Ensemble Music

This volume has updated information presented in a new manner that is both easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improvisation. Includes chapters on scales/chords, developing creativity, improv fundamentals, 12 Blues Scales, Bebop scales, pentatonic scales and usage, time and feeling, melodic development, II/V7s, related scales and modes, practical exercises/patterns and licks, Dominant 7th tree...

Here?s a great way to expand your blues playing in every key. And, it?s real fun, too! These are slow tempos and are for all levels of ability. Try playing some of the tougher keys without looking at the music and see just how fast your ear takes over. You?ll find yourself gaining confidence very quickly and that confidence will greatly improve your soloing. Charlie Parker learned the Blues in all 12 keys before he learned anything else. Transpos...

Beginning/intermediate level. 11 essential jazz standards and 3 important ?workout? tracks for the student ready to make the transition from playing scales, chords and exercises to playing popular jazz standards. Excellent reference material that can be used as a resource for beginning improvisation . . . actual tunes instead of exercises! Features slower tempos and easier changes. Each selection includes it?s own specific tips and suggestions on...

For ALL instrumentalists and vocalists. Recordings contain 30 extended tracks of recorded background. Great primer for learning basic skills in Major and Minor keys. Advanced players will want to work on ?double-timing,? playing ?outside? and ?side-slipping? in all keys at comfortable tempos. This set will help you gain confidence. It?s designed to help any musician no matter what their level of ability. One of the most-used play-a-longs in the s...

The highly acclaimed ensemble method by Eddie Green, John Benzer andDavid Bertman is now available for beginning and intermediate musicians.Ensemble Concepts – Fundamental Level is designed to help youngensembles to acquire solid performance skills while also learningoverall musicianship. The exercises fit easily into your warm-uproutine, so you don't have to sacrifice musicianship for the sake of the“nuts and bolts” learning al...

A fitting tribute to possibly the greatest pop band ever - The Beatles. This outstanding hard-cover edition features over 1100 pages with full scores and lyrics to all 210 titles recorded by The Beatles. Guitar and bass parts are in both standard notation and tablature. Also includes a full discography. Songs include: All You Need Is Love ? And I Love Her ? Baby You're a Rich Man ? Back in the U.S.S.R. ? The Ballad of John and Yoko ? Blackbird ? ...

For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the JazzPlay-Along Series is the ultiimate learning tool for all jazz musicians.With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-trackchoices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makeslearning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tuneincludes a split track with: • Melody cue with proper style andinflection • Professional rhythm tracks &bu...

Probably the most important musical sequence in modern jazz! A must for all aspiring jazz players. Book contains all the needed scales and chords to each of the recorded tracks. These are written in the staff. Contains 120 written patterns that can be played with the various tracks on the recording, also includes three full pages of piano voicings that correspond to the tracks on the recording. Booklet contains a Scale Syllabus which allows you t...

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produc...

Percussion ensemble John J. Heney Released: 1940 Stock #: 121-0047-00

Intermediate level. Nine all-time classics! This set includes some of the most famous jazz standards in the world . . . ballads to swing. Every jobbing musician should know these tunes. The ballads are rich and lush while the swing tunes are crisp and light. Each tune feels great! An inspiring way to practice. Makes a great gift for any musician who wants to learn standards, or who plays just for the fun of it! Everyone should learn these songs. ...

Concert Polka Trombone duet Transcribed by Clay Smith Released: 1927 Stock #: 093-0054-33