SKU: MB.95121M
ISBN 9780786693238. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
If someone is singing a song or playing a melody, how can I know what chords I can play with it? This is a common question asked of guitar teachers and players. If you are the guitarist at a campfire sing, if you want to learn a song from a recording, or if you want to write your own songs - this book will show you the way. An indispensable book for the guitarist who wants to learn to improvise and accompany singers by ear, music reading ability is not required to benefit and learn from this method. Includes access to online audio and video.
SKU: AP.38152
ISBN 9780739088777. UPC: 038081426242. English. Tim Hayden.
This exciting sequel to Alfred Music's popular Jingle Bell Jukebox delivers even more Christmas cheer! All the kids are singing and dancing to this festive collection of holiday hits arranged especially for 2-part singers. Program these favorite holiday songs individually, as a concert set, or as a simply staged 35-minute musical (using the optional soda-shop-setting script). Nine reproducible songs with complete choreography! Recommended for grades three through eight. Products available: Teacher's Handbook (includes reproducibles), Enhanced CD (Accompaniment/Performanc e tracks plus reproducible PDF files of Student Pages & Cover Art), or price-saving Book & CD Kit. Titles: Jingle Bell Jukebox * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * All I Want Is . . . Nuttin'! * Mele Kalikimaka * Winter Wonderland * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Welcome Christmas.
SKU: BT.DHP-1145615-140
Sting’s song about an Englishman who lives in New York but still sees himself as an outsider became a huge hit for the singer-songwriter and has gone on to be a true classic. The central message ‘Be yourself, no matter what they say’ is as timeless and universal as the melody of the song, which in Roland Kernen’s wind band arrangement is sure to delight your audience. De Britse singer-songwriter Sting scoorde met dit lied over een Engelsman die in New York steeds een vreemdeling is gebleven, een grote hit, die inmiddels een evergreen is geworden. De boodschap erachter ‘Blijf jezelf, wat ze ook zeggen’ is net zo tijdloos en universeel als de melodie, die in deze blaasorkestversie van Roland Kernen uitstekend tot haar recht komt. Dem britischen Sänger und Songwriter Sting gelang mit Lied über einen Engländer, der in New York stets ein Fremdling belieben wird, ein großer Hit, der mittlerweile zum Evergreen geworden ist. Die zentrale Botschaft: Bleib du selbst, egal, was sie sagen“ ist jedoch so zeitlos und universal wie auch die Melodie des Liedes, das in Roland Kernens Blasorchesterversion bei jedem Publikum gut ankommen wird. Le chanteur et compositeur britannique Sting évoque dans cette chanson, l’histoire d’un anglais excentrique qui arrive New York. Le message central : « Soyez vous-même, peu importe ce qu’ils disent » reste toujours actuel et universel, ainsi que la mélodie inoubliable de cette chanson. In questa canzone il cantante e compositore inglese Sting racconta la storia di un inglese eccentrico che arriva a New York. Il messaggio centrale « siate voi stessi, non importa ciò che gli altri dicono », resta attuale e universale, così come l’indimenticabile melodia di questa splendida canzone.
SKU: BT.DHP-1145615-010
SKU: HL.381130
ISBN 9780876392249. UPC: 196288019459. 7.0x10.0x0.496 inches.
Learn what it means to be an artist today. Musicians, writers, visual artists, and creators from a variety of other disciplines discuss their lives and work–how they perceive their craft and their world, and the role of art in society. These are citizen artists, who discuss their responsibility to communicate their vision, to help us better understand our world and live together in community. Through learning about these artistic journeys, you will see how creativity comes not only from the intense focus on craft, but alsofrom developing a wider vision and understanding of the world in which we live. Foreword by Pat Pattison! Explore how artists find inspiration, particularly onthe themes of: knowing yourself, examining interrelationships among the arts, sustaining culture and community, bringing joy, and telling the truth. Interviews include: William Banfield (Composer), Michael Bearden (Composer), Terri Lyne Carrington (Drummer), Henry Diltz (Photographer), Bruce George (Poet), Janis Ian (Singer-Songwriter), Lori Landay (Multimedia Artist), Doug Stanton (Author), Victor Wooten (Bassist), and more.
SKU: LO.75-1070H
ISBN 9780787767846.
Sing ing is an integral part of any music classroom, but the voice works differently than other instruments and needs its own specific strategies. Whether you’re an instrumentalist who finds yourself teaching choir, or a vocalist who is an expert at singing, this book can make your rehearsals more successful. Beginning with an exhortation to use your own voice as a singing example—even if it’s not perfect—it presents all the skills your singers need to learn: posture, diction, pitch, notation, and the list goes on. Each chapter offers a clear overview of a singing goal, then lists several strategies you can use to achieve it with your group.