Michael Sweeney

Paul Murtha

(Instrumental Jazz). (Sample solos by Mike Steinel) Welcome to the exciting world of jazz improvisation! Whether you are using this book as a supplement to the Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself, this play-along book will help you get started creating your own improvised solos. The recordings feature professional jazz players performing well-known jazz classics and provide an excellent model for playing in a jazz style. In addition, sample solos are provided as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is the Amazing Slow Downer software program for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks - when used in your computer, ASD allows you to adjust the tempo to suit your needs as you progress through the book. Includes 10 blues classics: All Blues * Bags' Groove * Blue 'N Boogie * Blue Monk * Blues in Frankie's Flat * Blues in the Closet * Cold Duck Time * St. Louis Blues * Straight No Chaser * Tenor Madness. * Play-along CD with choice of full recording (with melody) or rhythm section only * Tempo adjustment software (computer required) * Sample written solos and improvising hints * Rhythm book includes bass lines, piano voicings, and drum patterns

Bb, Eb and C Instruments

Essential Elements Jazz Play-along - the Blues

Michael

(Essential Elements Band Folios). A collection of Christmas arrangements which can be played by full band or by individual soloists with optional CD or tape accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Method Books. Includes: Jingle Bells * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * The Chanukkah Song * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * and many more!

B Flat Tenor Saxophone

Essential Elements Christmas Favorites

(Essential Elements Band Folios). A collection of Christmas arrangements which can be played by full band or by individual soloists with optional CD or tape accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific page in the Esssential Elements Method Books. Includes: Jingle Bells * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * The Chanukkah Song * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * and many more!

Essential Elements Christmas Favorites - B Flat Trumpet

Mike Steinel

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 all exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.

A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation. Piano

Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble

(Essential Elements Band Folios). A collection of Broadway 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: Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Circle of Life, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Edelweiss, Get Me to the Church on Time, Go Go Go Joseph, I Dreamed a Dream, Memory, The Phantom of the Opera, and Seventy Six Trombones.

BB Bass Clarinet

Essential Elements Broadway Favorites

(Essential Elements Band Folios). A collection of Christmas arrangements which can be played by full band or by individual soloists with optional CD accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Method Books. Includes: Jingle Bells * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * The Chanukkah Song * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * and many more!

Solos and Band Arrangements Correlated With Essential Elements Band Method : Flute

Christmas Favorites

This custom companion to the blockbuster National Geographic Channel series Doomsday Preppersis filled with how-to illustrations, "Prepper Profiles" of people in the show, and survival tips from preppers themselves. Handy and comprehensive, the manual offers valuable life-saving information to help prepare for the most devastating calamities. Episodes of this highly original show, which debuted in February 2012, explore the lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Preppers go to extraordinary lengths to plan for any of life's uncertainties, from constructing a home out of shipping containers and stockpiling 50,000 lbs. of food to practicing evacuation drills and hand-to-hand combat. This book is an essential component.

Michael Sweeney

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