Par RAE JAMES. 'This book was written in the same format as 20 Modern Studies. Again, the pieces are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of styles. As the studies are technically demanding, they are all written in comfortable saxophone-orientated keys to allow the student to focus on interpretation. Each study is designed to improve the student's musical as well as technical abilities.' Ja…

This massive collection will keep instrumentalists busy with 101 pop hits to learn and play! Songs include: All About That Bass - All of Me - Brave - Breakaway - Call Me Maybe - Clocks - Fields of Gold - Firework - Hello - Hey, Soul Sister - Ho Hey - I Gotta Feeling - I Will Remember You - Jar of Hearts - Love Story - 100 Years - Roar - Rolling in the Deep - Royals - Say Something - Shake It Off -…

20 songs, including: Alive - Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) - Christ Is Enough - Cornerstone - Forever Reign - God Is Able - Mighty to Save - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - The Stand - This I Believe (The Creed) - Touch the Sky - and more. / PVG

Par COLQUHOUN MICHAEL. Salsa is a popular Hispanic-American urban dance music with deep African and Cuban roots. Charanga is a style of Salsa which was popular from the 1920's through the 1970's. What made Charanga unique was that along with the usual percussion section (congas, bongos/cowbell, timbales, maracas/guiro and clave) there was a string section and a flute lead. When the music was cocin…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart composed his two “Lodron Serenades” for open-air performances on the name day of Countess Antonia Lodron in June 1776 and 1777. Their bright “al fresco” character is immediately recognisable. Alfred Einstein considered these two divertimentos to be “among the purest, gayest, most satisfying, and most perfect that ever assumed musical form”. For both works Mozart…

This book is great for guitarists who have learned the basics of jazz harmony and improvisation. Topics include the ii-V-I progression, creating solo lines, altered chord formulas, and comping in different jazz feels such as Latin, swing, ballad, and even funk. Continuing in the format of Beginning Jazz Guitar, every new concept is accompanied by etudes and songs for practice, and every chapter …

Every imaginable technique and pattern right at your fingertips. Whether you're new to fingerstyle or an experienced player wanting to enhance your skills and knowledge, this comprehensive course won't leave any gaps in your training and even includes techniques for creating your own fingerstyle arrangements. All three 96-page books include TAB as well as standard notation for every example.

Schubert for clarinet Together with Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert is considered to be the founder of romantic music in German-speaking countries. He mainly owes this reputation to the composition of more than 600 songs, many of which, even today, are an integral part of every singers repertoire. For this album James Rae has selected some of Schuberts most beautiful melodies from both his vo…

Par WOOLRICH JOHN. 'A cleverly devised, texturally fresh and engaging short essay. . .with its percussive tick-tocks, extended melodies for a woodwind section including saxophone. . .'Paul Driver, Financial Times, June 1986/ Répertoire / Conducteur