Southpaws rejoice! This world-famous method is now available in a special edition just for lefties, with customized photos and diagrams. Students enjoy the method's easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1 provides beginning instruction, covering tuning- 1st-position melody playing- C, G, G7, D7 and Em chords- rhythms through ei…

Par DOBSON SIMON. Little Hymn was composed by award-winning composer Simon Dobson (b.1981) to provide an alternative to the traditional hymn tune settings that provide one of the foundations of the brass band repertoire. This simple, haunting melody begins on a brass quartet without cornets. The full band joins for the second part, which rises to a richly textured climax before receding to a quiet…

Fifteen festive hits and traditional carols in easy melody line arrangements by Paul Honey, with specially recorded backing tracks. Junior Guest Spot is ideal for beginners and young performers, with short easy arrangements in simple keys, simplified rhythms, and audible clicks on the backing tracks to cue you into each song. Includes Frosty The Snowman , Winter Wonderland , Merry Xmas Everybody ,…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Danny Boy (the melody of which is also known as Londonderry Air), is often assumed to be an old, traditional tune, however its structure and meter do not fit any of the known Irish folksong forms. As for the words most commonly associated with it for the last hundred years or so, they were written by an English lawyer who apparently never set foot in Ireland! Still…

Book 4 provides a perfect balance of styles to traditional repertoire with pieces by Judith R. Strickland, Kevin Olson, Valerie Roth Roubos, David Karp, Melody Bober, Martín Cuéllar, and Timothy Brown. The free downloads help students learn quickly and motivate them to explore all of the offerings in this engaging book! Sure to please students and audiences alike, this collection is a stepping-sto…

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can b…

Par DYLAN BOB. With a treasure of authentic and vintage footage, a host of characters including Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg and Mavis Staples, and in-depth conversation with Dylan himself, Scorsese's Grammy-winning documentary captured a turbulent period in the history of folk and rock music. Focusing upon the years between 1962 and 1966, Scorsese charts the struggles of the young, sophisticated a…

Arrangeur: Egon Sassmannshaus_Kurt Sassmannshaus. Par SASSMANNSHAUS EGON / SASSMANNSHAUS KURT. Christmas is a time for making music especially in ensembles. This edition with its very easy arrangements for two violins, viola and cello is ideal for beginner string players to get into the Christmas spirit. The 27 pieces are based either on works of Baroque composers such as Lully or Handel, or on tr…

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…