This is the perfect series for learning how to improvise or how to play in an authentic Dixieland style. Includes a play-along CD with a top-notch dixieland band playing tunes written in the style of several great Dixie standards. Learn More

Pop Duets for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent which makes finding rehearsal points quick and convenient. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Titles are: I Got Rhythm * Wipeout * Splish Splash * What'd I Say * Over the Rainbow * The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down * Margaritaville * Scooby Doo, Where Are You? * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini * Domino * (Meet) The Flintstones (From "The Flintstones") * Bang the Drum All Day * Theme from New York, New York * Chattanooga Choo-Choo * You're the One That I Want * Raiders March. Learn More

Alfred's Pop Quartets for All series is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent which makes finding rehearsal points quick and convenient. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Titles are: Summertime * Celebration * We Are Family * Batman (TV Theme) * Imperial March * Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) * Jump * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * James Bond Theme * Smooth * Gonna Fly Now * Peter Gunn. Learn More

The Alfred Jazz Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes way beyond the other play-alongs. This rhythm section book contains written-out parts for piano, bass, and drumset. The instrument parts include comping suggestions and sample solos that make learning to improvise easier. These parts can also be conveniently used as small group arrangements. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The innovative, easy-to-use TNT2 Custom Mix software on the accompanying DVD-ROM allows you to slow down or speed up the tempo, mix and customize a demo or play-along track, loop a section for specific practice, and more. Featuring a professional rhythm section, the demo tracks provide examples of piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. By removing your instrument part from a track mix, you can play along to practice with the rest of the rhythm section. In addition, each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. This innovative play-along includes: * Great jazz standards at a medium difficulty level * Parts for piano, bass, and drumset * Written-out melodies and sample jazz solos to listen to, study, and play along with while you to learn to improvise and comp * Jazz choruses for soloing opportunities * Helpful improvisation tips and suggestions for each tune * TNT2 Custom Mix software on the DVD-ROM, featuring an easy-to-use mixer for mixing, looping, and slowing down the demo and play-along tracks * Accompaniment tracks recorded by professional musicians * Available, corresponding books for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments to create small group arrangements Learn More

The Alfred Jazz Play-Along series goes way beyond the other play-alongs. Each volume has parts for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments and includes a sample jazz solo written out for each instrumentalist to listen to, play, and practice. These sample solos are invaluable assets that make learning how to improvise easier. The innovative, easy-to-use TNT2 Custom Mix software on the accompanying DVD-ROM allows you to slow down or speed up the tempo, mix and customize a demo or play-along track, loop a section for specific practice, and more. Featuring a professional rhythm section and horn player, the demo tracks provide examples of jazz articulation, interpretation, and improvisation. By removing your instrument part from a track mix, you can play along to practice with the rhythm section. In addition, each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. A corresponding book for rhythm section instruments features piano, bass, and drum parts. This innovative play-along includes: * Great jazz standards at a medium-difficulty level * Parts for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments * Written-out sample jazz solos to listen to, study, and play along with while you learn to improvise * Jazz choruses for soloing opportunities * Helpful improvisation tips for each tune * TNT2 Custom Mix software on the DVD-ROM featuring an easy-to-use mixer for mixing, looping, and slowing down the demo and play-along tracks * An available, corresponding Rhythm Section book with piano, bass, and drum parts to create small group arrangements. Learn More

Pop Trios for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent which makes finding rehearsal points quick and convenient. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Titles are: Old Time Rock and Roll * Sing, Sing, Sing * Hedwig's Theme * You Raise Me Up * All I Wanna Do * The Magnificent Seven * This Is It! * Mack the Knife * Can You Read My Mind? * Crazy In Love * The Pink Panther * Star Wars Main Title * I'll Be There For You * American Idiot * Hips Don't Lie. Learn More

Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out etude solos that traverse the changes in a way that familiarizes you with the sound of each harmonic setting. Each etude is modeled after ideas---such as melodic and rhythmic patterns that create continuity---and singable melodies that he recommends using when improvising through the chord changes. Using the TNT 2 software, listen to and analyze the etudes, and then remove Mintzer's saxophone from the mix to practice and play these harmonic exercises on your own with a stellar rhythm section. The amazing TNT 2 software allows you to slow down the tempo, too! Learn More

Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out etude solos that traverse the changes in a way that familiarizes you with the sound of each harmonic setting. Each etude is modeled after ideas---such as melodic and rhythmic patterns that create continuity---and singable melodies that he recommends using when improvising through the chord changes. Using the TNT 2 software, listen to and analyze the etudes, and then remove Mintzer's saxophone from the mix to practice and play these harmonic exercises on your own with a stellar rhythm section. The amazing TNT 2 software allows you to slow down the tempo, too! Learn More

Nine Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band classics in a jazz play-along! The Alfred Jazz Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written-out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each tune includes the melody and a sample jazz solo written out for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included mp3 CD has a demo track and a play-along track for for piano, bass, and drums. The demo track, featuring Gordon Goodwin and players from the Big Phat Band, is a learning tool for the melody, piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythm section as individuals with their part removed from the mix. The MP3 CD also features tempo changing software allowing you to slow down or speed up the tempo. The written comping examples along with the written sample solos are all invaluable assets that make learning how to improvise easier. Nine great Gordon Goodwin compositions = great jazz!Titles: Count Bubba's Revenge * High Maintenance * Howdiz Songo? * Jazz Police * Maynard & Waynard * Race to the Bridge * Rippin 'n Runnin' * That's How We Roll * The Very Best of Times Learn More