Little Melodic Studies For Beginners Op. 187

Charles Dancla (1817-1907) is considered to be the last great representative of the French Violin School. He knew, in a special way, how to implement the principle no music without technique, no technique without music in his teaching material. This is the case in his easy melodic studies. These studies are perfectly suited for young beginners after the second year, but also for adult players, refreshers or outsiders. Most of them can be effectively used as little performance pieces, providing an excellent foundation for every advanced étude or concert piece. Each study is preceded by new or revised exercises which either deal with specific problems relating to the playing technique or present the tonal material of the respective study in a condensed, playful form. Those who prefer Dancla's somewhat easier original preliminary exercises will find them in the appendix.

Volume 2 : 40 études faciles-Composed by Maxime Alphonse (Jean Marie Maximin Fran?ois Alphonse known as Griet 1880-1930) ?Two Hundred New Melodic And Gradual Studies - Vol. 2?is the second book of a set of six containing 200 ?tudes for Horn with different levels of difficulty. As a horn teacher who had also won the Premier Prix in Horn at the Paris Conservatoire Maxime Alphonse wrote this set progressively to ensure that the content was matching the needs for quality studies starting with pieces for beginners and evolving through the books to those for advance students. Even though little information can be found aboutthe composer this set of six books is essential to play contemporary Horn and is widely used in the USA and in Italy.

The first volume of the Complete Flute Method by Giuseppe Gariboldi this edition has been reviewed and edited by Jan Merry. The finger positions articulations and breathing have been added to the method where necessary as well as some helpful advice has been included. This particularly melodic method starts with some theory basics and covers all beginner needs such as scales rhythms and trills among others using some small studies or exercises. Even though most of the Flute now uses the Boëhm method the book has kept the old eight?key Flute tablatures. This volume of Complete FluteMethod is completed by a second volume also available at Alphonse Leduc. Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905) is an Italian flautist and composer who wrote numerous pieces for Flute. Most of his study books are still used to teach the Flute including '20 Little studies Op. 132' or 'Daily exercises Op. 89'.