Remembering

A landmark collection of Bartok's original compositions including 'For Children' (85 short pieces), 'Sonatina', 'First Term At The Piano', 'Five Bagatelles' and 'Three Folk Songs', this edition is arranged in progressive order of difficulty and is perfect repertoire for the young pianist.

In time for his 80th birthday, stories on the world's most popular blues performer B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than four decades, he has been the consummate blues performer. His unique guitar playing, powerful vocals, and repertoire of songs have taken him from tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi, to worldwide renown. In this comprehensive volume, the best articles, interviews, and reviews about B.B. King's life and career have been gathered. Learn how he first made his mark as a disc jockey in Memphis hawking Pepticon elixir and taking the moniker of the Beale Street Blues Boy; trace his early tours and recordings; see him be swept up in the blues revival; and finally, enjoy his fame as the greatest living exponent of the blues style. He turns 80 in September so the book is timed to take advantage of the well-deserved attention. • Extensively revised second edition • Includes 18 interviews

In this book/CD pack, Musicians Institute instructor Sid Jacobs, who organized the school's Jazz Guitar elective, translates the playing of quintessential jazz pianist Bill Evans for guitarists to enjoy. Includes music, instruction and analysis of 14 Evans' pieces, all in their original keys and with full demonstration tracks on the accompaniment CD. Songs include: Funkallero • Laurie • Letter to Evan • My Bells • Orbit • Peace Piece • Peri's Scope • Remembering the Rain • A Simple Matter of Conviction • Time Remembered • Turn Out the Stars • The Two Lonely People • Very Early • Waltz for Debby. Sid's marvelous transcriptions of Bill Evans' tunes for solo guitar have just raised the guitar to a new level. This is contemporary guitar at its harmonic best. - Joe Diorio

Repertoire Suitable for the Auditions of the National Guild of Piano Teachers This prestigious new series is a classified compilation of Guild members' original piano solos with appropriate Musicianship Phases of scales, chords, cadences and arpeggios. Includes 12 levels in a 6-book series.