Pleasant Pieces, Book 2

Konzertband-In the new tune book of the popular clarinet method Die fröhliche Klarinette Rudolf Mauz presents a pleasant selection of intermediate concert literature for clarinet. To distinguish it from the tune books of the series Rudolf Mauz deliberately chose a more demanding piano accompaniment. As a consequence the pieces are perfect for concerts examinations and competitions but also for making music in one's spare time. This volume of concert pieces contains a varied mixture of works from the Classical Romantic and Modern eras as well as from gospel klezmer jazz rock and Latin music.

Book 2 of this comprehensive series of piano etudes includes late-elementary pieces which can be introduced during the second level of any piano method. They provide an excellent resource for students who need additional reinforcement in technique. Suitable for all pianists these etudes can serve equally well as performance repertoire. Contents include: Minuet (Bartok); Village Dance (Beethoven); Etude Op. 101 No. 60 (Beyer); Etude Op. 599 No. 19 (Czerny); Etude Op. 777 No. 8 and No. 22 (Czerny); Bagatelle (Diabelli); Study Op. 176 No. 3 (Duvernoy); The Chase Op. 117 No. 15 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 82 No. 39 and No. 65 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 218 No. 34 (Kohler); Etude Op. 17No. 18 (Le Couppey); Impatience Op. 13 No. 6 (Rowley); Little Piece Op. 68 No. 5 (Schumann); Etude Op. 108 No. 12 and No. 5 (Schytte); A Pleasant Morning Op. 63 No. 1 (Streabbog).

A unique collection of exciting and varied music suitable for the early grades. None of the pieces in this book have been chosen purely for their educational value they have also been selected on their individual purely musical strengths. The book is more than a selection of performable pieces for each piece is roughly graded and varied in its demands so that any player who works through the book will have the chance to consolidate and polish their technique.

15 Sunny Pieces/15 Relaxing Pieces. Piano Vivace ? Piano Tranquillo is the name of the new music book just released by our successful author Barbara Arens. It's a book that's divided in two: turn it upside down and you can start on either side. Grouped around the two basic moods ?Vivace? and ?Tranquillo,? the finely honed pieces range from easy to medium difficulty. There are 15 pieces in each group, no piece longer than two pages. The miniatures transform places, activities or even lemon sherbet into musical images, with highly varied rhythms and recurring patterns of motions. Whether ragtime or blues, Rio or Hofbräuhaus, ?Rush Hour? or ?Time to Relax? ? the rich selection reflects many atmospheric shadings between ?tranquillo? and ?vivace?. The pieces should be a delight both for young keyboard artists and for adults getting themselves back into shape after a longer absence from the piano. ?Lucky for piano pupils to have a teacher who composes pieces like this! The Tranquillo pieces are soothing, relaxing and very pleasant to play. The Vivace ones are light-hearted and upbeat. This is a lovely volume that will appeal to teenagers and adult returners.?(Fiona Lau, Music Teacher)

These 12 Divertimentos were published in 1759 by the prominent Scottish composer James Oswald. These pieces were originally composed for the popular wire-strung cittern known then as the 'guittar'. Thebody of work was intended to help meet the demand for easy to intermediate solo guittar music. Oswald's 12 Divertimentos have been arranged here by John Goodin for the modern Mandolin inboth standard notation and tablature each piece includes three or four short movements full of pleasant melodies and interesting ideas. Whereas the original compositions were published in the key native to the guittar tuning (anopen C major chord) this book offers the music in a variety of Mandolin-friendly keys. These transpositions adhere to Oswald's original intent that the music be easy to play and pleasant to hear. While suitablefor teaching and performance these divertimentos are above all fun and satisfying to study and play.

20 Melodic Studies Op. 88 by Giuseppe Gariboldi is a series of 20 pleasant studies arranged for Flute. Quite challenging and with many nuances 20 Melodic Studies Op. 88 would fit intermediate/advanced players and fill them with enjoyment while developing their learning and techniques. Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905) is an Italian flautist and composer who wrote numerous pieces for Flute. Most of his study books are still used to teach the Flute including also 'Dainty studies Op. 131' or 'Daily exercises Op. 89'.

to the intermediate Student-This best-selling instruction book along with CD is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner to Intermediate student of any age on the Bass. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets scales a note-reading worksheet glossary and practice chart are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. The included CD consists of three components: 49 performance pieces of bass with piano accompaniments piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along and a printable PDF file of the Piano accompaniments. This book covers first second third and half positions.

This book is the complement of the Blue Method for piano. It is intended for you, parents and teachers, so that you can best help the child who is just starting out and knows nothing about the piano yet. The purpose of this method is to teach him to play small pieces very quickly which will be pleasant to hear, both for him and his family. He will have to interpret them with musicality and, in so doing, acquire the fundamental principles of a technique intimately and indissolubly linked to music, the very ones that governed Frédéric Chopin's playing. An audio CD is attached to this method. The child will therefore be able to hear the pieces offered to him. This will put the pieces in his ear and help him sing them himself. He can also hear these same songs with four-handed accompaniment. In addition, he can also play alone, but accompanied by the CD, because the accompaniments are also recorded separately. The child can therefore play the accompaniment on the CD and practice playing his own melody over it. Finally, remember that the heart of this book is based on the advice that Chopin gave to his students. They appear in Esquisses de Method , this work developed by Chopin but which he could not finish, and in the book by musicologist Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, world specialist in Chopin: Chopin seen by his pupils. Alexandre Sorel