SKU: GI.G-M518

ISBN 9781579992354. English.

Now available on SmartMusic! The Tuba book and audio recordings (see below) from the Do It! Play in Band series by James O. Froseth includes: Modeling by Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan). Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles. Music of other times, including 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll. The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical. Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture. A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to look it up and listen up. An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a theme and variation format. Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format. Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performances for every instrument! Performers include: Michael Henoch, Oboe (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser, Clarinet (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman, Euphonium/Baritone (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton, Percussion (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig, Tuba (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs, Trumpet (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra). Download the audio recordings at: giamusic.com/doit2media.

SKU: HL.841331

ISBN 9780793595556. UPC: 073999593716. 9x12 inches. Book/Online Audio.

Master Solos book/online audio packs are a fresh source of solo literature in a comprehensive package for developing instrumentalists. The collections for the various instruments were personally selected and performed by world-famous performing artists and educators (see below), and each features a specially prepared lesson. Every Master Solos pack includes 8 selections by renowned composers â?? different for each instrument â?? and a piano accompaniment book. The accompanying audio is uniquely designed to serve in practice and performance situations, and offer immeasurable benefits for the intermediate soloist and for the instrumental instructor. The first track features the solo performance with piano accompaniment providing tempo and musical style, and the second track is the piano accompaniment only, designed for rehearsal. The recorded accompaniment can also be used in performances. Flute by Gary Sigurdson, Oboe by Don Jaeger, Bassoon by Leonard Sharrow, Bb Clarinet by Ramon Kireilis, Eb Alto Saxophone by Larry Teal, Bb Trumpet/Cornet by Robert Getchell, Horn by Louis Stout, Trombone by Buddy Baker, Baritone Horn by Larry Campbell, Tuba by Daniel Perantoni, Percussion by Peter Magadini. All books edited by Linda Rutherford. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

SKU: GI.G-M561

English.

Enable your students to pursue their own musical interests with this culturally diverse collection of solo pieces. This collection is designed to provide technical and musical challenges to young students ready to move out to the center of the stage and perform solo. Exemplary models by top-tier symphony musicians on the included CD can motivate students to practice with enthusiasm and intensity and to reach for the highest levels of musical performance. Accompaniments performed by first-call studio musicians provide authentic contexts for real-world music experiences. A self-directed component to any course of music instruction is almost certain to maintain interest, increase practice time, and improve performance skills vital to the instrumental ensemble. Coordinates with Do It! Play in Band, but enhances any beginning band course.