Description Martha Masters: Reaching The Next Level - A Method For The Experienced Classical Guitarist Any serious student of classical guitar will appreciate this book which covers topics often heard in a lesson, but seldom covered in a book, with appropriate repertoire provided.

John Thompson?s Easiest Piano Course . First published in 1954, John Thompson?s Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling Piano methods in the world. John Thompson?s timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. Featuring themes from popular children?s movies, this book includes 15 repertoire pieces to complement the Easiest Piano Course, helping to reinforce basic technique, develop musicality and increase the enjoyment of learning. Includes music from Despicable Me 3, Jurassic Park, Toy Story 4, Home Alone, Jumanji: The Next Level, and Frozen 2./ Recueil / Piano

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Level 2B is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities an ancient Chinese folk song a gypsy dance by firelight a humorous ???blues??? or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures is a piano method based on discovery creativity and adventure through music making.The Performance Book provides a collection of effective pieces in a variety of styles and are to be used in conjunction with the Lesson and Theory books in the Piano Adventures series. However teachers will find that the creative appealing pieces in this book make an ideal supplement with many other methods as well.A superb collection of pieces to enrich your studentâ??s repertoire and to help them to progress and advance to the next level.

Ready to take your cello playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insight that cellists of all levels can benefit from, spanning classical to rock music, and everything in between. The text, photos, music, diagrams, and accompanying demo audio tracks provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: bowing techniques, non-classical playing, electric cellos, accessories, gig tips, practicing, recording and much more! / Violoncelle

Picking up where the Accelerate Your Drumming DVD leaves off this DVD will help take your playing to the next level.Professor Larry Finn shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to lay down a strong groove in any style of music.It offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels.

An exciting collection of music for the Hammered Dulcimer as heard on Maggie Sansone's acclaimed recording A Celtic Fair. America's premier Hammered Dulcimer recording artist and player Sansone has created a perfect collection for all levels of playing including both a beginning 'melody-only' version and challenging intermediate versions with variations ornaments flams and bass runs. Two earlymusic pieces included present the melody and a version for duet and quartet with bass line. The music is drawn from jigs reels and airs from Ireland Scotland and Brittany France and Renaissance dance manuscripts. The sheetmusic is presented as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include a variety of advanced techniques (ornamentation flams rolls use of bass lines use of unusual modes and scales and interesting chord substitution)to add spice to the arrangements and challenge the player to reach towards the next level of advanced performance. Audio available online.

This staple of all-state auditions is available for the first time for Baritone T.C. These excellent studies are the next step for students who have completed the advanced level method for their instrument. The full-page etudes in this series, key-centered and supported by scale and arpeggio exercises, take the student to that next level of performance wherein their accumulated skills allow them to play full-length performance pieces with a high level of musicianship and competence. As such, many states include these pieces in their all-state audition lists. / Baryton T.C.

The next step for students who have completed the advanced level method for their instrument. The full-page etudes in this series key-centered and supported by scale and arpeggio exercises take the student to that next level ofperformance wherein their accumulated skills allow them to play full-length performance pieces with a high level of musicianship and competence. As such many states include these pieces in their all-state audition lists.

Complete Course for All Singers-The most complete and comprehensive singing course available today! Designed and written by John McCarthy this complete course takes you from the first time you sing a note and guides you to advanced singing techniques. The voice is a very intimate sensitive and irreplaceable instrument and in this course book you will learn everything you need to develop expand and take care of your voice. Start with stretches breathing exercises and learn proper singing posture which lays a solid foundation for you to build your vocal excellence upon. Sing a wide variety of vocal exercises to expand your range increase your vocal tone and help develop pitch accuracy. Learn intervalsinging vocal registers and ear training that are incredibly important to help you take your singing to the next level! Also included are song and lyric writing arpeggio vocal exercises music theory for singers and many tips to get you singing and on stage!Download audio backing tracks and demonstrations that correspond with each vocal exercise in this book to practice along with anywhere you go. Hear each lesson and sing along to expand your range and develop accurate pitch. Use these audio tracks as your daily practice routine to help you take your singing to the next level!As an added bonus once you register this book at RockHouseMethod.com you will be able to access FREE video lessons focusing on techniques to help you sing at the highest level. You get free lifetime membership to the Rock House Method Support System use the member number found inside the book to register at RockHouseMethod.com. Use the fully interactive website to enhance your learning experience link with instructors and connect with a community of people around the world learning music using the Rock House Method.

The next step for students who have completed the advanced level method for their instrument. The full-page etudes in this series key-centered and supported by scale and arpeggio exercises take the student to that next level ofperformance wherein their accumulated skills allow them to play full-length performance pieces with a high level of musicianship and competence. As such many states include these pieces in their all-state audition lists.

Take your technique and creativity to the next level. Lessons by Levi Clay. In this exciting new course Levi Clay abandons the technical exercises and shows you how you can do exciting and fresh things with the techniques you already know. If you've already practiced your alternate picking legato sweeping and tapping but don't know how to do anything really interesting or inspiring with it Clay will show you how you can take simple ideas and expand on them to create something cool. Finally you'll learn 3 advanced solos that combine numerous techniques and concepts which result in well rounded solos blending melody technique and attitude to take your chops to the next level!

Metal Edge: Extreme Guitar Series-Learn killer metal soloing techniques with Andy James. Take your shredding to the next level! This superb DVD will take your metal soloing to the next level while increasing your musical knowledge with an arsenal of licks andtechniques including string skipping sweep picking tapping techniques alternate picking metal rhythm techniques and much more. Also includes three jam tracks. Andy James is a well respected guitarist and teacher whoseinfluences include Greg Howe Paul Gilbert Tony Macalpine and Zakk Wylde.

100 ideas to raise the bar-The two lead choir mentors from BBC's The Naked Choir. which airs autumn 2015 provide a practical dip-in book of tips and techniques to get choirs to excel. Perfect for all Choral leaders enthusiasts and singers Dominic Peckham and Mark De-Lisser explain how to raise your game and take your choir to the next level with advice on technical excellence creating a good working environment and managing people. With over 25 000 choirs in the UK and the numbers growing Mark De-Lisser (Vocal coach on BBC's 'The Voice' and mentor on 'The Naked Choir') and Dominic Peckham (leading choral director & ambassador and mentor on 'The NakedChoir') provide 100 ideas on how to take choirs to the next level. Sharing their wealth of knowledge and experience De-Lisser and Peckham's advice will get great groups started keep choirs moving forward and encourage the best from individual singers keeping it fun along the way. With advice on how to start a choir from scratch develop your own musicianship rehearse effectively and excel in performance this pocket-sized guide is an essential resource and its practical guidance will get all choirs on the right track!