SKU: A0.1107900

If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills, this book is just what you need.

It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the TREBLE clef a breeze.

The book is designed specifically for beginners, with each page containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes.
It's perfect for teacher-student play-along. It's available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.

ENDORSEMENTS.  Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago.
It's popular among Primary/elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.

This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.

It's definately an excellent resource to have!

SKU: A0.799352

9.28.85 was written in 1985 and the date refers to the date of completion, September 28, 1985. Excerpts of this piece are included in Benny Sluchin’s book on contemporary trombone excerpts. This work includes my invention of the idea of playing lip multiphonics. Here's the story. During the Spring of 1985, I participated in the l'atelier de recherche instrumental department for acoustic instrument exploration at IRCAM working with Pierre-Yves Artaud (flute), Daniel Kientzy (saxophone) and Benny Sluchin (trombone). Most of the research was based on looking at new ways to produce sound with acoustic instruments and the department was open to performers and composers. A few months after the IRCAM workshops Benny Sluchin and I decided to work on a piece for him. We worked together to explore various contemporary techniques which I might select for the piece. After a while I narrowed down my choices to a movement with air, one with lip multiphonics, and one using the spatial characteristics of the bell, singing, and sending sound out the back by an alternate F tube. Benny is great to work with as he’s a wonderful musician, anything is possible, he’s open to trying out new ideas and he’s a great human being. The perfect combination for a composer. First, about the lip multiphonics in the second movement. During one of our work sessions we looked at singing and playing multiphonics but I wanted something different. So I asked Benny what would happen if he placed his embouchure between two partials of the overtone series. The result was amazing!! A number of partials sounded at the same time and the textural colors were varied and beautiful. The only problem with this was the window for placing the embouchure was very narrow. Slightly too high or slightly too low would result in a terribly out of tune and uncentered partial. Reminded me of what a sick cow might sound like. This difficulty was less pronounced between partials of a fifth but became more difficult when the partials were closer together. Fourths were okay but major and minor third partials were extremely difficult and risky. We decided what the heck and I wrote the second movement knowing the risks. But when the embouchure is well placed it produces such a beautiful sound. Benny mentioned that the idea had a pedagogical side benefit. He said from being able to focus on placing the embouchure in such a limited ‘window’ it made placing the embouchure for normal note much easier. My invention has been used by other composers since including Xenakis in 1986 and an Icelandic composer a couple of years later. The alternate movement come about after Benny had played the piece for a couple of years. He’s able to get these multiphonics but realized that maybe there would not be many other players able to do so. To avoid the problem that this movement might scare players away from the piece we decided that it would be good to have an alternate movement which would use the same ideas but in a less stressful way for the performer. I thought this was a good idea and wrote, what for me, is a more meditative piece based on the same material. I also imagined that it could be played by itself if the player wished. There is a misprint in the score at the end of the first line where there appears a multiphonic based on placing the embouchure between an Eb and an A natural. The A should be an Ab. The first movement explores the subtleties of various vowel and consonant formations in the mouth while playing. Since the trombone is such a perfect amplifier these small details can be heard. For instance the difference between ‘ts’ and ‘tsh’ comes off well. I think of this movement as a vocal conversation or discourse which becomes highly animated at the end. The dynamics play an important role in providing additional colors. The player should really ‘speak’ without speaking for this movement to work. The third movement is my circus piece. I know it is complicated to.

SKU: A0.875522

My Wild Irish Rose - for Flexible Duo (C, Eb, Bb & Bass Clef Instruments).  Words and Music by Chauncey Olcott. Arranged by Scott Grimaldi.  The Refrain of this popular Waltz is often requested at Irish celebrations, including St. Patrick's Day.  Includes a title page, instrumentation page, score & set of parts. 16 pages. Duration: 1:20 min. This arrangement allows for various instrumental duo combinations. Create a musical duo by combining any instrument from Part 1 & any instrument from Part 2.

SKU: A0.875530

Cielito Lindo - for Flexible Duo (C, Eb, Bb & Bass Clef Instruments). Traditional Mexican.  Arranged by Scott Grimaldi. A popular Mexican song often played by Mariachi bands, especially during Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Includes a title page, instrumentation page, score & set of parts. 10 pages. Duration: 1:40 min. This arrangement allows for various instrumental duo combinations. Create a musical duo by combining any instrument from Part 1 & any instrument from Part 2.

SKU: A0.875513

Siyahamba - for Flexible Duo (C, Eb, Bb & Bass Clef Instruments). Music by Traditional. Arranged by Scott Grimaldi. A South African Traditional Folk Song (a.k.a. We Are Marching In The Light Of God) performed during the Kwanzaa holiday, sacred and secular settings. Includes a title page, instrumentation page, score & set of parts. 15 pages. Duration: 2:12 min. This arrangement allows for various instrumental duo combinations. Create a musical duo by combining any instrument from Part 1 & any instrument from Part 2.

SKU: A0.875529

Dayenu - for Flexible Duo (C, Eb, Bb & Bass Clef Instruments).  Words and Music by Traditional.  Arranged by Scott Grimaldi.  Dayenu means It Would Have Been Enough.  This lively Passover song (over a thousand years old) is about how grateful the Jewish people were to God for all the gifts he bestowed upon them.  Includes a title page, instrumentation page, score & set of parts. 8 pages. Duration: 1:20 min.  This arrangement allows for various instrumental duo combinations.  Create a musical duo by combining any instrument from Part 1 & any instrument from Part 2.

SKU: A0.875512

Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah - for Flexible Duo (C, Eb, Bb & Bass Clef Instruments). Music by Traditional. Arranged by Scott Grimaldi.  A festive song played during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.  Includes a title page, instrumentation page, score & set of parts. 15 pages. Duration: 1:40 min. This arrangement allows for various instrumental duo combinations. Create a musical duo by combining any instrument from Part 1 & any instrument from Part 2.

SKU: A0.778219

Seven Modes, Seven Duets is a duet series for wind (band) instruments. The duets have been written to be a comfortable range for any of the instruments (minus horn part, which is free due to the range issues). Each mode has it’s own unique sound and special effort has been made to accentuate the colors from each district combination of notes and the harmonies they produce (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian).

The duets are mostly on an average high school level player, but can be a great challenge for younger players. More advanced musicians may find use specifically in the exploration of melody/harmony in each particular mode. 

Best instruments for use:

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Trumpet

Trombone

Baritone

Tuba

Mallets (xylophone, marimba, bells if players 8vb)

SKU: C7.CGIN26

UPC: 749193028391.

In response to the huge popularity of Hymns of Praise, here are ten delightful and accessible instrumental arrangements of seasonal carols. With the exception of the percussion book, each book includes a Solo and an Ensemble part for each carol. Basic performance can be with a solo instrument and piano or a solo instrument and accompaniment track.  Add to this any combination of instruments using the ensemble parts up to and including full orchestra.  The alto sax parts are independent and not just transposed horn parts you so often find.  There’s even a part book for Baritone Saxophone! While there are some passages that may be a challenge for younger players most of the arrangements are within the skill level of a Grade III band or orchestra composition. Celebrate the season instrumentally with Carols of Christmas. Contents: Gentle Mary, Laid Her Child (Good King Wenceslas); O Come, Little Children; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; On Christmas Night, All Christians Sing; Once in Royal David’s City; Prepare the Royal Highway (Prepare the Way, O Zion); The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy; We Three Kings; What Child Is This.

SKU: A0.712125

Have fun playing this American patriotic melody as an intermediate instrument duet! Battle Hymn Of The Republic is arranged as a treble Eb instrument duet. The piano part is available for purchase separately. You may also purchase any duet combinations together to fit your needs. Instrumental duet parts are available for Treble C, Bass C, Bb, Eb, and F instruments. (Approximately 3 minutes, 3 pages) You can look at other arrangements by Sandra Zylstra on Sheet Music Plus: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/formats/singles/sandra-zylstra/600092+3001855 and at Piano Pronto: Composers Community https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/sandra-zylstra/