Christopher Norton

Techno Treat-Big Beats is a brand new concept from Chris Norton composer of the hugely successful Microjazz series. This fantastic series features elementary pieces that develop musicianship and technique in contemporary styles. The accompanying CD contains brilliant playalong tracks.

Fifteen entertaining and inventive pieces for Violin and Piano based on well-known American folk tunes Christmas carols and nursery rhymes. The pieces are designed for intermediate to advanced-level players from the creator of Microjazz. Includes playalong CD featuring backing tracks and performances and pull-out Piano accompaniment.

A set of twenty fun pieces for the early Clarinet student complete with a pull-out booklet of Piano accompaniments. All pieces are designed not only to offer fun and variety to your lessons but to challenge the technical details of your playing. You will find unusual counting and rhythms staccatos and rests and more lyrical pieces that require careful phrasing and dynamics.This blend of popular and classical melodies is an excellent opportunity to develop the beginnings of your own repertoire and to gain vital early experience in accompanied performance.

Big Beats is a brand new concept from Chris Norton composer of the hugely successful Microjazz series. This fantastic series features elementary pieces that develop musicianship and technique in contemporary styles. The accompanying CD contains brilliant playalong tracks.

Twenty-three entertaining and inventive pieces based on well-known folk tunes Christmas carols and nursery rhymes. Includes backing tracks and demo performances.

Big Beats is a brand new concept from the legendary Chris Norton composer of the hugely successful Microjazz series. Big Beats features elementary pieces that develop musicianship and technique in contemporary styles. The free CD contains brilliant playalong tracks.

20 jazzy interpretations of traditional Christmas carols for the intermediate to advanced pianist-Microjazz Christmas Collection provides the intermediate to advanced pianist with fresh repertoire for the festive season. Containing 20 innovative arrangements of traditional carols in styles such as jazz blues swing rock 'n' roll and reggae this set of Piano pieces will help you to capture the magic of Christmas.

A set of twenty fun pieces for the early Violin student complete with a pull-out booklet of Piano accompaniments. All pieces are designed not only to offer fun and variety to your lessons but to challenge the technical details of your playing. You will find unusual counting and rhythms staccatos and rests and more lyrical pieces that require careful phrasing and dynamics.This blend of popular and classical melodies is an excellent opportunity to develop the beginnings of your own repertoire and to gain vital early experience in accompanied performance.

The Microjazz Duets Collection 2 contains the 21 pieces that were originally published as Microjazz Duets 1 and More Microjazz Duets 1 as well as three brand new pieces that are published here for the first time.The pieces are printed in order of difficulty and essential fingerings are included as well as tempo indications.

Improvisation. Frightened about it? Always wanted to do it? Need to teach it? Not sure how to start? Improvisation can seem daunting. But now this revolutionary new series brings improvisation within the reach of all players and teachers even beginners. And who better to write these books than Christopher Norton a composer with an unrivalled reputation for writing and teaching popular styles. Christopher Norton's 'Easiest Way to Improvise' promises a new and truly easy approach! Designed for teachers and players who have little or no confidence in their improvisation skills it reveals the magic move that will really transform your doodlings into fully fledged performances.Its user-friendly format combines a practical workbook and a fabulous CD resource.

20 new pieces for the beginner to intermediate pianist-'Microballads' is the latest piano title from the hugely successful Chris Norton and features 20 new works with an accompanying CD containing backing tracks and demonstration performances. With themes of love and heartbreak ballads have always been hugely popular - from the sentimental songs of the 1930s and 40s ‘doo-wop’ songs from the 1950s Beatles songs like 'Yesterday' and 'Here There and Everywhere' to Bryan Adams’ 'Everything I Do'.Chris Norton’s 'Microballads' starts very easy (pre-Grade 1) and gradually becomes more challenging without ever going much beyond Grade 3 in difficulty. It covers many classic ballad styles - including the oneslisted above but also a gentle bossa nova a Scottish ballad a country ballad and some big heart-on-sleeve rock ballads. The backings on the CD provide warm sympathetic support. Play your heart out!Content  - Merida  - Lonesome  - Broxburn lament  - Ballad in five  - Lost love  - A lament  - Old haunts  - The main feature  - Gospel ballad  - Departure lounge  - A clear view  - This is my song  - Plains ballad  - Romantic interlude  - A dream  - Junst me  - Contemplation  - The first time I saw you  - The grand gesture  - Missing you