Really Easy Jazzin'' About Studies Piano is designed to introduce beginner pianists (Grade 0-1) to jazz techniques such as syncopation, swing, blues and walking bass. Each unit comprises short exercises and studies, building up to a fun jazz piece in Pam Wedgwood''s inimitable style. So take a break from the classics and get into the groove!
A Christmas Special is a collection of four joyful songs exploiting the ''lighter'' side of Christmas, arranged for soprano and alto with a straightforward piano accompaniment: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree and a crowd-pleasing original by Alexander L’Estrange and Peter Gritton, Another Christmas. The songs form part of the Choral Basics Series, which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding, varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages, the series offers attractive, idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs, with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music, spirituals, folk song, pop classics, hit shows and original pieces, this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for.   
Pepperbox Jazz: Book 2, by Australian-based composer, teacher and writer Elissa Milne, further explores the sounds, moods and rhythms of the twenty-first century. These 11 evocative and humorous pieces in a variety of jazz styles are composed especially for the Grade 5–7/Advanced pianist.  Elissa Milne is one of the liveliest voices in educational piano music and her Little Peppers series of colourful jazz miniatures has made a huge impact on the UK teaching scene. Pepperbox Jazz Book 1 and Book 2 is the perfect next-step for players who''ve enjoyed Little Peppers.  
Three popular Scottish folksongs arranged for soprano and alto with a straightforward piano accompaniment. Auld lang syne (meaning ‘old long since’), is a popular New Year’s Eve song in many parts of the world and is included here along with the beautiful Afton Water and the well-known Skye Boat Song.   The arrangements are part of the Choral Basics Series, which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding, varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages, the series offers attractive, idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs, with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music, spirituals, folk song, pop classics, hit shows and original pieces, this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for.  
ABBA Smash Hits Volume 1 for upper voices contains three of ABBA''s greatest hits: Mamma Mia!, Super-Trouper and Money, Money, Money, arranged for soprano and alto voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment by Lin Marsh. The arrangements are part of the Choral Basics Series, ideal for beginner choirs and for choirs in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing. 
Guided Tour Of The Little Peppers, by composer and teacher Elissa Milne, is a fantastic teacher''s resource that supplements all five books in the Little Peppers Series. The guide outlines the sound pedagogic principles behind each piece in the series, including notes on its structure, suggestions for composition and improvisation, follow-up activities and repertoire. The accompanying CD comprises complete performances of all the pieces in the series – played by the author herself – and is an invaluable teaching resource. This guide is an introduction, not a comprehensive study, and it has been designed for teachers to tune into the areas that interest them most.  The Little Peppers Series provides both performance repertoire for beginner pianists and an introduction to twenty-first century techniques. The pieces in Little Peppers are designed to develop notational literacy, rhythmic sophistication and technical skill, while at the same time acting as a springboard for students’ own creativity. The pieces in the Little Peppers Series were written for my young piano students, so each piece has a specific educational goal in mind. But just as important was the desire to write music that allowed young pianists to sound grown up and expert right from their earliest performances. The Little Peppers Series is also about giving students opportunities to craft their own musical responses to the world about them, and in this Guided tour I’ve included many composing, improvising, arranging and performing activities.  
Even More Little Peppers is the final book in this fantastic series by Elissa Milne, Australian-based composer, teacher, and writer. Each of the five books are filled with fun jazz pieces that can be used both as pedagogical studies and as repertoire pieces. Even More Little Peppers is an exquisite collection of jazz miniatures, with continued efforts to further build upon a range of keys, rhythms and performance techniques specifically designed for Grade 3-5 pianists. Each of the pieces have been written with the developing musician in mind, encouraging them to consider both the technical and musical aspects of playing. The pieces in this volume are perfect programme fillers for the end of term concert, as well as sound studies, which help prepare for exams.
Pam Wedgwood''s After Hours For Clarinet And Piano presents eight atmospheric, original pieces for the intermediate clarinetist with piano accompaniment. 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 online audio 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 is provided 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.
Groove Lab is a series designed and composed by Andy Hampton and David Motion for the development of jazz playing and improvisation skills. While the books are aimed at individual learning, they can be flexible and can also accommodate a large group or class situation.  Groove Lab (Clarinet/CD) is ideal for teaching children with basic musical understanding the art of improvisation and some jazz technique. This book, with CD backing, will give players the chance to play familiar, popular styles and rhythms at relatively early stage. Books are also available for electronic keyboard, flute , clarinet and alto sax. Each book is accompanied by a CD of backing tracks for an enhanced learning experience.
Up-Grade! Trumpet Grades 1-2 is perfect for those looking for something to bridge the gap between grades 2 and 3. Pam Wedgwood''s inimitable style is guaranteed to breathe new life into your playing!  The varied pieces in this lively collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles, all designed to ease you gently on towards the next grade.There are several spin-offs to the Up-Grade! Series including jazz, pop and Christmas. **Trinity College London selected pieces (Trumpet, Cornet, Flugel Horn 2010):Apple Pie Waltz or I Believe (Wedgwood)Over the Sea to Skye (Trad. Scottish) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Euphonium, Baritone 2010):Apple Pie Waltz or I Believe (Wedgwood)Over the Sea to Skye (Trad. Scottish)
This is the first of two volumes of music from the big country. Following the success of ''French Romantic Repertoire'' and ''Russian Romantic Repertoire'', Stephen Coombs has once again selected music from a diverse range of styles and composers, this time from America. They are presented in this volume designed to stretch pianists and delight audiences the world over.**ABRSM selected piece (Piano 2019-2020): Lullaby, Op. 10**Trinity College London selected piece (Piano 2012-2014): Summer Song (MacDowell)
The Stations of the Sun, 1998 piece for large orchestra, is inspired by a work of anthropology: the study of rituals and cycles that make up a year. There are the trappings of celebration and evocation: bells, drums, brass fanfares, and riotous dances, as the orchestra moves through four distinct phases in 17 minutes. ΓÇÿEverything has a clear place in the overall designΓÇÖ, The Plain Dealer wrote, ΓÇÿfrom the playful episodes that seem to bubble to the rising clamor that leads to the rising deployment of winds, brasses and percussion.ΓÇÖ
A paraphrase in the manner of Liszt or Busoni, this brilliant, quick-witted reworking of music from four scenes of Adès’s scandalous – and hugely successful ­ ­– first opera Powder Her Face is a virtuosic tour de force. The fifteen-minute work was premiered by its composer in 2010 and has since been taken up by pianists internationally.
Four Play is the essential gig album for string quartet, masterfully arranged by Carlo Martelli. The volume includes music by the great composers as well as theme songs and soundtracks from TV and film, this diverse collection is guaranteed to breathe fresh air into your programme. So, whether you are performing at a wedding, busking, or simply playing for fun Four Play, will be ideal.
Offers a way to learn the recorder. This book provides simple piano parts to accompany over 60 of the pieces in the Pupil's books 1 and 2, including the Concert Pieces. It also includes guitar chords.
Libretto for the operetta Paul Bunyan, the story of the American folk hero follows the development of the American continent from virgin forest to civilization. It does so in a deliberately eclectic style. Spoken dialogue is interspersed with set numbers and interludes with narrative and guitar accompaniment. Although often light-hearted, it is a deeply serious, poetic and tender work. 
Unbeaten Tracks (Flute) introduces contemporary pieces of standard and new to unusual repertoire to the Intermediate flautist player (Grade 4-7), and is paired with piano accompaniment, offering both challenge and reward in equal measure. This book, edited by flautist Philippa Davies, presents 8 a kaleidoscopic mix of styles by some of today''s most talented composers and are undoubtedly destined to become standard repertoire.  The Unbeaten Tracks Series has made a profound mark on the music world with its volumes of specially commissioned pieces for intermediate-level players. There are also small ''biopics'' about each composer that give tidbits of information about the composer''s inspiration and intention behind their piece, which give musicians a greater insight into the music.**Trinity College London selected pieces (Flute 2012-2014):Waltz for Aggis (Gunning)Caprice (McGuire)
Play Jazztime (Alto Saxophone) is a selection of eight well-known hits from the Twenties and Thirties, which have been carefully selected to capture the vibrancy and excitement of that era. Arranged by Andy Hampton and Roy Stratford, the pieces are aimed at players of Grades 4-6 standard and also have simple piano parts. Parts for B flat tenor saxophone are also available from Faber Music.
Shakespeare’s World present arrangements for piano of some of the greatest music inspired by the Bard. With fourteen exceptional pieces, this is a cornucopia of music by the great composers from the famous films (Branagh’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Henry V’ and ‘Hamlet’ together with William Walton’s outstanding score for Laurence Olivier’s original ‘Henry V’) alongside works by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn. Also includes pieces from Royal Shakespeare Company productions composed by Nigel Hess and Stephen Warbeck. 
This dazzling four-minute showpiece for large orchestra was commissioned by the Hallé Orchestra and premiered in September 1996 as part of the opening celebrations of Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Within its modest timescale, Adès has managed to compress an astonishingly rich and exhilarating range of emotions and sonorities, many of which prefigure his astonishing Asyla.‘A four-minute wonder which packs in more music per second than any comparable piece I know.’The Financial Times (Andrew Clark), 2 February 2008
Busoni was just sixteen years old when he wrote the extraordinary Serenata, and the quality of the music is exceptional. The work draws inspiration from the serenade as love song, and the interplay between the warm, lyrical cello line countered by its bright and lively piano partner is highly effective. In preparing this new addition, cellist Lowrii Blake has consulted the original manuscript of this undeservedly neglected work.   **Trinity College London selected piece (Cello 2010-2012): Serenata for Cello & Piano (Busoni)
Space It is Mary Cohen''s tuneful introduction to 2nd finger spacing. Comprising a collection of easy well-known pieces for violin, each tune is presented on a double-page spread in two versions: first in finger pattern one, then, at a different octave, in finger pattern two. Useful hints and fingering charts ease the pupil through each piece and brilliant ''alien'' characters are guaranteed to liven up violin lessons. This book is an ideal introduction to Mary Cohen''s Scaley Monsters series and offers a fun way to introduce new finger techniques .
Thomas Adès’ Darknesse Visible for piano solo (1992) is a 7-minute explosion of John Dowland’s lute song In Darknesse Let Me Dwell (1610). No notes have been added; indeed, some have been removed. Patterns latent in the original have been isolated and regrouped, with the aim of illuminating the song from within, as if during the course of a performance.Adès transforms the piano into an instrument that''s alchemically capable of sustaining a continuous line of melody; the technique of ceaseless tremolo that he demands of the player conjures a ghostly shimmer from the instrument. 
The Jazz Piano Master is a fantastic collection of repertoire pieces and studies embracing the playing techniques encountered by the developing jazz pianist. Close voicing, cross rhythms, off-beat rhythms, blues variations and the sequence of sevenths are tackled on tandem with an enticing repertoire of all-time favourites: Elton John''s Your Song, Stevie Wonder''s Isn''t she lovely, Cole Porter''s Every time we say goodbye - to name a few - are joined by more of Kember''s inspired compositions. Brilliantly put together and enjoyable to work through, The Jazz Piano Master is the cool way to polish up your jazz piano technique. Designed as a follow on to Progressive Jazz Studies or as self-contained repertoire study book for players of ABRSM Grade 6 ability and above.
The death of George Gershwin in 1937, at the tragically early age of 38, robbed the world of one of its greatest song-writers; however, his music lives on. Play Gershwin (Clarinet) pays tribute to Gershwin’s unique melodic genius, which gave us such gems as Embraceable You, Summertime, I got rhythm, ’S wonderful and Oh, Lady be good. These and other favourites are arranged for Clarinet with piano accompaniment by Alan Gout  
Part of the "You're The Voice" series, this book features arrangements of classic Aretha Franklin songs for piano, voice and guitar and a short artist biography. It also contains a CD that features full backing tracks for each song, arranged and recorded to recreate the sounds of the original recording.
Complete lyrics, guitar chord boxes and chord symbols to fifteen classic songs by the legendary Wigan quartet. Includes an eight-page introductory foreword by journalist Stevie Chick and full discography.
Easy repertoire in 2nd, 3rd and 4th positionsAchieving security of fingering, tone and intonation in positions other than first is one of the major technical challenges that every young violinist has to tackle. This book offers a carefully selected and edited sequence of short attractive repertoire pieces, suitable for examination or concert use, each focussing on a particular position or mixture of positions. The material is drawn from a wide range of styles, from baroque to popular tunes, and will appeal to all young players. Expertly arranged piano parts are simple enough for most teachers to tackle with ease. An invaluable addition to the string teaching repertoire.
The Collected Lute Music of John Dowland is an extensive collection of over 100 Fantasies, Pavans, Galliards, Almains, Jigs, Ballads and other tunes by the celebrated Renaissance composer. Transcribed and edited by Diana Poulton and Basil Lam, all pieces are presented in lute tablature and keyboard notation. An introduction, calendar of dates in the life of John Dowland, biographical notes and a note on the transcriptions are also included at the beginning. 
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