Starting with their self titled 1978 debut the spell-binding guitar chops of Mark Knopfler helped Dire Straits make an indelible stamp on the landscape of modern rock. His stirring crisp and innovative playing has inspired many musicians sometimes with a gritty rock growl and other times with a gentle phrase. This excellent 2DVD set will help you master the eclectic Mark Knopfler mix of melodic hard rock and country chops that defined the Dire Straits sound. Expert tutor Jaimie Humphries guides you through five classic Dire Straits hits taking you methodically through every step using accompaniments and demonstrations to break-down each solo. Songsfeatured are Sultans of Swing Money for Nothing Brothers In Arms Private Investigations and Romeo and Juliet.

Jay Rouse has captured a pop/R&B groove for this standard from the '60s. Amazingly fresh and incredibly fun to sing – now arranged in 4/4 time instead of the usual 3/4 time with the sixteenth note not the eighth note swung. There are opportunities for solo performances with a hint of gospel to finish. Do not miss this stellar arrangement featuring the familiar classic set to a modern groove. Available separately: SATB SAB StudioTrax CD.

Selected pieces and traditional songs in five volumes-The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. This series features: Over 1000 art songs drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus. A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals - many in practical new editions. Irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of eighteen classic songs. A rich collection of sixty authentic unaccompanied traditional songs sourced from around the world. English singingtranslations for every non-English-language song - many newly-commissioned. Useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions. CDs of Piano accompaniment to all the art songs performed by Simon Lepper as well as recordings of the text to every song performed by native speakers.

This classic holiday composition by Adolphe Adam is given a modern twist with the contemporary and sensitive arranging skills of Erik Morales. The piece builds throughout as it takes your audience on an emotional journey highlighted by increasingly powerful fanfares in the winds and percussion. After a key change the piece climaxes in dramatic fashion before returning to the opening ethereal material and the final sounds of sleigh bells heard offstage. This isn’t just another holiday arrangement — this one will make memories! (3:36)

Fiddle Tunes Rags Waltzes Solos and Variations-A modern-day mandolin master takes a learning player through a variety of tunes keys and styles from classic bluegrass to contemporary originals. Sam includes plenty of advice exercises warm-ups and other vital information about lead soloing and improvising.

Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the modern spirit that characterized all his musical works. This superb collection includes many of his most admired and performed songs and song cycles. Reprinted from authoritative French editions and with new English translations of the original French texts. Edited by Arbie Orenstein.

Vocal Selections-14 vocal selections from the Gilbert & Sullivan classic including: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General * Oh Better Far to Live * Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast * Poor Wandering One * Pour O Pour the Pirate Sherry * When Frederic Was a Little Lad.

This revised edition includes 70 songs from classic musicals to recent blockbusters such as Aida Chicago The Full Monty Hairspray The Producers and more. Includes: All I Ask of You Camelot Everything's Coming Up Roses If I Loved You The Impossible Dream Mame One Seasons of Love Some Enchanted Evening Thoroughly Modern Millie and more.

45 film themes specially-arranged for piano grades 1–3 with background notes and performance tips. Includes themes from classic and modern film's most popular soundtracks including Skyfall Beauty And TheBeast Singin' In The Rain and many more. As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: SoundCheck powered by Match My Sound: this innovative technologylistens to you play and gives you instant feedback on your performance and advice on how to improve. eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device.

(with Autumn Leaves)-This modern day jazz classic written by Barry Manilow using the lyrics of Johnny Mercer is paired with the timeless Autumn Leaves also a Mercer lyric with music by Joseph Kosma. This arrangement is respectful of both songs weaving them together to sing a message of loving someone who's gone as well as growing older and remembering days past. Breathtaking!

Develop your drumming versatility as you master these grooves for all occasions. This book and CD package contains 155 drumbeats in styles such as classic rock modern rock hip-hop and rap as well as Latin country jazz and many more popular styles. Each beat on the two accompanying CDs has been professionally recorded by a real drummer.

For Contralto solo Chorus and Orchestra. Looking outside the purely Western Europe tradition for inspiration and freshness Karl Jenkins sets the 13th-century Stabat Mater text in Latin and English and has extended it to a universal depiction of grief with six other texts some of them from ancient sources in a variety of languages. The scoring is for voices and modern symphony orchestra augmented by indigenous instruments such as the Darabuca (Hand Drum) and Riq (Small Tambourine) and the Mey (Woodwind). The work has been recorded by EMI Classics performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra andChoir the EMO Choir of Helsinki with soloists Jurgita Adamonyte and Belinda Sykes conducted by the composer. By turns dramatic and reflective the twelve-movement work incorporates the original 13th-century Latin sequence alongside additional texts such as Ave verum corpus (originally composed for Bryn Terfel) Lament by Carol Barratt and English texts derived from ancient Babylonian and medieval Persian sources.

Despite having been written as recently as 1991 this modern Christmas classic has already been covered by more than twenty artists and forms an indispensable part of the choral Christmas repertoire.With lyrics and music by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene Mary Did You Know? was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his solo debut album. Multiple recordings have appeared over the years across multiple genres ranging from contemporary gospel to a cappella country and R&B. Part of Fred Bock Publications Mary Did You Know? is arranged for SAB Voices.

Essential Song Library: All Time Hits contains 20 of the greatest and most memorable hits that have lasted the test of time.This mixed songbook features music from some of the most powerful andsuccessful artists of all time such as The Supremes Katrina And The Waves Amy Whinehouse and many more. This vast collection contains power ballads like I'll Stand By You pop classics like It's RainingMen and modern day hits such as Halo.Listen to Halo here:All of the songs have been expertly arranged for Piano Vocals and Guitar. Also included is a CD containing backing tracks for each song so you can sing along.

There are songs for everyone in this collection of over 50 popular hits arranged for piano voice and guitar from Disney movies past and present. It features classics from Cinderella and Peter Pan as well as modern favorites from Coco and Tangled and much more. Also includes songs from the movies: 101 Dalmatians Aladdin Alice in Wonderland The AristoCats Frozen Hercules Lady and the Tramp The Lion King The Little Mermaid Moana Mary Poppins Pocahontas Sleeping Beauty Toy Story and more.