Amanda Oosthuizen epub The Ruby Recorder Book of Fish 'n' Ships: Shanties, Hornpipes, and Sea Songs. 38 fun sea-themed pieces arranged especially for descant (soprano) ... of grade 1-4 standard. All in easy keys.

The Ruby Recorder Book of Fish 'n' Ships is a lively compendium of sea shanties, hornpipes, and sea songs. Ideal for sea-dogs and also those who love or want to try folk music. Starting with the easiest, this collection is ideal for sight reading practice, tunes to work on, or even singing in the shower! This book provides great entertainment, and is also a terrific way to keep your fingers twiddling, and a grin across your face! Suitable for players of Grade 1- 4 standard, the book starts off with easy pieces with fewer notes, and progresses to include notes up to A (above the stave) and maybe a low C or two. All pieces are in easy keys. Includes: A Hundred Years Ago, Aboard the Kangaroo, Alla Hornpipe - G.F. Handel, Bobby Shaftoe, Captain Kidd, Fish of the Sea, Fishers' Hornpipe, Harvest Home Hornpipe, Haul Away Joe, Hog-Eye Man, Holy Ground, Homeward Bound, Hornpipe - H. Purcell, Hullabaloo Balay, Maid of Amsterdam, My Bonnie, Rolling Home, Sailor's Hornpipe, Sally Brown, South Australia, Spanish Ladies, Strike the Bell, The Bay of Biscay, The Black Ball Line, The Coast of High Barbary, The Golden Vanity, The Mermaid, The Rio Grande, We're All Bound To Go, When the Boat Comes In, I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside, and more! (And most of them have words!) Also includes: Fun tempo markings   A Glossary of jolly Sailors' Slang Tell us more - information about shanties. More coming from The Ruby Recorder very soon. Look out for our solo books, and duets and trios arranged at different levels for mixed instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Saxophone, Recorder, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Mini-bassoon, Tenoroon, Guitar etc. We have a spectacular variety of duet books, a gargantuan selection of festive books (including Christmas, Halloween and Valentines!), instrument-specific theory, including theory puzzles for very young recorder players and downloadable playalong and backing tracks and sheet music on our website. Just visit http://WildMusicPublications.com For tweets on our latest books, why not follow us on Twitter @wmpublications