Christmas is fast approaching and if you’re looking for classical guitar repertoire then you should definitely check us out. Corner Books stocks a wide variety of Christmas anthologies arranged specifically for classical guitar players, both with and without tab.
Christmas Carols for Easy Classical Guitar by Mark Phillips is our easiest collection for the classical player. Most of its pieces are in the first position and have been arranged in standard notation with tablature underneath. If you’re just getting started with the classical guitar or have been playing for a year or less then this may be the book for you [...] Read more
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Classical Guitar Christmas Repertoire
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Elliott Chung
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Hal Leonard Easy Jazz & The Amazing Slow Downer: Featuring Froggy!
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Doug Armstrong
Today in the Corner Books department at Cosmo Music, we take a look at how Hal Leonard’s Easy Jazz books and software helps you get better. Featuring our resident Froggy!
From Hal Leonard:
Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and for PC and MAC computer users [...] Read more
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FREE Pedagogy Workshop for Voice Teachers with Barbara Dunn-Prosse
Event took place on May 8, 2012 by Doug Armstrong
Cosmo Music and The Royal Conservatory Examinations invite you to a free pedagogy workshop with Barbara Dunn-Prosse.
Resonance™ A Comprehensive Voice Series & Voice Syllabus, 2012 Edition.
Resonance™ is the fourth edition of the acclaimed Voice Series published by The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited. As in previous editions, Resonance™ encompasses a rich and varied selection of Repertoire, Vocalises, and Recitatives that students of all ages and voice types will find appropriate to their musical interests and level of technical ability. New to this edition, musical theatre and some popular styles are represented in levels 1 to 8 of the Repertoire books.Barbara [...] Read more
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The Led Zeppelin Guitar Method
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Elliott Chung
Coming soon! Led Zeppelin, one of the most successful and influential rock groups of all time, has teamed up with Alfred Publishing to produce a brand new method book aimed at the beginning guitarist. Complete with photos and historical information about the band, the book includes the fundamentals of guitar playing such as holding and tuning your guitar, strumming chords, reading music notation and TAB, music theory, speed and dexterity exercises, fingerstyle playing, power-chords, hammer-on’s and pull-offs, and barre chords. Even better, the lessons are based on actual Zeppelin tunes so you can play the songs you like as you [...] Read more
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The Newest Releases for Concert Band from Hal Leonard
Posted on March 15, 2012 by Cosmo Music
You’ll find a lot of popular titles that your students will love in this list, including the Lady Gaga Fugue and Adele’s mega hit Rolling in the Deep. You can listen to audio samples of these titles by clicking on the link below, or simply by visiting www.halleonard.com.
Symphonic Band - Grade 4
Captain America March
Alan Silvestri/arr. Michael Brown
From the summer blockbuster film Captain America: The First Avenger, composer Alan Silvestri has created a powerful and memorable march based on the main theme. Skillfully adapted for the concert stage by Michael Brown, here is an exciting and uplifting march for mature [...] Read more
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8-time Grammy Winner, Adele
Posted on March 6, 2012 by Elliott Chung
Today’s blog pays tribute to an 8-time Grammy winner and one of the hottest artists of 2011, Adele. With hits such as “Rolling in the Deep”, “Someone Like You”, and “Set Fire to the Rain”, Adele is the first female artist to have had three singles in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Her latest album “21” is the longest running number one album by a female in Billboard history and has been certified 14 times platinum in the UK. Her debut album “19” has sold an estimated 6.5 million copies worldwide and has [...] Read more
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Zelda is Finally Here!
Posted on January 5, 2012 by Cristina D'Alessandro
Koji Kondo, the composer that brought you the Super Mario Bros. music, also created music for another extremely popular 1980’s Nintendo game - The Legend of Zelda. Over the years piano aficionados have attempted to learn these great themes by ear because no sheet music was officially published. With so many Zelda games; A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Twilight Princess among them, there are dozens of songs that intermediate-advanced pianists would absolutely love to play. Well, the wait is over, after great success with their recent publication of the piano music of Super Mario Bros., Alfred [...] Read more
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Christmas Time is Here!
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Elliott Chung
Christmas is right around the corner and here in the Print Music Department we’ve got lots to choose from for those special people in your life. Here’s a quick list of some great gift ideas for the music lover:
For Piano – Adele “21”, Bruno Mars “Doo Wops and Hooligans”, Super Mario Brothers (yes it’s finally in print!), Glee
For Guitar – The Beatles Chord Songbook; Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever; MTV’s 100 Greatest Pop Songs
For Woodwind and Brass Instrumental Play -alongs – Glee; Popular Hits; Queen; Harry Potter
For Voice – Pro Vocal sing-alongs: Glee; Lady Gaga; Amy Winehouse; Taylor Swift
For [...] Read more
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The new Aristocrats CD has Landed!
Posted on September 19, 2011 by Andrew Lai
The Aristocrats (Guthrie Govan, Marco Minnemann and Bryan Beller) CD now available at Cosmo Music.
Have a peak here:Bio: The Making of The Aristocrats
It was supposed to be just another typical NAMM show gig – some highly-touted musicians getting together to entertain the gear enthusiasts and industry folk who congregate in Anaheim, CA in mid-January every year. More improbably, the show at The Anaheim Bass Bash – featuring guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann – wasn’t even supposed to contain Guthrie at all; he was a late replacement for long-time fusion guitar hero Greg Howe, who had [...] Read more
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Bridges Classical Guitar Workshop for Teachers - Sep 30!
Event took place on September 30, 2011 by Elliott Chung
Calling all classical guitar teachers... on Friday September 30th from 9:30 AM to 12 PM Cosmo Music will be hosting a very special workshop based on the new RCM series “Bridges”. Patrick Feely, a member of the RCME College of Examiners, will be leading participants through an exploration of this new and inspiring series, including new repertoire and changes to the syllabus. If you have any specific questions, or simply wish to learn more about “Bridges”, this workshop is the perfect opportunity for you.
To register please call us at (905) 770-5222 extension 310, or email us at printmusic@cosmomusic.ca. We look [...] Read more
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