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Imagine someone who has worked as an international saxophonist, an educator, a technician, a consultant, and as a designer, and you can imagine Peter Ponzol. For the first time, Peter offers details from his famous Saxophone Workshops. Learn about: ? Maintenance ? Reeds ? Mouthpieces ? Ligatures ? Sound ? Flexibility This exciting and informational pocket book will be a much needed addition to your musical library! Convenient pocket-sized book - 3.5 x 5.5 - perfect to toss in your gig bag! 64 pages. Peter has been around saxophones for decades, doing it all from manufacturing horns to reeds to mouthpieces. As well, he is a seasoned player. What he discusses in this book is coming from one of the sources-read carefully! - David Liebman, Sax artist/ author/ clinician. Read this review from Sax On The Web: The information in this book is right up SOTW?s alley, with answers regarding reeds, necks, mouthpieces, saxes, maintenance, and the like. I would assume that the number of redundant threads started could be reduced almost in half simply with a reading of this book and those owning it could refer back to it at their leisure, as needed. And there is enough info in this book which contradicts some of our SOTW urban legends to make an episode of MythBusters. If you catch the right posts at the right time, much of the info in this book is already posted here on SOTW. But you have to see it and if hunting for it, you have to find it. OTOH it?s all conveniently gathered and organized here in this primer - plus more. There are suggestions such as replacing the neck cork once or twice a year, which I would, if posting a response, say is not necessary. But here?s the difference. Many of us on the forum are experienced musicians but few have the experience and depth that Ponzol has. We can write with credibility - Ponzol writes with authority. And this is based on decades not only as a top-echelon player, but as a successful and innovative sax, neck and mpc designer. The book is a 61 page pocket reference booklet which, in addition to topics mentioned above, include thoughts on ligatures, sound and flexibility. It is based on items of interest asked by attendees at workshops he has given over the years, hence the title. He begins by pointing out that at these workshops one of the first things he does is look at the condition of attendees' equipment with the observation that at least 90% of them need some kind of work and adjustments. What follows in the book?s 61 pages are recommendations generated by this observation. Included are interesting comments such as: aging store-bought reeds by letting them sit for several years is fairly useless since the aging process stops once the bark has been cut away from the reed; not earth-shattering but interesting and certainly myth debunking. Again something that fits right in with many of the conversations on this forum. Interesting thoughts follow regarding the future of natural cane reeds, or how to select and get the most from your reeds - things I wouldn?t think of like sanding the heel of your reed. SOTWers might also get a kick out of, and relate to, the title of his section on mouthpieces, ?Now the Fun Begins?. There are also interesting side comments we don?t often hear like: in the 70s so many young players like Ponzol were trying to get Trane?s recorded sound by working on metal Links because that?s what they saw in photos and yet, Trane often recorded with hard rubber mpcs because, in Trane's opinion, it didn?t have as much spit in the sound for him. It?s interesting how some things come around back to you. There are two exercises I recommend to my students and have recommended on the forum regarding volume and embouchure control and flexibility. I?ve never heard anyone else recommend these exercises and yet here they are in Peter?s book. Then it hit me. The only other one I know who uses them is a former teacher of mine and I remembered that years ago he said he had had some lessons with Ponzol. So ?the circle is unbroken? LOL. I would highly recommend it for beginners and intermediates, as well as for more advanced players to recommend to their students. It has made me re-think even some of my most basic assumptions regarding equipment and maintenance, which has made the read well worth it. I wish every SOTW newbie would start out their Forum time with this booklet at their disposal.

Play the Bass Lines of 20 Pop and Rock Songs. Play your favorite hits from The Beatles Nirvana Stevie Ray Vaughan Garth Brooks Eric Clapton and more with this songbook that correlates with Book 1 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method! The songs are presented in order of difficulty beginning with simple one- and two-string bass lines and ending with songs that contain many notes including all four strings. Gives beginning bass students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: All the Small Things · Come as You Are · Crossfire · Friends in Low Places · Great Balls of Fire · Imagine ·Lady Madonna · My Girl · Peggy Sue · Smoke on the Water · Surfin' U.S.A. · Takin' Care of Business · Walk of Life · Wild Thing · Wonderful Tonight · and more! The online audio includes demos and backing tracks so that you can play along with the band!

This DVD recording of John Abercrombie and Andy LaVerne is the most recent in a musical and personal relationship that has spanned some 25 years.In the past John and Andy usually played some standardmaterial; but for this project only original songs by the two of them were recorded.In this way the performance of the duo is more personal than ever. The emphasis here is the interaction and blend of the instruments asopposed to just the individual solos. In the duo things become more exposed and the responsibility of each player becomes greater. It's a challenging and also extremely rewarding situation.

52 CCM faves in a value-priced songbook: All to You * Be Near * Breathe * Come On Back to Me * Deeper * Faithful to Me * I Wanna Sing * King * Maker of All Things * Oceans from the Rain * Pray * Song of Love * These Hands * This Is Your Life * Wisdom * more.

For E-flat Instruments. 54 Getz songs transcribed for all Eb instruments exactly from his recorded solos. Includes: All the Things You Are · Autumn Leaves · Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) · Blue Skies · Come Rain or Come Shine · Con Alma · Desafinado · Funkallero · Garota De Ipanema · I Remember You · Night and Day · A Night in Tunisia · One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) · Pennies from Heaven · Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) · Stella by Starlight · The Way You Look Tonight · Where or When · Yardbird Suite · and more. Also includes a bio of Getz. Spiral-bound.

All The Things She Said [T.A.T.U.] Beautiful [Aguilera, Christina] Born To Try [Goodrem, Delta] Clocks [Coldplay] Come Undone [Williams, Robbie] Cry Me A River [Timberlake, Justin] If You're Not The One [Bedingfield, Daniel] Little By Little [Oasis] Love Doesn't Have To Hurt [Atomic Kitten] Shape [Sugababes] Spirit In The Sky [Gates, Gareth] Tonight, Tonight [Smashing Pumpkings, The] U Make Me Wanna [Blue]

14 Reflective Arrangements by Phillip Keveren. 14 sacred songs in pensive and peaceful piano solo arrangements by Phillip Keveren. Includes: All Things Bright and Beautiful · Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing · Evening Prayer · For the Beauty of the Earth · Great Is Thy Faithfulness · Holy, Holy, Holy · It Is Well with My Soul · Were You There? · and more.