Instrument : treble recorder and pianoNombre de Pages : 60Amazing Solos are amazingly wide-ranging selections of easy pieces. From Bach to Bernstein, a great variety of musical styles is included - folk melodies from England and Peru, baroque and classical 'lollipos', jazz and modern classics. A unique collection of exciting and varied music for the early grades.The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grades 2 and 3)Content : Allegro (Mozart) - America from West Side Story (Bernstein) - Ballet (Praetorius) - Basse Danse from Capriol Suite (Warlock) - Bourée from Fireworks (Handel) - If my complaints could passions move (Dowland) - Keys of Canterbury (Trad) - Larghetto (Vivaldi) - Lord Inchiquin (Carolan) - Mayim Mayim (Trad) - Minuet for Anna-Magdelena (Bach) - Muskrat Ramble (Gilbert and Ory) - Paragon Rag (Joplin) - Peruvian Dance Tune (Trad) - Seguidilla from Carmen (Bizet) - Tambourin I and II (Aubert) - Tanz des Burgemeisters (Praetorius) - The Wang Wang Blues (Mueller, Johnson, Busse and Woods) - Three Moravian Folksongs (Janácek) - Troika (Prokofieff) - Watkin's Ale (Trad) - Winter (2nd movt) from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
SKU: GI.G-9675
ISBN 9781622774067.
Lear n to improvise with this groundbreaking, state-of-the-art book and companion audio recordings! With Developing Musicianship through Improvisation, you will learn to improvise as readily as you would join in a conversation. Using the tunes in Developing Musicianship through Improvisation, you will learn a vocabulary of tonal patterns, melodic phrases, rhythm patterns, and rhythm phrases for a wide range of music, including classical, jazz, and folk styles. You will also read and write music, connecting your improvisation to meaningful experiences with notation. Each unit has six components: (1) Repertoire, (2) Patterns and Progressions, (3) Improvising Melodic Phrases, (4) Learning to Improvise—Seven Skills, (5) Reading and Writing, and (6) Learning Solos. Book 1-B includes Greensleeves, My Country 'tis of Thee, La Folia, Rule of the Octave, seven Bach chorales, and several partimenti—centuries-ol d chord progressions used for learning harmony, counterpoint, improvisation, and composition that musicians still perform today. Regardless of your musical background, you can play tunes and learn harmony by ear—skills at the heart of improvisation. This intuitive and engaging approach to Developing Musicianship through Improvisation is a major advancement in music teaching and learning. Book includes access to MP3 downloads. SONGS INCLUDED: Book 1 repertoire (2 CDs)—Long, Long Ago - Mary Ann - Joshua - Simple Gifts - Down by the Riverside Book 2 repertoire (2 CDs)—When the Saints Go Marching In - Amazing Grace - Motherless Child Book 3 repertoire (2 CDs)—Blues (Saint Louis Blues and More Blues) - Transformation (Rhythm Changes) - Red Wings (Familiar Harmonic Progression) Book 1B repertoire (MP3 Downloads)—Greensleeves - My Country 'tis of Thee - La Folia - Rule of the Octave - Seven Bach Chorales.
SKU: MB.98339M
ISBN 9780786690022. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This user-friendly book, with access to online audio, shows how to transform standard three-chord blues changes into harmonically sophisticated jazz-blues progressions.The book covers chord substitution, twelve-bar blues, minor blues, eight-bar blues, and sixteen-bar blues. Chord frames are supplied for guitarists. Blank treble and bass staves are included for writing songs, licks, and solos. An absolute goldmine for all musicians, students, blues songwriters, recording studios, ad agencies, and anyone who plays blues music. This truly amazing learning/reference work, designed for beginners and pros alike, also contains an appendix featuring a wealth of information about modern blues progressions and how to create them. Online audio download available.
