Keyboard Percussion Music, Methods and DVD/Video

A new jazz language tutor that teaches young players how to improvise in an ensemble setting while enjoying every minute. It is a sequential jazz improvisation method by acclaimed jazz pianist and educator Shelly Berg that utilizes a "call-and-response" approach: students listen to a jazz idea, imitate it until it is internalized, and then "try it on their own. Special challenge sections are provided for advanced students. In addit...

Includes: Let's Rock, Majestic March, When The Saints Go Marching In, Mickey Mouse March, Power Rock, Farandole, Jus' Plain Blues, My Heart Will Go On, Rainbow Connection, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Drums of Corona, Laredo (Concert March), Pomp and Circumstance, Stratford March and Do-Re-Mi. Series: Essential Elements Band Folios Arranger: John Higgins Arranger: Michael Sweeney Arranger: Paul Lavender Composer: Various Band G...

Series: Percussion Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. Composer: Paul Creston

Series: Essential Elements Band Folios Arranger: Michael Sweeney Composer: Various Composers A collection of popular movie songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists with optional accompaniment CD or tape. Each arrangement is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band Method Books. Includes: Forrest Gump - Main Title, The John Dunbar Theme, Theme from "Jurassic Park," Raiders March, Ch...

Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2 years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs. Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases. Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of ...

Includes: America, The Beautiful; America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee); Armed Forces Salute; Battle Hymn of the Republic; God Bless America; Hymn to the Fallen; The Patriot; The Star Spangled Banner; Stars and Stripes Forever; This Is My Country; Yankee Doodle/Yankee Doodle Boy.

This DVD features the music and the life of the man who virtually invented the vibraphone as a jazz instrument, in an astounding career that spanned 73 years. It presents vintage film clips and rare photographs from the 1930s through the 1990s, combined with incisive commentary from contemporary mallet master Mike Mainieri; and award-winning percussionist Steve Smith. Joining Lionel Hampton throughout this singular musical journey are a number of...

This latest work in the "Master Class" series presents a comprehensive, interpretive analysis and performance guide of three major works for solo marimba by San Francisco Symphony Principal Percussionist Jack Van Geem. Van Geem's well-thought-out approach to learning Velocities by Joseph Schwantner helps solve many of the difficult 4-mallet technical issues of this most notable composition for solo marimba. His extensive theoretical analysis of T...

RBI Rhythm Band More 8-Note Bell Song Book

A fundamental beginning course for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Length: 40 pages

Playing in a variety of ensembles is an important component in the complete education of young instrumentalists. Festival Ensembles, Books 1 and 2 present collections of easy, flexibly scored classical ensemble repertoire perfect for festivals, concerts, summer camps, and varied chamber performance throughout the year. With Kjos Multiple Option Scoring each part book includes melody and harmony lines for each piece. This allows unlimited flexibil...

Playing in a variety of ensembles is an important component in the complete education of young instrumentalists. Festival Ensembles, Book 1 presents a collection of 15 flexibly scored, Grade 1-1.5 ensemble pieces perfect for festivals, concerts, summer camps, and variety chamber practice throughout the year. Kjos Multiple Option Scoring allows for ensembles using any number or combination of instruments, ranging from solos through full band pe...