Cello

Ready to take your cello playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insight that cellists of all levels can benefit from, spanning classical to rock music, and everything in between. The text, photos, music, diagrams, and accompanying CD provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: bowing techniques, non-classical playing, electric cellos, accessories, gig tips, practicing, recording and much more!

This collection of interviews sparkles with the individual personalities of some of this century's most gifted cellists. With voices as unique as their instruments', these musicians reveal the facets and textures of their professional and personal lives. From the intrepid Bion Tsang to the dynamic Kenneth Slowik and the charming Yo-Yo Ma, these artists and many others discuss what it's like to be a soloist, member of an ensemble, composer, mentor, musical activist and recording artist. How they began, what cultural and historical forces shaped them, how they practice, and what they aspire to - this and more are illuminated in this fascinating volume. Artists include: David Finckel, Ralph Kirshbaum, Laurence Lesser, Yo-Yo Ma, Kermit Moore, Carlos Prieto, Hai-Ye Ni, Kenneth Slowik, Bion Tsang, Jian Wang and Peter Wispelwey.

15 contemporary rock hits arranged for solo instrumentalists! Includes a great full-accompaniment play-along CD with tempo adjustment software so you can sound just like a pro, and adjust the tempo without changing pitch. Songs include: Angie Blaze of Glory Dust in the Wind Free Fallin' Leaving on a Jet Plane Tears in Heaven You've Got a Friend and more.  

The latest addition to Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for Strings series is perfect for your advanced level students. Each book includes: detailed practice routine for scales three octave major and minor scales and arpeggios systematic fingering system for scales extensive shifting exercises for advanced positions shifting reinforcement in a musical context using unison orchestra excerpts advanced technical development sequenced rhythmic and bowing studies and more!

12 favorites from the Great American Songbook with play-along accompaniments on CD. Includes: Come Fly with Me Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) I'll Be Seeing You Love and Marriage My Kind of Town (Chicago Is) Take the A Train and more.

12 solos from Webber's greatest shows complete with full band accompaniment on CD. Titles include: As If We Never Said Goodbye Close Every Door Don't Cry for Me Argentina Everything's Alright Go Go Go Joseph Gus: the Theatre Cat Love Changes Everything The Music of the Night Our Kind of Love The Phantom of the Opera Unexpected Song Whistle down the Wind.