Orchestra and concert promoters long for a public that is excited by music and curious about the modern repertoire. Today there are many ways to awaken this excitement. Musicians as well as music educators are forming new alliances to bring young people and adults into close contact with music.Listening Lab is a new series that offers practical and inspiring approaches for children, young people a…

UE's successful collaboration with pianist-teachers Anne-Lise Gastaldi and Valérie Haluk has given rise to a new project. Following Piano Project (UE 33662), which was released in 2006, an illustrious selection of contemporary composers has once again been invited to contribute short piano pieces for young musicians who have completed around four years of piano lessons. The new project aims to bri…

In this What Jazz and Blues Can I Play? collection you'll find seventeen popular tunes that are both challenging and entertaining. These pieces have been carefully selected and arranged to provide a fascinating introduction to jazz and blues, and are ideal for young pianists who are either working towards or have recently taken a Grade One, Two or Three piano examination. Technical demands increas…

Par KEYSER PAUL DE. Violin Playtime Duets - Violin Duet by de Keyser Really easy duets for young violinists, written, selected and edited by Paul de Keyser Violin Playtime Duets is a versatile anthology of duets for young players, suitable either for a pupil to play with a teacher (deal for situations where no piano is available), or for two plays of similar ability. Paul de Keyser's unusual and …

It must be jinxed! The little witch Valentina leads the young students in an age-appropriate manner through all three volumes of the method which was conceived for children at pre-school age or for young primary-school pupils. As a consequence, the learning rate is rather moderate. The method does without long explanatory texts, focusing instead on motivating exercises, music riddles and illustrat…

10 Easy Pieces. Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. 'In the Zoo 2” is a further collection of intermediate pieces for violin and piano by Aleksey Igudesman, depicting many of a child's favourite animals. Spanning from UK Grade 2 to 4, they will inspire young violinists to interpret the sounds and actions of the animals as notated by the composer and help them understand how abstract music can depict something …

Here Christoph Heimbucher leads young readers to Johann Sebastian Bach by placing him in his personal surroundings and garnishing his life story with brief tales and anecdotes.Relying on his professional expertise and a highIy entertaining touch, he places Bach in the larger context of his life: what did it feel like to be an orphan raised by his older brother? to have to earn his living as a musi…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Take your band to the great North American plains, to a post-Columbian Sioux village. A tone poem describing the life of a young Sioux, Horse and Buffalo is based upon actual Native American melodies. A lullaby, an honor song, and a courting song are the basis of this dynamic arrangement. Your young players will be especially intrigued by the energetic, meter-shifting honor son…

Cahier 3B Piano. Par VOGT-BATES / BLET. For all budding, young pianists, The Magical Journey is an essential, well-presented guide into the world of Piano music. pianist Leon Bates, has toured the world, performing with many symphony orchestras and his long-standing collaboration with pianist Janet Vogt in aiding aspiring piano players has proved popular from the start. As an excellent collection …

Two songs originally found in the collection Reliquary of English Song, have been edited and arranged to make a wonderful short set for young singers. The first, You Gentlemen of England is a tune dating to the time of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and is vigorous and lively. The second is The British Grenadiers, a traditional marching song which will allow your young singers a chance to engage themselv…