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The Alfred Essentials of Music Theory: Complete Self-Study Course is a practical, easy-to-use music course that is perfect for pianists, guitarists, instrumentalists, vocalists, songwriters, arrangers, and composers. Includes 2 ear training CDs to help develop your musical ear. In this all-in-one music theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through 75 concise lessons; practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises; improve your listening skills with the enclosed ear training CDs; and test your knowledge with a review that completes each of the 18 units.

Beyond Bop Drumming is John Riley's exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Art of Bop Drumming. Based on the drumming advancements of the post-bop period of the 1960s, the book and audio topics include broken time playing, ride cymbal variations, up-tempo unison ideas, implied time metric modulation, solo ideas, solo analysis, complete transcriptions, and play-along tunes.

(2nd Edition). For harmonica. This edition: 2nd. Method/Instruction; Miscellaneous Instrument - Harmonica. Complete Idiot's Guide. Instructional and Play Along. Instructional book and accompaniment CD. 247 pages.

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. The Activity & Ear Training Books include coloring activities to help students recognize notes musical symbols rhythms and more both aurally and visually. Each activity is carefully designed to encourage teacher/student interaction. Every activity coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books.

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States including Canada the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as crotchet for quarter note. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

What do Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, Natalie Cole and hundreds of other professionals have in common? They all study voice with Hollywood's leading vocal coach, Seth Riggs. You can learn to sing like the pros with this complete program for training the voice.

(A Treasury of Songs from Stage & Film, Specially Designed for Young Singers!). Edited by Lisa DeSpain. Classroom/Pre-School; General Music and Classroom Publications; Other Classroom. Broadway Presents!. Broadway. Book & CD. 128 pages.

Alfred 00-27627 Alfred 00-27627 Premier Piano Course- Technique Book 1A-Music Book Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. Now your students will have the technical tools needed to achieve artistic performances.

Includes all notes, symbols and terms needed for the first two years of study on any musical instrument. Cards are color-coded by category and are numbered on the back.

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with a piano instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, ''all-in-one'' format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles.

Improve your piano playing with this instructional book that is designed to coordinate with Alfred Lesson Books (not included) and features games and quizzes to reinforce piano playing principles.

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Explore note reading, rhythm reading and more with this instructional book for piano. The accompanying CD features each piece recorded at both a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.

A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. It contains outstanding songs such as ''The Entertainer, '' ''Scarborough Fair, '' ''Greensleeves'' and ''Amazing Grace.'' This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

Scale, chord, arpeggio and cadence studies in all major and minor keys presented in a convenient two-page format. Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios. In addition, several "enrichment options" are provided with exercises such as harmonizing scales, accelerating scales expanding scales and much more! These excellent all-inclusive books teach scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences at three different levels. The FIRST book (#11761) accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2. The BASIC book (#5754) is slightly more in-depth, presenting scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadence studies in all the major and minor keys.

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. Designed to coordinate page-by-page with Lesson Book 1B. Contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Book. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

The Music Workbook contains pages of coloring, tracing, matching, ear training and listening that have been carefully designed to reinforce the musical concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 1. In full color, 48 pages.

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, "all-in-one" format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. The CD has accompaniments to support the student's playing of the exercises and songs found in the Level 2 book.

The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.

The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 player and a fully orchestrated accompaniment CD. Each song on the CD includes a DEMO track, which features a live instrumental performance, followed by the PLAY-ALONG track. Titles: from Episode I: Augie’s Great Municipal Band • Duel of the Fates • Qui-Gon’s Funeral • Star Wars (Main Title); from Episode II: Across the Stars • The Imperial March • May the Force Be with You • The Meadow Picnic; from Episode III: Battle of the Heroes • Princess Leia’s Theme • The Throne Room.

Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books, each Theory Book contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course is a fun method that teaches kids to play songs on the guitar right away.

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. The most widely used piano technique book ever written The Virtuoso Pianist was designed to develop agility and strength in all the fingers as well as flexibility of the wrists. Exercises are sequenced so that in each successive exercise the fingers are rested from the fatigue caused by the previous one. Translated from the original French this Masterwork edition includes the complete Exercises 1-60 and is clearly engraved for easy reading. Hanon s original introduction is included. He recommends that a student have at least one year of experience before starting this book. A General MIDI disk is available separately (Item #5715). The disk contains varied styles of accompaniments including pop classical and jazz for Exercises 1-20.

The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered.

Complete Level 1 is a faster-paced version of Levels 1A and 1B that gets to staff reading more quickly. Perfect for a student who is 8 or older, or for a younger beginner with great musical aptitude. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

(The Easiest Guitar Method Ever!). By Ron Manus and L.C. Harnsberger. For Guitar. Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Kid's Guitar Course. Children. Beginner. Book, Enhanced CD & DVD.

This instructional book is designed to coordinate with Alfred Lesson Books (not included) and features games and quizzes to reinforce principles for improving your piano playing.

Take your piano playing to the next level with this instructional book that emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Tracks Included 1. A Day in Vienna 2. Alpine Melody 3. Casey Jones 4. Enchanted City 5. Fandango 6. Festive March 7. Go Down, Moses 8. Goodbye, Old Paint 9. Greensleeves 10. Hunting Song 11. Intermezzo 12. La Raspa 13. Light and Blue 14. Make Up Your Mind! 15. On Top of Old Smoky 16. Prelude in 18th-Century Style 17. Raisins and Almonds 18. Roman Holiday 19. Scarborough Fair 20. Scherzo 21. The Major and the Minor 22. Village Dance 23.

The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered.

Alfred 00-2108 00-2108 Basic Piano Course- Lesson Book 2-Music Book Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes.