Music Sketches

This introduction provides students and scholars with the information and skills they need when studying composers' sketches.

These short, musical sketches written in a Romantic style by famed composer Martha Mier will encourage students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Titles: * Elegant Waltz * Elizabeth's Ballad * An Evening in Paris * Graceful Ballet * Interlude * The Magic Garden * Prelude in D Major * Romance * Song of Peace * Young at Heart

An exciting tool for churches, drama groups and music groups to host cringe-free cabaret-style events to reach people who would not normally go to church Sketches & Songs provides the resources for reaching people on their own ground. It gives the music, drama scripts and rationale for putting on a cabaret-style event in a pub or other inviting venue. Church leaders, evangelists and others will enjoy this fresh new approach. This book shows how teams can assembled, how to conduct rehearsals and how to gather materials. There are reworkings of old hymns plus original compositions all laid out clearly with words, guitar chords and basic melody, plus an all new collection of scripts, poems, suggestions, video clips and music. All of the material is grouped under 5 themes: Love and relationships Parenthood Work and leisure The meaning of life Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day etc

This artbook and music project is a collaboration between father and son that explores the relationship between the two mediums. In this book you will find the painted and sketched works of Jeff Stobbe, and sheet music for original compositions by Scott Stobbe. The life drawings of Santa Cruz artist Jeff Stobbe explore representation through line work and abstract expressionism through color. He captures not only the movement of the objective figure, but also the emotion of the subjective being, through facial expressions, posture, and use of color. There is a sense of playfulness in his work that offers an interactive experience for the viewer's imagination. The music of New Orleans based guitarist and composer Scott Stobbe encompasses sounds from around the globe, all the while maintaining a signature quality that is unmistakably his own. With roots in Brazilian music, Balkan music, swing and free improvisation, Scott's approach to composition is grounded yet unlimited by genre boundaries. As a multi-instrumentalist himself, Scott uses his knowledge of instrumental range to write cohesive parts that honor the innate qualities of each instrument involved. The recordings of these songs feature world-class musicians who are all a part of a larger world-music community based out of the Bay Area.

The solos in Romantic Sketches, Book 1, will delight pianists who favor the Romantic style. Playing with musical expression is an important skill used in making music and is much more than just playing the notes on the printed page. Music written in the Romantic style is the perfect choice for developing this skill. These short, musical sketches will encourage students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Titles: * A Fond Farewell * Little Song * Medieval Festival * Morning Light * The Perfect Rose * Promises * Shadow Dance * Special Moments * Starlight Prelude * A Story from Long Ago * Summertime Waltz * Sun Showers

This indispensable handbook explains how scholars and students should work with and think about the composer's working manuscripts.