A performer's technical manual on repair and maintenance of all standard percussion equipment. Contains 116 graphic illustrations on repair techniques and instrument construction.
A study of the language of Brazilian rhythms and song styles. Part I deals exclusively with Brazilian percussion instruments, with a description of each instrument and its rhythms, song styles, techn
Part of the Belwin Master Solos series and prepared under the direction of Keith Snell, each of these folios contains a collection of graded solos that should prove to be a useful source for both stu
These 40 Rhythmical Studies in unison for band are based entirely on division of measure, with easy key signatures. They are filled with practical rhythms, in a style that makes division of measure i
A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and tra
A self-study text (newly revised with CD), presenting the most common jazz rhythms in order of increasing complexity in a series of short exercises and duets. The CD provides examples of performance
Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a CD containin
String Festival Solos are economical collections of transcriptions by Samuel Applebaum. In two volumes for each instrument, the solos are in progressive order of difficulty. Each volume contains nine
Author Kynaston discusses the technique of circular breathing in great detail here. The concept is a difficult one, but when learned and mastered, can improve the fluidity of line, tonal quality and
More than a pattern book, this 80-page spiral-bound book lays out the theory behind the use of pentatonic scales in jazz, and follows with 12 pages of transcribed solos and 40 pages of exercises. Sti
Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow * Winter Wonderland * The Little Drummer Boy and more.
A new book from the man who has set the standard for jazz and improvisation learning materials. A compilation of 15 years of teaching jazz keyboard at several universities. The book also contains a T
A professor of jazz studies at Western Michigan University, Kynaston lays a foundation necessary before the saxophone student can venture very far into jazz. Scales, arpeggios, tonguing, and playing
The Giants of Jazz series is designed to provide a method for studying, analyzing, imitating and assimilating the idiosyncratic and general facets of the styles of various jazz giants. The Coltrane b
George Gershwin's own 2-piano, 4-hand arrangement of his classic contemporary masterpiece for piano and orchestra. This masterful measure-for-measure reproduction of the complete modern concerto for
Contents: The Brooklet from Die schone Mullerin (Schubert) * Daisies, from Six Songs (Rachmaninoff) * Flight of the Bumble Bee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Rimsky-Korsakov) * Hopak, from Sorochints
A concise, step-by-step approach to the study of the piano in either private or class lessons. The materials are fresh and new and presented to insure steady progress toward a musical goal. Supplemen
The interest in piano and the desire to play, has increased tremendously in the past few years. Especially is this noticeable among adults who have either had some elementary piano instruction in the
L'Interet et le progres de l'eleve sont les buts poursuivis dans ce troisieme grade. On y trouve les principes elementaires de technique sous forme de pieces melodiques.
