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It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass Vol 1 by George Vance and Annette Costanzi is the first English language method for beginning double bass to incorporate the innovative division of the bass fingerboard into six positions, developed by renowned French bassist François Rabbath in […]
Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass Volume 17 by Dennis Whittaker is a focused cover-to-cover workout that is tailor-made to condition specific aspects of double bass performance. Each exercise takes about an hour, and contains a warm-up, exercise and cool-down, with detailed instructions and focus points for each exercise. Volume 17, “All Exercises,” is the […]
Oliver Knussen’s concise and effervescent Eccentric Melody For Cello Alone occupies a small but important place in the solo cello repertoire and would enliven any recital. Composed as a double tribute for cellist Fred Sherry in his 50th birthday year to play to Elliott Carter on his 90th birthday, the 2-minute work is presented here in […]
The Violin Play-Along Series from Hal Leonard will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the online audio to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The audio includes playback tools to let you slow down or loop the […]
Presents a detailed explanation of Body Mapping accompanied by numerous illustrations.
A new edition of three iconic works for unaccompanied viola by J.S. Bach, A Performers Guide for Violists Unaccompanied Bach Edition contains detailed descriptions of fingerings, bowings and phrasing ideas. Included in this book are the Preludes to Suite no. 1 and 3, as well as the Chaconne from Partita no. 2. Written for professional violists, […]
A New Pedagogy for The Total Violinist You already know how to play the violin. You play confidently in the orchestra and in your quartet. So why is it that playing jazz, blues, rock, pop or Latin feels so uncertain and sounds so stilted, so inauthentic? The likely answer is your bowing; simply put, the […]
23 Traditional Christmas Carols arranged especially for three bassoons of Grades 3 – 5 standard. All in easy keys. The Brilliant Bassoon Book of Christmas Trios for Three Bassoons by Jemima Oosthuizen and Amanda Oosthuizen comprises of 23 familiar traditional Christmas carols arranged especially for three bassoon players of Grades 3-5 standard. Ideal for diving […]
What do the world’s most prominent oboists have to say about their musical ideas, performance techniques, and teaching strategies? Authors Michele L. Fiala and Martin Schuring, themselves skilled oboists, undertook the project of asking 26 of them about their musicianship and pedagogy. The results are collected in Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship, which provides […]
This collection of Baroque music for clarinet by Dr. Norman Heim is arranged for the intermediate level clarinetist with the piano part being of equal skill level. The music is taken from keyboard, song, and chamber music sources and represents quality Baroque styles circa 1625-1775. Composers include Johann S. Bach, Jean P. Rameau, Alessandro Scarlatti, […]