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Allan Alexander: Flamenco Music For Guitar

Wonderfully rich pieces that you will want to play again and again. They have written with the intermediate player in mind but do not compromise themselves because of that. The classic styles such as Soleares, Algerias and Bulerias are all here and are suitable as starting pieces or as additions to your Flamenco repertoire. The accompanying CD contains high quality recordings of all the pieces in the same order as they appear in the book and listening to te pieces first is possibly the best introduction to them. Each piece has been written in both Guitar notation and Tab. Complete with guidance notes Flamenco style and the pieces themselves.

Medieval Music For Violin

Medieval Music For Violin contains thirty-four solo pieces for Violin. Author Allan Alexander has selected a fantastic variety from Medieval times and most tunes have been extended with variations to make them a more suitable length and increase the violinist's enjoyment! Every tune in the book is also included on an accompanying CD which gives a perfect demonstration and is enjoyable in its own merit.

Allan Alexander: Christmas Music For Guitar

A terrific collection of Christmas music for Guitar. Includes seperate tablature and standard notation.

American Folk Music for Recorder

American folk music is just right for Recorder. There are 34 songs in this collection, from the lyrical beauty of Amazing Grace and Shenandoah to the rollicking good fun of Lane County Bachelor and Old Joe Clark, these tunes will keep you playing ? and keep your listeners dancing and singing. All of the tunes are notated for soprano recorder. They can be played on recorder alone, or with piano, guitar, or any chord instrument. Chord symbols are included with the music. The lyrics are included in the book. Lyrics can help with learning rhythm, or with memorization of the melody. They allow the player to sing as well as play, or to invite others to sing along. Besides, they are fun. The Play-along CD has separate channels for Recorder and Piano accompaniment. The first section of the CD includes all of the tunes, with Jessica Walsh on Recorder and Andrew D. Gordon on piano. The second section is a Play-Along, featuring wonderful Piano accompaniments arranged by Anita Briggs. The music notation for the Piano accompaniments are available as PDF files for download.

The Blues Scale For Flute

The Blues Scale For Flute by Andrew D. Gordon is an invaluable guide to the blues scale, explaining how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. This book contains 20 grooves in 13 styles: Pop: 2 Grooves Rock: 3 Grooves Blues: 2 Grooves Jazz-Swing: 1 Groove Funk: 3 Grooves R&B: 1 Groove Latin: 1 Groove Gospel: 2 Grooves New Age: 1 Groove Reggae: 1 Groove Calypso: 1 Groove Acid-Jazz: 1 Groove Country: 1 Groove In The Blues Scale For Flute the blues scale and relative minor blues scale are covered in detail. This book explains how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style (the relative minor blues scale is generally not used in minor keys). Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total, using notes solely from the blues scale. Each groove utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The patterns generally start off fairly simply and become more complex as the groove progresses. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book, featuring a rhythm section of Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass and Drums. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long MP3 files of all 20 grooves, enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time. MIDI files are also available. Watch the video below for more information.

Allan Alexander: Easy Pieces For Guitar

With the 37 original pieces contained within, be prepared for a journey into the beautiful simplicity of a variety of musical styles, ranging from South American to Celtic, with trips to Italy, Greece and Spain in between. For the teacher of emerging students, this book solves the problem of producing repertoire that is at once interesting and accessible. The accompanying CD provides an invaluable aid to learning for these students. For the intermediate player, this book provides important experience in sight-reading uncomplicated but appealing music. The book also provides fascinating text that is interspersed with valuable musical secrets that Allan has discovered in his lifelong devotion to the guitar. Pay attention; I have been his student for quite a long time, and I continue to learn many new things all the time. If there are any doubts about what can be done with simple pieces, simply listen to the CD, which is a most enjoyable experience in itself.

Celtic Music For Flute And Guitar

Celtic Music For Flute And Guitar by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh contains 20 pieces transcribed for flute and guitar, most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. Five of them are charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan and Jessica. The music is presented in both music notation and guitar tablature for people who do not read music.Take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music that is the mainstay of modern players. If you are learning and looking for great music, this is one book that you will not be able to put down. If you are a performer looking for high quality material, these great pieces, expertly arranged, will become part of your permanent repertoire.The accompanying CD gives the musician the advantage of being able to hear how these pieces should be played by experts in this genre of music and will make the learning process easier. Some of the pieces were written for the Lute; however, Allan Alexander has found that they work very well on the guitar. Being an accomplished player of both lute and guitar, he has the knowledge to make accurate, musical transcriptions. Other pieces in this book are traditional tunes that have been arranged specifically for guitar. Many of the selections have variations on the original melodies. This adds another dimension to the music and enhances the performance.

Salsa Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano

Salsa And Afro Cuban Montunos For Piano is an extremely informative 100 page book containing over 400 musical examples showing you how to play in these aforementioned Latin styles. Mr. Campos who teaches a course in Latin piano styles at the Berklee School Of Music originates from Lima Peru and has studied Latin music for over 20 years. This book contains great study material for learning the various techniques and rhythms used in playing Latin piano styles. It can be used as a source to practice reading syncopated rhythms. A CD of Latin percussion rhythm tracks to play along with accompanies the book.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs - Flute

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Flute. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Celtic Music For Flute

A generous anthology of Celtic melodies, collated by Jessica Walsh, and arranged for the Flute. From Blythe Was The Time to Ye Banks And Braes Of Bonny Doon, every tune includes performance notes and historical information. Guitar chord symbols are provided to guide your accompaniments, and a full CD of examples is included featuring Allan Alexander. Watch the related video here.

Celtic Music For Mandolin

A generous anthology of Celtic melodies, collated and presented by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh, and arranged for the Mandolin. From Cremonea to Planxty Burke, every tune includes performance notes and historical information. Guitar chord symbols are provided to guide your accompaniments, and a full CD of examples is included featuring Angelina Galashenkova-Reed playing the Mandolin. Melodies are provided in both notation and tablature.

Salsa Afro Cuban Montunos For Guitar

Carlos Campos presents a riff-by-riff method for mastering the Salsa and Afro Cuban style on Guitar. All aspects of the style are discussed and explained, from choice of scale modes and timing to different rhythms and harmonic progressions. Over 70 exercises are provided to give you a wealth of examples, and all material is supported by the accompanying CD of backing tracks and demonstrations.The definitive book for learning Salsa guitar accompaniment.

The Blues Scale for Piano/Keyboards

The Blues Scale by Andrew Gordon is a very important book because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music.Inside both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail and how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style.Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total, using notes solely from the blues scale. Each of the 20 grooves utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book recorded along with a rhythm section of Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass and Drums and on certain grooves Percussion. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 20 grooves enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time.Watch the video below for more information.

American Folk Music For Flute

American folk music is just right for flute. From the lyrical beauty of Amazing Grace and Shenandoah to the rollicking good fun of Lane County Bachelor and Old Joe Clark, these 34 tunes will keep you playing ? and keep your listeners dancing and singing. All of the tunes can be played on flute alone, or with piano, guitar, or any chord instrument. Chord symbols are included with the music. The lyrics are included in the book. Lyrics can help with learning rhythm, or with memorization of the melody. They allow the player to sing as well as play, or to invite others to sing along. Besides, they are fun. The Play-Along CD includes two sections. The first section of the CD includes all of the tunes, with Jessica Walsh on flute and Andrew D. Gordon on piano. The second section is a Play-Along, featuring wonderful piano accompaniments arranged by Anita Briggs. The music notation for the piano accompaniments is in PDF format and is available for download.

Renaissance Music For Guitar Volume 2

A collection of 32 pieces for the solo classical guitar that capture the stately spirit and elegance of the Renaissance. The music has been carefully selected from authentic sources, and the book includes plenty of historical detail and performance notes. Pieces include many ancient melodies from Ireland and Scotland, ideal for the repertoire of the intermediate guitarist with their simple rhythms and modal tonalities. A CD of demonstrations is included, performed by Allan Alexander, to help you achieve and accurate and authentic performance.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs - Alto Saxophone/E Flat Instruments

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Alto Saxophone and E Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs - Alto Saxophone/E Flat Instruments

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Alto Saxophone and E Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs - Tenor Saxophone/B Flat Instruments

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Tenor Saxophone and B Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs - Tenor Saxophone/B Flat Instruments

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Blues Riffs for Tenor Saxophone and B Flat instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs - Piano/Keyboards

A comprehensive guide to some of the best Jazz Riffs for Piano and Keyboard instruments. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship, from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the blues, to the more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. An accompanying CD is included with every example.

Ultimate Funk Grooves For Flute

Due to the popularity of Ben Tompsett's book series "Ultimate Funk Grooves for Bb & Eb instruments", Tompsett has now produced a version for Flute. Funk and its infectious style, remains a popular part of the music we listen to today. Timeless recordings from such artists as James Brown, The Commodores, Stevie Wonder, The Meters, The Crusaders, Brecker Brothers, The Average White Band, Sly & the Family Stone, Tower Of Power, Prince, The Blackbyrds, Manu Dibango, Maceo Parker, Junior Walker & the All Stars, and many more, continue to enjoy massive popularity and have had a major influence on contemporary music styles, such as hip-hop, rap and R&B. This book contains 92 riffs that showcase the different ways in which the soloist can create a distinct funk sound to their playing. The audio CD that comes with the book contains 31 different grooves that accompany each of the riffs, influenced by the aforementioned artists, and covers a wide range of different funk styles from the mid-sixties to the present day. The book is intended for the musician who wants to practically develop their playing style and improvisation technique in this genre.

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Clarinet

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Clarinet. by Andrew D. Gordon consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I, III-VI-II-V etc. in both major and minor keys. Thereare five separate sections: Jazz Swing, Jazz Ballad, Jazz Funk, Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. Each musical example has a single note improvised melody line with the chord progression At the end of the book there is the chordprogression for the popular jazz standard "Blue Moon" showing you how to use various examples from the 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this technique you can pick most jazzstandards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book. The audio files are recorded with the clarinet playing the melody line along with a rhythm section of guitar, piano bass and drums. All the examples are recordedwith the clarinet and the rhythm section, as well as the rhythm section without the clarinet. An absolute must for musicians learning and playing various jazz styles. There are different versions: a version for Flute, Guitar, Bband Eb Sax, Piano, Trumpet, Trombone and Violin.

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Trumpet

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Trumpet. by Andrew D. Gordon consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I, III-VI-II-V etc. in both major and minor keys. Thereare five separate sections: Jazz Swing, Jazz Ballad, Jazz Funk, Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. Each musical example has a single note improvised melody line with the chord progression At the end of the book there is the chordprogression for the popular jazz standard "Blue Moon" showing you how to use various examples from the 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this technique you can pick most jazzstandards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book. The audio files are recorded with the Trumpet playing the melody line along with a rhythm section of guitar, piano bass and drums. All the examples are recordedwith the Trumpet and the rhythm section, as well as the rhythm section without the Trumpet. An absolute must for musicians learning and playing various jazz styles. There are different versions: a version for Flute, Guitar, Bb andEb Sax, Piano, Clarinet, Trombone and Violin.

Stephan Badreau: Walking Bass Lines For Jazz Guitar

Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar by Stephan Badreau is a step-by-step guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. The book will show you how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass notes. It is full of ideas, examples, chord voicings and substitutions, as well as short chord progressions for you to try your new skills. All examples are played on the accompanying CD at both slow and normal speed, as well as a drums-only version for play-along purposes.