The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. The result is the most complete band method available anywhere.Features include: Full color drawings and color-coding of important text and music motivate and inform. Three starting systems help ensure positive results in any beginning situation. FOR ... ONLY exercises (i.e. FOR FLUTES ONLY) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique challenges of each instrument. Excellerators (advanced supplemental exercises) reinforce and enrich performance basics. A nine page FOR OBOES ONLY starting system gives beginners a solid foundation for learning in the full band setting. Expanded French Horn and Percussion books, including a separate book for Timpani & Auxiliary Percussion, address the unique needs of beginners on these instruments. A comprehensive, totally-correlated Electric Bass book offers expanded opportunities for student involvement. Music from over 20 countries, with correlated enrichments, encourages multicultural study. Achievement Lines and GO FOR EXCELLENCE! test lines ensure objective assessment of students' accomplishments. A built-in reward system motivates students and encourages musical growth. Expanded 48 page part books (instead of the usual 32 pages) provide added reinforcement of musical skills. 600-plus page full Conductor Scores contain Objectives for every line of music, Director tips, extended reference articles, duplicable worksheets and quizzes, and theory, listening, composing, improvisation, geography, foreign language, history, and other interdisciplinary Activities for Excellence. Read more

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The material in the Gekeler Method for Oboe is divided in two parts. The studies in Part I are for the purpose of developing musical style and interpretation; those in Part II are for the study of scales and intervals, and for improvement of articulation. Read more

(Music Sales America). This collection of performance parts with separate pull-out oboe part, features some of the most important compositions in oboe literature. It includes some of the larger forms, carefully edited and exceptionally well-suited to recital as well as for study purposes. Some melodies written for other instruments are also transcribed for the oboe for the first time. The generous selection of pieces includes Handel's Bouree , Dvorak's Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2 and Grieg's Solvejg's Song. Read more

The Breeze-Easy Series features instrumental methods for individual and group instruction, created by experienced teachers John Kinyon and Valentine Anzalone. It is designed to produce the best musicianship in the greatest number of students in limited teaching situations. Read more

The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Although each book can be used separately, all supplementary books should be used as companion books with the method. Read more

Composed in 1921, the year of Saint-Saëns' death, the Oboe Sonata is one of three late woodwind sonatas by the composer. Essential repertoire work for any oboist. Contains Piano Score and separate Oboe part. * Manufacturer ID: EP9196 * Instrumentation: Piano, Oboe Read more

(Instrumental Play-Along). Now solo instrumentalists can play along with a dozen favorite songs from Disney blockbusters such as Beauty and the Beast , The Lion King , Monsters, Inc. , Toy Story 2 and other beloved movies. These books include online access to recordings by a full symphony orchestra of demo tracks and backing-tracks only so you can sound like a pro playing with the orchstra! Songs include: Beauty and the Beast * Belle * Circle of Life * Cruella De Vil * Go the Distance * God Help the Outcasts * Hakuna Matata * If I Didn't Have You * Kiss the Girl * Prince Ali * When She Loved Me * A Whole New World. Read more

These invaluable collections contain 31 duets in a variety of styles (classical, folk music, new original pieces) that can be played with any combination of two wind instruments. Students can develop their chamber ensemble skills while playing with their friends, no matter what instruments they play. Ranging from grade levels 2-3, Compatible Duets for Winds is perfect for band directors to buy for use in the classroom, and its flexibility makes it a must-have for any wind player. Read more

(Essential Elements Band Folios). 30 popular melodies at an easy level in solo books for all the instruments in the Essential Elements Band Method. Perfect motivational music for students to play and practice featuring songs by Billie Eilish, Queen, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Star Wars, The Avengers , and more! Titles include: Believer * Blinding Lights * Don't Stop Believin' * Dynamite * Hallelujah * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) * Let It Go * Senorita * Seven Nation Army * Sucker * This Is Me * We Are the Champions * Wildest Dreams * You Will Be Found * and more. Read more

The primary purpose in presenting this method for publication was to make available a book that did not progress too rapidly for beginners, one that taught proper oboe fingerings, and one that presented logical progression of rhythmical problems. Includes fingering chart for the conservatory system oboe. Read more

Division of measure includes counting rest values as well as note values. A mistake in counting note values while playing is heard and corrected by the instructor, but counting rest values is a silent business and difficult at times for the instructor to detect just where the mistake was made, or who made the mistake. 101 Rhythmic Rest Patterns will help solve that problem, as the unison feature will enable the instructor and the whole ensemble to count aloud all in unison on any or all rest patterns until each rest pattern is perfect. This resource will help your students learn to count both notes and rests through the use of short, unison exercises that increase in difficulty throughout the book. It is not technically difficult so students can focus on counting, and is in three key signatures (F, B-flat, and E-flat). Read more

Tradition of Excellence by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin is a comprehensive and innovative curriculum designed to appeal to today’s students. The music; the dynamic look; the scope and sequence; the tools for differentiated instruction; the smooth pacing with careful review; and the included INTERACTIVE Practice Studio™ make Tradition of Excellence the fastest growing band method today! Read more

Classic Festival Solos offers the advancing instrumentalist an array of materials graded from easy to more challenging. There are different titles for each instrument, and an assortment of musical styles has been included in each book for variety. Many of the solos appear on state contest lists. Contains: Alma del Core (Caldara, arr. Cacavas) * Bourree (Handel) * Caprice (Edlefsen) * Evening Shadows (Weber) * Folk Songs from Grieg (Greig, arr. Erickson) * Grand March (Verdi, arr. Clemens) * Kemp's Jig (Anonymous, arr. Dishinger) * Menuet (Bach, arr. Clemens) * Minatures for Oboe and Piano (Faith) * Seguidilla (Bizet, arr. Mayer) * Sentimental lady (Weber) * Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Edlefsen). This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. Read more

Gabriel's Oboe , Ennio Morricone's famous theme to the film The Mission , is here presented in a version for either Piano solo or for Oboe with Piano accompaniment. Separate Piano solo, Oboe and Piano accompaniment parts are included. Read more

This First Book of Practical Studies is designed to develop chord consciousness and to provide additional experience in the fundamental rhythms, key signatures and articulations and to improve accuracy in reading through the use of interesting and melodic studies. It may be used either to supplement or to follow any beginning method book. Read more

(Instrumental Folio). When kids learn to play an instrument, they want to play the songs they know and love! This collection of 50 songs allows them to do just that! It includes 50 contemporary favorites, including: Believer * Don't Stop Believin' * Happy * High Hopes * Let's Get It Started * Ocean Eyes * Perfect * Rewrite the Stars * A Thousand Miles * You Will Be Found * and more. Read more

(Music Minus One). Joseph Robinson of The Double Reed says of Elaine Douvas in this recording: "Eschewing overt expression in favor of implication and subtlety, she offers performances that are stylish and full of passion and conviction to be sure, but which, like all great art, withstand and reward the most careful scrutiny...Expert phrasing and articulation by Elaine Douvas in this album demonstrate persuasively that the pieces she has chosen are sufficient to challenge the finest player's imagination, discipline and instrumental skill." This book is a delight for any oboist and again contains a rich collection of music from many periods, from Telemann to Hindemith. Includes a complete solo part, annotated with performance suggestions, and audio files with complete versions (with soloist) followed by recorded piano accompaniments to each piece, minus the soloist. Performed by Elaine Douvas, oboe Accompaniment: Erik Nielsen, piano 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. Read more

arranged for Oboe and Piano Reduction by Arthur Willner. Read more