Great Instrumentals

Real Easy Book 2 - C Version. Following on from the great success of The Real Easy Book Volume 1, The Real Easy Book Volume 2 is perfect for students with a few years of playing experience, right up to working professionals. From jazz classics like Four, Scrapple From The Apple, and Dear Old Stockholm to contemporary tunes like George Benson's Mimosa and Donald Fagen's Walk Between Raindrops this selection of songs will keep you and your audience smiling. The Real Easy Book Volume 2 will save band directors countless hours of writing out scales for soloing, chord voicings, Guitar diagrams and Bass lines - they are all included with each tune. The educational material in this book has been developed in conjunction with Stanford Jazz Workshop. It works.

25 well known instrumental themes for solo piano which includes Mission Impossible Theme The Pink Panther Tequila and the Batman theme. Piano arrangements only no lyrics.

Easy Standards-The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along Series goes beyond the other play-alongs. Each volume has parts for C Bb Eb and bass clef instruments and includes a sample jazz solo written out for you to listen to play and practice.The included CD has a demo and play-along track for each tune. The demo track featuring a pro rhythm section and horn player is a learning tool for the melodic concept overall jazz style and the sample jazz solo. The play-along track allows a soloist or group to learn and perform with the rhythm section. Specific improvisation tips and suggestions are included.The included sample jazz solo is an invaluable asset that makeslearning how to improvise easier. There is also a matching book for rhythm section featuring piano bass and drum parts. Nine great tunes=great jazz!Titles: After You’ve Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime.

10 Easy Jazz Duets, written by John La Porta with Greg Nielsen, contains jazz duets in a variety of styles. This unique book is compatible for performance with all instruments and is published with a CD of hip rhythm section backgrounds. In addition, the duets can be performed with a live rhythm section using the chord symbols provided in the C and Bass Clef editions. Not only is the book great for individual jazz practice for improvisation, articulation and phrasing, but it provides interaction with another musician or group with no limitation on the instrumentation. The duets are also very useful to the educator who may find it difficult to get a full band together.

10 Easy Jazz Duets, written by John La Porta with Greg Nielsen, contains jazz duets in a variety of styles. This unique book is compatible for performance with all instruments and is published with a CD of hip rhythm section backgrounds. In addition, the duets can be performed with a live rhythm section using the chord symbols provided in the C and Bass Clef editions. Not only is the book great for individual jazz practice for improvisation, articulation and phrasing, but it provides interaction with another musician or group with no limitation on the instrumentation. The duets are also very useful to the educator who may find it difficult to get a full band together.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 12-For all B-flat E-flat and C instruments the Jazz Play Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on theincluded CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. This collection features 10 essential classic tunes that are found in the repertoire of every great Jazz performer includingMilestones Nefertiti and Song For My Father.

Eight great flexible arrangements in two parts for C Instruments including Flute Recorder Violin and Oboe with specially recorded arrangements. The CD includes full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded. The Book contains carefully selected and editied C arrangements for two parts in score format. Compatible with other editions in the series.

Eight great flexible arrangements in two parts for E Flat Instruments including Alto and Baritone Saxophone with specially recorded arrangements. The CD includes full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded. The Book contains carefully selected and editied E Flat arrangements for two parts in score format. Compatible with other editions in the series.

182 of the best European jazz tunes make The European Real Book a must have for any jazz player. This volume contains pieces by Michel Petrucciani, Florian Ross, George Shearing, Nguyen Le, Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, Bill Bruford, Tommy Smith, Enrico Rava, Django Reinhardt and almost 100 others. As with all Sher Real books this book features: 100% accurate composer-approved charts easy-to-read manuscript A great selection of tunes Many extra features like sample Bass lines, chord voicing, Rhythm section hits, harmony parts and an extensive Drum appendix. An exclusive and exciting feature of The European Real Book is that streaming MP3 files of over 100 tunes in the book are available free of charge from Sher Music.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 168-This volume from the Jazz Play-Along series contains 10 greats by the American jazz composer Tadd Dameron suitable for use with all B-flat E-flat C and Bass Clef instruments.The Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the CD included this first-of-its-kind package will help you to master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time.For study purposes each tune includes a split track with melody cue with proper style and inflection professional rhythm tracks choruses forsoloing removable Bass part and removable Piano part.For performance purposes each tune also has an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) and additional choruses for soloing.Songs in this volume include Focus Hot House If You Could See Me Now and more.

A Modern Music Production Course That Makes Basic Music Technology Fun! A perfect approach for students with a passion for music outside of traditional programs, Alfred's Music Tech 101 covers the basics of music technology without heavy technical reading, using plain-English explanations. No musical experience is required, and classroom-tested course material has been developed through years of student feedback. Includes correlating interactive media to stream or download, plus a corresponding website with teacher resources and updates. Part 1 of this book can be used to teach a beginning survey course on music technology, and each unit contains background reading, student worksheets, answer keys, and a project or two. Part 2 can be used to teach a beginning songwriting and multimedia course on music technology, and consists of more hands-on, interactive projects. Part 3 is designed for more experienced students who are capable of a high level of independent study. Students create their own learning goals, and map out a plan to achieve them. * No musical experience required * High-school/college-level studies on producing music using modern techniques * A perfect approach for students with a passion for music outside of traditional programs * Cross-platform approach to technology applicable to any software used for music production * Great for students with musical goals outside the classroom * Covers the basics of music technology without heavy technical reading, using plain-English explanations * Simple and straightforward information, reinforced with projects and assessments * Classroom-tested course material, developed through years of student feedback * Includes correlating interactive media to stream or download * Corresponding website with teachers' resources and updates / Tout Instrument