Par FARRELL NATHAN. You’re sure to want to try the music of this imaginative young composer! Written by a Florida band director who is presently “deep in the teaching trenches, ” Nathan Farrell has hit the mark with his creative new young band compositions. Meet some of the delightful creatures that live Deep in the Jungle as your band enjoys interpreting this amusing chart. Dissonant Trumpet call…

A primer for he wind instrumentalist. Par DE BOER PETER / LUTZ SIMON. The Swinging Beginning is a collection of easy play-along pieces in a variety of pop, latin and dance styles all with the emphasis on swing. The CDs contain a live backing band with an excellent latin percussion section. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Flûte Traversière

A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines. The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here - the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount import…

The Modern Way to Play the Trumpet. Par O'NEILL JOHN / WATERMAN STEVE. These methods provide complete courses for players off all ages, guiding students from their first note to 'classics', together with compositions by contemporary writers. Each book is accompanied by downloadable, high quality rhythm section audio-tracks. Right from the start, students can enjoy authentic jazz sounds, playing in…

La collection Play'em Right! est composée de six ouvrages distincts, écrits dans les styles Jazz, Rock et Latin. Le recueil The Best of Play'em Right! rassemble une compilation des quarante meilleurs titres nouvellement arrangés. Sur le CD joint au recueil, chaque morceau est interprété une première fois à titre de démonstration, puis une seconde fois avec l'accompagnement uniquement, pour pouvoir…

Music for 15 popular songs ranges in styles from jazz and blues to swing, Dixieland, bop, Latin, boogie woogie, and rock. Plus, downloadable MP3s allow tenor saxophonists to play along with a current Broadway musician. Each song is recorded three ways:1. Practice playing melody or harmony with the title tracks, MP3s 1-15, marked TT.2. Practice playing melody with harmony accompaniment, MP3s 16-30,…

Arrangement: Hampton Andy. Par HAMPTON ANDY. Part of the new 'Authentic Jazz Playalong' series, this volume brings together Gershwin, Porter, Ellington and other legends of 20th Century Jazz. 'I Got Rhythm' features ten absolute classics of jazz repertoire, idiomatically arranged for the intermediate (grades 4-6) player. Melody, lyrics and chord symbols are provided, offering opportunity for impro…

This enjoyable introduction to harmonica lets you listen to the CD, practise the pieces in the book and then play along with the backing tracks. Starting Blues Harmonica has been created with beginners in mind. All the tunes have fantastic CD backing tracks recorded by a live band. As you gradually become familiar with different harp techniques, you'll progress from playing single notes and chords…

This series is designed to provide the at-home singer with an actual professional setting. The CD features orchestral interludes and instrumental solos typical of a live club performance, retaining the natural performance flow of an actual performance with an accompanying rhythm section or orchestra. / Voix

Par HOFMANN LEOPOLD. 'Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live' is one of the central biblical texts dealing with the transitoriness of human existence. Leopold Hofmann, Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna from 1772 to 1793, where W. A. Mozart was his church music assistant, also set this strongly expressive text. Hofmann's setting, in C minor, offers an austere harmo…