Solos Sound Spectacular

Solo features with a live big band-Exciting solos for the intermediate Trumpet player celebrating the best of the modern Big Band sound complete with a spectacular-sounding CD of backing tracks.These six pieces by Johann Plomp along with his arrangements of two showstopping pop favourites will get your audiences dancing in the aisles to the magical sound of the Big Band. The CD contains demonstrations as well as backing tracks so your rehearsals will be as much fun as your performances!

Later Elementary Level/Willis Music Spectacular Solos-Sunrise at San Miguel is a crowd-pleaser. Its Spanish-sounding sequences and rolling arpeggios will instantly intrigue any student. Highly recommended! In A minor some pedaling suggested. (The piece is a reference to San Miguel de Allende a beautiful Mexican city rich in art and culture.)

Instructional DVD-Steve Lukather the Grammy Award-winning lead guitarist with the super group Toto is considered one of the foremost rock guitarists of today. Steve has performed or recorded with a plethora of top artists like Carlos Santana Larry Carlton Les Paul Elton John Paul McCartney and Michael McDonald to name a few. He has won several Grammy Awards as a songwriter producer and guitarist. On this DVD Steve takes you step by step through a spectacularassortment of his best licks and solos in this video session recorded in 1985. You'll learn the licks and leads to such hits as “Rosanna ” “Carmen ” “Hold the Line ” and “Lovers in theNight.” He also shares important tips and techniques in speed picking position shifting traveling scales false harmonics and melodic phrasing as well as equipment and effects demonstrations. You're carefully takenthrough every lick which you can follow in the accompanying instructional booklet. However there's no need to read music because the booklet comes with fretboard diagrams. This is truly a unique opportunity to receive a privateguitar lesson from one of the most influential and versatile guitarists today whose musical compositions have helped shape the sound of popular music. 36 minutes.