Included are selected works from a number of Schumann's collections such as Albumblätter (Opus 124) Album for the Young (Opus 68) Forest Scenes (Opus 82) Fantasy Pieces (Opus 12) and the complete Scenes from Childhood (Opus 15). Also included is a complete biography of Schumann a useful preface including performance notes on each piece and a full performance CD by the editor Joseph Banowetz. Joseph Banowetz graduated with a First Prize from the Vienna Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst. Banowetz has been a piano recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents. He was awarded the Liszt Medal by the Hungarian Liszt Society in recognition of hisoutstanding performances of Liszt and the Romantic literature.

Bob Mintzer 's 15 Easy Jazz/Blues/Funk Etudes will appeal to both the aspiring player and more experienced musicians. For the younger player particular care is given to range rhythmic figures and overall playability. The more accomplished musician will appreciate the high level of musicality the lyrical compositions and the opportunities to improvise provided in this book and CD set. 15 Easy Jazz/Blues/Funk Etudes has simple clear format: Bob Mintzer plays and demonstrates each etude with a stellar rhythm section on the included CD. You'll learn each etude and when ready can play along with the CDaccompaniment. Each of Bob Mintzer 's 15 etudes focuses on the 'melodic groove' and is drawn for the jazz and blues tradition. Everything you need to play jazz funk and blues is included and all books are compatible so that they can be performed together.

60 popular themes from the movies in arrangements for solo Trumpet (level 2-3). The books in Alfred's Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos series feature 60 film favourites in solo arrangements for Flute Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Trumpet Horn in F Trombone Violin Viola and Cello with optional Piano accompaniment. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. A fully orchestrated accompaniment MP3 CD is provided featuring each song as a live performance demo track followed by a play-along track. The CDalso contains a PDF of the Piano Accompaniment and Alfred's Tempo Changer Software. Please note: Due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges the wind instrument arrangements are not compatible with the string instrument arrangements in this series.

The traditional Swahili Song Yesu Ni Wangu arranged by Ruth Morris Gray for SAB choir. This rhythmic call and response song from East Africa is so much fun to sing! The traditional harmonies are easy to find with just a touch of optional divisi toward the end. A joyful song of praise. Featured on 'Reaching for the Stars' choral movement DVD 00-39928.

The sounds of ancient Greek soldiers doing battle are heard in this powerful original by John O'Reilly. The piece uses only six notes yet sounds surprisingly sophisticated. Great fun and a great morale builder for your beginning band. Correlated with Yamaha Band Student Book 1 page 10.