Hymns with a Touch of Jazz: 15 Traditional Hymns Arranged in Jazz Style (The Phillip Keveren Series) [Paperback] Review

This is a great book. Highly recommended...I played several of these hymns at church and people loved them. Most of all, I loved playing them. Nice, interesting, relaxed arrangements. You cant go wrong with this book.

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15 jazzy arrangements, including: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing * God Will Take Care of You * I Love to Tell the Story * I've Got Peace like a River * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * Softly and Tenderly * Stand Up, Stand up for Jesus * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * and more.

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The Great Piano Works of Ludwig van Beethoven (Belwin Classic Edition: The Great Piano Works Series) [Paperback] Review

The book is great, it has the sheet music to some of his best song's, including "Moonlight Sonata", and "Pathetique".It was really great, and I plan on getting the whole collection!

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Contained are selected Sonatas (the complete Pathetique and Moonlight Sonatas are included), Sonatinas, Bagatelles, Variations (including selections from the famous Diabelli Variations), and many other individual compositions. 43 selections on 192 pages.

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Yamaha DVDMOTIFXS Motif XS Series DVD Review

I would recommend this DVD if you just bought the MOTIF XS without owning or playing the older model (ES).

It is arguable that everything in this DVD is in the manual.Technically, that it is true.However, this DVD approaches the concept from another prospective and sometimes it helps to look at the concept from different angles. I think both DVD and the manual compliment one another.

After you watch this DVD, you should visit motifator.comThere you will find more documents for advance usages as well as the forum.Yamaha personnel also frequent in the forum and are extremely helpful.

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The official Motif XS DVD runs at approximately 3 1/2 hours and takes you on a complete tour of the features, functionality, and just plain fun at your disposal with this 2007-released Motif XS workstation. The Motif XS is surprisingly different from its predecessors and this DVD reflects its considerably enhanced performance-orientated capability.When looking at the main Voice, Performance, Pattern & Song areas, in addition to the key button pushes and navigation the DVD demonstrates how each mode can be used ' and customized ' live. Using controllers, playing the multiple arpeggios, making use of the offsets, Play FX, and more are all covered in detail.Effects are Big News on the Motif XS and the DVD spends more than 35 minutes looking at what you've got and how to apply them in all the major modes.It's easy to overlook the (optional) sampling capability on an instrument as inherently 'big' as this but with sample memory safely installed, the delights of sample-based voice libraries, replacing drum voices in customized drum kits, recording guitar and more await. The DVD spends a good 40 minutes on these exciting possibilities.Motif XS's sequencer is powerful and, for many people, will cover all their recording needs. But this is not an either/or situation with computer-based DAWs. The DVD's final scene looks at how to hook up the bundled Cubase AI, along with how to transfer control (and indeed files) back and forth between the two worlds of 'computer' and 'musical instrument.'Written and presented by Yamaha Corporation of America's Athan Billias - one of the Motif series' prime shakers and movers since Day One - you could not be in better hands when it comes to discovering the world of the Motif XS.

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Color by Note Monsters [Paperback] Review

This is my find of the year for piano teaching.I teach small chilredn ages 4 to 10 and they get antsy sitting still for lesson after lesson.This adds a nice fun break but still drills the theory into their heads!They love it and so do I!

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In this delightful addition to the Color by Note series, students identify notes and intervals, and add missing notes to the Monster music, involving an understanding of note location on the staff, rhythm values, and stem directions. Titles help the students interpret the pieces, and the student adds the necessary dynamics.

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Famous Composers - Ludwig Van Beethoven (2005) Review

I purchased the dvd for my 5 year old son who loves classical music. The content was above his level and there was not much in the way of actual music pieces being performed, but the information and content was very interesting on an adult level. The optional part of the specific musical compositions was also interesting, but didn't perform pieces of music individually. Overall this is a good 35 minutes for someone who wants to know about the artist, but not something I would watch over and over again.

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One of the greatest masters of music, Beethoven is particularly admired for his orchestral works, including symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and chamber music. His early work until 1802, show a progressive master of the high classical style of Haydn and Mozart. A general growth in the proportions and rhetorical power of Beethoven's worked in the period 1798-1802 culminates in the highly dramatic compositions that mark the birth of Romanticism in music. The late period, during which he grew deaf, marked a change from dramatic to introspective-inspired music. The highly expressive music Beethoven produced, infused with a sense of his own struggles to overcome adversity, for centuries has inspired composers like Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Wagner, and continues to do so today.

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Samson C02 Stereo Pair Condenser Microphones Review

I can't bring myself to be super-critical of the Samson C02, because in spite of my occasional dissatisfaction it does have a lot going for it. I've had my pair for about a year, and I use them frequently as overheads on the drum kit, on acoustic guitar, and as "room sound" mics for vocals.

For the latter two applications they are totally adequate and I have no complaints. Unfortunately as overheads they have been a little disappointing, and this is what I primarily wanted to use them for. I think I'm not hearing enough sonic detail, and when there are lots of "things" going on that is important to me. I don't have the technical vocabulary to really articulate what I mean, but to my ears the sound is a little thin and lacks the presence and clarity that I want to hear in drums, especially cymbals. I guess when it comes to overheads I still haven't found what I'm looking for. The bad news is that the $400-$700 price bracket is apparently where I have to look next.

And maybe this the real reason it's hard for me to say a lot of nasty things about my Samson CO2s. They are so, so cheap for what you get. My griping aside, they do work "well enough" as overheads that I (usually) don't cringe when I play back the drums. In other applications, such as acoustic guitar, I actually prefer using one of these to a large-diaphragm condenser or a dynamic mic (like an SM-57). I would definitely recommend them to beginning engineers, people on a recession budget, or to anyone looking to keep a couple budget mics on hand. Nitpicky, OCD engineers, like I am apparently turning into, might want to save up for something a little nicer.

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Samson C02 Condenser mics let you capture and record all the ambience and dynamic depth of acoustic guitars, piano, overhead drums, acoustic instruments, and vocals - in stereo!C02 microphones can be used either individually or in pairs for stereo recordings, neck and sound hole placement for miking acoustic guitars, and low/high octave placement in acoustic pianos.The C02 is an extremely sensitive cardioid condenser (10mv/pa) with an expanded frequency response of 40Hz to 20kHz and a maximum SPL of 134dB. What's all this mean? It means that the C02 delivers professional performance at an incredible price and will make a dramatic difference in every recording. C02s are shipped in pairs with shock mounts and a molded, foam-lined carrying case. 48volt phantom power required.

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My Memories of You: Sixteen Selected Songs by the Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (BH Voice) [Paperback] Review

I became a fan of Wladyslaw Szpilman after viewing (and viewing and viewing) the movie of his ordeal, "The Pianist".

I feel very honoured to be able to own his work, and play his work.If you love music with a classical and 1940's vibe I would highly suggest the purchase of this music.

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Wladyslaw Szpilman's memoirs and Roman Polanski's oscar-winning film have made THE PIANIST renowned all over the world. However not many people outside Poland know that as well as writing classical concert works, Szpilman also wrote about 500 songs.
These songs have been popular in Poland for decades. Now at last, Szpilman's extraordinary talent as a song-writer reaches an international audience, thanks to the new CD Wendy Lands sings the Music of The Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, produced in the USA by a team of first-rate American musicians. Internationally noted authors have provided sensitive new English lyrics which perfectly suit Szpilman's blend of jazz, country and cabaret styles.
Most of the songs on this disc are now published in print as part of Boosey & Hawkes/Bote & Bock's new series of Szpilman's works. The album My memories of you - Sixteen selected songs by THE PIANIST Wladyslaw Szpilman is now available enabling singers everywhere to perform these hauntingly beautiful timeless ballads. The songs are in the original keys with Szpilman's own piano accompaniments and guitar chords.

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