Master Solos book/CD packs are a fresh source of solo literature in a comprehensive package for developing instrumentalists. The collections for the various instruments were personally selected and performed by world-famousperforming artists and educators (see below) and each features a specially prepared lesson. Every Master Solos pack includes 8 selections by renowned composers ? different for each instrument ? and a pianoaccompaniment book. The accompanying CDs are uniquely designed to serve in practice and performance situations and offer immeasurable benefits for the intermediate soloist and for the instrumental instructor. The first trackfeatures the solo performance with piano accompaniment providing tempo and musical style and the second track is the piano accompaniment only designed for rehearsal. The recorded accompaniment can also be used inperformances. Flute by Gary Sigurdson Oboe by Don Jaeger Bassoon by Leonard Sharrow Bb Clarinet by Ramon Kireilis Eb Alto Saxophone by Larry Teal Bb Trumpet/Cornet by Robert Getchell Horn by Louis Stout Trombone byBuddy Baker Baritone Horn by Larry Campbell Tuba by Daniel Perantoni Percussion by Peter Magadini. All books edited by Linda Rutherford.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-Along Series, Philip Sparke?s 15 Intermediate Christmas Carols is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparke?s 15 Easy Christmas Carols. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument, this book introduces the developing player to the world?s most popular Christmas tunes by selecting simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range. The book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Written by Ferdinand Gillet a brilliant Oboe professor this Twenty-minute study is a set of daily exercises for Oboe players. Each exercise is a bit less than a page length and focuses on fundamentals such as trills arpeggios register changes in major and minor keys velocity and most difficult intervals. This set of exercises would definitely benefit upper intermediate/advanced Oboists and is a really good method to increase technical skills. Ferdinand Gillet (1882-1980) was also the main soloist at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He also wrote a method called studies for the advanced teachingof the Oboe and Exercises for advanced Oboe technique

Oboe Solos: Beginning Level is a collection of 15 Oboe solos for the beginning to intermediate oboist. The solos are on classic and folk favourites. A piano accompaniment for each solo is available as a freeinternet download. These solos are ideal for concert recital and fun.

18 Études For Oboe Or Saxophone was composed by Eugène Bozza for upper intermediate / advanced players. Quite difficult most of these studies are one-page long and will improve the flexibility and the sonority of the players:  1. Moderato – a piacere with the character of an improvisation 2. Moderato – expressive and flexible 3. Allegro giocoso 4. Très modérément – with a nice sonority 5. Allegetto scherzando 6. Andantino – with a nice sonority 7. Andantino – deep and quiet 8. Tarentelle (Allegrovivace) 9. Andantino 10. Recitativo 11. Allegro moderato (grazioso) 12. Allegro moderato 13. Allegro vivo 14. Sicilienne 15. Improvisation – after Pastoral Fantasy for Oboe and Piano 16. Recitativo (Moderato) 17. Presto 18. Moderato Eugène Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prize for the Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He composed several operas chamber works and ballets among others.

British composer Benjamin Britten’s Six Metamorphoses After Ovid is a piece of program music written for solo Oboe in 1951. The piece was inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and each of the titular six metamorphoses is based on a character from Roman mythology and includes an inscription summarizing their story. The music for each metamorphosis reflects its character atmosphere or plot – for example the fifth metamorphosis Narcissus (‘who fell in love with his own image and became a flower’) is marked lento piacevole and is meant to convey the act of staring at a reflection in a pool. By virtue of the musicbeing written for a solo instrument Britten allows the performer to be highly expressive so that the characteristics of each God can be fully represented through the performance. With a performance time of ca. 13 minutes this virtuoso solo piece will quickly become a staple in any intermediate to advanced Oboe player’s repertoire.

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:? Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course? Melodic Interpretation Including20 contest level duets in each book? Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included? Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument? Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)? Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods ? join the tradition!

This second book is a direct continuation of the first and is designed to take young players to an intermediate level. It concentrates on a number of techniques such as tone quality dynamics intonation articulation finger technique and playing in character. The wide variety of styles covered by the book fosters a musical understanding in the young oboeist.

Bryan Kelly presents nine attractive and contrasted pieces of intermediate difficulty level.

The 1st Recital Series presents high quality solo/recital literature appropriate for performers from beginner to early intermediate standard. A professionally recorded CD is included with each book providing a demonstration of each piece followed by an accompaniment track which can be used for performance or rehearsal. A separate piano accompaniment book is also available. / Hautbois / 48 pages / niveau : Facile - Elémentaire / Partition + Cd

Music through the Ages in 2 Volumes-Fifteen pieces of grades 4-6 standard for Oboe and Piano accompaniment. Includes work from Purcell to modern day.