Featuring thirteen essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, this study is written by influential players, teachers and guitar historians. Its coverage allows the guitarist to learn the analogies and differences between traditions and styles. The genres range from baroque, classical, country, blues and rock to flamenco, African and Celtic.

For a century and a half Chopin's music has been played incessantly, yet the spell remains, and the 'Chopin recital', whoever the pianist, still fills the concert halls. This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music-lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognises no contradiction between the accessible and the sophisticated, between the popular and the significant.

38 of Coldplay's singles and B-sides arranged for piano, voice and guitar.

A colorful repertory of popular-style piano pieces in the easy-to-intermediate grades. Includes: The Saints Boogie, Sunrise Serenade, and Maple Leaf Rag.

Sonny Terry has got to be explained to the people or his art will go over their head. By understanding Sonny Terry, you will learn how to enjoy and live in the real people's music that is on a train that's bound for glory.

From the dust jacket notes: "This book is the fruit of a lifetime of experience as a teacher and it has grown out of the advice which Mr. Merrick has been in the habit of giving to his pupils. Although no text-book can ever be a substitute for the presence of an inspiring teacher, this particular book is distinctively personal. Those who have learned from Frank Merrick will almost hear his voice beside them. And as far as advice handed down orally from teacher to pupil goes, the advice is of excellent pedigree. For Leschetizky, Merrick's master, learnt from Czerny, who in turn learnt from Beethoven."

This book is an excellent resource for piano players (professionals or students), composers and piano arrangers that want to be more creative in the piano. The book will show the procedures of structural resources that allows the ability to convert a melody and its chords into a piano composition, regardless of the genre.

Valuable instruction on the left hand, bow arm, sight-reading, and memorization. This book is cerain to improve your practice quality. Illustrated.

A piano jazz compilation put together by Picchiodalpozzo (from various books and transcriptions) with the great pianists Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

An appealing collection of favorite Joplin piano rags, arranged for the intermediate performer. Features pedaling and articulation marks, and helpful notes on teaching ragtime style. Includes: Pineapple Rag, Maple Leaf Rag, Solace, The Entertainer, and more.

Formed in New York in 1969, vocal quartet Manhattan Transfer was the first group to receive Grammy Awards in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year. This special second-edition songbook features their best-known songs performed in concert and on records, from "Birdland" to their show closer "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square."

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from people who want to play a few songs for their family in the living room to those who aspire to become serious musicians. Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano shows the reader the best way to perform each task, while the full-color photographs, music examples and clear, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each task from beginning to end.

The best-selling piano method continues to be a teacher and student favorite.