ISBN 9781610653275. The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart, Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazz musicians who don't know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds. The non-jazz improvisation series mostly includes new original tunes that are intended to show how to improvise in many musical styles, including;* Blues* Country* American folk* Latin-American* World music including South American, Eastern European and Asian * Odd meters (playing in a variety of time signatures)* New Age* Classical * Folk-RockIn short, the books are an encyclopedia of virtually every musical style, excluding jazz.

ISBN 9781610654968. A repertoire collection and piano accompaniment audio for the more advanced flutist. Keyboard accompaniment is included to diverse works such as Diversions on a Prelude (a jazz rendition of Bach's famous Prelude I from The Well Tempered Clavier), Faure's Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, and Sonata in E flat (BWV 1031) by J.S. Bach. Also included is the popular Fantasia No. 2 in A minor for solo flute by Telemann. All of the accompaniments on the play-along online audio are set at a performance tempo and can be used in the practice, studio or recital setting. Includes access to online audio.