The Great Book of Studies

Hands & Feet-'This book is designed for the intermediate/advanced drummer to improve musical technical control and reading ability and presents several rhythmic styles such as funk jazz and Latin. I'm not trying to educate you on the 'correct' Cuban or Brazilian grooves but have used this music as an inspiration for different phrashings and concepts. In the notes you can find book recommendations to explore the styles fully.Please feel free to use the material creatively like repeating bars when you feel like it. You can also use the pieces for advanced sight reading but I suggest that you take time to look carefully at the dynamics and stickings. All the stickings are basedon a right handed player (please reverse them if you are left handed).The basic concept is to have rhythmic compositions with basic classical notation and technique that you can play on a drumset or on a practice pad with your feet stompin' at the floor. The first part is snare and bassdrum with hi-hat foot suggestions. Later in the book hi-hat (with stick) and snarerim are added.The advantage of these concepts is that playing through these etudes is very closely related to what is going on in modern music. Especially important for players in Jazz Rock and Latin but also very useful for a classical percussionist who needs solid music training.The last part of this book is a few pages of technique studies and rhythmic concepts that is related to the compositions. The purpose is not to include all basic strokes and principles (there are already many great books for that) but to show you some concepts that I have found useful and special through my years of playing and teaching.'                            Michael Axen

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Easier Piano Pieces 43-Benjamin Godard was a French composer and violinist who wrote a great many pieces for the piano. This is a splendid instructional album of studies that provides some interesting contrasts of styles for Piano solo.

En clé de sol et fa mélangées avec accompagnement de piano-?tudes D'Intervalles - Dix-Huit Le?ons De Solf?ge?by Jeanine Rueff is a set of eighteen studies of intervals with Piano accompaniment. This theory book is written in G and F key.From seconds thirds to diminished sixths sevenths and to octavias these eighteen studies cover a wide range of intervals. It is a great book for musicians who wish to learn the necessary basics on the subject.Jeanine Rueff composed numerous pieces for Saxophones often used in contests as well as many pieces for Saxhorn Clarinet Horn and Cornet.

Quiero Tocar El Saxofon by Victor M. Barba is a great book for learning how to play the sax. If you want to play in school bands jazz bands or just for yourself you need this book because is simple and easy to understand starting with just one note all the way to playing nice melodies with the sax. Every song every study every example comes with the names of the notes under the music notation as well as the graphics for the sax and thefingering so you know where and how you should be playing. You'll find many original songs so you can develop you personal style and a series of daily studies to expand your skills. If you are a solo player or part of a band either way this book is a lot of fun! From the series of Easy Music School and Mel Bay Publications. Includes access to online audio. Quiero Tocar El Saxofon del reconocido autor Victor M. Barba es de verdad un libro muybueno para aprender a tocar el saxofon porque viene muy bien explicado y facil de entender. Ya sea que quieras tocar tu solo on en una banda escolar o en un grupo nortelo con este libro podras aprender lo basico para tocar tuscanciones favoritas en el sax. Desde la primera nota hasta una cancion completa todos los ejemplos vienen con los nombres de las notas debajo de cada nota para que te cueste menos trabajo leer la musica. Ademas trae la grafica yla posicion de los dedos y el audio para que sepas como va la cancion. Tiene figuritas adornos escalas y estudios te aseguro que con este libro vas a tocar saxofon bien rapido. De la serie de libros de Easy Music School y MelBay Publications! Viene con el audio de todos los ritmos.

Level: easy / intermediate Format: English / French / German Arranger/Editor: Thomas Stevens This book is a supplement to the original James Stamp Warm-Ups and Studies (Editions Bim, Switzerland), and all of James Stamp?s concepts and instructions presented in the original volume should apply to these studies as if they were included in this book. The Stamp Warm-up No.6 from the original book (page 10) constitutes the main body of these studies (II, 1-6, pages 18-35). In his studio teaching, James Stamp had his advanced students play No.6 in the natural minor, harmonic minor, ?jazz? melodic minor, whole-tone, and diminished scales, versions of which are included in this volume. The philosophy of the Supplemental Studies, to which James Stamp agreed many years ago, was to fill in some of the blank pages of his legacy, to wit: to show his advanced scale exercises and some of his pedagogical ?roots.? One cannot do this without mentioning Max Schlossberg (1873-1936), whom many consider to be the father of the American school of trumpet playing, and who had a great influence on James Stamp?s work. James Stamp was a student of professor Schlossberg, and he used, especially during his formative years as a teacher, some of Schlossberg?s original unpublished materials in his work. Schlossberg?s concepts also greatly influenced the development of the now world-famous original published Stamp materials (Editions Bim). The Supplemental Studies include four preparatory scale exercises (I, page 8-16) and five attack-air flow studies (III, page 36-39) used by James Stamp, both sets of which have their origins in the concepts of Max Schlossberg and the members of the so-called Schlossberg School. Thomas Stevens

More Graded Studies For Clarinet brings together Clarinet study repertoire spanning the entire spectrum of technique and providing a firm foundation for progress. Featuring core works from established Clarinet writers alongside specially composed studies by Paul Harris these comprehensive study collections apply the simultaneous Learning approach to instrumental technique. Two study books arranged in order of increasing difficulty according to carefully planned technical progression. The studies develop key aspects of style found in in repertoire from the 19th century onwards. Each study comes with a list ofSimultaneous Learning musical ingredients for players to explore in preperation for the music. Book One begins at elementary level and progresses to intermediate (approx. grades 1-5); Book Two takes the student from intermediate to advanced level (approx. grades 6-8). Paul Harris is one of the UK's most respected music teachers and educationalists known for his innovative Simultaneous Learning approach. He has over 600 publications to his name including the highly acclaimed Improve your teaching! Improve your sight-reading! Improve your aural! and Improve your practice! series. Harris writes frequently on music education and is in great demand as a workshop and seminar leader around the world.

Essential Elements for Guitar Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1 and includes all of its popular features as well - great songs in a variety of styles a high-quality audio CD withdemonstration and backing tracks quizzes music history music theory and much more. Concepts taught in Book 2 include:- Playing melodically in positions up the neck-Playing movable chord shapes up theneck-Playing scales and extended chords in different keys-More right-hand studies ? fingerpicking and pick style-Improvisation in positions up the neck-Studying different styles through greatsong selections-and more!

Accents and Ghost Notes: The Subtleties of Great Drumming- Groove Studies has been written for intermediate-level drummers who want to take their playing to the next level. Being able to play a fast and complex rhythm is pointless if it doesn't have a good feel. This book will help players to focus on applying the skills and concepts they have already learned in order to inject their playing with life character and feel. The exercises in this book are fun as well as useful and studies are included on the subjects of timing motion coordination technique and touch. Groove Studies features: 73 audio tracks thatinclude demos and full-band tracks that can be used as play-alongs Basic beats with accented hi-hat Use of rimshots and ghost notes Pull-outs and controlled strokes Triplets and shuffle rhythms Cymbal ostinatos and more The price of the book includes access to audio tracks that are available online for streaming or download using the unique code provided. Groove Studies includes Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard. The author Adam Moses has played with numerous bands and renowned artists across several genres. He leads the variety band Empty Pocket and teaches Drum lessons in Greensboro N. C.

Intermediate to Advanced Studies-Eb Alto Saxophone. A TECHNIQUE BUILDING program for any band · Also for INDIVIDUAL STUDY or small groups · BOOK 3 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system - FEATURES: KEY CENTERED SYSTEM · 9 Major and Related Minor Keys · Scales Etudes Short Chorales and Music Technique Exercises - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT STUDIES · For EVERY instrument demonstrated by a professional soloist · CD in each student book · Includes accompaniments on real instruments not synthesized - SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION · Reading Skill Builders Rhythm Pages Jazz Style and Improvisation Full Chorales Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD - INTEGRATED HISTORY THEORY ANDCREATIVITY · Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education - MORE GREAT MUSIC · A wide variety: Classical World Folk and more.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 88 Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book is a graded workbook for instrumentalists and vocalists designed to develop sight reading and rhythmic skills by presenting a course of progressive lessons and studies specifically aimed at these areas. Many different rhythmic groupings and writing styles and clearly presented and analyzed. This book will provide invaluable assistance to all musicians and lead to a greater understanding of the fundamentals of rhythm. Through the development of the counting method employed in this book and the analysis of rhythmic structure-identification of the various notes, rests, groups and signs used-the student will attain greater ease and facility when approaching sight reading material.

Intermediate to Advanced Studies-Bb Trumpet. A TECHNIQUE BUILDING program for any band · Also for INDIVIDUAL STUDY or small groups · BOOK 3 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system - FEATURES: KEY CENTERED SYSTEM · 9 Major and Related Minor Keys · Scales Etudes Short Chorales and Music Technique Exercises - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT STUDIES · For EVERY instrument demonstrated by a professional soloist · CD in each student book · Includes accompaniments on real instruments not synthesized - SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION · Reading Skill Builders Rhythm Pages Jazz Style and Improvisation Full Chorales Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD - INTEGRATED HISTORY THEORY AND CREATIVITY · Exceedsthe National Standards for Arts Education - MORE GREAT MUSIC · A wide variety: Classical World Folk and more.

comprehensive band method-Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the '90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium!Book 2 features:CD with more great play-along tracks covering Exercises 1-55 and Individual Studies (pages 38-41)Book 1 review sectionRhythm RapsDaily Warm-upsTheoryHistoryMulticultural MusicCreativity and AssessmentSight-reading and ImprovisationEtudes created specifically for each instrument demonstrated by a professional soloistRubank Studies and Solo designed for each instrument from the verybest of student etude and solo literature12 full band arrangements including a planned concertand more!