SKU: CF.BF150

ISBN 9781491162101. UPC: 680160920846.

Learning to play chamber music is an important milestone in the music student’s journey. Playing with a teacher or friend helps develop rhythmic independence, intonation, listening skills, and sense of pulse that are vital to playing in an ensemble. These progressive duets offer beginning and developing players the opportunity to play along with others, or with the helpful support of the teacher in a lesson. Each duet adds new techniques and challenges that align with the natural advancement of lessons, moving from easy rhythms and keys to staccato bow strokes, slurs, accidentals (low or extended finger patterns), and more complex or independent rhythms. While the melody remains in the top line, musicians can alternate playing the melody as all efforts have been made to keep both parts at a similar difficulty level. This book features familiar melodies for the holidays, including sacred and secular Christmas songs, music for Hanukkah, and folk tunes from many countries. Appropriate for caroling, recitals, or chamber holiday concerts, there are 30 festive selections of different tempi, styles, and keys for variety, while remaining in string-friendly ranges. Each duet is one page or less in length, ensuring an immediate sense of success for young players. Put new skills into practice while celebrating the season.

SKU: AP.45074S

UPC: 038081510750. English. Joy to the World -- Words by Isaac Watts; music by Lowell Mason; Silent Night -- Words; music by Joseph Mohr; Franz Gruber; Deck the Halls -- Traditional; Greensleeves -- Traditional.

Jazzin' the World is a superb holiday medley featuring Joy to the World, Silent Night, Deck the Halls, and Greensleeves. This chart can be performed with each tune played individually or as the full medley with a variety of styles and tempos. Features include the lead trumpet range to written G on top of the staff, an auxiliary percussion part, and optional parts for flute, clarinet, and vibraphone. This arrangement by Victor López will cover all your holiday needs, it will sound great! (4:19) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.