Edmund Morris, the author of three bestselling presidential biographies and a lifelong devotee of Beethoven, brings the great composer to life as a man of astonishing complexity and overpowering intelligence.

Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play and how to play it and why, as well as an explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.

Each piece in the Solo Books coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, reinforcing newly learned concepts presented at the lesson. Includes adorable illustrations that enhance each piece.

Each piece in the Solo Books coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, reinforcing newly learned concepts presented at the lesson. Includes adorable illustrations that enhance each piece.

In Heartland Excursions, a legendary ethnomusicologist takes the reader along for a delightful, wide-ranging tour of his workplace.

This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.

These piano arrangements may be used by students in Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library or in the early intermediate level of any method.

Each piece in the Solo Books coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, reinforcing newly learned concepts presented at the lesson. Includes adorable illustrations that enhance each piece.

Utilizes transcriptions along with several original pieces by Joe Pass.

This is an encyclopedic, large-format book containing hundreds of illustrations.