Contents: Part I: How to Hold the Recorder * 1. the Right Hand * 2. The Left Hand * 3. The Lips * 4. The Fair Distribution of the Weight.

This volume brings together all the music Walton wrote for brass throughout his life, from the various fanfares, often written for ceremonial occasions, to the more extended work, The First Shoot, a piece which the editor of this volume, Elgar Howarth, was instrumental in bringing to life. The volume includes full critical apparatus and selected facsimiles of manuscript pages.

Easy-to-follow lessons and clear photographs and diagrams help guide you to achieve the very best in tone, technique and posture. The selection of music is fresh and exciting, including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those crucial practice hours are never boring! Book 2 builds on Book 1 and delivers more advanced technique, repertoire and theory, and all with the great variety of pieces and exercises that are the hallmark of the series. The accompanying audio CD features a virtuoso performance and backing track for each piece, as well as recorded examples to support the lessons. This award-winning tutorial series is an essential stepping-stone for every young musician and is a vital tool for teachers and students alike.

Outstanding and renowned teacher Geraldine Cotter guides students through all forms of traditional Irish music with step-by-step examples, exercises and diagrams. This all encompassing book is beautifully presented and contains prints, photographs and clearly legible notation. The generous section of repertoire pieces includes "The Jolly Banger", "Lucky In Love" and "The Galway Rambler". The accompanying 2 CD demonstration recording is included, and features all one hundred tunes from the final section of the book.

Comprehensive instruction for the Irish Uilleann player. Easy learning programme. Teach yourself to read music and play the Irish way. Includes a collection of celebrated traditional tunes.

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 2 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Gavotte II (Musette) (from English Suite No. 3, BWV 808) [Johann Sebastian Bach] The Fisherman's Bend: Hornpipe (no.1, Knautical Knots) [John Blood] Elephant Ballet [Helen Madden] Waltz for Libby [Andy Firth] The Miller of Dee [Trad. English] Abiyoyo [Trad. South African] Ready to Pounce (No. 7 from Flying High) [Edmund Jolliffe] Pieces of Eight [James Rae] Carnival Time [Lloyd Coleman]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 3 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Il mio tesoro (from Don Giovanni, K. 527) [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] Study in Pink (from 'Fresh Air') [Sarah Watts] Witching Hour in the Castle (from Clarinet Stories/Klarinettengeschichten) [Hermann Regner] Lotus Talk [Colin Evans] Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2 [Gabriel Faure] Venetianisches Gondellied (No. 6 from Lieder ohne worte, Op. 19b) [Felix Mendelssohn] Waltzing Lil the Pterodactyl [Colin Cowles] Cha-Cha Chart (from 'The Quintessential Clarinet Vol 1') [Mike Mower] Jaiden's Adventures with Toy Cars, Swings and Roundabouts [Bobbie-Jane Gardner]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 4 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Allegro (fifth movement from Sonata No. 2, Methodical Sonatas, Book II, TWV 41:c3) [Georg Philipp Telemann] Basse Danse (from 'Capriol Suite') [Peter Warlock] Minuet: No. 9 from 'Twenty Four Five' [Lynne Williams] Romanze (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, second movement) [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] Heather Hill (No. 1 from 'Two Contrasts for Clarinet and Piano') [Freda Swain] Tonight (from 'West Side Story') [Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim] For Latin Lovers [Brian Chapple] A Nakht in Gan Eydn [Trad. Klezmer] Bauhinia Soft-Shoe [Raymond Yiu]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 5 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Study in B flat (No. 15 from 'Tonleiter-Studien' from Elementarschule fur Klarinette) [Friedrich Demnitz] Marche militaire, D. 733 No. 1 [Franz Schubert] Troubadour (No. 6 from Six pieces faciles) [Iwan Muller] Deserto e il luogo (from I Capuleti e i Montecchi) [Vincenzo Bellini] Forlana [Gerald Finzi] The Pool Among the Rushes [Joan Trimble] Witches' Dance [Barbara Arens] Hackensack [Thelonious Monk] Spanischer Tanz (No. 2 from Spanische Tanze, Op. 12) [Moritz Moszkowski]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 6 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements.-Audio performances of the nine pieces by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Corrente (Second movement from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004) [Johann Sebastian Bach] Allegro Danzante [Nino Rota] Allegro ma non troppo (First movement from Sonata No. 5) [Xavier Lefevre] Adagio (Second movement from Clarinet Quintet No. 3, Op. 23) [Heinrich Baermann] Fantasiestuck (No. 4 from Fantasiestucke, Op. 43) [Niels Wilhelm Gade] Prelude (from 'Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite') [Paul Reade] Tamoio [Chiquinha Gonzaga] Groove on a Plate (from 'The Quintessential Clarinet Vol. 2') [Mike Mower] Marche en rondeau [Terence Greaves]

This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 3 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included. -Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus. -Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 3 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 4 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included. -Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus. -Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 4 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 2 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included.-Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book)

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 3 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included.-Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Le Petit Chien (from 'The Good-Tempered Saxophone') [Mike Mower] The Miller of Dee [Trad. English] Allegro (first movement from Concerto in E, 'La Primavera', Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269) [Antonio Vivaldi] Swan Song [Lloyd Coleman] Pavane pour une infante defunte [Maurice Ravel] The Church at Errislannan [Althea Talbot-Howard] America (from 'West Side Story') [Leonard Bernstein] My Horse has Cast a Shoe (from 'Pacific 1860') [Noel Coward] Listen Up! [Charlotte Harding]

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 4 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included.-Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book). Contents: Valse sous le vent [Valerie Rousse / Joel Littorie] Allegro (fourth movement from Sonata in F, HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11) [George Frideric Handel] A la Gavotte (No. 1 from Street Beats) [Karen Street] Chanson de Matin [Edward Elgar] Bess, you is my woman now [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin] Pas de deux [Errollyn Wallen] Abracadabra [Ruth Byrchmore] Tango (from All Styles) [Mark Fielding] Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68, arr. Ian Denley [Julius Fucik]

This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM's Grade 1 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C. -Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements. -Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included. -Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus. -Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book) The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM's Practical Grade 1 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level clarinet with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level alto saxophone with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

An easy step-by-step method which assumes no previous knowledge of the penny whistle or of music. The book teaches you all you need to know to become an accomplished player. Illustrated throughout with clear diagrams to make learning easier, it is filled with popular tunes for you to play. It also includes an authentic finished Feadog whistle in the key of D.

Teach kids how to play the recorder with fun lessons and sheet music for beginners. With careful progression and performance opportunities right from the start, this highly acclaimed method is perfect for teaching beginners. This second edition of Book 1 features gorgeous new illustrations and audio downloads to support learning. Ideal for both individual and whole-class teaching, with fun activities and pieces with two parts. Suitable for both generalist and specialist teachers. Stage 1 of a full scheme comprising four books. Takes the learner from pre-reading to playing and reading notes E, G, A, B and high C. Gradually introduces music notation and theory.