The early elementary level of Expressive Etudes includes 15 etudes by 10 composers which can be introduced with the second level of any piano method. The etudes in this collection are arranged in an approximate order of difficulty. Each one is short and focuses on a single musical element of a specific technical challenge. A brief biography of each composer can be found at the end of the book for further exploration. Also makes a great musical resource for older beginners and adults who need additional reinforcement in technique.The early elementary level of Expressive Etudes includes 15 etudes by 10 composers which can be introduced with the second level of any piano method. The etudes in this collection are arranged in an approximate order of difficulty. Each one is short and focuses on a single musical element of a specific technical challenge. A brief biography of each composer can be found at the end of the book for further exploration. Also makes a great musical resource for older beginners and adults who need additional reinforcement in technique.

Book 2 of this comprehensive series of piano etudes includes late-elementary pieces which can be introduced during the second level of any piano method. They provide an excellent resource for students who need additional reinforcement in technique. Suitable for all pianists these etudes can serve equally well as performance repertoire. Contents include: Minuet (Bartok); Village Dance (Beethoven); Etude Op. 101 No. 60 (Beyer); Etude Op. 599 No. 19 (Czerny); Etude Op. 777 No. 8 and No. 22 (Czerny); Bagatelle (Diabelli); Study Op. 176 No. 3 (Duvernoy); The Chase Op. 117 No. 15 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 82 No. 39 and No. 65 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 218 No. 34 (Kohler); Etude Op. 17No. 18 (Le Couppey); Impatience Op. 13 No. 6 (Rowley); Little Piece Op. 68 No. 5 (Schumann); Etude Op. 108 No. 12 and No. 5 (Schytte); A Pleasant Morning Op. 63 No. 1 (Streabbog). Book 2 of this comprehensive series of piano etudes includes late-elementary pieces which can be introduced during the second level of any piano method. They provide an excellent resource for students who need additional reinforcement in technique. Suitable for all pianists these etudes can serve equally well as performance repertoire. Contents include: Minuet (Bartok); Village Dance (Beethoven); Etude Op. 101 No. 60 (Beyer); Etude Op. 599 No. 19 (Czerny); Etude Op. 777 No. 8 and No. 22 (Czerny); Bagatelle (Diabelli); Study Op. 176 No. 3 (Duvernoy); The Chase Op. 117 No. 15 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 82 No. 39 and No. 65 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 218 No. 34 (Kohler); Etude Op. 17No. 18 (Le Couppey); Impatience Op. 13 No. 6 (Rowley); Little Piece Op. 68 No. 5 (Schumann); Etude Op. 108 No. 12 and No. 5 (Schytte); A Pleasant Morning Op. 63 No. 1 (Streabbog).

Opening with a slow and lyrical section the piece soon moves into a fast exciting tempo. Lower voices have plenty of chances to be heard playing the melody while upper voices provide harmonic and rhythmic background. Strong percussion and a lot of rhythmic unison hits really help add to the drama and excitement of this new work. Opening with a slow and lyrical section the piece soon moves into a fast exciting tempo. Lower voices have plenty of chances to be heard playing the melody while upper voices provide harmonic and rhythmic background. Strong percussion and a lot of rhythmic unison hits really help add to the drama and excitement of this new work.

The best solos from the In Recital® series all under one cover. Book 2 includes 12 sensational selections–ten original pieces including blues rags and Latin styles by Kevin Olson Edwin McLean and Robert Schultz. Original pieces by Christopher Goldston Mary Leaf and Elizabeth Greenleaf also add to the mix. There is even one folk song and one classical piece. New musical concepts are introduced such as tied notes legato and staccato articulations accents and first and second endings. Most pieces call for limited hands-together playing. Students play in a variety of keys using accidentals instead of key signatures.The best solos from the In Recital® series all under one cover. Book 2 includes 12 sensational selections–ten original pieces including blues rags and Latin styles by Kevin Olson Edwin McLean and Robert Schultz. Original pieces by Christopher Goldston Mary Leaf and Elizabeth Greenleaf also add to the mix. There is even one folk song and one classical piece. New musical concepts are introduced such as tied notes legato and staccato articulations accents and first and second endings. Most pieces call for limited hands-together playing. Students play in a variety of keys using accidentals instead of key signatures.

Quincy Hilliard has penned another concert favorite with Bridgeway March. Written in the familiar key of B-Flat with modest ranges in all instruments you will be surprised how well young musicians will be able to perform this exciting new work. Quincy Hilliard has penned another concert favorite with Bridgeway March. Written in the familiar key of B-Flat with modest ranges in all instruments you will be surprised how well young musicians will be able to perform this exciting new work.

Jazz In Focus - Blues Improv introduces intermediate level pianists to improvisation in the blues style. There are nine units in this book starting with the basic blues scale in C then moving to the keys of D G A and E. Each unit has four parts: a blues scale; an illustrative short original piece; a 'riff improv' where students can combine riffs in any order; and finally a free improv that allows students to use riffs already learned as well as improvise new ones. This step-by-step approach ensures progress by always building on previously learned skills. A CD featuring accompaniments is included. Jazz In Focus - Blues Improv introduces intermediate level pianists to improvisation in the blues style. There are nine units in this book starting with the basic blues scale in C then moving to the keys of D G A and E. Each unit has four parts: a blues scale; an illustrative short original piece; a 'riff improv' where students can combine riffs in any order; and finally a free improv that allows students to use riffs already learned as well as improvise new ones. This step-by-step approach ensures progress by always building on previously learned skills. A CD featuring accompaniments is included.

These five chorale-style exercises are perfect to warm up the band and improve overall sound and intonation. Slightly progressing in difficulty throughout this work will be useable for the entire year. (3:58) These five chorale-style exercises are perfect to warm up the band and improve overall sound and intonation. Slightly progressing in difficulty throughout this work will be useable for the entire year. (3:58)

Written in a D minor/modal tonality this work quickly moves from a singing style of 84 beats per minute to a moving 138. The meter is 3/4 throughout with all the instrumental ranges very modest. Written in a D minor/modal tonality this work quickly moves from a singing style of 84 beats per minute to a moving 138. The meter is 3/4 throughout with all the instrumental ranges very modest.

Succeeding with the Masters-The Festival Collection® is an eight-volume series consisting of exceptional repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and Twentieth/Twenty-First Centuries. This series is carefully leveled from elementary through advanced repertoire with each level covering the gamut of your repertoire needs. The Festival Collection® is a companion series to the Succeeding with the Masters® series expanding upon the repertoire selections with no duplication of repertoire between the two series. Each book includes recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The Festival Collection® will provide teachers and students with a wide range of works that are carefully chosen for their pedagogical merit. They will be a key component for your students' success in their studies of the works by the masters! Book 2 continues on the path toward the master works set forth in Book 1 providing students with continued exposure to the repertoire available at the Late Elementary level. In Book 2 the literature choices increase gradually in difficulty adding more musical and technical challenges for careful and continued growth in the students' studies. This collection will give students the opportunity to polish their abilities in playing the repertoire that spans the Elementary level. Features pieces by composers such as: Arcangelo Corelli (Sarabande); Beethoven (Russian Folksong Opus 107 No. 3); Louis Kohler (Theme and Variation from Opus 300); and Manfred Schmitz (Mister Czerny in New Orleans) The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful. Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instil an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license. The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristi

Give the trombones a chance to slide from F to B in this Greg Gruner original. A dance-like melody is used by the composer in creating this set of simple variations. Featuring modest ranges this piece is a great teaching tool that will be easy to prepare. Give the trombones a chance to slide from F to B in this Greg Gruner original. A dance-like melody is used by the composer in creating this set of simple variations. Featuring modest ranges this piece is a great teaching tool that will be easy to prepare.

An artistic Early Intermediate/Intermediate Collection for Solo Piano. Composers In Focus is a series of original Piano collections celebrating the creative artistry of contemporary composers. It is through the work of these composers that the Piano teaching repertoire is enlarged and enhanced. An artistic Early Intermediate/Intermediate Collection for Solo Piano. Composers In Focus is a series of original Piano collections celebrating the creative artistry of contemporary composers. It is through the work of these composers that the Piano teaching repertoire is enlarged and enhanced.

This collection presents artistic classical themes arranged for the early advanced level. Pianist will enjoy playing many of the finest themes by some of the greatest composers. Pieces such as: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 (Bach) - Flower Duet from Lakmé (Delibes) - Shepard's Song from Symphony No. 6 Movement Five (Beethoven) - and The Swan Lake Ballet Opus 20 Finale (Tchaikovsky) are among the many pieces representing the classical themes from the Baroque Classical and Romantic Eras. This collection provides a wide variety of repertoire for pianists to enjoy day after day!This collection presents artistic classical themes arranged for the early advanced level. Pianist will enjoy playing many of the finest themes by some of the greatest composers. Pieces such as: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 (Bach); Flower Duet from Lakmé (Delibes); Shepard's Song from Symphony No. 6 Movement Five (Beethoven); and The Swan Lake Ballet Opus 20 Finale (Tchaikovsky) are among the many pieces representing the classical themes from the Baroque Classical and Romantic Eras. This collection provides a wide variety of repertoire for pianists to enjoy day after day!

In Grade 4 of Succeeding at the Piano students continue to cultivate musicianship and a passion for playing piano! New concepts are: triads and inversions - two octave scales - the circle of fifths - dominant seventh chords in root position - the trill - the key of B flat Major - 3 forms of E minor and G minor - diminished triads - refined pedal technique - sixteenth notes and sixteenth notes variants. Bach’s Prelude in C BWV 846 and classical themes by Brahms Liszt Mozart Beethoven and Grieg are interspersed with folk tunes and original solos by leading FJH composers. By reviewing the concepts of transposing musical forms intervals and technical tips Grade 4 supports thepedagogical foundation laid down in previous grades. The CD reinforces good practice habits with a short verbal pedagogical comment between the practice track and performance track. It also provides an opportunity to play with a string quartet accompaniment for some of the pieces. Engaging pieces in a wide variety of compositional styles reinforce valuable concepts presented in the Lesson and Technique Book. These compositions make fine recital festival and competition repertoire for students. Some of the selections are: Fantasie by Telemann - Minuet by Haydn - Musette by Gräfe - artistic arrangements of Tales from the Vienna Woods and Musetta’s Waltz - and outstanding originals by Timothy Brown Kevin Costley Mary Leaf Edwin McLean and Kevin Olson. Musicianship good practice habits and listening skills develop as students focus on “Before Playing” and “After Playing” points. In Grade 4 of Succeeding at the Piano students continue to cultivate musicianship and a passion for playing piano! New concepts are: triads and inversions; two octave scales; the circle of fifths; dominant seventh chords in root position; the trill; the key of B flat Major; 3 forms of E minor and G minor; diminished triads; refined pedal technique; sixteenth notes and sixteenth notes variants. Bach’s Prelude in C BWV 846 and classical themes by Brahms Liszt Mozart Beethoven and Grieg are interspersed with folk tunes and original solos by leading FJH composers. By reviewing the concepts of transposing musical forms intervals and technical tips Grade 4 supports the pedagogical foundation laid down in previous grades. The CD reinforces good practice habits with a short verbal pedagogical comment between the practice track and performance track. It also provides an opportunity to play with a string quartet accompaniment for some of the pieces. Engaging pieces in a wide variety of compositional styles reinforce valuable concepts presented in the Lesson and Technique Book. These compositions make fine recital festival and competition repertoire for students. Some of the selections are: Fantasie by Telemann; Minuet by Haydn; Musette by Gräfe; artistic arrangements of Tales from the Vienna Woods and Musetta’s Waltz; and outstand

A beginning band piece limited to a 6-note range Rite of Passage will have your band playing together in very little time. Utilizing smaller chamber sections as well as the full band this is an excellent teaching piece. With no clarinets over the break and no trumpets higher than a written A this is a very easy Grade 1 concert march. A beginning band piece limited to a 6-note range Rite of Passage will have your band playing together in very little time. Utilizing smaller chamber sections as well as the full band this is an excellent teaching piece. With no clarinets over the break and no trumpets higher than a written A this is a very easy Grade 1 concert march.

Lloyd Conley has crafted a wonderful arrangement of excerpts from one of Verdi's most famous operas. These familiar melodies work very nicely scored for concert band and will surely capture the interest of both your students and your audience. An outstanding arrangement! Lloyd Conley has crafted a wonderful arrangement of excerpts from one of Verdi's most famous operas. These familiar melodies work very nicely scored for concert band and will surely capture the interest of both your students and your audience. An outstanding arrangement!

The twelve solos in this volume feature popular favorites such as Frankie and Johnny - Peacherine Rag - Take Me Out to the Ball Game - The Entertainer - I Love a Piano - and I Ain’t Got Nobody . The assortment of musical styles provides the perfect means for piano students to discover and enjoy playing music from a variety of styles. Only one piece is in the key of D Major and the rest in C F or G. Accessible and fun! The twelve solos in this volume feature popular favorites such as Frankie and Johnny ; Peacherine Rag ; Take Me Out to the Ball Game ; The Entertainer ; I Love a Piano ; and I Ain’t Got Nobody . The assortment of musical styles provides the perfect means for piano students to discover and enjoy playing music from a variety of styles. Only one piece is in the key of D Major and the rest in C F or G. Accessible and fun!

Use Energize Your Fingers Every Day to develop correct technique from the very beginning. The books in this series by Helen Marlais with Timothy Brown are filled with short patterned exercises with explicit “how to” tips that will help you to build technical skills that can be used with all Piano methods. Each technical goal is written under the title of each 4-8 measure piece i.e. balance between the hands weight transfer flexible wrists strong fingers etc. The key signatures of C G F and D major appear throughout the book with suggestions for transposition. The appealing art and brevity of each day’s exercise will result intension-free technique for any student.

Lots of smiles will appear while performing this small set of variations on the Stephen Foster classic. From fanfares to short chorales enjoy this delightful and humorous rendition complete with stoptime chorus and woodblock. Certain to be a concert favorite.

This work combines dissonant harmonies with a very beautiful and tonal melody throughout. Highlights of the work include bold fanfares flowing contrapuntal lines extensive percussion writing and a haunting ending that will surprise you and your audience. Highly recommended! This work combines dissonant harmonies with a very beautiful and tonal melody throughout. Highlights of the work include bold fanfares flowing contrapuntal lines extensive percussion writing and a haunting ending that will surprise you and your audience. Highly recommended!

Who says beginning bands can’t swing? This chart is a great improvisational exercise for the first-year player and is an early introduction to playing in the swing style. All students have the option to solo or you may feature your guest soloist. This piece will bring the house down! (1:48) Who says beginning bands can’t swing? This chart is a great improvisational exercise for the first-year player and is an early introduction to playing in the swing style. All students have the option to solo or you may feature your guest soloist. This piece will bring the house down! (1:48)