SKU: P2.PZA90187

Concert Duets is a collection of 14 arrangements of works by prominent 18th-century composers, mostly taken from Trio Sonatas. Duet 11 is a Jim Self original work in the Rococo style; and Duets 12, 13 and 14 are arrangements of the three-movements of the Bach Concerto for Two Violins. Included with this edition are play-along recorded tracks by tubist Zach Collins, who also served as editor of the current edition.

I created these duets as Christmas gifts for my tuba playing friends, with the first duet being arranged in 1976. All 14 of the duets are challenging and fun to play and are especially effective as concert pieces.

As a young musician I had the privilege of playing duets with many of the world’s finest tubists including Harvey Phillips, John Fletcher, Bob Pallansch, Chester, Schmitz, Dan Perantoni, Toby Hanks, Ron Bishop, Winston Morris and Tommy Johnson. I learned more about playing music in these duo sessions than from any other musical activity I have ever experienced. Duets are powerful teaching tools for learning and mastering rhythm, phrasing and intonation and for developing overall musicianship.

Jim Self:

Self (b. 1943) is a Los Angeles free-lance musician, a veteran of thousands of Hollywood motion pictures, television shows and records, and tuba soloist on many prominent movies. His tuba was the “Voice of the Mothership” in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He is Principal Tuba/Cimbasso with the Pacific and Pasadena Symphonies and the Los Angeles Opera and Hollywood Bowl Orchestras. Formerly he was in The U.S. Army Band and tuba / euphonium professor at the University of Tennessee. He holds a DMA from the USC Thornton School of Music where he is Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Chamber Music. His compositions and arrangements include works for solo tuba, brass quintet, other brass, string and woodwind chamber music, wind band and orchestra. Jim has produced many solo jazz and classical recordings. His music and recordings are available from Potenza Music and www.jimself.com. Jim Self is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

Zach Collins, editor:

Zach Collins is professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 2019, he released his first solo album, Chronicle. It was recognized with the 2021 ITEA Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording for the best Solo Tuba Album.

His interpretation of William Kraft’s Encounters II for Solo Tuba was released on Cambria Master Recordings. Zach performs with Eastern Standard, a horn, tuba, piano trio he formed with Heidi Lucas and Jacob Ertl. The ensemble has released two commercial albums, Eastern Standard and Wanderlust.

Zach regularly performs with the Keystone Chamber Winds, Altoona Symphony Orchestra, and West Virginia Symphony Orchestras. His compositions and arrangements for brass and for tuba and euphonium can be purchased from Cimarron Music and Eighth Note Publications. Zach earned degrees from Texas Christian University and the University of Southern California. His primary teachers have been Richard Murrow, Jim Self, Tommy Johnson, and Norm Pearson. Zach Collins is a Miraphone artist.

SKU: BT.BSV117-031

Nach dem Riesenerfolg der Instrumentalschule Hören, lesen and spielen widmeten sich Michiel Oldenkamp und Jaap Kastelein einem Unterrichtswerk, welches sowohl im Tenorhornunterricht als auch in einer Bläserklasse eingesetzt werden kann: Gemeinsam lernen and spielen - eine komplett neue Schule für junge Bläser und Schlagzeuger ab der dritten Klasse. Die Schule wurde in enger Zusammenarbeit mit hochqualifizierten Musikern und Lehrern aus der Bläserklassenwelt, von Musikschulen und Musikhochschulen in den Niederlanden und in Deutschland entwickelt.

Gemeinsam lernen and spielen enthält Lehrgänge für denInstrumentalunterricht und die Bläserklasse in einem Band. Der Lehrgang für Tenorhorn bietet hauptsächlich Tenorhornspezifische Themen wie neue Töne und technische �bungen an. Dieser Lehrgang unterstützt die Lernlinie der Bläserklasse, bei welcher der Schwerpunkt auf musikalischen Lernzielen wie Rhythmus, Melodie, Form und auf dem gemeinsamen Musizieren liegt. Gemeinsam lernen and spielen umfasst zwei Bände. Band 1 beginnt mit den ersten Tönen und arbeitet auf das Spielen von Duetten hin. Im zweiten Band werden hauptsächlich dreistimmige Stücke gespielt. Auf der ausführlichen Website wird Ergänzungsmaterial angeboten, beispielsweise Demo- und Begleittracks zu allen Stücken, zusätzliche Spielstücke (bekannte Lieder) und Lernvideos. Gemeinsam lernen and spielen ist logisch aufgebaut und kindgerecht illustriert eine optimale Motivation für alle jungen Musiker!

SKU: P2.60044

For many years I have coached brass quintets at the USC Thornton School of Music. One of the outstanding young quintets was the Valente Brass: Yurie Yoshida, and Jessica Cruz, Trumpets; Erika Miras, Horn; Jonathan Sie, Trombone; and Jake Kraft, Bass Trombone. They kept urging me to write a quintet for them and thus was born HoopLA. This short (4:30 min) one movement piece was premiered by them at the Live at Basset Hall 8 concert, April 13, 2014. It was during this same time that I was writing two other works, Intrepideedoodah and Pocket Change. In all three I used 6/4 meter as the main rhythmic structure. I call it my 6/4 period. That meter translates easily into 12/8 and many other groupings of 2s, 3s, 4,s and 6s--the glories of hemiola abound. A unison intro leads to a Latin set-up in the trumpets and a tricky groove in the trombones. The horn has a haunting melody over that. A middle waltz section follows with imitative solos in the trumpets and a series of duets between the all of the players--giving the impression of odd meters. The main theme returns with a rousing ending. The brass quintet members named the piece HoopLA and, as the title suggests, it's a lot of fun in Los Angeles. -Jim Self.