11 pieces in 11 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. All aboard for a musical tour of the globe with Mike Mower! Junior Musical Postcards contains eleven sparkling pieces in fascinating world music styles, tailor-made for developing musicians. The trip begins with a boisterous Cajun stomp, and concludes with an elegant Viennese polka, taking in stops in countries as varied as China, Jamaica, and Wales along the way. Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin, each book contains melody lines with chord symbols to aid improvisation. Every piece is brought to life with a postcard of essential background information and playing tips. A book of keyboard accompaniments is available separately. Spectacular and authentic audio performances and backing tracks of every piece played by bands and musicians from all eleven countries are available online. A professional musician for 40 years, Mike Mower has played in orchestras, big bands, chamber ensembles, shows, jazz bands, and recording sessions around the world in classical, jazz, Latin, and rock styles on flutes, saxophones, and clarinets. He has written concertos for international solo artists and orchestras and concert music for ensembles of all sizes ? in addition to composing, arranging, and producing TV themes and commercial music albums. His fun but challenging educational music has been enjoyed by a generation of younger players. The Musical Postcards and Junior Musical Postcards series (with accompaniment by some international recording artists too famous to mention!) celebrates authentic music genres from all over the globe. / Niveau : Moyen / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

Another gem by the virtuoso musician and winner of the 'Echo Klassik' award Raaf Hekkema: The virtuoso arrangement of J. S. Bach's 3 Partitas for Violin Solo for soprano or alto saxophone is a valuable addition to the saxophone repertoire. / Saxophone Alto

Larry Clark's The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales as well as chromatic pentatonic whole-tone and blues scales.The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. With this book students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique patterns enriching their technique. Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exercises so that a multitude of different articulation and slur patterns can be used. The exercises are presentedin two ways: by scale pattern and by key.The Complete Scale Compendium is available for Flute Clarinet Alto Saxophone Trumpet Trombone and Violin.

Easy Popular Movie Instrumental Solos is an accessible selection of movie hits for the beginning student, with simple notation and a play-along CD. Available for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano accompaniment. Believe (The Polar Express); Come So Far (Hairspray); Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Balboa); Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone); In Dreams (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring); James Bond Theme (Casino Royale); Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz); The Pink Panther Theme (The Pink Panther); Raiders' March (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Way Back Into Love (Music and Lyrics)

20 Short Recital and Study Pieces for the Intermediate Player-Based on the cinematic idea of a curious child climbing up to the attic and discovering a jumble of boxes trunks old clothes and a long neglected instrument this collection of 20 short recital and study pieces evokes the spirit of musical discovery.Composed by John Walker these new pieces are specially designed for the intermediate-level musician. Available for Violin Flute Clarinet Alto Saxophone Trumpet and Trombone.

Free To Solo is a unique publication designed to be a fun play-along book for students who want to enjoy soloing freely instead of having to cope with too many scale changes. With interesting heads and long open sections the tunes encourage creativity over the inspiring contemporary material. Free to Solo is suitable for intermediate students seeking a challenge as well as more advanced players requiring additional material to explore.On the included CD there are 'minus one' tracks to play along with as well as complete performance versions of all the instruments in the series (Alto / Tenor sax Flute / Violin Clarinet Trumpet Guitar andTrombone) so that the reader can draw upon different interpretations of the improvised material.

Instrumental Play-Along-These outstanding packs feature solo arrangements of a dozen Beethoven pieces plus a great sounding play-along CD!