Par DUCKETT RICHARD. For everyone who wants to play brass! Team Brass 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 both Orchestral Brass and Brass Band instruments, and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings, Team Woodwind, Team Recorder and Team Percussion - develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition - provides imaginative piano accompaniments to make every student feel like a star performer - offers helpful notes for the teacher, together with clear ensemble scores - includes scales and arpeggios as set by major Examination Boards. / Niveau : Débutant / Répertoire / Brass Ensemble

Balafon, the first of Christian Lauba's Neuf Etudes for Saxophone, is an 'African song? that uses the ancient technique of circular breathing. This soloist work - splendidly performed in the album 'Hard? by Richard Ducros, one of the greatest interpreters of Lauba's works for saxophone - was expanded and transformed, with the composer's approval, by saxophonist Philippe Geiss into a piece for Saxophone (tenor or soprano) and electronics under the title Blue Balafon. The arrangement calls for 'free articulation in a 'jazz legato' spirit?, making the use of circular breathing optional in order to favour the piece's incredible energy. The score comes with a CD that includes a complete version of the work performed on Saxophone by Philippe Geiss, as well as an electroacoustic accompaniment isolat­ed for playback. This eclectic musical adventure proves itself both stimulating for the mind and invigorating for the senses. / Saxophone Tenor Ou Soprano