These overdubbed piano transcriptions can be heard on Fred Thomas’ ECM New Series album ‘Three or One‘. Table of Contents 01. Cantata ‘Der Herr denket an uns‘  – Sinfonia (BWV 196) 02. Cantata ‘Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht‘ – Aria ‘Wie zittern und wanken der Sünden‘ (BWV 105) 03. Cantata ‘Weichet nur, […]

Jazz leads sheets of the music of 19th Century German opera composer Richard Wagner, transcribed/transformed by Fred Thomas. Huge dramatic scenes are boiled down to discreet miniatures, each expressed on one or two sides of A4, ripe for improvisation. Table of Contents 01. Prelude (Parsifal) 02.Wedding March (Lohengrin) 03. Overture (Tannhäuser) 04. Prelude to Act […]

Lead sheets containing lyrics, melody and harmony, of Fred Thomas’ songs from his project The Beguilers (2012-2012) Table of Contents 1. A Cradle Song (William Blake) 2. A Dream (William Blake) 3. Ask Me No More (Thomas Carew) 4. Early One Morning (Anon) 5. Fall, Leaves, Fall (Emily Brontë) 6. Gentle Lady (James Joyce) 7. […]

Exercises for the development of general technique, intonation, ear training and improvisation. The order of intervals goes from simple to complex, starting with the most consonant (unison) and ending with the most dissonant (tri-tone). Intervals are paired with their corresponding inverse, e.g. 5ths/4ths (shown by vertical lines with arrows), and taken through the circle of […]

A compendium of modes, mixed modes, octatonic scales, hexatonic scales derived from music from all over the world. Ideal for opening your ears and practising improvisation.