walking pulse
interrupted by missteps
in the woodwinds. These
missteps increase until
the entire orchestra
comes crashing down - not
a good sign for our
Tightrope Walker. The
tempo slows and the
atmosphere becomes tense.
The primary themes of the
piece are presented in
fragments, most notably
the Tightrope Walker's
theme in the horns. The
orchestra gradually
recovers from the
previous fall, becoming
more lively and coherent
until the original,
faster tempo is restored.
We are now at the circus,
excited and expectant,
and the fragmentary
themes heard previously
are now presented in
their full forms. The
anticipation builds until
we hear a solo drum roll
- the main act is about
to begin. The second half
of the piece depicts the
Tightrope Walker
performing for his
audience. But from the
outset, as in the
beginning of the piece,
we hear there are
problems. The pressure
mounts, the audience
clamoring for more, until
Tightrope Walker comes to
a decisive and
potentially fatal
end. Tightrope
Walker is my first
piece for full
orchestra. Given the
large forces available to
me, I wanted to write
something exciting,
colorful and
visceral. I
remembered back to when I
was a kid going to see
the Cirque du Soleil.Â
That trip made a big
impression on me,
especially the high wire
performers. These
were artists performing
super-human feats high in
the air, where even the
slightest mistake
guaranteed a fatal
ending. This idea of
danger, of risking
one’s life to
entertain an audience has
stayed with me,
and Tightrope
Walker is my attempt
at recreating that
special childhood
experience.The opening of
the piece hints at what's
to come - a steady,
walking pulse interrupted
by missteps in the
woodwinds. These
missteps increase until
the entire orchestra
comes crashing down - not
a good sign for our
Tightrope Walker. The
tempo slows and the
atmosphere becomes
tense. The primary
themes of the piece are
presented in fragments,
most notably the
Tightrope Walker's theme
in the horns. The
orchestra gradually
recovers from the
previous fall, becoming
more lively and coherent
until the original,
faster tempo is
restored.We are now at
the circus, excited and
expectant, and the
fragmentary themes heard
previously are now
presented in their full
forms. Â The
anticipation builds until
we hear a solo drum roll
- the main act is about
to begin. The second
half of the piece depicts
the Tightrope Walker
performing for his
audience. But from
the outset, as in the
beginning of the piece,
we hear there are
problems. The
pressure mounts, the
audience clamoring for
more, until Tightrope
Walker comes to a
decisive and potentially
fatal end.