Piccolo player Nicola Mazzanti is celebrated around the world as a foremost performer, teacher, and guest clinician. Mazzanti’s lectures and workshops are known for his daily exercises for piccolo players, and The Mazzanti Method Daily Exercises for Piccolo, brings together his comprehensive collection of studies. Part I: SOUND is a complete course in itself, providing […]
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Stylistic Etudes for Trombone
Stylistic Etudes for Trombone teaches different styles of music that players are likely to encounter as working musicians: from classical, to jazz, to funk, to blues. Modern-day professional trombonists are often expected to switch from one style to another, and these 20 original etudes by noted performer and teacher Tom Brantley, a member of the […]
Manuel Hilleke: Groove Trumpet
Have you always dreamed of playing alongside a successful brass band? Experience the feeling with Groove Trumpet – Play along with the the Brass Band by Manuel Hilleke Author Manuel Hilleke has compiled 11 groove-based original compositions and arrangements for professional section and solo playing. Based on simple song forms, you can try yourself in […]
Three’s a Crowd
What goes on in the minds of chamber musicians as they express their feelings through music? In Three’s a Crowd, Gary Schocker offers five imaginary conversations for flute, oboe, and bassoon, using music rather than words. Sometimes harmonious, sometimes impatient, but like any carefully observed conversation, always complex and interesting. Performers and listeners alike will […]
64 Musical Studies for All Saxophones
64 Musical Studies for Saxophone, edited by Rami El-Farrah, is a compendium of Baroque, Classical, and Romantic-era masterpieces arranged for saxophone. The works are written to serve as a student primer to the Ferling Studies or other similar studies. Each lyrical study has been crafted to create a balance of musicality and pedagogy that allows […]
Three Duets for Two Flutes
Appreciating the art and beauty of W. F. Bach’s six flute duets, editors Leone Buyse and David Berman have collaborated on the addition of three viola duets to the flutist’s repertoire in their new book, Three Duets for Two Flutes. The editors describe the viola duets as “another example of Friedemann’s gift for creating rich […]
Jazz Standards – 22 Swingin’ and Fun Piano Arrangements
This collection of jazz classics arranged by Mike Springer contains entertaining solo piano arrangements. The carefully crafted arrangements sound impressive, with lively rhythms and satisfying harmonies, while remaining accessible to pianists at the intermediate to late intermediate level. The clearly notated arrangements include lyrics, level-appropriate chord symbols, helpful pedaling marks, and suggested fingerings. Titles: All […]
Whole Notes: A Piano Masterclass
Concerned with how, as well as what, to play, Whole Notes A Piano Masterclass by Armen Donelian is both a piano method book and, more importantly, a guidebook to accompany the reader’s personal journey into music. Posture, practicing, mental and physical health, using weight and force, economy of movement, and expression are some of the […]
Chopin Piano Music
Chopin Piano Music includes 52 newly engraved intermediate to advanced piano pieces by Frederic Chopin (edited by Richard Walters) printed on eye-pleasing cream-colored paper. Includes: 12 Preludes, 16 Mazurkas, 9 Nocturnes, 5 Polonaises, 9 Waltzes, and the Fantaisie-Impromptu. 228 pages. CONTENTS Preludes: A minor, Op. 28, No. 2 E minor, Op. 28, No. 4 […]
Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1
Adult All in One Course Book 1 Alfreds Basic Adult Piano Course by Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco is designed for use with a piano instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course that will […]