A well graded course of study including 30 progressive etudues plus settings of Bach and Paganini violin concertos for 'fixed pitched' percussion. A supplement of excerpts culled from the modern repertoire makes this volume unique. Included are ' Ma Mere l'Oye' of Ravel 'Petrouchka' of Stravinsky 'Colas Breugnon' of Kabalevsky 'Polka' by Shostakovich 'Sabre Dance' of Khachatrin 'Porgy and Bess' of Gershwin the Bell Song from 'Lakme' of Delibes and many others.

Here is the definitive guide to chordal playing for the contemporary vibraphonist. Includes material on: voicing selection chord-member selection use of extensions and alterations voice leading inversion selection and more. The accompanying CD contains demos and play-along tracks with notated charts featuring standard chordal progressions in the following styles: fast

Easy Instrumental Play-Along-10 songs carefully selected and arranged for first-year instrumentalists. Even novices will sound great! Audio demonstration tracks featuring real instruments are available via download to help you hear how the song should sound. Once you've mastered the notes download the backing tracks to play along with the band! Songs include: Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart) I'm a Believer Imagine Jailhouse Rock La Bamba Louie Louie Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Splish Splash Stand by Me Yellow Submarine.

The purpose of this volume is to provide the intermediate mallet player with musical materials which will:Develop ensemble skills through duet performance.Develop fundamental 3 and 4 mallet skills.Develop technique. Develop an awareness of musical styles.Develop sensitivity to musical detail.

Taken from Once Around The Sun this is the month of April. Written for Vibraphone Harp and Piano.

The musical and expressive possibilities of the vibraphone are perhaps the greatest of all the tuned percussion yet there is a real dearth of music for it. This book is an attempt to remedy this in part by presenting a collection of pieces from the Baroque and Classical eras selected arranged and and edited by Ian Finkel. All pieces require four-mallet technique. Includes works by Bach Kuhlau Scarlatti Sor and other classical composers.

Durant ces derni?res d?cennies de nombreux changements sont apparus dans les diff?rentes techniques et m?thodes d???interpr?tation du vibraphone. Parall?lement une musique de plus en plus moderne et int?ressante utilisant des techniques vari?es a ?t? offerte au vibraphoniste chevronn?. Comparativement il ne fut pas fait grand chose pour le musicien d?butant et c???est ? ce dernier que sont destin?es les 20 ?tudes contenues dans ce fascicule.Il contient les techniques suivantes :a. utilisation de la p?daleb. mise en sourdine de la baguettec. utilisation en alternance des mains : gauche et droited. passage d???un accord ? une m?lodie (utilisation de deux baguettes)e. utilisation desdeux baguettes avec une seule main

This wonderful collection for solo four-mallet Vibraphone features 17 concise beautifully written-out arrangements of favorite jazz gems geared toward the skilled intermediate and seasoned student/professional performer alike. Performance notes for each song are included to enhance your knowledge and technical ability. Songs include: Autumn in New York • Footprints • I Got Rhythm • Lullaby of Birdland • Night and Day • On Green Dolphin Street • Satin Doll • Summertime • (There Is) No Greater Love • Waltz for Debby • and more.