A Dozen A Day - Mini Book

Technical Exercises-Pre-practice technical exercises for the piano.The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time which should be played each day before practising. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys.

Written and illustrated by Edna Mae Burnam a second-generation Piano teacher the iconic A Dozen A Day books have been in Piano studios around the world since 1950. These books are universally recognized as one of the most practical technique series available. The series is made up of brief accessible groups of warm-up exercises that provide excellent daily training for students of all ages and levels. This anthology includes the first four books in the A Dozen A Day series: Mini Prep Book 1 and Book 2. As a bonus the anthology includes orchestrated files that are accessible online.

This edition from the A Dozen A Day Songbook series contains wonderful pop hits that may be used as companion pieces to the memorable technique exercises in the A Dozen A Day series at the first difficulty level (mini). They are also suitable as supplements with ANY piano method!

The Singer's Companion combines the author's extensive research on hundreds of professional singers' and singing teachers' books with 30 years of personal teaching experience. The book concentrates on traditional vocal andartistic development as employed at the most renowned universities and conservatories. At the same time the presentation is extremely practical and accessible. The language is simple and minimal space is given to theory. Aseach aspect of good singing and artistry is explained enlightening quotations from dozens of the best singers and teachers such as Enrico Caruso Luciano Pavarotti Eileen Farrell Manuel Garcia and Emma Seiler help the singerto grasp the concept.The building of the vocal instrument and the artist is the focus. Topics include stance breathing phonation resonance range health choosing a teacher vocal exercises musicianship pronunciationand diction interpretation performance and selecting material. Many illustrative diagrams appear in the text. The book includes exercise sheets sample songs and an illustrative CD. Any singer from the would-be professionalto the diligent choir member can benefit from this easy-to-use thorough companion.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Classic Number of pages : 76 Traditionally the classic guitar has been either excluded or inadequately represented in orchestration textbooks, resulting in much misinformation about its technique, its practicality in various performance contexts, and its character. The guitar's unique tuning, broad timbral variety and intimate nature pose a formidable challenge to non-guitarist composers, for whom an extensive amount of time would be required to gain even a minimal hands-on acquaintance. For most composers this is an unrealistic expectation, leading to time-consuming consultations and extensive drafting or rewriting. The purpose of this book is to provide the non-guitarist composer with the fundamental tools needed to write idiomatically for the guitar. The first of its kind for the guitar, the reference was written in consultation with dozens of composers and conceived with three types of end users in mind: - Experienced composers with a concern for writing idiomatically for the guitar. - Guitarists who are commissioning a work from a composer who has never written for the instrument. - Libraries that wish to add this essential sourcebook to their music reference section. The very structure of the book reflects the composer's own intuition by addressing such questions as: - How is the guitar constructed? - What does successful guitar music look like? - How is the guitar played? - How does the guitarist interpret music and express emotion? - Which musical elements and gestures are most effective? - How do these elements combine to create an effective pacing of idioms? By examining the parameters of successfully written pieces, The Composer's Desk Reference for the Classic Guitar provides an expedient resource of ideas and illustrations contributing to the fluency of both first-time and seasoned guitar composers.

The purpose of Composer's Desk Reference For The Classic Guitar is to provide the non-guitarist composer with the fundamental tools needed to write idiomatically for the Guitar. The first of its kind for theGuitar the reference was written in consultation with dozens of composers and conceived with three types of end users in mind: Experienced composers with a concern for writing idiomatically for the guitar.Guitarists who are commissioning a work from a composer who has never written for the instrument. Libraries that wish to add this essential sourcebook to their music reference section. The very structureof the book reflects the composer's own intuition by addressing such questions as: How is the guitar constructed' What does successful guitar music look like' How is the guitar played' Howdoes the guitarist interpret music and express emotion' Which musical elements and gestures are most effective' How do these elements combine to create an effective pacing of idioms' By examiningthe parameters of successfully written pieces The Composer's Desk Reference For The Classic Guitar provides an expedient resource of ideas and illustrations contributing to the fluency of both first-time andseasoned Guitar composers.