Solo with the pros. Music from around the globe-All aboard for another musical tour of the globe led by Mike Mower! Junior Musical Postcards containes eleven brand-new pieces in eleven fascinating world music styles tailor-made for younger players. The trip starts with a boisterous Cajun stomp and finishes with an elegant Viennesse polka taking in places as diverse as China Jamaica and Wales along the way - all with accompaniments on the playalong CD.The Junior Musical Postcards book contains melody lines with chord symbols to help improvisation. The pieces are brought to life by background information and illustrations and playing hints too. The CD contains two versions of each tune - one with a solo part forlistening and learning the other without for accompanying performances.Junior Musical Postcards is available for flute clarinet alto saxophone trumpet and violin; there is also a book for keyboard accompaniments.

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.

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.

Mambo Merengue provides an introduction to the world of jazz; it's rhythms harmony and melodic shapes. The pieces demonstrate a variety of jazz styles: Latin blues bebop modal swing and modern. 'Mambo' is believed to be a Haitian Creole word literally meaning 'to talk'. Now 'mambo' is a type of dance derived from the Cuban rumba. Consequently the word combines two of the most appealing aspects of jazz; musical conversation and physical movement.

This release from the “Sounds of Series” is indispensible to fill plenty of solo and ensemble needs! Whether it's a soloist using a book (accompanied by piano or fully-orchestrated accompaniment track) or two three four players...or a full orchestra Sound of Christmas is a uniquely flexible idea for church instrumentalists! Each book includes a solo line and an ensemble line. Mix and match lines with different instruments andcombinations of players.

for Two Eb Alto and Bb Tenor Saxophones-Easy to medium level flute trios in score form. Suitable for contest concert or church performance these pieces appear on several state contest lists. Includes works by Mozart Bach Schubert Brahms and more.

Music Minus One Trumpet-Here is an amazing new offering from Music Minus One which is being released in separate versions for trumpeters tenor and alto saxophone players and for trombonists. Play section lead and solos in eight new arrangements recorded by Peter Ecklund and the Messengers of Swing! Includes two swinging instrumentals made famous by Count Basie and Lester Young and six original tunes. Written-out jazz solos with chord symbols supplied. Play the large notes for the easiest route through the arrangement play the small notes for additional solos and leads. Improvise your own jazz solos using the provided accompaniment tracks. This collection of wonderful tunes in that classicBasie style are sure to thrill! The perfect gift for musicians interested in the great swing band tradition of the 30s and 40s. Includes a newly engraved high-quality printed solo part and a CD containing a complete version of each song as well as the accompaniments minus the soloist.

Alto Saxophone-Introducing the first-ever curriculum for high school band! Essential Musicianship for Band is the perfect tool to assist your ensemble in developing the skills needed to read rehearse and perform band repertoirewith precision and artistry. Using proven methods for superior sound production and ensemble technique your students will transform printed notes into a meaningful musical experience. Fits easily into the traditional concert bandsetting. Ensemble Concepts is designed to help ensembles to acquire maximum performance skills while increasing overall musicianship. Every aspect of ensemble development is introduced individually in developmentalorder then combined for more advanced practice.Also available in the Essential Musicianship curriculum: • Masterwork Studies (HL00960078 – 00960095) focuses on six landmarkcompositions for band (score/parts not included). Two CD-ROMs are included featuring: 1. Exemplary recordings of each work performed by some of the world's finest ensembles 2. Practice “loops” onthe more difficult passages for each individual instrument including tempo adjustment software on-screen assessment and a built-in metronome 3. Scale arpeggio and articulation studies in all keys• Ensemble Concepts – Fundamental Level (HL00960110 – 00960127)• Ensemble Concepts – Intermediate Level (HL00960129 – 00960146)

Write for a horn section!
In this book, you will learn how to add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section ensemble. You will learn the capabilities and characteristics of the most common instruments, and how to order them effectively. You will also learn the different roles that a horn section can serve in your ensemble. Online audio tracks demonstrate the key concepts, as exemplified in a complete score.
You will learn to:
Write for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, as well as trumpet and trombone
Construct common voicings, such as unisons, octave unisons, two- to five-part soli, and open voicings
Expand your harmony by using jazz chords
Use brass mutes
Compose many textures, including melodies, solis, fills, pads, comping parts, background lines, and others
Score advanced harmonic techniques characteristic of brass sections, such as chromatic approach chords, four- and five-part voicings, tension substitutions, and more
?An amazing book that opens your mind for new horn arranging techniques. Horns on steroids!?
?Hassan El Shafei, Artist/Record Producer
?Arranging for Horns is the one-stop-shop the young arranger can make to explore the techniques, applications, and context for contemporary horn arranging. Jerry Gates masterfully compiled three decades of experience?both in classroom and in professional writing?into an organized and concise 80-page text. Highly recommended!?
?Adi Yeshaya, Composer, Arranger (Prince, Aretha Franklin, The Voice)
?An insightful and valuable resource for all arrangers. Jerry?s explanations are very clear and concise. Highly recommended!?
?Mark Harrison, Keyboardist/Composer, Music Educator, and Author
?Jerry is a devoted musician and educator who has written yet another clear and concise book! This time Jerry guides the reader through a direct and useful approach to writing horn arrangements. Included are rhythm section considerations, notations, and a valuable mention about contour shaping as the blueprint for a successful arrangement. This book demystifies arranging for horns and inspires us to dive right in. There are great tools included and distilled from Jerry?s many years of experience and education. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get quick and positive results without excess theory to weigh the creative process down.?
?David Goldblatt, Composer, Pianist, and Music Director (for national television programs, world tours, and varied media)
?Jerry Gates? Arranging for Horns is a concise yet thorough guide to horn arranging in jazz and popular styles. The book progresses through each vital instrument, offering writing techniques for them as individuals and as a group. Arranging for Horns goes one step further than many treatments of this topic, looking at how an arrangement can vary throughout a song?changing the intensity of the music. This added consideration gives arrangers a powerful tool for adding shape and contour to their songs. Recommended for all arrangers and songwriters.?
?Ben Newhouse, Composer and Educator
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8 Easy To Intermediate Play-Alongs Of Well-Known Pieces From Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall And Brittany. Martin Tourish is an accordionist, composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal, now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood, for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit, he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments. 'World Music - Celtic” presents material from the Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players, but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often 'skeletal”, hence it is important to gain a knowledge of the individual traditions in question and, naturally, he offers plenty of information on performance practice. The collection spans three centuries, from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings, festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. 'World Music - Celtic” is available in eight formats, each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin, violoncello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder or trumpet (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C, Bb or Eb), piano, guitar, bass and bodhrán. In addition to the alto recorder part, this edition also contains a part for soprano or tenor recorder. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Alto

Cette collection comprend 23 succès de Disney arrangés pour des duos de deux flûtes ou une flûte en combinaison avec une clarinette, un saxophone alto, une trompette ou un trombone ! Les chansons comprennent : Be Our Guest - Into the Unknown - Reflection - That\'s How You Know - Try Everything - Under the Sea - You\'ve Got a Friend in Me - et plus encore. / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Musique films - comédies musicales / / HAL LEONARD

Cette collection comprend 23 succès de Disney arrangés pour des duos entre deux trombones ou un trombone en combinaison avec une flûte, une clarinette, un saxophone alto ou une trompette ! Les chansons comprennent : Be Our Guest - Into the Unknown - Reflection - That\'s How You Know - Try Everything - Under the Sea - You\'ve Got a Friend in Me - et plus encore. / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Musique films - comédies musicales / / HAL LEONARD