No.1 No.5 No.8 No.9 and No.22 from 6 Sonates; No.4 No.8 and No.9 from 20 Etudes and 6 Grandes Sonates

A fresh approach-* An approach based on self-learning and recognition of rhythmic and melodic patterns * Original tunes rather than abstract sight-reading exercises * 195 carefully graded pieces in a range of musical styles * Eight sections related to the technical development of the oboist with tunes using three notes to tunes with a range of nearly two octaves from low D to high C * Each section concludes with a set of duets and accompanied pieces for practice of ensemble sight-reading * Tunes progress to all key signatures up to two sharps and flats * Preliminary towards grade 5

Includes Circus Rock Sad Clown Acrobats Tightrope Walker Sentimental Serenade Trick Cyclist Dancing Dolls and Russian Galop. On the CD track 1 is a tuning note then each piece appears twice: first with and then without the solo line.

Technical Excercises And Studies /-Studying The Oboe is the perfect collection of studies for oboists who want to refine their technique. Written by Liang Wang the principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic the book is packed with usefulexercises and tips designed to help players develop technical skills such as:Tone productionBreath controlArticulationFinger techniqueThe book is ideally suited for players of agood intermediate level and upwards. It includes famous classical themes and orchestral excerpts that encourage the oboist to use the skills developed in the exercises in a performance context.Liang Wang has been theprinciple oboist of the New York Philharmonic since 2006. He has also held principle positions with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra the San Francisco City Ballet Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

27 Mélodies progressives No.16 - No.27; 3 Grandes Sonates; 14 Grandes Etudes (French and English text)

This book from the Going Solo series is a invaluable and practical book of repertoire pieces for those about to make their first performance in front of a live audience. It includes sixteen first performance pieces for Oboe with Piano accompaniment and spans a wide range of material from lively original material to imaginative arrangements of recognised and popular classics. Offering a fresh challenge each time these compositions will be enjoyed by the player and the audience.

Blues music began in America at the beginning of the last century and has become popular all around the world and was the forerunner of such music styles as rock pop jazz and soul. In Kids Play Blues you will find thirteen fantastic blues pieces. You can use this book alongside the method Look Listen

Philip Sparkeâ??s Skilful Solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first book in the series Starter Solos this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument Skilful Solos introduces the concept of phrasing by suggesting suitable breathing points and takes the player into new keys with extended instrumental ranges new notes being introduced in a gradual and logical manner. Skilful Solos comes with a play-along CD. The advantages of playing either with piano or CD accompaniment arethat the beginning player can now experience the important aspects of ensemble playing from their earliest lessons thus developing the essential skills of listening while they play and maintaining strict tempo which is not always achieved when playing alone.

990 Difficult Passages From the Symphonic Repertoire-The selection of difficult passages will serve a double purpose. It will give the Orchestral player an opportunity to practice such passages in preparation for actual performances of the respective work and it offers material for general practice which in variety and scope of its technical problems reaches far beyond any studies written especially for technical practice.

10 Selected Solos with Piano Accompaniment-Philip Sparkeâ??s Super Solos is the third volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first two books in the series (Starter Solos and Skilful Solos) this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musicians. Specifically tailored for each instrument Super Solos extends technical and musical demands takes the player into new keys with larger instrumental ranges and adds new notes in a gradual and logical manner. The books provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method. Including play-along CD.

Intermediate to Advanced Studies-(Essential Technique for Band is fully compatible with Essential Technique 2000)A technique-building program for any band Essential Technique for Band is also an excellent tool for individual or smallgroup study. This is Book 3 of the Essential Elements for Band beginning band system and features:Key-Centered System? Nine major and related minor keys? Scales etudes shortchorales and music technique exercisesIndividual Instrument Studies? Demonstrated by a professional soloist on your instrument? Professionally recorded accompaniments (notsynthesized)Special Studies Section Reading Skill Builders Rhythm Pages Jazz Style and Improvisation Full Chorales Rubank Scales and ArpeggiosIntegrated History Theory and CreativityMoreGreat Music Classical world music folk and more Book also includes My EE Library* (www.myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD*...with Play-along mp3 tracks for ALLexercises*Internet access required for My EE Library. Book includes instructions to order free optional CD.