Brass

The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets provides a fun and effective way to improve sight reading. The 100 duets are progressively arranged so every skill level is addressed, and there are a wide variety of styles, keys, time signatures, and other musical requirements for plenty of diversity.The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets comes in trumpet, trombone, euphonium, and tuba editions designed to coordinate with one another. If you have the euphonium edition, for example, you can play along with a trombonist who has the trombone edition or a tuba player with the tuba edition. The only exception is duet #55, which is specific to each instrument.Whether you play these duets with a friend or a teacher, sight reading with a partner provides an incentive for playing each duet without stopping because you don't want to let down your partner. Using this simple principle and providing additional tips and advice for improvement, this book addresses a skill so important and so lacking for so many musicians.Stop dreading sight reading-learn the secrets to reading music at first sight accurately every time with help from The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets.

(Brass Method). For Trumpet or Related Brass Instrument.

Trombone Craft is a progressive method method targeted to high school or college trombone students. It can be useful for professionals as well. The first half of the book is in three main parts covering a variety of technical and rhythmic challenges. The second half of the book contains 8 appendices covering such topics as multiple tonguing, scales, high range development and tone/tuning.

Guide to the Tuba Repertoire is the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the literature and discography of any single musical instrument. Under the direction of R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni, this publication represents more than 40 years of research by dozens of leading professionals throughout the world. The guide defines the current status of the tuba and documents its growth since its inception in 1835. Contributors are Ron Davis, Jeffrey Funderburk, David Graves, Skip Gray, Charles A. McAdams, R. Winston Morris, Mark A. Nelson, Timothy J. Northcut, Daniel Perantoni, Philip Sinder, Joseph Skillen, Kenyon Wilson, and Jerry A. Young.

This duet collection of 19 keyboard, vocal and instrumental pieces covering the Renaissance to the Romantic periods can be played together in harmony by any number or combination of instruments. Woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion can play in like-instrument or mixed instrumentation. It's an all-purpose folio that makes sacred music fun! Contains: Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart) * Battle Hymn of Republic (Dunbar/Howe) *Cantate Domino (Pitoni) *Come Away to the Skies (American Folk Tale) *Eternal Father Strong to Save (Dykes) *God Created Heaven and Earth (Traditional Taiwanese Melody *Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho (African-American Spiritual) *My Lord What a Morning (African-American Spiritual) *O Sons & Daughters, Let Us Sing (Traditional French Melody) *Praise Ye the Father (Gounod) *Rock of Ages (Traditional Jewish Melody) *Shalom (Traditional Jewish Melody) *Sinners Turn: Why Will You Die (Welsh Hymn) *Three Canons (Alleluia, Shalom, Gracious Lord) *Three Sacred Chorales (Bach) *Vater Unser im Himmelrich (Praetorius) *Walking In The Garden (Finnish Folk Song) *When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Mason) *When I Think Upon Thy Goodness (Haydn).