Just for strings! Flexible instrumentation for small ensembles, mixed grade levels, or the string orchestra. Perfectly arranged at an intermediate level. The violin and viola books include the melody and two harmony lines, while the cello and bass books include the melody, a harmony line, and a bass line. Mix and match!

Professional quartets, advanced school ensembles, and string orchestras will enjoy the pieces included in this new chamber music series. The first book in the series includes highlights of classical repertoire, perfectly set for a wedding, ensemble festival or any concert event. Whether it's a professional string quartet playing a gig, or a high school group getting ready for ensemble festival, or amateurs gathering to play for fun, all will be satisfied with Classic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings and All Occasions on their stands. Here's a collection loaded with masterpieces from the string quartet literature, plus arrangements of other familiar works. Skillfully arranged and edited by Andrew H. Dabczynski, this volume offers intermediate to advanced players a wide variety of musical choices. Optional bass and piano parts allow maximum flexibility. A must-have for every string ensemble library!

Basic Library
This revised edition marks over three decades in publication as "the standard" in bass method books. Through the years since this book was first published, Rufus felt that a major revision was needed. The fundamental material has been kept intact because classic concepts do not change. This new edition includes more transcriptions from his recorded solos, original duets, new etudes and additional ways to learn tunes and conceive better bass lines. "The Evolving Bassist" is designed to take you through the process of helping you become the consummate bass player!

Editors' Choice
This ingenious set of arrangements makes it easy to play solos, duets, trios or quartets with players of different levels of ability! The top line has the melody at a grade 2-1/2 to 3. The three harmony lines below are set at grades 2, 1-1/2 and 1, making it possible for the first- and second-year students to play with more advanced players. The CD accompaniment also offers flexibility. Use it with the full performance to learn your part, then use it with just the rhythm section when you have the tunes down. Titles are: Alegria; American Idiot; Because of You; Boulevard of Broken Dreams; Gonna Fly Now; Hedwig's Theme; Hips Don't Lie; Jumpin' Jack Flash; The New Girl in Town; We Are Family and Wonka's Welcome Song.

Editors' Choice
A selection of some of the most famous classical repertoire pieces which can be played as solos, duets, or quartets with optional accompaniment. CD available separately. Titles include: Overture from the opera The Barber of Seville; Bouree from Lute Suite No. 1; Habanera from the opera Carmen; Theme from Hungarian Dance No. 5; Minuet from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook; Theme from the New World Symphony (Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"); Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9; Theme from Pomp and Circumstance (Military March No.1); The Prince of Denmark's March; Toreador from the opera Carmen and Overture from the opera William Tell. Highly recommended!

Basic Library
The energy core of any jazz ensemble or combo is the rhythm section! It radiates the groove, time and essence of the music. This outstanding and comprehensive series includes introductions, explanations and instructions on the essential elements of performance, such as style, performance tips, and genres required for the solid understanding of what is required of a successful member of this vital part of the jazz group. There is also a play-along piece at the end of each chapter for reinforcement and further development of appropriate skills. The seven genres covered in this excellent method for your rhythm section are: swing, bossa nova, rock, shuffle, samba, funk, and ballad. Additional topics include: volume -- or knowing when not to play; how to keep time as a rhythm section; and effective comping. Each student book includes reproducible pages and a compact disc. The optional DVD is included with the director's book and is also available separately. The CD offers examples of jazz grooves, complex rhythms, and accompaniment tracks for the play-along pieces. Demonstrations of the examples are effectively presented by a driving rhythm section on the DVD. The complete kit includes: the Training Kit plus Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano and Supplemental Books with CDs. Each book is authored by a professional musician and teacher in the respective performance area. The entire jazz ensemble will reap huge rewards when the rhythm section plays as a cohesive unit and comprehends the elements of the chart being performed! Very highly recommended!

Basic Library
These books make learning more fun! Designed for either individual or class instruction, they are a wonderful supplement to any method, giving students a chance to play melodies while they learn reading and technique. The books are graduated in difficulty from very easy in Book 1 to medium in Book 5, with over 20 songs in each book. Top-notch, time-proven lesson material! Here are a few of the song titles in Book 1: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Holiday Songs; Long, Long Ago; Surprise Symphony Theme; Achievement March.

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from "twinkle, twinkle" in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5.

Here is a sampling of song titles in Book 3: Haydn Melodies; Beethoven Melodies; Melodies By Chopin; Christmas Songs; Larghetto; Gavotte; Barcarolle; Ave Verum Corpus.