Level 2B-This collection of outstanding popular pieces from the early 1900s is immensely appealing to the intermediate student. These pianistic arrangements with carefully edited fingering and pedaling and are directly suitable for students of a level 2B (late-elementary) standard.A superb opportunity to capture and master the addictive syncopations and delightful jumping melodies of the Ragtime style as well as the stately elegance of the March.

Classic Ragtime Guitar features four ever-popular rags. To help with the challenge of classic ragtime Guitar you will have the advantage of learning from three different teachers each with his own individualapproach. For intermediate to advanced students. As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series not only does this book contain valuable lessons but as an added bonus the three accompanying CDs alsocontain three full hours of instruction featuring note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction. The 32-page booklet is written in both standard notation and tablature.

Description In these lessons for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of blues and a classic rag. The book includes a conversation with Dave, a discography, 6 tunes in notation and tablature, and 3 CDs teaching each tune phrase by phrase. LESSON ONE: A blues in 12/8 with Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Blood Red Moon follows played in a dropped D tuning. The lesson ends with Blind Lemon Jefferson's One Kind Favor. LESSON TWO: Sunday Street is an original Dave Van Ronk song and is an excellent example of Dave's arranging skills. Four choruses are taught demonstrating how this tune can develop. Bessie Smith's classic blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon is taught in the key of E. LESSON THREE: Dave's arrangement of St. Louis Tickle was the first great challenge for fingerpickers interested in classic ragtime. This four sectioned rag is played in the keys of C and F. It is an excellent example of contemporary ragtime guitar.

1 Piano 4 Hands/Early Intermediate Level-A collection of 6 ragtime duets inspired by various cities in the continental United States: Albuquerque NM - Joplin MO - Kalamazoo MI - Kansas City MO - Omaha NE - Texarkana TX. Exciting rhythms and hummable melodies make this a terrific collaborative collection!

This compilation of original compositions includes rags two-steps and cakewalks. The fun rhythmic pieces explore typical ragtime syncopation helping to develop a sense of rhythm and independence of hands. All the pieces are performed on CD by John Kember and will be enjoyed by intermediate to advanced players.

Dave Van Ronk's DVD lesson spans a wide variety of exciting and powerful music. The blues of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell the 'old fashioned' picking of Rev. Gary Davis the ragtime bounce of Blind Blake the sophisticatedblues of Brownie McGhee the country blues of Jim Jackson a children's ring song and a Van Ronk original all receive the unique Dave Van Ronk treatment. Each arrangement is discussed and explained in detail. This is acomplete lesson for the intermediate guitarist that clearly illustrates how traditional music can be placed in a fingerstyle setting. Titles include: Green Green Rocky Road Kansas City Blues Sportin' Life Blues Sunday Street Spike Driver's Moan That Will Never Happen No More Midnight Hour Blues Cocaine Bluesand Down South Blues.

Rev. Gary Davis was a musical giant. His ideas spanned a wide range of techniques and styles and his repertoire featured blues rags show instrumentals and gospel songs.Davis playedwith his thumb and index finger to pick out complex melodies rhythmic licks and lightning fast single-string runs. In this book seven of Rev. Davis's blues are presented. These arrangements have beenperformed and recorded by a host of great artists including Bob Dylan Taj Mahal Hot Tuna David Bromberg John Renbourn Bert Jansch and many others.These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyleguitarist. The accompanying three CD lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings.Lesson one highlights two of Rev. Davis's most popular bluesarrangements. Hesitation Blues is played in the key of C. Baby Let Me Follow You Down is played in the key of G.Lesson two explores the party tune Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (madepopular by Hot Tuna). Rev. Davis used to joke that he could play Candyman in so many different ways that he would be able to play it nonstop for at least 8 hours without repeating himself. We look at twoversions of this very popular folk blues with the regular Candyman followed by the Two-Step Candyman.In lesson three all 14 verses from Raggin' the blues are transcribed and studied on how thisarrangement develops.

Ten classic Scott Joplin Piano rags arranged for Classical Guitar by Jerry Willard. Arranged in standard notation and tablature these timeless tunes by the most famous of all ragtime composers soundabsolutely great on a Classical Guitar and to help you perform them perfectly the Download Card features recordings of each by Willard himself. Rising quickly to fame for his ragtime compositions andachieving acclaim as the 'King of Ragtime Writers' composer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Joplin wrote some of the greatest rags ever as well as some of the finest compositions of any style or genre. WithScott Joplin Favorites For Classical Guitar you can learn such rags as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer and Heliotrope Bouquet for the Classical Guitar. Suitable for intermediate to advancedplayers this book will keep you entertained for hours as you pore over the expertly composed rags that have become so ingrained in modern music. Born to a musical family in Texas in 1867 it becameimmediately obvious that Joplin was of exceptional talent. After learning a number of instruments and moving to Missouri his compositions brought him great fame and had a profound influence on othercomposers of the day and for over a century to come. Tunes like Cleopha Kismet Rag Pleasant Moments and The Strenuous Life all had a huge impact on the musical world turning this creative genius into ahousehold name.  Now accomplished guitarist Jerry Willard has compiled and arranged ten of Joplin's best tunes into this sheet music songbook letting you learn thesewonderful compositions for the Classical Guitar. As a bonus extra the included download card allows you to listen to Willard himself performing all ten songs that were specially recorded for this edition. This will allow

Description Scott Joplin: 18 Rags In Easier Versions A selection of 18 rags arranged for the beginner to intermediate pianist. Songlist Elite Syncopations Heliotrope Bouquet Kismet Rag Lily Queen Magnetic Rag Maple Leaf Rag Palm Leaf Rag Paragon Rag [Joplin, Scott] Pine Apple Rag Ragtime Dance Swipesy The Chrysanthemum The Easy Winners The Entertainer The Favourite The Nonpareil The Sycamore Weeping Willow