Par DUCKETT RICHARD / LOANE C.. Team Woodwind is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play woodwind. This method: presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student is ideal for individual, group or class tuition contains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for mixed wind group and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings, Team Brass, Team Recorder and Team Percussion offers more than 40 pieces which can be played in unison between flute and clarinet contains over 50 well-known titles selected from the worlds of pop, jazz and theshows, as well as traditional and folk material provides imaginative piano accompaniments for selected pieces and chord symbols where appropriate develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition offers helpful notes for the teacher, together with clear ensemble scores./ Recueil / Hautbois

Performed by Elaine Douvas oboe Accompaniment: Erik Nielsen piano This wonderful album for the beginning to early intermediate oboe player includes thirteen pieces ranging from Boccherini to Grieg to Richard Strauss to William Walton. Says James Roe of The Double Reed: With the poise of a great virtuoso [Ms. Douvas] approaches these 'easy' pieces as she would a solo line in a great symphony...the richness of her tone the variety in her articulation and the beauty and clarity of her line all represent the very best example for students as they develop their concept of playing. And it's all pretty inspiring for us professional oboists as well. Ms. Douvas's extensiveperformance notes are a delight and will be inspiring to students and an important aid to teachers. Includes a complete solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper annotated with performance suggestions and a compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by piano accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist.

Grades 5-6-A collection of pieces specifically commissioned by the Associated Board to provide useful core material for its oboe syllabus appealing variety of rhythms styles and moods and the progressive introduction of new technical accomplishments will provide invaluable repertoire-building material for teachers

The First Book of Oboe Solos has been complied with the true beginner in mind and it should be possible to use this book from the very first lesson. The stylistic range is as wide as is compatible with technical considerations and original pieces have been specially written in the absence of other suitable material.