Prélude Menuet Clair de lune Passepied-A new edition with extensive historical and pedagogical commentary. Four movements: Prélude Menuet Clair de lune and Passepied. Edited and recorded by Christopher Harding.Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for Piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. These editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers these publications provide an accurate well-informed score resource for pianists. The book also includes access to companion recorded performances online for download or streaming.

Music Minus One Piano-Mendelssohn's sparkling Capriccio Brillant is an enduring favorite long admired for its compact form and masterful writing. A playful romp! Cesar Franck's famous and magnificent Variations Symphoniques is a compact concerted piece in a single movement of variations gorgeously composed in Cesar Franck's inimitable style. One of the most understated magnificent works in the Romantic repertoire a joy for any pianist. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel) then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist. Performedby Neill Eisenstein piano Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn

Performed by Iliana Todorova piano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov This cheerful concerto is a perfect example of the maturing Mozart coming into his own. Not as lengthy as some of the concerti but still a substantial piece it is an excellent concerto for the less advanced pianist who still wants a workout at the keys. Shows Mozart's love of fun in his keyboard works and includes such clever techniques as hand-crossings in the first movement. The slow movement gives tremendous opportunity to the soloist. A truly enjoyable experience! Includes an authoritative newly engraved music score printed on high-quality ivory paper; adigital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performance minus you the soloist; plus a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience.

The In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements. Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum with gentle transitions between each stage In Recital: Duets has something for all students even those who work ahead at their own pace! This is VolumeOne - Book Five which contains material suitable for Intermediate Pianists with wonderful pieces such as Debussy’s Clair De Lune and Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag addressing a wide variety of different musical and technical abilities as well as different genres. The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid the series provides practice tips rehearsal suggestions and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

The Concert Performer Series brings you 12 well-known piano pieces, beautifully presented on strong, high-sheen card, complete with a special CD-Rom which contains both audio and MIDI to help you practise for a truly great performance. About the CD: Track 1 contains an audio concert performance. This track is playable on any CD player or computer equipped with a CD-Rom drive and audio CD player software. Track 2 is a special audio 'study track', on which you'll hear the same performance as Track 1 at a slower speed. Listening to and playing along with this track can help you resolve questions of rhythm and interpretation as you are learning the piece. MIDI data is provided for both Macintosh and PC. In order to use these files, you must have software and hardware designed to play and/or edit MIDI files. The file is a type 1 standard MIDI file (SMF) and is completely compatible with most current hardware and software sequencers and players. The instrument assignments conform to the General MIDI Standard. Mute one of the channels to practise one hand alone. Change the tempo or even transpose the whole piece to a new key. Add an orchestral or rock background - the possibilities are endless!

Schirmer Performance Editions-Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor Op.111 is now available as an individual edition with a companion CD edited and recorded by noted Beethoven scholar Robert Taub.

Piano Duet Play-Along Volume 3-This great series comes with a CD that features separate tracks for the Primo and Secondo parts perfect for practice and performance anywhere and any time! The CD is enhanced so PC and Mac users can adjust the recordings to any tempo without changing pitch.10 songs: Any Dream Will Do • Blue Skies • Cabaret • Climb Ev'ry Mountain • If I Loved You • Oklahoma • Ol' Man River • On My Own • There's No Business like Show Business • What'll I Do?.

Get Set Jazz! is an exciting collection of jazz blues and pop sketches for Piano or Keyboard with CD exploring a wide new variety of traditional and modern styles. Catchy melodies arranged in the most comfortable keys will guarantee maximum inspiration for any student wishing to develop a natural confidence in both swing and straight syncopation. Every piece has been meticulously scored with detailed phrasing and fingering suggestions.

The Jazz Piano Player Collection contains fifteen well-known jazz standards arranged by John Kember for intermediate-level pianists. This varied collection for Piano solo features the favourites I Get A Kick Out Of You (Anything Goes) Summertime ( Porgy and Bess) I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Born to Dance) Come Rain Or Come Shine (St. Louis Woman) and more. 29 All of the songs in this book are in their standard keys and include chord symbols.  The CD features recordings of all the Piano arrangements performed by John Kember himself.

Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 1-Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and for PC and MAC computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Volume 1 includes 18 songs: All of Me � All the Things You Are � Autumn Leaves � C-Jam Blues � The Girl from Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) � On GreenDolphin Street � Satin Doll � There Will Never Be Another You � and more.

A Logical Method for Enhancing Your Jazzabilities-Book 2 of a two-volume series that presents the fundamentals of jazz in a logical and accessible way primarily through short progressive exercises. Ideal for classically-trained pianists in traditional lessons who may be a little cautious to learn jazz as well as for players simply wishing to expand their existing “jazzabilities”! Book 2 explores concepts in greater depth and introduces the most important aspects of jazz theory in a style that's easy to grasp. Also useful for pianists interested in participating in a school jazz program. The online audio tracks are indispensable to the series in particular the fun and practical Q&A improv exercises.The book features 7 fully-fleshed original pieces: Jersey Jump • Beale Street Boogie • Bayou Blues • The Mississippi Magpie Rag • New Orleans Nocturne • South Side Stomp • Monkin' the Blues.

Piano Play Along Volume 39-Your favourite sheet music will come to life with the innovative Piano Play-Along series! With these book/CD collections Piano and Keyboard players will be able to practice and perform with professional-sounding accompaniments. Containing eight cream-of-the-crop songs each the books feature new engravings with a separate vocal staff plus Guitar frames so players and their friends can sing or strum along. The CDs feature two tracks for each tune: a full performance for listening and a separate backing track that lets players take the lead on keyboard. The high-quality sound-alike accompaniments exactly match the printed music.

Ten terrific Disney songs selected with children singers in mind! The CD features performances by kids in current Broadway shows as well as Piano accompaniments for practicing. The CD also is enhanced to include tempo adjustment and transposition software for CD-ROM computer use.

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso, Mambo, Salsa, Songo, Bossa, Guaracha, Samba and Latin-Blues. Memorable melodies along with more Bluesier sounding melodic lines have been created over the various chord progressions used in these various Latin styles.

Worship Band Playalong Volume 1-The Worship Band Play-Along series is a flexible tool for worship leaders and bands. Each volume offers five separate correlated book/CD packs: Guitar Keyboard Bass Drumset and Vocal.Bands can use the printed music and chord charts to play live together and members can rehearse at home with the CD tracks. Worship Leaders without a band can play/sing along with the CD for a fuller sound. The eight songs in each volume follow a similar theme for easy set selection and the straightforward arrangements are perfect for bands of any level.