SKU: GI.G-114424
ISBN 9781574631586. UPC: 884088872311.
A must have exciting collection of favorite tips from 57 of today's most outstanding educators, performers, and industry pros in the jazz education world. This is an ideal source that contains proven successful suggestions that will not only aid the teacher/director from junior high school to university levels, but the conductor and performer - novice to professional! Performance tips on instrument technique, rehearsals, programming, technology, improvisation and much more! Enjoy this quick-to-read enjoyable book that will inform and inspire creativity and improvement at all levels. Sample recipes include: Jamey Abersold, legendary jazz educator and publisher, NEW Jazz Master and LeJENd of Jazz Education Honoree Advanced Jazz Improve, How to Cook! John Clayton, Grammy award winning Bassist and composer, JEN Vice-President Left Hand Bass-ics Dennis DiBlasio, jazz saxophonist with Maynard Ferguson and others, arranger, composer, educator Get Started Improvising by Using a Single Scale-Heat, Simmer, Boil! Diane Downs, founder and artistic director of the renowned Louisville Leopard Percussionists All About the Blues! Dr. Lou Fischer, co-founder/past president of the Jazz Education Network, performer, composer, author Big Band Shake 'n Bake-Successful Performance Tips Dan Haerle, faculty/Regents professor in Jazz studies at the UNT 25 years, LeJENds of Jazz Education recipient Expand Your Palette-a taste of Voicings Dave Liebman, NEA Jazz Master, LeJENd of Jazz Education, award winning performer, lecturer, author Beyond the Music-Jazz Education in the Century of Change Darmon Meader, distinguished vocalist, arranger, and saxophonist, founder/performer New York Voices Stir, Don't Shake-Recipe for Vocal Improv Bob Mintzer, 23-year member of Yellowjackets, Grammy award-winning big band leader and composer of big band music performed globally Spice Up your Life with Music-words from one who knows! Dr. Gary Motley, recognized by National Endowment for the Arts, Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and American Composers Forum Jazz and the iPad - Add this to your Menu! Dr. Larry Ridley, educator, performer, authors and is founder/executive director for the African-American Jazz Caucus, Inc., (AAJC) Jazz Gumbo, sage advice Paris Rutherford, Regents Professor Emeritus of Jazz, Univ. of North Texas 30 years, author, arranger, LeJENds of Jazz Education recipient Recipe for Arranging Amazing Vocal Jazz Goodies.
SKU: HL.49046828
ISBN 9781705157312. UPC: 196288031673.
Piano Junior: Weihnachtsbuch is an ideal companion to the Piano Junior piano method, but also to any other method. The collection of40 popular Christmas carols, in very easy to easy settings, helps to develop and consolidate important technical and musical skills.Four-hand movements are also included. Audio examples of all the pieces complete the edition and are available for free download.
About Piano Junior
Piano Junior is a creative and interactive piano course for children from the age of 6, which progresses in small, manageable steps. It is a fun and satisfying approach to playing and learning about music, encouraging quick and noticeable progress.Piano Junior is home to PJ, a robot with great enthusiasm for the piano, who accompanies and motivates children throughout the piano course. On this website you will find a video introduction and demonstrations, audio tracks of all pieces played on an acoustic piano, and further fun practise resources.This innovative course stimulates and encourages creativity through regular, integrated 'Corners', such as Composing, Improvising, Action, Playing, Technique, Ear Training, Memory, Sight Reading and Music Quizzes. In this way solid musical knowledge and technical ability is acquired. The experience of learning the piano is multifaceted: aural -- with regular ear-training exercises; visual -- with sight-reading; tactile -- with clear explanations of technical aspects of playing and, above all, creative -- with exercises in composing and improvising.The choice of pieces includes attractive works from the classical period to the present day as well as interesting arrangements of folk tunes and children's songs, classical masterpieces, jazz and pop melodies.In addition to the Lesson Book (which includes Exercises) at each level there is also: a Theory Book, in which valuable information from the method is worked through and consolidated in a playful, imaginative way.There is also a Duet Book at each level, to provide motivation for playing the piano with others and a Performance Book with great repertoire, which is fun to play. The Flash Cards included can be used to provide further practice in note reading, or to help with learning musical symbols and terms or rhythm patterns. By collecting the cards from each volume you will acquire a wealth of reference material.Music greatly enriches the life of a child and Piano Junior aims to provide a musical basis for this in the most creative and motivating way.
SKU: HL.49047034
UPC: 196288108726.
Piano Junior is a creative and interactive piano course for beginners. Join PJ the robot and Mozart the dog and find out just how fun playing the piano can be! The Piano Junior Christmas Book contains 30 popular Christmas carols that progress in difficulty from very easy to easy. An ideal companion to any piano method, the pieces in this publication help to develop and reinforce important technical and musical skills. Includes audio recordings, available as a free download. Hans-Gunter Heumann is a best-selling composer and piano educator and the author of numerous acclaimed publications on learning to play the piano.
SKU: AP.49865
ISBN 9781470651565. UPC: 038081572437. English.
Alfred's top vocal jazz arrangers were called upon to contribute Great American Songbook arrangements designed to introduce beginners to the genre. And oh, how they delivered! This is an indispensable collection for young soloists or unison singers including reproducible student pages and a fabulous foreword (with developmental exercises) by Dr. Michele Weir. Enhance the jazzy vibe with full rhythm section accompaniments on the available audio. Teach swing, scat, jazz articulations, stylizations, and more! Recommended for grades four and up.
SKU: AP.49866
ISBN 9781470651572. UPC: 038081572444. English.
SKU: AP.49868
ISBN 9781470651992. UPC: 038081572468. English.
SKU: LM.PB761
ISBN 9790231307610.
Go Rimbaud, Go! - Junior Song - Little Dolls - Le Grand Soir - Un Ange a ma Table - La Lettre de Metal - Le Lac - Republika - Play Boy - L World - Bye Bye Valentine - Les Aubes Sont Mortes - Union War - Le Dernier Jour - We are the Young - Mexicane Syndicate - Tom and Jerry Go Rimbaud, Go! - Junior Song - Little Dolls - Le Grand Soir - Un Ange a ma Table - La Lettre de Metal - Le Lac - Republika - Play Boy - L World - Bye Bye Valentine - Les Aubes Sont Mortes - Union War - Le Dernier Jour - We are the Young - Mexicane Syndicate - Tom and Jerry.
SKU: HL.14033591
ISBN 9781844490547. UPC: 884088489519. 9.0x12.25x0.102 inches.
Here are 27 easy-intermediate arrangements of familiar melodies in classical, folk and jazz styles. Each tune is presented as a trio, but these ingenious arrangements work equally well as solos or duets - with or without accompaniment. You can even invite other instrumentalists to play along using the flute, saxophone, brass and violin editions in Junior Book B of this series. This highly flexible series of coordinated instrumental books has been designed to give young people the chance to play together in various combinations of numbers and instruments. Perfect for one, two or three clarinets - with or without accompaniment May also be used with matching arrangements in Junior Book B editions of this series for flute, saxophone, brass or violin. Optional piano accompaniment book with guitar chord symbols available, Ideal for individual or classroom use.
