Drumset Exercises for Developing Body/Mind Awareness. Percussion, Methods. In...(+)
Drumset Exercises for
Developing Body/Mind
Awareness. Percussion,
Methods. Inner Drumming.
Softcover Book and DVD.
Sher
Music Company
#9781883217891.
Published by Sher Music
Company
Around The Horn Cor [Partition] - Intermédiaire/avancé Jamey Aebersold Jazz
By Walt Weiskopf. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz. (ATH) Outlines a simple...(+)
By Walt Weiskopf.
Published by Jamey
Aebersold Jazz. (ATH)
Outlines a simple, yet
thorough method for
musicians to familiarize
themselves with the sound
and possibilities of all
the modes, includ-ing the
neglected modes of the
melodic and harmonic
minor scales, and
presents an efficient
practice routine designed
to make the uncommon
modes as effortless and
natural as the common
modes. Exercises and
etudes will increase your
harmonic awareness and
enable you to apply this
in practical real-world
situations.
Drumset Exercises for Developing Body/Mind Awareness. Composed by George ...(+)
Drumset Exercises for
Developing Body/Mind
Awareness. Composed
by George Marsh. Method
book (spiral-bound) and
DVD. 174 pages. Published
by Sher Music Company
(SR.ID).
Organ SKU: GI.G-6576 For use by those 5’ to 5’8 tall...(+)
Organ
SKU:
GI.G-6576
For use
by those 5’ to
5’8 tall.
Instructional. Swiss
exercise ball - 55 cm.
GIA Publications #6576.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-6576).
“There is
no doubt in my mind about
the pedagogical potency
of the use of the Swiss
Ball for conducting
study. This simple device
transfers responsibility
for teaching from
heretoforeused verbal
explanations to a new
world of instruction that
uses body awareness as
the primary
vehicle.†—
James Jordan, Learn
Conducting Technique with
the Swiss Exercise Ball
 Traditional
conducting methods rely
on how conductors
look––not
how they feel. James
Jordan’s
groundbreaking Learn
Conducting Technique with
the Swiss Exercise Ball
takes the study of
conducting beyond the
mechanics to a higher
plane. Using the Swiss
Exercise Ball, everyone
from the most experienced
conductor to the beginner
can tie into a state of
awarenessthat opens the
door to increased musical
expression and
kinesthetic awareness.
With the aid of a Swiss
Exercise Ball and the
Body Mapping techniques
described in this book,
conductors can reach a
new level of artistic
expression and mastery.
The Swiss Exercise Ball
is available in four
sizes from GIA
Publications, and each
comes with a pump. Choose
the ball size based on
the height of the
conductor: • 45 cm
ball, under 5’
tall (G-6575) • 55
cm ball, 5’ to
5’8†tall
(G-6576) • 65 cm
ball, 5’9â€
to 6’3†tall
(G-6577) • 75 cm
ball, 6’3â€
and taller (G-6578).
SKU: GI.G-6578 For use by those 6’3 and taller. Music Educa...(+)
SKU: GI.G-6578
For use by those
6’3 and
taller. Music
Education. Swiss exercise
ball - 75 cm. GIA
Publications #6578.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-6578).
“There is
no doubt in my mind about
the pedagogical potency
of the use of the Swiss
Ball for conducting
study. This simple device
transfers responsibility
for teaching from
heretoforeused verbal
explanations to a new
world of instruction that
uses body awareness as
the primary
vehicle.†—
James Jordan, Learn
Conducting Technique with
the Swiss Exercise Ball
 Traditional
conducting methods rely
on how conductors
look––not
how they feel. James
Jordan’s
groundbreaking Learn
Conducting Technique with
the Swiss Exercise Ball
takes the study of
conducting beyond the
mechanics to a higher
plane. Using the Swiss
Exercise Ball, everyone
from the most experienced
conductor to the beginner
can tie into a state of
awarenessthat opens the
door to increased musical
expression and
kinesthetic awareness.
With the aid of a Swiss
Exercise Ball and the
Body Mapping techniques
described in this book,
conductors can reach a
new level of artistic
expression and mastery.
The Swiss Exercise Ball
is available in four
sizes from GIA
Publications, and each
comes with a pump. Choose
the ball size based on
the height of the
conductor: • 45 cm
ball, under 5’
tall (G-6575) • 55
cm ball, 5’ to
5’8†tall
(G-6576) • 65 cm
ball, 5’9â€
to 6’3†tall
(G-6577) • 75 cm
ball, 6’3â€
and taller (G-6578).
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Full score. Duration
3:15. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41902S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.31241902S).
UPC:
680160690589.
English.
Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?
Piano - Early Intermediate SKU: FJ.FJH2347 Composed by Robert Schultz. Ma...(+)
Piano - Early
Intermediate
SKU:
FJ.FJH2347
Composed
by Robert Schultz.
Masterworks; Piano
Collection; Piano
Supplemental. Robert
Schultz Piano Library.
Original Music for Piano.
Book. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-FJH2347.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.FJH2347).
ISBN
9781619283022. UPC:
241444434796.
English.
This set
of character pieces
encourages student
pianists to expand their
vision and awareness of
dynamic shading,
contrasting
articulations, touch and
expression. Each of the
six solos has been
carefully crafted to fit
the technical ability of
the advancing elementary
pianist. Each title can
be performed as an
individual work, or in
any combination to create
a set, or as a complete
suite. This set of
character pieces
encourages student
pianists to expand their
vision and awareness of
dynamic shading,
contrasting
articulations, touch and
expression. Each of the
six solos has been
carefully crafted to fit
the technical ability of
the advancing elementary
pianist. Each title can
be performed as an
individual work, or in
any combination to create
a set, or as a complete
suite.
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Flute. Boosey and Hawkes
Chamber Music. Softcover
with CD. 26 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060128806.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Oboe. Boosey and Hawkes
Chamber Music. Softcover
with CD. Boosey and
Hawkes #M060128837.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Trumpet. Boosey and
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Softcover with CD. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060128882.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Trumpet. Boosey and
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Softcover with CD. 22
pages. Boosey and Hawkes
#M060128875. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes
(With CD of Performances). Composed by Various. Edited by Iain Farrington. For P...(+)
(With CD of
Performances). Composed
by Various. Edited by
Iain Farrington. For
Piano. BH Piano.
Softcover with CD. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060127694.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(Improving Reading and Sight-Reading Skills in the String Classroom or Studio) E...(+)
(Improving Reading and
Sight-Reading Skills in
the String Classroom or
Studio) Edited by Andrew
H. Dabczynski, Bob
Phillips, Richard Meyer.
Instructional book for
string bass. String
Orchestra
Method/Supplement.
Series: Sight-Read It for
Strings. 32 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
With CD of Performances and Accompaniments. Composed by Various. Edited b...(+)
With CD of
Performances and
Accompaniments.
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way.
Boosey and Hawkes Chamber
Music. Classical.
Softcover with CD. 64
pages. Boosey and Hawkes
#M060128790. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes
(HL.48023378).
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Oboe. Boosey and Hawkes
Chamber Music. Softcover
with CD. 84 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060128851.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Alto Saxophone. Boosey
and Hawkes Chamber Music.
Softcover with CD. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060128752.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
SKU: GI.G-9987 Anatomy, Technique, and Wellness Principles. Compos...(+)
SKU: GI.G-9987
Anatomy, Technique,
and Wellness
Principles. Composed
by Lisa Marsh. Body
Mapping. Music Education.
168 pages. GIA
Publications #9987.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9987).
ISBN
9781622773985.
Coor
dinate Movement for
Pianists explores the
art and science of
playing piano from a
fundamental yet often
overlooked perspective:
sound is the result of
movement. What movements,
then, produce the most
desirable sounds at the
piano? Drawing from
experience in the fields
of piano instruction,
medicine, and Body
Mapping, author Lisa
Marsh presents a detailed
discussion—complet
e with anatomical
drawings and music
examples—about the
types of movement that
contribute to a healthy,
fluid, and versatile
piano technique. This
resource is divided into
three parts. In the
first, Marsh establishes
several foundational
concepts, including the
relationship between
sound and movement,
sensory awareness, and
the practice of inclusive
awareness. This section
also introduces the key
anatomical structures
involved in playing
piano. Part II focuses on
the development of a
piano technique based on
relaxed, efficient, and
anatomically accurate
movements. Technical
skills addressed include:
tremolos, trills, leaps,
scales, navigating black
and white keys, octaves,
chords, voicing,
articulation, pedaling,
fingerings, repeated
notes, and tone
production, among others.
The dozens of music
examples included in Part
II, excerpted from the
standard piano
literature, offer an
opportunity for pianists
to practice healthy
movements in context.
This section also
includes several chapters
that offer practical tips
for practicing, learning,
and memorizing music.
Part III rounds out this
resource with a
thoughtful discussion
about musicians’
physical, mental, and
emotional wellness.
Topics covered include
finding community and
employment, combating
performance anxiety,
preventing injury, and
rehabilitating after
injury. Coordinate
Movement for
Pianists is a
brilliant reminder that
healthy movement is the
basis for a fulfilling
and lifelong enjoyment of
piano. Regardless of
experience or level,
students and teachers
alike are certain to gain
new inspiration and reap
the benefits from
applying these ideas to
their own craft. Lisa
Marsh is Director of
the Coordinate Movement
Program at Portland State
University, where she
specializes in wellness
for musicians. Her work
as an educator,
performer, and composer
is informed by years of
experience in the fields
of medicine, piano study,
Body Mapping, and
Alexander Technique.
(With CD of Performances and Accompaniments). Composed by Various. Edited by Jan...(+)
(With CD of Performances
and Accompaniments).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Janet Way. For
Alto Saxophone. Boosey
and Hawkes Chamber Music.
Softcover with CD. Boosey
and Hawkes #M060128745.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
With CDs of Performances and Accompaniments. Edited by Catherine Elliott. Bo...(+)
With CDs of Performances
and
Accompaniments. Edited by
Catherine Elliott. Boosey
&
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover with
CD.
60 pages. Boosey &
Hawkes
#M060132261. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
High Flight Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312419020 From Terra Nostra. C...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312419020
From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration 3:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41902. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419020).
ISBN
9781491131862. UPC:
680160680474. 6.875 x
10.5 inches.
English.
Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?