The Ultimate Beginner Series has helped many aspiring musicians take their first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. Now you can experience both volume 1 and 2 together for the first time on DVD! This disc is perfect for beginning students for students who are changing to another instrument or as a refresher for player returning to the instrument after many years. You will learn about Assembly and Maintenance Posture and Hand Positions Breathing Embouchure and producing a sound Tone quality and Technique Tuning Methods Breath Support and Tonguing Techniques. Special features include: Getting To Know The Instrument Feature; Beginning Music TheoryInteractive; Printable Reference Materials.
SKU: AD.ADG242
ISBN 9781958017296. UPC: 663389124226. 9 x 12 inches.
The Blues Play A Long and Solos Collection for Harmonica is an indispensable instructional book written by renowned musician and educator, Andrew D. Gordon.Specifically designed for beginners, this book provides a comprehensive guide to playing the blues on the bass while offering a plethora of play-along tracks and soloing opportunities.Andrew D. Gordon, with his extensive experience as a multi-instrumentalist and music educator, has meticulously crafted this book to cater to harmonica players who want to delve into the captivating world of blues music. Whether you're a complete novice or have some basic knowledge of the harmonica, this book will guide you step-by-step through the fundamentals of blues playing, enabling you to develop your skills and confidence.The Blues Play-Along and Solos Collection for harmonica is part of an esteemed series of instructional books, with other editions available for a variety of instruments such as piano/keyboards, guitar, bass, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, ukulele, recorder, mandolin, bass and violin. This series ensures that musicians across different disciplines can explore the blues genre and its unique characteristics.Key features of The Blues Play-Along and Solos Collection for Harmonica include: Play-Along Tracks: Explore a diverse selection of 30 professionally produced play-along tracks, featuring authentic blues grooves in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. These tracks allow you to apply your newly acquired skills and play alongside a band, providing an immersive and enjoyable practice experience.Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 10 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos.Soloing Techniques: Discover various soloing techniques and improvisational approaches, empowering you to create your own expressive solos and melodies within the blues framework. Repertoire Building: Develop a repertoire of blues songs, licks, and riffs specifically tailored for the harmonica. Expand your musical vocabulary and gain confidence in your ability to perform and jam with others.Music Notation : The book contains clear and easy-to-read music notation ensuring accessibility for beginners and facilitating a smooth learning process. Whether you aspire to perform on stage, jam with friends, or simply enjoy playing the bass at home.The Blues Play-Along and Solos Collection for Harmonica provides you with all the tools you need to embark on an exciting blues journey. Andrew D. Gordon's expertise and passion for teaching music shine through in this book, making it an essential resource for any bass player seeking to explore the expressive and soulful realm of blues music.
SKU: BT.DHP-1185923-404
ISBN 9789043155038. English.
Look, Listen & Learn sets the bar for brass and woodwind teaching nowadays. These exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles and games to increase the pupils’ understanding of music, information about their instrument, and lots of fun pieces to play. The three volumes of the method that form the basis of this series are enhanced by several books with supplementary material designed to correspond with the progress of the method.
In Meet the Masters, the melodies are arranged in increasing order of difficulty and can be used in conjunction with all three volumes of the Look, Listen & Learn method series. Pupils takea journey through music history and meet the most important composers of classical music, from Tielman Susato to Anton n Dvo ák, together with pertinent historical commentary. The present edition includes printed music for piano accompaniments, expertly arranged at a moderate level of difficulty, which are also available in recorded versions online to stream or download.
SKU: BT.DHP-1185906-404
ISBN 9789043154666. English.
Look, Listen and Learn has set the standard for contemporary brass and woodwind teaching. These exciting method book/CD packs for beginners engage students and develop their understanding of music and their instrument through songs, puzzles, games and lots of fun pieces to play. Three progressive method books form the basis of the series, enhanced by several corresponding supplementary volumes.
With Play The Beatles, students will embark on a journey through time to the 1960s to get to know one of the most important bands in the history of rock. This pack includes fifteen of the best-known songs by The Beatles, arranged in increasing order of difficulty in such a waythat they can be used in conjunction with all three volumes of Look, Listen and Learn. Authentic-sounding accompaniment tracks are also provided online to download or stream directly.
SKU: HL.49045571
ISBN 9790001162548. UPC: 841886028968. 9.0x12.0x0.083 inches. German - English - French.
The viol player Diego Ortiz, who was musical director at the court of the Spanish viceroy in Naples in the mid-16th century, wrote a textbook which became authoritative for the art of improvisation during the Renaissance. This textbook contains pieces with written improvisations in the tradition of the Renaissance period. Although the writing of improvisations was a contradiction in terms even then, Ortiz' pieces are excellent textbooks for the study of the structures and rules of this art.
About Schott Student Edition
The Schott Student Edition gathers instrumental works for music lessons providing a unique and varied repertoire resource including standard teaching works, lesser known pieces which are perfectly suited to lessons as well as to student concerts and competitions.The repertoire is divided into levels 1-5, from very easy to difficult, and includes works from the Renaissance up to modern performance pieces. Each title is graded, from very easy works for beginners up to demanding pieces for more advanced students who are preparing for further study or examinations.Every work in the series has been carefully selected and edited by experienced music teachers. The editions also contain a wealth of information on the pieces as well as useful advice on studying, rehearsing and interpreting the works. The first titles to be published in the Schott Student Edition series contain works for violin, violoncello, flute, clarinet and recorder. Further editions are in preparation.
SKU: BT.DHP-1185914-404
ISBN 9789043154741. English.
Some of the most beautiful melodies from the world of music theatre over the last several decades are collected together in Play Musicals. They have been arranged in increasing order of difficulty in such a way that they can be used in conjunction with all three volumes ofLook, Listen and Learn. Students can also play along to the provided accompaniment tracks which are available to download or stream.
