Music Sales August Review 2014

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2014

Ed Sheeran: X

Multiply (stylised X) is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The album’s lead single, ‘Sing’, was Sheeran’s first single to reach number one in the UK.

pvgThis songbook has been expertly arranged for piano, vocal and guitar and includes the hit ‘Sing’ along with all of the other 15 songs from the album. Complete with full lyrics.

Book Only 104pp AM10093389781783056910

tabArranged for guitar, in normal notation and tablature, with guitar boxes and chord names, and includes 16 songs from the album.

Book Only 112pp AM10095919781783057351

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Lady Gaga: Artpop (Easy Piano)

Pop diva superstar Lady Gaga was once again at the forefront with Artpop, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard® 200 Album charts when it was released in November 2013. This songbook includes all 15 tracks from the Artpop album, including the hits ‘Applause’ and ‘Do What You Want’.

Book Only 112pp HL001248499781480370609

ZZ Top: Early Classics Guitar Recorded Version

Part of the Guitar Recorded Versions series, this collection contains 25 songs from the early years of the classic American rock trio ZZ Top transcribed for guitar.This songbook includes the favourites ‘Apologies to Pearly’, ‘Jesus Just Left Chicago’, ‘Just Got Paid’, ‘Pearl Necklace’, ‘Waitin’ for the Bus’ and more.

Book Only 240pp HL001216849781480353091

Popular Songs For Easy Classical Guitar

This title contains 20 well-known songs, carefully arranged for easy classical guitar in standard notation and tablature. Songs include the favourites ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’, ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’, ‘Hello’, ‘Unchained Melody’, ‘What a Wonderful World’ and more.

Book Only 48pp HL001302399781480395473

Journey Through The Classics: Book 1

A classical guitar repertoire folio designed to lead students seamlessly from the earliest classics to the intermediate masterworks. The 32 graded pieces are presented in a progressive order and feature a variety of traditional folk songs and classical favorites essential to any guitar student’s educational foundation.

Book Only 48pp HL001224899781480355927

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Musician’s Institute: Blues Guitar Soloing

Keith Wyatt’s Blues Guitar Soloing is a comprehensive guide to mastering solos on the blues guitar. Topics covered include: essential skills, shuffle phrasing, sliding, 12-bar blues, tempo, blues fusions and much more.Online audio access is also included for exercises, licks and play-alongs.

Book/Online Audio 208pp HL006951329780793571291

The Guitar Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!

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Scorpions Guitar Play-Along Volume 174

This volume includes: ‘Big City Nights’, ‘Blackout’, ‘No One like You’, ‘Rock You like a Hurricane’, ‘Sails of Charon’, ‘Still Loving You’, ‘Wind of Change’ and ‘The Zoo’.

Book & CD 88pp HL001221199781480354159

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Frozen: Music From The Motion Picture (Beginning Piano Solo)

Now students can get their first “solo” experience on piano with their favourite songs from the hit Disney film, Frozen! Songs include: ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’, ‘Fixer Upper’, ‘For the First Time in Forever’, ‘In Summer’, ‘Let It Go’, ‘Love Is an Open Door’, ‘Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People’.

Book Only 24pp HL001303759781480396128

Frozen: Music From The Motion Picture (Five Finger Piano)

Seven popular songs from Frozen are featured in single-note melody lines that stay in one position in this songbook. Songs include: ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’, ‘Fixer Upper’, ‘For the First Time in Forever’ and more. Includes lyrics and beautifully-written accompaniments.

Book Only 32pp HL001303749781480396111

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Modern Love Songs

Modern Love Songs features 27 modern love songs: ‘Just a Kiss’ (Lady Antebellum), ‘Just the Way You Are’ (Bruno Mars), ‘Love Somebody’ (Maroon 5), ‘Marry Me’ (Train), ‘No One’ (Alicia Keys), ‘Ours’ (Taylor Swift), ‘Stay’ (Rihanna), ‘A Thousand Years’ (Christina Perri), ‘Unconditionally’ (Katy Perry), ‘Wanted’ (Hunter Hayes) and more.

Book Only 194pp HL001270689781480387690

Max Richter: Piano Works

For the first time in print, here are 15 Max Richter piano works complete with notes for each, specially written by the composer. This ground-breaking collection represents a unique drawing together of the strands of the gifted composer’s varied output, embracing his work with the London Philharmonic and subsequent highly regarded concept albums.

Book Only 56pp CH827649781783056965

pianoJoining the Dots offers pianists lots of material to help build confidence and skill in sight-reading. The series brings together a range of activities to help students improve their sense of keyboard geography, helping them to read new music more quickly and easily. The eight books in Alan Bullard‘s series cover the requirements for ABRSMs sight-reading tests at each of Grades 1 to 8.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack

A dozen songs from the second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, released in 2013, are included in this folio of piano/vocal/guitar arrangements. It features the Grammy-nominated lead song ‘Atlas’ by Coldplay, plus ‘Silouettes’ (Of Monsters and Men), ‘We Remain’ (Christina Aguilera), ‘Who We Are’ (Imagine Dragons), ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ (Lorde), ‘Mirror’ (Ellie Goulding) and more.

Book Only 82pp HL001249749781480371019

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Joel Rothman’s Jazz Drum Book

In Joel Rothman’s Jazz Drum Book hundreds of Bass Drum variations are weaved around Snare Drum patterns. Students will develop practical facility in the area of Snare-Bass coordination against a jazz ride beat.

This book is suitable for intermediate to advanced level players.

Book Only JRP116

Joel Rothman: Rock Breaks In A Nutshell

Joel Rothman’s Rock Breaks In A Nutshell contains an extensive array of rock breaks for beginner to intermediate level Drum students.

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Joel Rothman: Teaching Rhythm

Joel Rothman’s Teaching Rhythm is a virtual encyclopedia of clear and easy-to-read rhythms in quarter and eighth time.

This book is suitable for beginner to intermediate level players.

Book Only JRP29

Joel Rothman: Sticking Patterns For All Drummers

Want to develop a formidable technique and become a virtuoso drummer? Joel Rothman’s Sticking Patterns is for you.

This book has been taken directly from Basic Drumming. Included in this study are mixed stickings, left hand control, measured single-stroke rolls, measured double-stroke rolls, all types of paradiddiles, flames, drags, ruffs and accent studies. The exercises in this book are, for the most part, highly practical and, once mastered, they could easily be applied during actual performance.

This book is suitable for beginners to advanced level players.

Book Only JRP74

Joel Rothman is the renowned author of almost 100 drum and percussion method books, many of which are among the most popular books used by teachers in private music studios as well as schools and universities worldwide.

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Igor Stravinsky: Renard Study Score - The Chester Stravinsky Edition

Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece, Renard, in a newly engraved and corrected study score format, edited by Millan Sachania, taking account of all available sources for the first time. Russian text with transliteration, as well as the original French singing translation by C.F.Ramuz.

Book Only 120pp CH731069781783056767

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Play 5-string banjo arrangements of your favorite songs from Flatt & Scruggs, Hank Williams, Steve Martin, Bill Monroe, Carolina Chocolate Drops and more! This updated collection of 16 songs is presented in order of difficulty, beginning with roll variations and ending with melodic style.

book onlyBook Only 24pp HL006995169780793526888

book/online audioBook/Online Audio 24pp HL001145999781480309234

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Rock Riffs For Ukulele With Tab

30 classic riffs from timeless rock songs are presented in tab and arranged for the uke. Includes: ‘All Right Now’, ‘Back in Black’, ‘Clocks’, ‘Dancing with Myself’, ‘Free Fallin’’, ‘Heaven’, ‘Iris’, ‘Louie, Louie’, ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, ‘Spirit of Radio’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Up Around the Bend’, ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ and more.

Book Only 16pp HL001276029781480390942

The Ukulele Playlist: Pop Hits

29 Pop Hits specially arranged for ikulele: ‘Best Song Ever’, ‘Don`t Leave Me This Way’, ‘Just Give Me A Reason’, ‘Kung Fu Fighting’, ‘Lego House’ and many more, Includes lyrics, strumming patterns and ukulele chord diagrams, without standard notation, Intermediate level

Book Only 05715386069780571538607

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20 Classic Hawaiian Songs For Ukulele

This selection of songs arranged for the heroic little four-stringed instrument spans authentic Hawaiian compositions like ‘Aloha Oe’ and ‘Hi’ilawe’ through cheerful pastiches like ‘Everybody Does It In Hawaii’ and ‘Sweet Leilani’ to Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s inspired Hawaiian treatments of ‘Over The Rainbow’ and ‘What A Wonderful World’, proving that any style of song sounds good played on a uke.

Book Only 48pp AM10089539781783055623

The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily, with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the written music, listen to the CD to hear how the ukulele should sound, and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Each Ukulele Play-Along pack features eight quintessential songs.

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Stevie Wonder Ukulele Play-Along Volume 28

Includes these Stevie Wonder hits: ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’, ‘Isn’t She Lovely’, ‘Ribbon in the Sky’, ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours’, .’Sir Duke’, ‘Superstition’, ‘Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday’, ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’.

Book & CD 32pp HL001167369781480328112

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Lick Library: Danny Gill’s Absolute Beginner Acoustic Fingerstyle

Taught by Danny Gill, Absolute Beginner Acoustic Fingerstyle includes a selection of easy to absorb lessons that are designed to teach the beginner guitarist some of the essential basics of Fingerstyle Acoustic guitar playing.

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The Guitar Of Bert Jansch Taught By Rolly Brown

On this DVD, we explore a representative selection from the folk, traditional and blues segment of his Guitar arrangements, ranging from simple early folk Guitar settings like “Running From Home” to his most iconic, sophisticated and original accompaniments(e.g. Reynardine, Black Waterside).

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Learn To Play Eric Johnson

Learn five great songs by Eric Johnson, widely respected as one of the best guitarists in the World. Guitar lessons by Rick Graham. Lessons include ‘Cliffs Of Dover’, ‘Manhattan’, ‘SRV’, ‘Song For George’ and ‘Trademark’.

2DVD RDR0445Edexcel: A2 Music Listening Tests - 4th Edition

This book contains a series of questions that will help you to prepare fully for Unit 6 (Further Musical Understanding) of your A Level exam. It has been carefully written to match the requirements of the new Edexcel A2 Music specification, relating to the set works that you will study for examination in 2015, 2016 or 2017. It can be used for coursework, or for revision and preparation in the final weeks before your exam.

Edexcel: A2 Music Listening Tests - 4th Edition includes:

• Listening tests that help you to prepare for Section A of the written paper.

• Practice questions for Sections B and C of the written paper.

• Over 20 dictation exercises that provide valuable practice for the Aural Awareness question.

• A comprehensive glossary that explains all of the terms you need to know.

• Helpful hints and advice to enable you to achieve a better grade.

• Model answers to all of the questions and a full track listing can be found at the back of the book.

A CD of the musical extracts used in the questions is available separately: Edexcel A2 Music Listening Tests 4th edition CD, ISBN 9781783055845 (RHG353).

Book Only 104pp RHG3529781783055838

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Pro Vocal: Vocal Exercisesfor Building Strength, Endurance and Facility

Vocal strength is essential to producing a good sound, singing with control and confidence, and singing for many years. A weak voice is one that tires easily, one that is inconsistent in sound quality and/or pitch and dynamics, and one that gives out many years before the singer is ready to stop singing. Vocal strength is not all about singing loudly, it’s about singing well. The exercises and musical selections in this book are designed to help singers hone and refine their skills to develop the kind of control and consistency professional singers need to compete and find work. But mastering these skills is not just a task for professional singers – amateur singers who work on the exercises in this book will find singing easier and more fun with each new level of control they achieve. The CD contains demos for listening, and separate backing tracks so you can sing along. In addition to vocal exercises, several songs are included for practice, including: ‘Danny Boy’, ‘The House of the Rising Sun’, ‘Look for the Silver Lining’, ‘Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child’ and more.

Book/CD 32pp HL001237709781480365643

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Buntes Geigenwunderland Band 3

Lieder-, Spiele- und Rätselbuch zum Geigelernen für Kinder von 5-9 Jahren. Illustrationen Soheyla Sadr.

Eingearbeitete Malaufgaben, Rätsel und konkrete Lieder zum Nachspielen festigen das erlernte Fachwissen, ohne dabei den Spaß für die Kinder zu kurz kommen zu lassen.

Book/CD 56pp BOE77359783865438416

Grooves et breaks blues & shuffle à la batterie

Comment jouer des rythmes, des grooves, des breaks et des fills de batterie dans les styles Blues et Shuffle ? Avec cet ouvrage bien sûr... Bref, un très large panel de grooves à la manière des batteurs qui accompagnent les plus grands artistes du style : Buddy Guy, B.B. King, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton.

Book/CD 40pp MF2410

1000 grands guitaristes

Ce guide/dictionnaire est unique en son genre : il répertorie les 1000 plus grands guitaristes du monde et de tous les temps. Il présente pour chacun d’eux un résumé du style et de la carrière non seulement des stars internationales, mais aussi d’accompagnateurs et de musiciens de studio moins connus, et pour tous les styles : rock, jazz, country, funk, classique, blues, folk, etc.

Book Only 40pp MF872

5 Happy Songs for Choir (SAB)

Derr Komponist und Chorleiter Carsten Gerlitz hat um den Super-Hit des Jahres 2013, Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’, vier weitere Songs versammelt und für SAB-Chor arrangiert.

Book Only BOE7731GP9783865438379

Music & Musica, Volumen 6 - Profesor +2 CD

Paso a paso, con ilustraciones y fotografías se explica toda la didáctica de esta metodología. El material se secuencia en Unidades Didácticas que abarcan un curso completo. En los CDs se han grabado las audiciones, los cuentos en inglés, las canciones en inglés y español, las danzas y nueve presentaciones para pizarra digital.

Book/2CD 40pp MK19132

Julián Menéndez: Estudio de Concierto, Saxofón Alto en Mib (o Tenor en Sib) y Piano

Repertorio de estudio para saxofón.

Book Only 40pp MK167239788438701225

La guitare acoustique en autodidacte - Débutant

La méthode de référence du guitariste débutant ! Cette méthode d’initiation à la guitare acoustique constitue indéniablement le meilleur moyen pour le guitariste débutant de progresser dans la pratique de son instrument.

Book/CD/DVD 40pp MF2411

Méthode de Trompette Vol.1

Le propos de cette méthode est de procurer à l’élève ambitieux les éléments indispensables pour acquérir les connaissances de base de la théorie et obtenir une Embouchure souple et puissante. Sa méthode très complète et progressive donne des bases très solides au trompettiste débutant. (DVD en anglais et sans sous-titre)

Book/DVD MF877

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Music & Musica, Volumen 6 - Fichas del Alumno + DVD

MUSIC & MÚSICA es una metodología que abarca los 6 cursos de Educación Musical de la etapa de Educación Primaria. Es un compendio de fichas evaluativas de los diferentes conceptos que se trabajan, así como algunas explicaciones teóricas sobre el lenguaje musical. Cada unidad didáctica comprende entre 2 y 3 fichas a través de las cuales el profesor comprobará si el alumno ha asimilado o no los conceptos planteados y por otro lado, el niño plasmará gráficamente lo que previamente ha experimentado de forma activa. En el DVD se han grabado las canciones en inglés y en español, y un montaje de vídeo con las ilustraciones de los cuentos y la narración tanto en inglés como en español.

spanish ed.Book/DVD 40pp MK19130

english ed.Book/DVD 40pp MK19131

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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Updated

Bestselling author Joel McIver unravels the frenzied story of the reprobate Birmingham band, telling the tales of the many members who have been and gone over the years, as well as the uneasy relations between those who stayed. This is the ultimate guide to the Black Sabbath legend, full of firsthand facts drawn directly from those who were there at every stage – from Sabbath’s roots in the late 1960s, through crises, conflicts and triumphs to the present day. This updated edition covers the Heaven And Hell episode, the death of Ronnie James Dio and how Ozzy, Iommi and Butler reformed under the Sabbath banner, with Ward abstaining in controversial circumstances, to record an astonishing global hit album 13.

Book Only OP557819781783055173

Stevie Nicks - Visions, Dreams & Rumours

Crowned ‘The Reigning Queen of Rock And Roll’ by Rolling Stone, and with gold and platinum solo albums to her credit, Stevie Nicks outlived her defining Fleetwood Mac image to become a perennially successful recording artist in her own right. Hers is a story of hard work, self-belief and a fierce devotion to musical creativity. Researched through exclusive interviews with many of Stevie’s close associates and collaborators, Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumours is a revealing and inspiring portrait of one of rock’s great women.

Book Only 404pp OP554409781783051502

This Day In Music

Informative, irreverent and highly entertaining, This Day In Music is the book of Neil Cossar’s online calendar guide to half a century of rock and pop milestones and trivia. Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.

This Day In Music is fully illustrated with posters, press cuttings, album covers and ticket stubs, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.

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