Jim Mahaffey

Ce galop traditionnel reflète l'excitation et le frisson d'un tour de montagnes russes à grande vitesse. La forme ternaire ABA comprend une section centrale contrastée à la même vitesse. N'utilisant q...

This method, designed for the beginning/intermediate jazz ensemble, is divided into four parts which can be used separately in instructional or clinic settings or played nonstop as a daily warm-up in...

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) based this ballet suite on the earlier opera music of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). The suite of three movements opens with a spirited Can-Can, in the traditional style...

Ce galop traditionnel reflète l'excitation et le frisson d'un tour de montagnes russes à grande vitesse. La forme ternaire ABA comprend une section centrale contrastée à la même vitesse. N'utilisant q...

Ce galop traditionnel reflète l'excitation et le frisson d'un tour de montagnes russes à grande vitesse. La forme ternaire ABA comprend une section centrale contrastée à la même vitesse. N'utilisant q...

This traditional gallop reflects the excitement and thrill of a high-speed rollercoaster ride. The overall ABA ternary form includes a contrasting middle section at the same speed. Using only traditio...

The arranger has taken five movements from the original eight movement late-Romantic Russian orchestral suite and transformed them into a very colorful suite for band. This suite of short movements fe...

Like other sets in Jim Mahaffey's 'Ten-Minute' series for jazz ensemble, these three unison warmups can be performed by your group in a 10-minute warmup at the beginning of your rehearsal. Each sectio...

MODAL WALTZ: Moderate swing in 3/4 that employs the C and F dorian modes. 4. FULL CIRCLE WITH SAX UNISON: Chords in the circle of fourths (key: F Concert), with a unison sax line to aid tuning. 5. BON...

This clever piece by Jim Mahaffey draws inspiration from two famous pieces of music: 'Air and Variations' (nicknamed 'The Harmonious Blacksmith') by George Frederick Handel and 'The Immovable Do' by P...

> Easy to read lesson explains dominant ninth chords on I-Bb, IV-Eb, and V-F in a 12 and 16 bar Bb blues format. > Mixolydian mode introduced and suggested improv examples given on each chord for prac...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...

J.S. Bach is know to have written more than 200 sacred and secular cantatas, a piece music for voices with orchestral accompaniment. This chorale and march arranged for band comes from his 'Peasant Ca...

Because of today's growing need for flexible scoring, the part distribution for the new edition of Christmas Sing-along has been carefully arranged to accommodate most ensemble groups, from solos with...

Because of today's growing need for flexible scoring, the part distribution for the new edition of Christmas Sing-along has been carefully arranged to accommodate most ensemble groups, from solos with...