Arr. Naohiro Iwai. Par STRAYHORN BILLY. The ‘New Sounds for Concert Band’ series has guaranteed success in your concert programme for many years. The latest addition to the series is a classic from the jazz orchestra repertoire. Follow the great jazz master Duke Ellington and delight your band and audience with Take The A-Train. / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Ban…

new edition from 2011. Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam. This volume covers Grade 8 and also includes the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests), and CD recordings of all the tests in the book./ Solfège/Formation Musicale / For…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. This exciting medley of American spirituals is sure to please! Mike Hannickel's carefully crafted THREE AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps young bands develop those all-important listening skills. They'll hear how each tune contrasts and complements the others when “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Who did Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah” all come together in rousing cou…

Guest Spot Today's Biggest Hits, for Clarinette.This collection of songs will have your audience tapping their feet and singing along as you play hits such as Big When I Was Little, Walks Like Rihanna, Let Her Go and many more.Why not strut your stuff as you play along to recent artists like Olly Murs, with easy play-along tracks for Alto Saxophone. / Clarinette

Par BUTTERWORTH HELEN. This second volume of Helen Butterworth\'s Gems series continues in the vein of the original collection, that of entrancing, original pieces designed for young violinists (with piano or CD accompaniment) in either a reading-based or Suzuki group lesson environment. Both volumes enable players of different levels to perform together; many of the pieces include parts for begin…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…

Brasilian Songs for Children. Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge …

Par GERLE ROBERT. There is no shortage of books on how to play the violin, but the aim of Robert Gerle, one of America's most distinguished teachers and soloists, is specifically to suggest ways of planning a violin student's practice. The hints given by the author will in many cases be useful for all string players, particularly on sight-reading and memorizing./ Livre / Livre

Par BULLA STEPHEN. A beautiful offertory style addition to the Curnow Music Press 'Praise and Adoration Series', SHIPSTON PRELUDE belongs on your stands this year. This endearing traditional English melody, originally collected and harmonized by Ralph Vaughan Williams, is now included in many of today's hymnals. An uplifting performance piece for school or church groups, the skillfully crafted arr…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. The sisters Ruth, Anita and June Pointer from West Oakland in California learned how to sing in the sixties in church where their father was a minister. At the beginning of the 1970s they entered the music business, where they proved to have a mastery of many styles - including rhythm & blues, jazz, and country. However, the Pointer Sisters acquired international fame at…