SKU: AP.47783

ISBN 9781470641597. UPC: 038081547787. English.

Teach trumpet with the Suzuki Trumpet School. The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Trumpet School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.

This piano accompaniment book is recommended for Suzuki trumpet lessons. Volume 1 features: Engravings in a 9 x 12 format * First exercises on the trumpet * Pieces and tonalizations.

Titles: Let's Begin (Traditional) * French Tune (Traditional) * Stroll Along (Traditional) * Come and Play (Traditional) * Mary Had a Little Lamb (Traditional) * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Folk Song / Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Old MacDonald (Traditional) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * Are You Sleeping, Brother John? (Traditional) * Long, Long, Ago (Bayly) * May Song (Folk Song) * French Folk Song (Folk Song) * Ode to Joy (Beethoven) * Amazing Grace (Traditional) * Allegretto (Diabelli) * It Jingles So Softly (Mozart) * Minuet (Roman) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * Perpetual Motion (Suzuki) * Prelude (Charpentier) * Clog Dance (Traditional) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Allegro (Suzuki).

About Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is based on the principle that all children possess ability and that this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. All children learn to speak their own language with relative ease and if the same natural learning process is applied in teaching other skills, these can be acquired as successfully. Suzuki referred to the process as the Mother Tongue Method and to the whole system of pedagogy as Talent Education. The important elements of the Suzuki approach to instrumental teaching include the following:an early start (aged 3-4 is normal in most countries); the importance of listening to music; learning to play before learning to read; -the involvement of the parent; a nurturing and positive learning environment; a high standard of teaching by trained teachers; the importance of producing a good sound in a balanced and natural way; core repertoire, used by Suzuki students across the world; social interaction with other children. Suzuki students from all over the world can communicate through the language of music.

SKU: BR.ED-10296

ISBN 9790220101977. 7.5 x 11 inches.

The Ode was admirably set by Mr. Henry Purcell, and performed twice with universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's Journal, 1692)

The popularity of Purcell's setting is apparent from the many sources that survive and from the printed extracts which appeared almost immediately after its first performance. The primary source for this edition is the largely autograph manuscript in the Bodleian Library. Rather to reduce the orthography to a norm, the capitalization of the vocal text favours Purcell's preferences.
(Christopher Hogwood) Vokalensemble Stuttgart und den Kammerchor des Kopernikus-Gymnasiums Wasseralfingen. Fur diese beiden ganz unterschiedlichen Chorformationen hat Martin Smolka 2012 auch gezielt seine Partitur angelegt. Biografisch ist das Agnus Dei eine Art kleines Requiem fur seinen kurz zuvor verstorbenen Vater. Das liturgische Agnus Dei rahmt den deutschen Text Eh das Madchen entschlief ... der bei Auffuhrungen in anderen Landern durch eine Ubersetzung ersetzt werden soll.

Der SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter Jahn schreibt dazu im Programmheft: Die fur Smolka typischen minimalistischen Taktzellen schaffen eine archaische Sinnlichkeit. Eine einfache und zugleich streng gebaute Vokalmusik mit Tiefenwirkung.

Nach der Urauffuhrung war die Esslinger Zeitung hellauf begeistert: Smolka ist ein Meister der Stimmbehandlung und der chorischen Klanggestaltung. Im Zentrum des Stucks gerat die Musik zum Stillstand: im leisen gleichmassigen Summen uber dem plotzlich fortissimo ein tschechisches Kinderlied erklingt eines das der Vater seinen Kindern haufig vorgesungen hat. Das alles war sehr beruhrend. Und eigentlich noch mehr als das. My father PhDr. Jaroslav Smolka (1933-2011) was a leading Czech musicologist author of books Czech Cantata and Oratorium Fuga in Czech Music Smetana's Orchestra Music Smetana's Vocal Music monography of Jan Dismas Zelenka and many others. He was a legendary teacher of Music History at Prague Music Academy critic recording producer composer; for almost 50 years he was an important and highly respected personality of Prague musical life.
My father devoted a lot of time and energy to musical education and activities of my sister and me using often quite original methods such as teaching of intervals and counterpoint through Bartok's Microcosmos ear training filling all imaginable moments of everyday life or lessons of harmony analysis starting with Overture to Tristan and Musorgsky's Catacombs. The Martinu song Wondering Maiden was his solo number in our home vocal productions which he used to sing with amazing devotion while his huge voice was audible in several neighboring streets.
My Agnus Dei is closely bound to all this history e.g. by using canon and preferring beauty of dissonant seconds like Bartok or quoting Martinu and his refined neoclassical harmony. Father would be probably a bit critical about the minimalistic monotony of the main body of the piece. Nevertheless firstly he would improvise a short lecture of history of Agnus Dei in Requiem in Czech Music naming by heart many dates and all examples of changes of order of the traditional text by composers. Examples would be sung probably.
(Martin Smolka).

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: HP.C6331O

UPC: 763628263317. Music Arr. Joel Raney. Timothy Dudley-Smith.

From the musical, 'Sing Christmas!' This popular hymn text is a paraphrase of The Song of Mary, recorded in Luke 1. The message calls for Christians to proclaim the greatness of the Lord, the greatness of his name, the greatness of his might, and the greatness of his word, in each of the four stanzas. Equally effective with piano accompaniment or full orchestra, this setting originally appeared in Mary McDonald and Joel Raney's best-selling Christmas musical, Sing Christmas! code number 8901.

SKU: HP.C6331C

UPC: 763628963316. Music Arr. Joel Raney. Timothy Dudley-Smith.

From the musical, 'Sing Christmas!' This popular hymn text is a paraphrase of The Song of Mary, recorded in Luke 1. The message calls for Christians to proclaim the greatness of the Lord, the greatness of his name, the greatness of his might, and the greatness of his word, in each of the four stanzas. Equally effective with piano accompaniment or full orchestra, this setting originally appeared in Mary McDonald and Joel Raney's best-selling Christmas musical, Sing Christmas! code number 8901.

SKU: AP.47837

ISBN 9781470641689. UPC: 038081548159. English.

Teach voice with the popular Suzuki Voice School! The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Voice School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki voice teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.

This Book and CD is integral for Suzuki voice lessons. This new Volume 1 features: * Engravings in a 9 x 12 format * Songs for children * Songs for parents * CD with piano accompaniments performed by Marjaana Merikanto.

Titles: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Folk Song) * Cindy Went to Shower (Folk Song) * Circle Song (Folk Song) * Honeybee (Folk Song) * Mary Had a Little Lamb (Folk Song) * Cuckoo (Folk Song) * The Bunny Family (M.R. Väkevä) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * A Cat and a Giant (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly, Lyrics by M. Louhi) * The Fox is Crying (Folk Song) * Cradle Song - Mozart's Lullaby (F. Fleischmann) * Squirrel Song (P.J. Hannikainen) * A Guess (Folk Song) * Wild Mice Song (Folk Song) * Baking Song (Folk Song) * Traffic Lights (Folk Song) * The Ski Jumping Bunny Boy (G. Malmstén) * Goodbye Song (Folk Song) * Rockabye Baby (Folk Song) * Zulu Lullaby (Folk Song) * Iroquois Lullaby (Folk Song) * All the Pretty Little Horses (Folk Song).

About Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is based on the principle that all children possess ability and that this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. All children learn to speak their own language with relative ease and if the same natural learning process is applied in teaching other skills, these can be acquired as successfully. Suzuki referred to the process as the Mother Tongue Method and to the whole system of pedagogy as Talent Education. The important elements of the Suzuki approach to instrumental teaching include the following:an early start (aged 3-4 is normal in most countries); the importance of listening to music; learning to play before learning to read; -the involvement of the parent; a nurturing and positive learning environment; a high standard of teaching by trained teachers; the importance of producing a good sound in a balanced and natural way; core repertoire, used by Suzuki students across the world; social interaction with other children. Suzuki students from all over the world can communicate through the language of music.

SKU: HL.35031314

ISBN 9781495077791. UPC: 888680650469. 8.5x11 inches.

Mark Burrows gave us “The Ultimate Gettin' Down with Mama Goose” in a collection packed with music, rhyme and fun! His creative mind continues using the Mother Goose rhymes in this collection, GETTIN' DOWN WITH MAMA GOOSE 4.0, inspiring teachers and students with a variety of subjects, musical styles, texts, languages and smart activities that take learning to a whole new level all while reinforcing literacy! This budget stretcher features piano/vocal arrangements, as well as digital access to performance/accompaniment audio recordings and singer PDFs for projection and reproducible options. Songs include: Mama Goose Is Ready, Little Bo, Jack and Jill, Knick-Knack, Miss Mary Mack, Humpty Dumpty and more! Suggested for grades K-3.

SKU: KJ.W39XR

ISBN 9780849764103.

Festival Solos Books 1, 2, and 3, by Bruce Pearson, Mary Elledge, and Dave Hagedorn, are collections of outstanding solo arrangements of classic literature from master composers-ideal for contests, festivals, concerts, and private study. Each part book includes demonstration and play-along recordings, with a piano accompaniment book also purchasable separately.

SmartMusic, a MakeMusic subscription-based interactive assessment software program that provides students with instant performance feedback, is available for Festival Solos Books 1, 2, and 3. The Complete Assessment Manual (W39T) rubrics look to the SmartMusic score as one component of evaluation.

SKU: HL.35031921

ISBN 9781540013248. UPC: 888680718800. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Mary Donnelly & George L.O. Strid.

Donnelly and Strid have arranged the traditional Chinese folk song, “Mo Li Hua,” into a delightful display of trebled voiced beauty accompanied by a gentle piano with optional soprano recorder and various Orff instruments and percussion. A wonderful multi-cultural selection for any time of year and offers both Chinese and English language.