Playing Together An Introduction To Teaching Orff Instrument Skills

A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners-A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners. This easy-to-understand book will get you playing right away and at your own pace in the comfort of your home! Teach Yourself to Play Piano covers everything from the basics of hand position and good posture to playing melodies and songs. By the end of the book you'll be able to play hands together using a combination of whole half quarter and eighth notes and their respective rests. You will also be able to read a selection of notes from both the bass and treble clefs and you will be able to play some simple chords in the left hand. Don't wait any longer - there's never been an easier way to teach yourself piano!

June Armstrong's songbook The Girona Suite - Eight Evocations For Piano features eight original and challenging compositions for grades five to seven standard, all inspired by the shipwreck of the Spanish galleas, the Girona.The pieces included in this songbook were all composed specifically for this collection by revered pianist and teacher June Armstrong. Her many years of experience in teaching have allowed her to craft compositions both subtle and powerful that stretch the ability of students while giving them an engaging story on which to base their expression and feeling when playing. Armstrong is an advocate of focusing learning on atmosphere and tonal awareness, which, when combined with the necessary techniques and theory, makes this songbook a learning tool that is theoretically sound and musically enticing.From the first page, the composer has shown her commitment to creating pieces specifically for students learning the Piano, as she writes of how many people, including former students, have inspired her. She then writes in detail about the historical context of the theme of the work, before giving more practical advice on the music itself and how to go about playing it. The friendly and warm approach that Armstrong brings to presenting her suite makes it more than a simple songbook, it becomes a personal journey, where the composer herself guides you through the characters and settings that the music has been composed to evoke. As well as presenting challenging and entertaining pieces, Armstrong's work serves as a fantastic introduction into how major and minor keys can be manipulated to different ends, and how motifs can be used together with a theme. Armstrong writes:?The final piece, Sarabande for the Lost Souls returns to the desolation of Eb minor, closing with a final statement of the No Tengo theme.?The songs in The Girona Suite are designed to cultivate a student's ability to play in keys containing more than three flats or sharps, as well as a number of different time signatures and with varying degrees of expression. This songbook would be ideal for a student of any age who is unafraid to experiment with evoking feeling and emotion in their playing, while also learning and practicing numerous techniques in an appealing and informative context. If you would like to listen to any of the songs that are listed below, these can be heard free of charge on the composer's website. / Piano

25 Guitar and Lute Pieces-The author of the successful Romantic Guitar Anthology series Jens Franke returns with a new collection of pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries. The first volume of the Baroque Guitar Anthology contains 25 beautiful and rarely available pieces transcribed for guitar by co-author Stuart Willis including works by Gaspar Sanz David Kellner and Robert De Visée. The book includes composer biographies and teaching notes on each piece together with a CD recording of all works performed by Jens Franke. Suitable for students of c.2-3 years of playing experience or grades 1-2 level.Content - Introduction- Sanz: Marionas - Sanz: Villano - Sanz: Espanoleta - Sanz: Torneo - Anon.: Folie d'Espagne - Anon.: Ouvrez-moy la porte petite Nannon - Le Cocq: Menuet - Anon.: Entree - Anon.: Menuet - Anon.: Sarabande - Anon.: Gigue d'Angleterre - Anon.: Sarabande - De Visée: Menuet - Derosier: Sarabande - Derosier: Gigue - Le Cocq: Sarabande - Mouton: Prelude - Kellner: Sarabande - Kellner: Double - Le Cocq: Menuet - Le Cocq: La Burlesque - Le Cocq: Gigue - Anon.: Sarabande - Anon.: Prelude - De Visée: Gigue - Teaching Notes - About the Composers

June Armstrong’s songbook The Girona Suite Eight Evocations For Piano features eight original and challenging compositions for grades five to seven standard all inspired by the shipwreck of the Spanish galleas the Girona.The pieces included in this songbook were all composed specifically for this collection by revered pianist and teacher June Armstrong. Her many years of experience in teaching have allowed her to craft compositions both subtle and powerful that stretch the ability of students while giving them an engaging story on which to base their expression and feeling when playing. Armstrong is an advocate offocusing learning on atmosphere and tonal awareness which when combined with the necessary techniques and theory makes this songbook a learning tool that is theoretically sound and musically enticing.From the first page the composer has shown her commitment to creating pieces specifically for students learning the Piano as she writes of how many people including former students have inspired her. She then writes in detail about the historical context of the theme of the work before giving more practical advice on the music itself and how to go about playing it. The friendly and warm approach that Armstrong brings to presenting her suite makes it more than a simple songbook it becomes a personal journey where the composer herself guides you through the characters and settings that the music has been composed to evoke. As well as presenting challenging and entertaining pieces Armstrong’s work serves as a fantastic introduction into how major and minor keys can be manipulated to different ends and how motifs can be used together with a theme. Armstrong writes: ”The final piece Sarabande for the Lost Souls returns to the desolation of Eb minor closing with a final statement of the No Tengo theme.”The songs in The Girona Suite are designed to

A Step-by-Step Approach-Eric Marienthal is one of the most in-demand and influential saxophone players in music today. His distinctive voice and incredible technique have made him the choice saxophonist to countless headlining artists. In addition to being a mainstay L.A. studio musician Eric has performed or recorded some of the greatest names in jazz today including the Chick Corea Elektric Band John Patitucci David Benoit Dave Grusin Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Lee Rittenour Dave Weckl and the Rippingtons. Play Sax From Day One is a complete introduction to the saxophone for the beginner. In his clear and easy-to-follow style Eric will teach youeverything you need to know to get started on the sax. Lessons include putting the instrument together fingerings tone production tonguing scales daily practice routines and even a section that lets you play along with Eric. This beautifully shot DVD contains a complete lesson that will have any beginner playing music in no time. Includes an introduction to each of the saxes a printable companion booklet plus Spanish subtitles.Suitable for Alto or Tenor Saxophone.