One of the most well-known Star Wars themes is now available for percussion ensemble! John Williams' classic composition, from the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, is arranged in a big band swing style that will be sure to get your audience in a toe-tappin' mood. This seven-player arrangement will definitely become a favorite for fans of all ages! Instrumentation includes orchestra bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba 1, marimba 2, optional bass guitar, and drumset. / Ensemble De Percussions

Par MARSHALL JOHN. Votre passeport vers un nouveau monde musical : La Musique Africaine. Des leçons de batterie qui vous donneront les bases des techniques et des rythmes africains. Inclus des enregistrements audio sur CD pour s'exercer. Texte en anglais./ Recueil / Percussions

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de chaque collection. / Percussions

Used and endorsed by numerous college percussion programs, Reading Mallet Percussion Music by Rebecca Kite provides a solid foundation in the scales, arpeggios, and melodic patterns necessary for percussionists to get up to speed quickly in reading music in bass and treble clef. Kite has recorded each page of music which includes 30 technique exercises (more than three hours of music), that is included on the play-along CD. Students will hear what the music sounds like on the marimba and play along with Kite as they practice! There is also a special emphasis on developing speed reading techniques that gives each learner a fast track to reading fluency. The first two sections of the book contain original etudes by Rebecca Kite, written specifically for developing music reading music skills. Especially notable are the illustrations of the marimba keyboard with either a note or scale darkened so the student can identify them on the marimba on which they are playing. The music, all of which is composed for a four-octave marimba, is clearly written with large noteheads that will help the beginner in learning to read. The third section of the book contains thirty classic melodies that are presented in increasing difficulty and are arranged to use the entire four octave keyboard (including reading bass clef). The final section contains 30 technical exercises for two mallets for developing the skill to play the material in the book. For 2 mallets, 4.0 octave marimba. Here is what percussion teachers are saying about this book: 'Reading Mallet Percussion Music is an excellent book, well-written and organized for easy comprehension,' ---John Beck, Eastman School of Music (retired). 'Your two-mallet reading book is absolutely brilliant, and is now a required resource in my curriculum.' ---Kurt Gartner, Kansas State University. / Percussions

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 levels are grouped by key, including: * Long Tones* Passing the Tonic* Pitch Matching* Scale Builders* Interval Builders* Expanding Intervals* Chord Builders* Moving Chord Tones* Diatonic Harmony* Rhythmic Subdivision* 5-Note Scales* Scale Canons (5-, 6-, or 8-Note Scales)* Scale Chorales (5-, 6-, and 8-Note Scales) * ChoralesThe compositions were written by Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Jodie Blackshaw, Matt Conaway, Ralph Ford, Tyler S. Grant, Rob Grice, John O'Reilly, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, Michael Story, and Scott Watson. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or improving their musicianship with beautiful chorales, we are confident your performers will be excited, motivated, and inspired by using Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band. / Percussions