The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and stick…

20 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from four Centuries. Par NEUMANN EVA-MARIA (Arr.). Making music in a quartet uniquely nurtures young string players’ musical development, ensemble playing, listening to each other, and intonation. So, what could be more obvious than introducing the scoring of this genre, often referred to as chamber music’s supreme discipline, as early as possible. Indeed, composers…

Par CALLAND DEBORAH. The best-selling First Repertoire series has been a favourite with teachers and young players for years, and has been selected on numerous exam syllabuses. Now trumpet players can enjoy the popular mix of imaginative and idiomatic arrangements and original pieces with a new collection of repertoire for grade 2-4 level players selected and edited by Deborah Calland. Ranging fro…

Captivating Classics from Argentina
Arranged by Diego Collatti
Spielpartitur - for 2 guitars - German - English - French
Consultant(s)/assistant(s): Giovanetti, Ignacio
Gardel's tangos remain classics, which no performer who aspires to be taken seriously can ignore. For this album Argentinian Tango specialist Diego selected some of Gardel's most popular tangos and arranged the…

Play Alongs for Flute - selected pieces from Bach to Satie - provides the opportunity to play well-known pieces from the Baroque to the Romantic era with accompaniments on the enclosed CD, each presented as a performance to listen to followed by a version to play along to, as well as original pieces from the flautist's repertoire. There are also arrangements of famous works by Haydn, Amadeus Mozar…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is a little salute to the wonderful music of Duke Ellington, taking Mood Indigo as its model. Something Borrowed, Something Blue will allow the young band to approach this masterpiece?s laid-back style, using chords and harmonies that they may be hearing for the first time. The flexible instrumentation of this work makes it ideal for bands without the full quota of players.…

Hampton Andy (Editor). Par HAMPTON ANDY. Unbeaten Tracks introduces young Sax players of around Grade 4-7 standard to little known, new or unusual repertoire. A number of composers have contributed to this album, which offers both challenge and reward in equal measure. Often, saxophonists spend their time playing arrangements of music composed for other instruments so this opportunity to play a re…

12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing, ballads, rock, pop, holiday, Latin and a great warm-up chart titled Loosen Up. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and 4 rhythm, but designed to sound full and …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Spirited rhythms underpin three great Old West songs in Stephen Bulla’s Along Came the Cowboys. You’ll find a bonanza of great teaching tools in this Western extravaganza: phrase extensions, style contrasts, dynamic and articulation considerations, rhythmic counterpoint, and much more. Your young musicians will really enjoy playing music that employs the types of mechanisms stan…

This double set did well in Britain when it was released. Featuring numerous standards and classics of the '50s and '60s from artists such as Andy Williams, Pat Boone, Dusty Springfield, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Nat King Cole and many more, this compiled collection appeals to both young and old alike. Here is the sheet music for piano and voice, with guitar chord boxes./ Recueil / Pi…