Pam Wedgwood: After Hours Book 4: Piano: Instrumental Album

After Hours Book 1 is the first in a series of four (including one duet book). It is a collection of stunning original pieces by Pamela Wedgwood in a variety of styles to suit any mood – from sentimental ballads to cosy after-dinner jazz wistful blues to cheerful upbeat tunes – providing the perfect antidote to stress. So conjure up the smoky dimly lit atmosphere of a jazz club and relax with these lush harmonies and laid-back melodies. Suitable for players at Grade 3-5 standard.

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. After Hours Book 1 is the first in a series of four (including one duet book). It is a collection of stunning, original pieces, by Pamela Wedgwood, in a variety of styles to suit any mood & from sentimental ballads to cosy after-dinner jazz, wistful blues to cheerful, upbeat tunes & providing the perfect antidote to stress. So conjure up the smoky, dimly lit atmosphere of a jazz club, and relax with these lush harmonies and laid-back melodies. Suitable for players at Grade 3-5 standard. / Niveau : 3-5 / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

After Hours comprises eight laid back jazzy pieces for E-flat Saxophone and Piano composed by Pam Wedgwood. Covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers this is the perfect way to wind down after a stressful day! The accompanying CD contains two tracks for each piece in this book: the first track is a full performance of the piece allowing you to hear how it should sound and be played; and the second is a recording of the backing only giving you the opportunity to play-along yourself without the need for an accompanist! The solo E-flat saxophone part is also included on a separate insert.Also for ABRSM examinations for Alto Sax grade 5.

Following on from the very successful After Hours piano volumes Pam Wedgwood has now penned eight atmospheric pieces for the intermediate clarinettist. They are ideal for teacher or pupil and provide a perfect follow-on for those that have used and enjoyed Pam’s highly acclaimed Jazzin’ About series. The book contains piano accompaniments but for extra sophistication a CD of backing tracks is also included. Each piece within the collection has two different backing tracks: the first (full performance) includes the backing track along with the instrumental melody; the second (backing only) presents the backing track alone. The full performance track isprovided to help the player to the learn the melody and its interaction with the accompaniment; the melody is played on a marimba to avoid dominating the acoustic ‘live’ instrument for those players who choose to play along with this version of the backing.

The latest edition to the best-selling new piano tutor series 'It's Never Too Late..' featuring brand new jazzy pieces from Pam Wedgwood one of the UK's foremost composers of educational and recreational music and creator of key series such as Jazzin' About After Hours and Up-Grade!The pieces in this book are suitable for players who have been learning for about a year or have reched Level 14 of the 'It's Never Too Late to Play Piano' tutor book. Fun to play and gently progressive these pieces will extend players' technique gradually.

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