The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing. Do It Yourself. Instruction, Method. Softcover Media Online. 128 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(The Complete Illustrated Lyrics). Book. Softcover. 390 pages. Published by Backbeat Books

Grade 3

SKU: CL.031-2214-00

Composed by Niehaus. Jazz Ensemble. Score and set of parts. Composed 1989. Duration 4 minutes, 15 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #031-2214-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.031-2214-00).

A laid back swinger that has stood the test of time! The written out piano solo and licks take the pressure off your less experienced performer. Very nice!

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabassoon, Double Bass, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion, Piano, Piccolo, Timpani, Trombone 1, Trombone 2 and more.

SKU: PR.446413400

High Wire Act for Orchestra. Composed by Michael Boyman. Study Score. With Standard notation. Duration 8 minutes. Merion Music #446-41340. Published by Merion Music (PR.446413400).

UPC: 680160667406. 9 x 12 inches.

Tightrope Walker is my first piece for full orchestra. Given the large forces available to me, I wanted to write something exciting, colorful and visceral. I remembered back to when I was a kid going to see the Cirque du Soleil. That trip made a big impression on me, especially the high wire performers. These were artists performing super-human feats high in the air, where even the slightest mistake guaranteed a fatal ending. This idea of danger, of risking one's life to entertain an audience has stayed with me, and Tightrope Walker is my attempt at recreating that special childhood experience. The opening of the piece hints at what's to come - a steady, walking pulse interrupted by missteps in the woodwinds. These missteps increase until the entire orchestra comes crashing down - not a good sign for our Tightrope Walker. The tempo slows and the atmosphere becomes tense. The primary themes of the piece are presented in fragments, most notably the Tightrope Walker's theme in the horns. The orchestra gradually recovers from the previous fall, becoming more lively and coherent until the original, faster tempo is restored. We are now at the circus, excited and expectant, and the fragmentary themes heard previously are now presented in their full forms. The anticipation builds until we hear a solo drum roll - the main act is about to begin. The second half of the piece depicts the Tightrope Walker performing for his audience. But from the outset, as in the beginning of the piece, we hear there are problems. The pressure mounts, the audience clamoring for more, until Tightrope Walker comes to a decisive and potentially fatal end.
Tightrope Walker is my first piece for full orchestra.  Given the large forces available to me, I wanted to write something exciting, colorful and visceral.  I remembered back to when I was a kid going to see the Cirque du Soleil.  That trip made a big impression on me, especially the high wire performers.  These were artists performing super-human feats high in the air, where even the slightest mistake guaranteed a fatal ending.  This idea of danger, of risking one’s life to entertain an audience has stayed with me, and Tightrope Walker is my attempt at recreating that special childhood experience.The opening of the piece hints at what's to come - a steady, walking pulse interrupted by missteps in the woodwinds.  These missteps increase until the entire orchestra comes crashing down - not a good sign for our Tightrope Walker.  The tempo slows and the atmosphere becomes tense.  The primary themes of the piece are presented in fragments, most notably the Tightrope Walker's theme in the horns.  The orchestra gradually recovers from the previous fall, becoming more lively and coherent until the original, faster tempo is restored.We are now at the circus, excited and expectant, and the fragmentary themes heard previously are now presented in their full forms.  The anticipation builds until we hear a solo drum roll - the main act is about to begin.  The second half of the piece depicts the Tightrope Walker performing for his audience.  But from the outset, as in the beginning of the piece, we hear there are problems.  The pressure mounts, the audience clamoring for more, until Tightrope Walker comes to a decisive and potentially fatal end.

Combo Edition of Books 1 and 2 with Online Audio. Guitar Tab Method. Instruction, Method. Softcover Audio Online. 64 pages. Published by Hal LeonISBN 9781705141724. 9.0x12.0 inches. Get started quickly and easily, and with songs you want to play! Learn the notes of the bass with riffs like "Day Tripper" and "Stand by Me," reading rhythms and tab with classics by the Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers, fingerstyle and pick technique with songs like "Roxanne" and "Low Rider," beginning slap technique with songs like "Higher Ground" and "Fly Away," and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Beatles, Nirvana, and Green Day will keep them playing and having fun. This special combo edition includes books one and two of the series plus online audio access.ard

Choral SATB Choir, Percussion

SKU: CF.CM9792

Composed by Ethan Sperry. Duration 5 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #CM9792. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9792).

ISBN 9781491164631. UPC: 680160923540. Key: A major. English. Coty Raven Morris. Original.

The text for Dust came to me in a season of reflection. As educators and mentors to the generations that come after us, we have a responsibility to provide tools so that others can shape their future. Overtime, it can become easy to lose one's personal vision for one's self when influenced by so many outside factors. When the pressure builds, it can almost feel like a self-reckoning; an opportunity to build ourselves again. Though we are influenced by our surroundings, we are all unique in our purpose and design!These questions of self-reflection came first:How much of me flows from their blood?How much of me is built of their flesh?How much of me is manifested from their dreams?And just like our own identities, the rest of the poem begin to take shape. I hope that this text speaks to you wherever you are in your discovery and journey to your most authentic self.DustI am rubbleCarved into my ruins, you will find my ancestry interwoven with my identityHow much of me flows from their blood?How much of me is built of their flesh?How much of me is manifested from their dreams?The only way to my truth is through my foundationI rage against those who would dare covet this sacred spaceI am the temple and the monumentThis is holy ground.I must demolish myself.Tear down the walls that have held up your visions and destroyed mine.I must restore myself in my own image.And when the dust settles, you can see my bones.Pillars of strength, marble, and earthWalls painted with my blood, cracked with time, polished like my skin(Golden)I will not be complete, but I will be homethe dust settlesAnd we build again—Coty Raven Morris      .

(Book)

SKU: HL.49046727

Empowerment Strategies for Orchestras Book. Classical. Softcover. 128 pages. Schott Music #ORCH5008. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046727).

UPC: 196288021049.

The Corona pandemic has affected orchestra organizations around the globe since January 2020. Most of the ensembles were forced to stop operations during hard lockdown periods of public life. Freelance ensembles and privately funded orchestras faced even higher pressure than state funded ones. The pandemic has shown, how fragile orchestras may be. On the other hand the pandemic has brought forth a boost of creative alternatives from single musicians, from greater ensembles and from orchestra managements to upkeep operations under new physically distanced conditions and on the internet. Highest flexibility was shown in artistic planning, in creating new programs, in digital and recording work, in outreach and education activities, in new concert formats or support of pandemic-related charity campaigns. The pandemic has shown, how agile orchestras might be. The very questions are: What are the lessons learned from the pandemic challenges? What are new structural approaches for musicians and managements to rethink orchestral organizations for the post-pandemic future? How can the engagement of musicians and staff for the own organization be enhanced? How can the ties towards the members of already familiar audience groups be strengthened? Every co-author of this book is a specialist in his or her field. Together were looking out to all aspects from which we think thatorchestral organizations should take a breeze of fresh air and rethink their operations in the new normal after the pandemic. There is no step back, there only are steps forward.

For Choral (High School). Choral. Booklet and listening CD. Published by Hal Leonard

(A Gospel Medley and Classic Spiritual). Arranged by Alexander L'Estrange. Choir Secular. For with Piano (2-Part Choir). Book; Choral Collection. Faber Edition: Choral Basics. Gospel. Published by Faber Music