Written by established educator David Harrison, The Complete Ukulele Player is the most in-depth and comprehensive introduction to playing this fantastic instrument. Taking you from being an absolute beginner to playing scales, harmony and your first tunes, this is the essential volume for anyone interested in learning the Ukulele.If you have no prior experience with musical instruments, or you do, but not on the Ukulele, then The Complete Ukulele Player is the ideal book for you. With comprehensive advice, clear diagrams, numerous photographs and invaluable tips, this book will take you from not even knowing how to hold the Ukulele to feeling right at home. The Complete Ukulele Player begins your journey with an introduction, a short history of the instrument and how to choose one. When you've got your first Ukulele, you'll find out the anatomy of the instrument, which accessories you might need, how to hold it and how to tune it. After you've mastered the practicalities, it'll be time to make music! This tuition book begins by using easy 3-chord songs like Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind, Love Me Do by The Beatles, before moving on to songs with diminished chords like Patsy Cline's Crazy, transposition with Jambalaya and more advanced strumming techniques with Norwegian Wood. The benefit of using popular songs in this way is to enhance musicality at the same time as teaching theoretical concepts. It's easy to pick up a Ukulele and strum a few chords, but with The Complete Ukulele Player chords and harmony are explored in much more depth and detail than in other books. Different chord voicings and techniques are explained and made clear in relation to songs, making learning easier and more enjoyable. Van Morrison's Brown-Eyed Girl is used as an introduction to tablature, and by the end of the book you'll have mastered notes, scales, basic fingerpicking, palm muting, different strumming patterns and more advanced chords.A final truly unique addition to The Complete Ukulele Player is the accompanying download card, giving you access to over a hundred studio-quality demonstration and backing tracks, helping you learn by listening and ear-training. The three hours of audio comprises basically everything that you would need to hear from the book itself, in easy to use tracks that you can download to your computer.So if you're new to the Ukulele and you are looking for a place to start, look no further than The Complete Ukulele Player. Featuring all the essential theoretical knowledge you will need, along with famous and popular tunes to play, this is the ideal beginning tuition book that will put the inimitable Ukulele at your fingertips. If you are looking for even more tunes to play with your newly-learned skills, check out The Complete Ukulele Player Songbook 1 and Songbook 2. These songbooks each contain 16 favourite tunes in the same format as this tuition book, making them the perfect companion for budding Uke players. / Ukulélé

Par OCHS BILL. The age-old sounds of Ireland, England, Scotland and early America come to life with this remarkable book and online audio. This tin whistle book is compatible with all tin whistles, pennywhistles and flageolets in the key of D. Renowned author/musician Bill Ochs has gone to great lengths to create a package that truly has something for everyone. The lessons are so clear and easy to follow that a complete beginner can learn to play a simple tune at first sitting. Intermediate and advanced players will enjoy exploring this book's exciting collection of traditional music. There are 83 pieces in all - gigs, reels, hornpipes, fife tunes, slow airs, Highland flings, morris dances andlots more. Each piece is played on the online audio by renowned New York tin whistle teacher, Bill Ochs. An advanced ornamentation tutorial is also included with key of D. Includes access to online audio. For Beginning Players: An Easy-To-Use Learning Method - No previous knowledge of music is required. Using tablature based on the first seven letters of the alphabet, the complete beginner can learn to play a simple tune in a matter of minutes. Then through a specially selected series of folk tunes, beginners are carefully guided through all the basics of playing, one step at a time. For Intermediate Players: A Great Collection of Traditional Music - Those who already know the basics are sure to enjoy exploring the book's outstanding selection of traditional tunes — rollicking pieces such as The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre, The Oyster Wives' Rant, Rufty Tufty, Hot Punch, For the Sakes of Old Decency and many, many more. The tunes have been specially chosen to demonstrate the wide range of the tin whistle's musical possibilities. For Advanced Players: A Clear and Concise Guide to Ornamentation - For players who want to dress up their music, here's a chance to learn the secrets of all those cuts, rolls, crans and strikes that give tin whistle playing its distinctive flavor. These techniques are thoroughly explained and demystified. A series of advanced lessons contains step-by-step breakdowns of each ornament, as well as tunes in which to practice the techniques. The age-old sounds of Ireland, England, Scotland and early America come to life with this remarkable book and online audio. This tin whistle book is compatible with all tin whistles, pennywhistles and flageolets in the key of D. Renowned author/musician Bill Ochs has gone to great lengths to create a package that truly has something for everyone. The lessons are so clear and easy to follow that a complete beginner can learn to play a simple tune at first sitting. Intermediate and advanced players will enjoy exploring this book's exciting collection of traditional music. There are 83 pieces in all - gigs, reels, hornpipes, fife tunes, slow airs, Highland flings, morris dances and lots more. Each piece is played on the online audio by renowned New York tin whistle teacher, Bill Ochs. An advanced ornamentation tutorial is also included with key of D. Includes access to online audio. For Beginning Players: An Easy-To-Use Learning Method - No previous knowledge of music is required. Using tablature based on the first seven letters of the alphabet, the complete beginner can learn to play a simple tune in a matter of minutes. Then through a specially selected series of folk tunes, beginners are carefully guided through all the basics of playing, one step at a time. For Intermediate Players: A Great Collection of Traditional Music - Those who already know the basics are sure to enjoy exploring the book's outstanding selection of traditional tunes - rollicking pieces such as The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre, The Oyster Wives' Rant, Rufty Tufty, Hot Punch, For the Sakes of Old Decency and many, many more. The tunes have been specially chosen to demonstrate the wide range of the tin whistle's musical possibilities. For Advanced Players: A Clear and Concise Guide to Ornamentation - For players who want to dress up their music, here's a chance to learn the secrets of all those cuts, rolls, crans and strikes that give tin whistle playing its distinctive flavor. These techniques are thoroughly explained and demystified. A series of advanced lessons contains step-by-step breakdowns of each ornament, as well as tunes in which to practice the techniques. / Niveau : Facile / Pédagogie / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Méthode / Tin Whistle

Par . A beginning fake book for players new to faking! This great collection contains over 100 favorite gospel songs all in the key of C. Each song features lyrics and simplified chords that remain true to each original tune, withlarge, easy-to-read music notation. Includes: Amazing Grace · At Calvary · Because He Lives · Blessed Assurance · Church in the Wildwood · Do Lord · Give Me That Old Time Religion · He Touched Me · Higher Ground · His Eye Is onthe Sparrow · His Name Is Wonderful · How Great Thou Art · I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy · I Saw the Light · I'll Fly Away · In the Garden · Just a Closer Walk with Thee · Mansion over the Hilltop · More Than Wonderful · TheOld Rugged Cross · Precious Lord, Take My Hand · Precious Memories · Put Your Hand in the Hand · Rock of Ages · Shall We Gather at the River' · Sweet By and By · Turn Your Radio On · Upon This Rock · When the Roll Is Called UpYonder · Whispering Hope · Will the Circle Be Unbroken · Wings of a Dove · and dozens more! / Date parution : 2022-02-15/ Recueil / Mélodie, Paroles et Accords

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference, other than all the notorious errors being fixed: the covers and typeface look the same, the song list is nearly identical, and the price for our edition is even cheaper than the original! Every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced accurately and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest tunes of all time! This Bb mini edition includes 400 songs: Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (from the Motion Picture HERE COME THE WAVES) After You After You've Gone (from ONE MO' TIME) Ain't Misbehavin' (from AIN'T MISBEHAVIN') Ain't That A Kick In The Head Aisha All My Tomorrows All Or Nothing At All All The Way (from THE JOKER IS WILD) Allanjuneally Alone Too Long (from BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA) Along Came Betty Always And Forever Among My Souvenirs Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor) Antigua Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) Aren't You Glad You're You As Long As I Live At Long Last Love (from YOU NEVER KNOW) At Sundown Autumn In 3 Baia (Bahía) Ballad For Trane Bark For Barksdale Be Careful, It's My Heart (from HOLIDAY INN) Bein' Green Bernie's Tune Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) The Best Thing For You (from the Stage Production CALL ME MADAM) The Best Things In Life Are Free (from GOOD NEWS!) Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (from RHYTHMANIA) Beyond The Blue Horizon (from the Paramount Picture MONTE CARLO) Bijou Bitches Brew Blackberry Winter The Blessing A Blossom Fell Blue Bird Blue Champagne Blue Prelude Bolivia Born To Be Blue Bossa Antigua Brazil Breakin' Away The Breeze And I Bud Powell Buzzy By Myself (from BETWEEN THE DEVIL) Bye Bye Baby (from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES) Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard') Careful Cariba Celia Change Partners (from the RKO Radio Motion Picture CAREFREE) Cheek To Cheek (from the RKO Radio Motion Picture TOP HAT) Cheetah Cheryl Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Come Fly With Me Continuum Copenhagen A Cottage For Sale Crazy Crazy She Calls Me The Creole Love Call Cry Me A River Dark Eyes Day Dream 'Deed I Do Dig Diminushing Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voce) Don't Know Why Don't Take Your Love From Me Don't Worry 'Bout Me (from COTTON CLUB PARADE) Dream Dancing A Dreamer's Holiday Dreamy Drop Me Off In Harlem Early Morning Mood East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) East St. Louis Toodle-oo East To Wes Easy Street Eleven Four Elogie The End Of A Love Affair Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (from SEVEN LIVELY ARTS) Everything Happens To Me Ev'rything I Love Exactly Like You The Face I Love Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It) (from the Paramount Picture THE BLUE ANGEL) Feel Like Makin' Love Fields Of Gold Fine And Mellow For Every Man There's A Woman (from the Motion Picture CASBAH) Freckle Face From This Moment On (from OUT OF THIS WORLD) Full Moon And Empty Arms Funkallero Get Happy (from SUMMER STOCK) Glad To Be Unhappy (from ON YOUR TOES) The Glory Of Love (featured in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER) Gone With The Wind A Good Man Is Hard To Find Good Morning Heartache Got A Match' H and H Happy Hunting Horn (from PAL JOEY) Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah) Harlem Nocturne (featured in the Television Series MIKE HAMMER) Haunted Heart (from INSIDE U.S.A.) Heart And Soul (from the Paramount Short Subject A SONG IS BORN) Heat Wave (from the Stage Production AS THOUSANDS CHEER) Here's To My Lady High Hopes Hit That Mess Hooray For Love (from the Motion Picture CASBAH) How Are Things In Glocca Morra (from FINIAN'S RAINBOW) How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me I Concentrate On You (from BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940) I Could Have Danced All Night (from MY FAIR LADY) I Cried For You I Didn't Know What Time It Was (from TOO MANY GIRLS) I Don't Know Enough About You I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) I Don't Want To Walk Without You (from the Paramount Picture SWEATER GIRL) I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store) (from FUNNY LADY) I Got The Sun In The Morning (from the Stage Production ANNIE GET YOUR GUN) I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (from GLAD TO SEE YOU) I Hear Music (from the Paramount Picture DANCING ON A DIME) I Keep Going Back To Joe's I Left My Heart In San Francisco I Like The Likes Of You I Wanna Be Loved I Wish I Were In Love Again (from BABES IN ARMS) I Wish You Love I Wished On The Moon I Won't Dance (from ROBERTA) I'll Be Around I'll Be Seeing You (from RIGHT THIS WAY) I'll Close My Eyes I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) I'll Take Romance I'm Always Chasing Rainbows I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) I'm Hip I'm Old Fashioned (from YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER) I'm Sitting On Top Of The World (from THE JOLSON STORY) I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (from the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture ON THE AVENUE) I've Got The World On A String I've Got You Under My Skin (from BORN TO DANCE) I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (from MY FAIR LADY) I've Heard That Song Before (from the Motion Picture YOUTH ON PARADE) I've Never Been In Love Before (from GUYS AND DOLLS) If I Didn't Care Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) (from COTTON CLUB PARADE) In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas On A Night Like This) In Her Family In Love In Vain In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (from the Paramount Picture HERE COMES THE GROOM) Indian Summer Interchange Isfahan (from FAR EAST SUITE) It All Depends On You (from THE SINGING FOOL) It Never Entered My Mind (from HIGHER AND HIGHER) It Only Happens When I Dance With You (from the Motion Picture Irving Berlin's EASTER PARADE) It's A Big Wide Wonderful World (from ALL IN FUN) It's A Good Day It's A Lovely Day Today (from the Stage Production CALL ME MADAM) It's A Most Unusual Day (from A DATE WITH JUDY) It's Been A Long, Long Time It's De-Lovely (from RED, HOT AND BLUE!) It's Impossible (Somos Novios) It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House It's The Talk Of The Town It's Too Late (from BEAUTIFUL) It's You Or No One (from the Film ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS) Jamba James Java Jive Jazz 'N' Samba (Só Danço Samba) (from the film COPACABANA PALACE) Jersey Bounce The Jive Samba Just A Gigolo Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Just The Two Of Us Kickin' The Gong Around The Lady Is A Tramp (from BABES IN ARMS) The Lady's In Love With You (from the Paramount Picture SOME LIKE IT HOT) Lazy Afternoon (from THE GOLDEN APPLE) Lazybones Learnin' The Blues Let There Be Love Let's Face The Music And Dance (from the Motion Picture FOLLOW THE FLEET) Let's Get Away From It All Line For Lyons Line Games Linger Awhile Little Girl Blue (from JUMBO) Little Shoes Little White Lies Little Willie Leaps The Look Of Love (from CASINO ROYALE) Look To The Rainbow (from FINIAN'S RAINBOW) Lost In The Stars (from the Musical Production LOST IN THE STARS) L-O-V-E Love Is A Simple Thing Love Letters (Theme from the Paramount Picture LOVE LETTERS) Love Me Or Leave Me (from LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME) The Love Nest Love You Madly Lover, Come Back To Me (from THE NEW MOON) Lullaby Of The Leaves Makin' Whoopee! (from WHOOPEE!) Mambo #5 The Man That Got Away (from the Motion Picture A STAR IS BORN) Manhattan (from the Broadway Musical THE GARRICK GAIETIES) Marmaduke Mas Que Nada Masquerade (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over Maybe I Should Change My Ways (from BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY) Mayreh Mean To Me (featured in the Motion Picture LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME) The Meaning Of The Blues Midnight Sun Milestones Mimi (from the Paramount Picture LOVE ME TONIGHT) Mona Lisa (from the Paramount Picture CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A.) Moon And Sand Moonlight Becomes You (from the Paramount Picture ROAD TO MOROCCO) Moonlight In Vermont (There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Saving Time More (Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore) (from the film MONDO CANE) More I Cannot Wish You (from GUYS AND DOLLS) Mountain Greenery (from the Broadway Musical THE GARRICK GAIETIES) My Baby Just Cares For Me (from WHOOPEE!) My Blue Heaven My Heart Belongs To Daddy (from LEAVE IT TO ME) My Heart Stood Still (from A CONNECTICUT YANKEE) My Ideal (from the Paramount Picture PLAYBOY OF PARIS) My Lucky Star My Man (Mon Homme) (from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES) My Melancholy Baby My Silent Love My Sin Nancy With The Laughing Face Never Let Me Go (from the Paramount Picture THE SCARLET HOUR) Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) The Night We Called It A Day A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square No Moon At All Nobody Else But Me (from the Revival of SHOWBOAT) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Odd Couple (Theme from the Paramount Picture THE ODD COUPLE) Old Cape Cod On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (from ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER) On A Slow Boat To China On The Street Where You Live (from MY FAIR LADY) On The Sunny Side Of The Street One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (from the Motion Picture THE SKY'S THE LIMIT) Out Of This World (from the Motion Picture OUT OF THIS WORLD) The Party's Over (from BELLS ARE RINGING) Passport People (from FUNNY GIRL) Perhaps Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) Poor Butterfly Pretend A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (from the 1919 Stage Production ZIEGFELD FOLLIES) Pure Imagination (from WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) Put On A Happy Face (from BYE BYE BIRDIE) Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) The Rainbow Connection (from THE MUPPET MOVIE) Re: Person I Knew Red Top Reflections In D Revelation Ridin' High (from RED, HOT AND BLUE!) Rifftide Rockin' Chair Romance Without Finance Room 608 Rose Room Rosewood Samba De Orfeu Save The Bones For Henry Jones Say It Isn't So Say It With Music (from the 1921 Stage Production MUSIC BOX REVUE) Seems Like Old Times (from ANNIE HALL) Segment Sentimental Me (from the Broadway Musical THE GARRICK GAIETIES) Shawnuff Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy Sing, You Sinners (from the Paramount Picture HONEY) The Single Petal Of A Rose (from QUEEN'S SUITE) Sister Sadie Skylark A Sleepin' Bee (from HOUSE OF FLOWERS) Small Fry (from the Paramount Motion Picture SING, YOU SINNERS) Small World (from GYPSY) So In Love (from KISS ME, KATE) Soft Lights And Sweet Music (from the Stage Production FACE THE MUSIC) Somebody Loves You Something Wonderful (from THE KING AND I) Sometimes I'm Happy Song For Helen Song For Strayhorn The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) Song Of The Jet (Samba do Avião) (from the film COPACABANA PALACE) Soon It's Gonna Rain (from THE FANTASTICKS) S.O.S. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (from the Motion Picture CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY) Squeeze Me Stablemates Stay As Sweet As You Are Steeplechase Steppin' Out With My Baby (from the Motion Picture Irving Berlin's EASTER PARADE) Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (from COTTON CLUB PARADE OF 1933) Sweet And Lovely Swinging On A Star (from GOING MY WAY) Take Ten A Taste Of Honey Teach Me Tonight Teen Town Telephone Song Ten Cents A Dance (from SIMPLE SIMON) (Love Is) The Tender Trap That Old Black Magic (from the Paramount Picture STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM) That Old Feeling Theme For Ernie There Are Such Things There Goes My Heart There's A Mingus Amonk Us They Say It's Wonderful (from the Stage Production ANNIE GET YOUR GUN) Things Ain't What They Used To Be This Can't Be Love (from THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE) This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Theme from THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW) This Is All I Ask (Beautiful Girls Walk A Little Slower) Three Little Words (from the Motion Picture CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK) The Thrill Is Gone (from GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1931 Edition)) Time After Time (from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN) Time Was Too Close For Comfort (from the Musical MR. WONDERFUL) Too Late Now Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Good-bye!) (from THE JAZZ SINGER) The Touch Of Your Lips Trick Try To Remember (from THE FANTASTICKS) Two Of A Mind Un Poco Loco Unforgettable Upside Downside The Very Thought Of You Violets For Your Furs The Visit Wail Walk On The Wild Side (from WALK ON THE WILD SIDE) Walkin' My Baby Back Home Watermelon Man What A Diff'rence A Day Made What A Wonderful World (featured in the Motion Picture GOOD MORNING VIETNAM) What Did I Have That I Don't Have' (from ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER) What I Did For Love (from A CHORUS LINE) What Now My Love When The Sun Comes Out When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) Where Or When (from BABES IN ARMS) While We're Young Whistle While You Work (from Walt Disney's SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS) (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover Whittlin' Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf' (from Walt Disney's THREE LITTLE PIGS) Why Did I Choose You' (from THE YEARLING) Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money, Too!) Why Try To Change Me Now Will You Still Be Mine Wintersong Witchcraft With Every Breath I Take (from the Motion Picture HERE IS MY HEART) Wouldn't It Be Loverly (from MY FAIR LADY) Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) Yes Indeed You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez) You Better Go Now (from NEW FACES OF 1936) You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) (from BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938) You're Blase (from BOW BELLS) You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do') You're Mine You You've Changed Younger Than Springtime (from SOUTH PACIFIC)

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ' a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy'he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book'encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation and pivot, and the application to tunes. The reader will be tempted to stop on every page and compose. I found the Lost Chord, but won't tell you the page number. Bert Ligon Jazz Pianist/Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina Ever wonder how to move harmony around instead of repeating the same chord voicing over and over' Then Chords in Motion is a must have book for you! Andy has included a ton of information that will open up your comping and should keep you busy with new ideas for a long time! I highly recommend it! Dan Haerle Jazz Pianist, Composer, Author, Educator, Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas Chords in Motion is an essential guide to expanding one's conception of modern Jazz Piano Harmony. Andy LaVerne has managed to outline in a very practical and concise way, modern principles of piano chord voicings, as they pertain to the Jazz Pianist's primary group function of comping. David Hazeltine Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music Chords in Motion should be fun to take into the practice room to explore new ways of sustaining harmonies over the entire register of the piano. It is encyclopedic and thorough in its content. No stone is left unturned! Stephany Tiernan Pianist, Composer, Educator, Chair, Piano Department, Berklee College Of Music Chords In Motion is an excellent practicing resource that provides a garden of harmonic sonorities for a musician to choose and explore at the piano. I like the way that Andy has made the information accessible to any level of student. I look forward to discovering some different sounds with this book. Phil DeGreg Jazz Pianist, Author, Educator, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music I am delighted to recommend Andy LaVerne's Chords In Motion to aspiring jazz pianists! Andy is a superb pianist, very capable of addressing this topic. Prior to pianists like McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, and others, most pianists were content to have acquired a small handful of chord voicings, generally with the chord roots on the bottom of the voicings. Though 'rootless voicings' were adopted in later years, they were primarily for the left hand and generally only used the 3rd or 7th on the bottom. But now the serious jazz pianist needs to be able to move his or her voicings in a more diatonic manner, as shown in Andy's book. Jerry Coker Jazz Saxophonist, Author, Educator Andy LaVerne's Chords in Motion is a study of encyclopedic scope on the use of harmonies based on fourth intervals in the context of jazz harmony. There is a wealth of information in terms of voicings, voice leading and chord/scale relationships and their application to common harmonic formulae (ii-V, etc.) and the chord progressions used in blues and common standard tunes. Jazz musicians interested in this vocabulary should find this book to be a useful launching pad for exploring this important corner of the world of jazz harmony. Bill Dobbins Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Author, Educator, Professor of Jazz Studies, Conductor, Coordinator Jazz Composition and Arranging, Eastman School of Music Chords in Motion is a highly detailed, informative and filling-in-the-gap text. It's an important and welcome addition to the jazz piano literature, which can be applied to any level of proficiency. Stefan Karlsson Jazz Pianist, Educator, Professor/Jazz Studies Division, University of North Texas Fantastic pianist Andy LaVerne has put together an amazing, detailed, and incredibly comprehensive guide for effectively implementing quartal and related voicings. He has honed in on the 'secret' to using these structures musically and creatively: moving the voicings through changes in logical and interesting ways. Clearly presented, extremely thorough, and loaded with information, Chords in Motion is a must-have for any pianist! Martin Bejerano Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Assistant Professor, Jazz Piano, Frost School of Music University of Miami Chords in Motion is an in-depth look at fourth and related voicings that give an atmosphere that you want to improvise on. We play over the voicing, not the chord symbol. Chords in Motion targets that modal atmosphere that horn players love playing over. Love this book - can't wait to start practicing it! Jerry Bergonzi Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Author, Educator, New England Conservatory I was thrilled when Jazz Piano Great Mulgrew Miller agreed to write a quote for this book. I was deeply saddened to hear of Mulgrew's passing just days before publication. All who loved Mulgrew and his music will sorely miss him, and are grateful for the rich musical legacy he left us. Rest easy, Mulgrew. Andy LaVerne

Nowhere else will you find gathered together into one priceless treasury so many of your favourite American folk songs, patriotic anthems and marches, heart songs, sea chanteys, colonial songs, civil war songs, hymns, gospel songs, spirituals, Christmas carols, memorial songs, and sacred classics. This comprehensive volume includes over 175 full Piano arrangements with complete lyrics and chord symbols, and is illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and drawings throughout. / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

Toy Box - Very First Pieces For Piano contains 26 simple yet impressive Piano songs composed by experienced teacher June Armstrong. This book is ideal for a beginner to put theory into practice with a wide variety of pieces in a number of styles.Each title in this songbook is evocative of the way the piece is meant to be played, with songs like Ballerina, Hula Hoop and Kaleidoscope suiting the instructions that Armstrong has provided like ?Daintily? and ?Steadily?. Unique touches like this make Toy Box perfect for a young child who is working their way towards grade one standard, as the composer has skilfully attempted to represent the nature of various toys through the medium of music. This will help a young musician to learn the basic concepts of musical theory in a fun and familiar context, with songs like Jumbo and Slinky sure to entertain all who are within earshot through humour and musicality. If you would like to listen to audio recordings of all the songs included in Toy Box, they are all available to download free of charge from the author's website.What sets this songbook apart from other beginner books is the personality and dedication that June Armstrong brings to her compositions, noting that her pieces are all inspired by her own Piano students and giving detailed and informative notes for each song at the beginning of the book. For the song Dinosaur, Armstrong writes that ?You will want to create a very scary atmosphere?The right hand note heads are strange bird calls in the forest. The left hand Ds, Es and Fs are the dinosaur??. The care that has been put into creating this sheet music shows that Armstrong is acutely aware of the best way for students to learn, and that she truly wants students to learn effectively, but in a fun and light-hearted way.Each song in Toy Box occupies a single page making it easy for a player to track their progress and learning, while there are additional helpful bits of information peppered throughout to clarify anything that may be unfamiliar to the student. Armstrong is keen on developing a student's ear for tone and atmosphere, so these extra notes not only reinforce how to play the piece physically, but also how to include emotion and feeling in music, for example how to conjure imagery like that of Blowing Bubbles. The songbook will be perfect for a child who already understands basic musical terms, will be able to play in a few keys other than C Major and is able to play in simple time signatures. As a first step into new compositions, Toy Box will introduce new concepts as well as reinforce what a student is already accustomed to, nevertheless, Armstrong's message is clear - ?Have fun!?. / Piano

The infamous census of the ages has made Bethlehem a busy and crowded spot, and there are some guests at a local inn who aren't very happy. F. W. Woolworth (a rich wool salesman), and Rock Starling (a hip star singer), among others, have made it clear they want no part of the 'lower class' staying at the inn (or otherwise). By the end of this 20-minute, easy-to-prepare and present musical, we learn that Jesus came for everyone, and that because of Him, we're all included in God's Kingdom. For grades K--6. / Choeur

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. The Faber Carol Book is an exciting volume of Christmas carols and songs with an original, contemporary twist, designed to breathe fresh air into Christmas concerts. They contain forty pieces, expertly edited and arranged by Gwyn Arch and Ben Parry, capturing a variety of moods and styles through time - from contemporary arrangements of medieval and traditional carols, to spirituals, and music from around the world. There is also an impressive line-up of original pieces by some of today's most highly respected choral composers, including Howard Goodall, Lin Marsh, Peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen and Mike Brewer. Presented in two separate volumes, this is the second anthology with all carols arranged for SATB choir with Piano Accompaniment. Both publications include undemanding keyboard accompaniment and suggestions for optional instrumental lines. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Voix

Par BONSOR BRIAN. The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good, experienced teacher. Although, happily, the number of such teachers is constantly growing, the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves. This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers, who may choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is always clearer than the written word, will find exercises and fine tunes a-plenty to support their own mathod at each stage. The less experienced willbenefit from many valuable teaching hints culled from long experience and may rely on the books to lead to a sound playing technique and a mastery of simple notation. Those learning by themseves - and I started in this way - are urged to work carefully and systematically through the books, taking plenty of time to assimilate each point before moving on. For them, without the personal model provided by a live teacher, it is vitally important to listen as often as possible to fine players, in person or on record, so that they have in their mind's ear a clear notion of the kind of sound they would like to produce. But however they start, I can only wish that all who use these books will derive as much pleasure and musical satisfaction and gain as many lasting and valued friendships as I have through this most subtle, delightful and sociable of instruments. (Brian Bonsor) “...this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken“ (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) These two tutors, with accompanying teacher's books, are for newcomers to the instrument who are beginning on the treble and so assume no previous knowledge either of the instrument or of musical notation. / Pédagogie / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. This clear and well organised text is suitable for students of arranging and composition, and for classically trained musicians wishing to further grasp the simple logic of jazz harmony. Essential understandings: - Triad structures and inversions - How to select chords - chord symbols - Simple but effective voicing formulae - The circle of 4th progressions, - Extensions to the 9ths and dominant 13ths, and altered 5ths and 9ths. Included in the 107 pages are comprehensive explanations, examples, exercises and solutions. For school students, the course can be started in year 9 and worked through to year 13. 'This book certainly delivers. Mr. Griffin does a superb job giving clear and concise steps that students should take when approaching the task of harmonizing a melody. The book is laid out in a clean, easy-to-understand format. Mr. Griffin is obviously a gifted teacher, and has developed a book that would be a great resource for any music teacher or student interested in understanding and implementing more complex theory/harmony concepts.' - Natalie Wickham, Music Matters, USA. 'Particularly good for A Level pupils composing in a pop and jazz style. The material gradually increases in difficulty and there are a lot of useful exercises to be completed by students”- Music teacher, UK. 'Excellent resource which will save teachers hours of preparatory work. Useful for a general understanding of options when harmonising in composition. An essential part of KS5 harmony work which goes beyond the common chords and progressions. Very professionally set out.”- ZigZag Education, UK./ Méthode / Tout Instrument

Hear The Sweet Lark Sing contient Chantez 13 chansons folkloriques destinés aux choeurs de femmes et des voix aiguës de tous âges, qui aiment re-capturer l'esprit et la beauté de ces mélodies traditionnelles de Grande-Bretagne et en Irlande, et sont un must pour ceux qui recherchent de nouveau, mais répertoire traditionnel.Ils sont situés dans deux ou trois parties vocales et sont dans une gamme de difficulté de facile à avancé. En conséquence, il ya beaucoup dans le 13 qui sont à portée de la plupart des choeurs qui aiment travailler sans aucun accompagnement instrumental, dans la tradition des chants populaires. Cependant, les symboles d'accords ont été ajoutés à chacun de ces arrangements habiles afin de répondre à ces chorales qui jouissent d'un certain appui improvisée instrumentale à la guitare ou au piano dans la performance. / Voix Elevée(s) Et Piano