In Varying Styles From Baroque To Funk. Par RAE JAMES. In this challenging new set of studies, '18 Concert Etudes” for solo clarinet, James Rae aims to help develop good technique and to nurture musicianship from grade 6 through to college level. As might be expected from James Rae, there are swing, funk and jazz etudes but other musical styles, right back to the baroque period, are not neglected.…

Based on the requirements of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Scale Shapes is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress, which uses a new diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. The unique Keyboard Diagrams provide a system which allows the student to concentrate exclusively on the physical shapes of the technical exercise and in consequenc…

Also available: Blues Hanon Jazz Hanon Inspired by Charles-Louis Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist - the essential technical method for any classical player - these new volumes present a modern-day equivalent for the musician seeking to play the key piano styles of the 20th century. Each book develops basic technique and true facility in each genre through authentic, progressive exercises and etudes. T…

Arrangeur: Mike Cornick. Par ELGAR EDWARD / CORNICK MIKE (ARR.). Although often regarded as quintessentially English in style, Elgar's music is undeniably deeply rooted in the German Romantic tradition. Elgar's gift for the creation of melody, often sequential and frequently including one of his most familiar 'fingerprints' - the falling seventh - might well be the most obvious attraction in his m…

Par HARRIS PAUL. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. The books, including this volume for Initial, have been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for each grade and contain new material throughout. Designed to help …

18 first pieces for young beginners. Par RAE JAMES. Child's Play by James Rae provides the simplest possible little performance pieces, almost from a pupil's first lesson. These pieces couldn't be easier and still have a tune, yet the clever piano accompaniments provide support and interest and make them great fun to perform. Mostly original pieces, sprinkled with some old favourites, they introdu…

Par AL BIONDI. Une collection rafraîchissante d'intermédiaire à intermédiaire-avancé des pièces originales pour duo guitare. Sélections comprennent : Al See Ya Later - aujourd'hui spécial - après vous - Beagle Mania - Blues pour deux Rush Hour - Hot Tamale - autour de l'horloge - Good Morning Sunset - New York Blues - Let us jouer pour Awhile - Close Shave - et rêve de Al B. / Niveau : Intermédiai…

Par RAE JAMES. Here are some great new duets for young saxophonists by James Rae in his own inimitable style? or perhaps that should be styles, since, like many of his collections, this covers swing, jazz, blues, rock and much more. ?Easy Jazzy Saxophone Duets 2? includes some very topical references with ?Lockdown Blues? and ?Stickin? Together? but the mood is lifted with pieces like ?Just Rockin…

Par BARTOLOMEY MATTHIAS. A young cellist called Theresa inspired Bartolomey to write this composition: from a trill, a motive develops that quickly intensifies and varies. It leads into the main part of the work which is characterised by rhythmically distinct themes and percussive effects. Short repetitive passages create a groove that will immediately make audiences‘ feet tap. There‘s an exciting…