A Study in Contemporary Music for the Drums-The genre fusion as the name implies is a blend of many styles and influences. This book and CD utilize four tunes as a basis to show how this fusion-blending process can occur and expose you to major trends that exist. You aregiven unique step-by-step approaches to developing ?fused? feels that are not just superficial pasting-together of styles but truly new grooves of your making. In addition there are many agility exercises to help youreach a high level of musicianship. Each of the style-evolutions and exercises is fully notated in the book and performed on the CD. These lessons culminate in a tune that incorporates what you have learned. The CD contains ademonstration performance of the tune followed by a version of the tune without the drums for you to play-along. The book provides a drum chart and lead sheet.

This is a collection of musically challenging yet practical solos for the mature beginner through intermediate levels. Left pages contain no rolls right pages utilize rolls – allowing students to experience dynamicallyexpressive playing beforerolls are fully developed. Solo features include: numerous dynamic changes • a variety of meters including mixed meters • short rolls (used to assist the developing drummer) • each solo isa complete musical work • a variety offormal structures to help develop an awareness of compositional styles • suitable for contest recital or supplementary lesson material.

Alexander Borodin/Anatoly Lyadov-This collection contains arrangements by one of the leading guitarists of the new generation Rovshan Mamedkuliev. Rovshan invites Guitar lovers to explore Russian music of the 19th century. Alexander Borodin(1833 - 1887) member of the famous Mighty Handful wrote his Petite Suite for the Piano. The four pieces presented in this collection barely utilize any of the Piano's idiomatic techniques. Though unfamiliar to the Guitar untilthe present day the selected miniatures are wonderfully suited to its technical and timbral capabilities especially Serenade. Thanks to the clearly defined genre of Nocturne the vivid imagery of Reverie and the folk colour andbell-like melodiousness of In the Cloister the four pieces rich in quality and substance will be a valuable contribution to the Guitar repertoire.Anatoly Lyadov (1855 - 1914) used to joke that he could not standmore than five continuous minutes of music. The genius of musical miniature created his compositions to be laconic and refined in form simple yet elegant. Lyadov's contemporaries called his pieces 'tiny pearls of finestfinishing' and compared the composer himself to a jeweler. His three preludes from op.36 op.39 and op.40 will become a fulfilling experience for the guitarist as the music explores the rich palette of the 'mysterious Russiansoul' ranging from stormy aspirations to dreamlike elegiac moods - expressed by the composer in but a few sounds.

Born in the Italian city of Naples Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) was one of the few Baroque composers to transition into the Classical period. Scarlatti composed operas cantatas symphonias andliturgical pieces but his 555 keyboard sonatas are most well-known; a vast collection of single movements in binary form. Lily Afshar's arrangement of Sonata K. 11 (a favorite of Segovia) utilizes staccato articulationreminiscent of the harpsichord and othertechniques including cross-string trills and minimal slurs. The pair of sonatas work well together written in E minor and E major.Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) wasthe most accomplished Lutenist of the Baroque period and the most prolific composer of Lute music writing over one thousand pieces for the instrument. The four pieces arranged in this book show the beautiful polyphony andfantastical writing of Weiss. Afshar utilizes campanella (cross-string) fingerings throughout to emphasize the musical line and produce a fuller sound on the instrument.

Arranged For Classical Guitar-This anthology contains nineteen of the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan classics arranged in easily sight-readable versions for beginning to intermediate classical guitarists. All the favorites are here ranging fromsentimental ballads such as Little Buttercup Willow Tit-Willow and There Grew a Little Flower to more up-tempo 'patter' type pieces such as Oh! A Private Buffoon Kind Sir You Cannot Have theHeart and A Policeman's Lot. The aim has been to provide both a useful teaching resource and a light-hearted alternative to the more 'serious' music of the Classical Guitar repertoire. All the pieces lendthemselves extremely well to the common idiomatic textures of the Classical Guitar. A variety of melody and accompaniment styles are employed including block chords arpeggio patterns and passages of double-stopped thirdsand sixths. A number of the pieces are in easy first position format while others explore the common higher positions. The standard Guitar keys are utilized (C G D A E) but there are occasional more challengingtemporary modulations to 'difficult' keys such as E flat major. There are also instances of drop-D tuning which is often required in Classical Guitar playing.

Nine Concert Solos For Plectrum Gtr-Here are nine solos for plectrum guitar written with the tradition of the Celtic ballad and Scottish Aire. Many of the solos call for a 7 string guitar but can certainly be played on a 6 string. I have shown alternate notesfor the low 7 string pedal tones in the tablature. The solos give the guitarist an opportunity to play concert settings with a maximum of expression. I have recorded all of the solos and they are available as a free internet download. This book is a sequel to my solo collection entitled 'Guitar Meditations' (MB22029). I have authored both solo collections to address the need for serious compositions for the plectrum guitaristwanting to play in concert or recital. The music in each collection draws from a wide variety of influences and utilizes many contemporary harmonic concepts. I hope you enjoy performing and listening to these solos.

This collection of pieces gleaned from the unaccompanied works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) will broaden the horizons of the amateur student and professional musicians alike. It is intended that these transcriptions serveas a teaching aid; helping in study of form phrasing style and other aspects of making music. In addition they may also be utilized for the purpose of performance. It should be noted that some register adjustments have beeninstituted to better suit the range limitations of the clarinet. I have tried my best to be as faithful as possible to Bach's original compositions striving for consistency and continuity of line. All editorial markings (trills dynamics articulations etc.) are solely the editors and are of course open to interpretation. The first set of pieces (Partita BWV 1013) is heavily edited to show that keeping within the standard performance practice of theBaroque style experimentation is expected and encouraged.

Recorded by Swing Out Sister. ?You on My Mind? was the first single from Kaleidoscope World, the second album by the successful British pop group Swing Out Sister. The catchy song features a refined mix of interesting musical components which Peter Kleine Schaars has utilized expertly in a fantastic sounding arrangement. This exhilarating tune is sure to give both the musicians and the audience a positive vibe!

Recorded by Swing Out Sister. ?You on My Mind? was the first single from Kaleidoscope World, the second album by the successful British pop group Swing Out Sister. The catchy song features a refined mix of interesting musical components which Peter Kleine Schaars has utilized expertly in a fantastic sounding arrangement. This exhilarating tune is sure to give both the musicians and the audience a positive vibe!

Because Drive My Car The Word What You're Doing Hey Jude Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Created by famed Beatles producer George Martin along with his son Giles for the ambitious Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas show spectacular the album ?Love? utilizes original Beatles recordings recast in new and imaginative settings and mixes. Effectively adapted for the concert stage by Jay Bocook this terrific medley features: Because Drive My Car The Word What You're Doing Hey Jude and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Dur: 7:45.