Advance Music

This book brings together studies that focus on saxophone-specific technical difficulties, such as register changes, dexterity in the low register, and coordination of the ring and little fingers. Sim...

This piece about joy, funk and groove is fun to play. It was written in 1994, inspired by the music of Bob Mintzer and it features the tenor saxophone (improvised solo and written counterpoint lines)....

What exactly are the steps that lead to ability? In which order should they been taken? What will be required to master each one? These are questions the author has explored in this book, resulting in...

Band 1 des Improvisations-Workshops, mit Erarbeitung von Solos anhand verschiedener Patterns, alle Playalong-Stücke in 2 Tempi, für alle Instrumente. This is the first in a series of books and audio/v...

Solo trombone part can be performed by one of the trombonists in the band or by a guest soloist (any horn). First trumpet: notated c3 (USA: C5)

A practical analysis of improvsations on the most important chord progression in Jazz, this book/MP3 set includes 80 'licks' by the masters of the tenor saxophone: Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Dexter G...

'Cliffe Hangin' was scored so that it can be performed by three experienced trombonists (parts 1-3) and four beginning-level trombonists (parts 4-7). Conductors are welcome to assign multiple performe...

Saxophonist/educator David Liebman is known for his ability to verbalize the intricacies of jazz. On this over three hour MP3 he converses with two former students about matters of personal concerns,...

Completely revised and enlarged '96 edition.David Liebman is a world reknown soprano saxophonist, widely respected both as an artist and educator. He has recorded over 100 albums, many as a leader fea...

A three-movement piece which combines orchestral vocabulary with a variety of groove oriented music such as Latin, jazz, and American folk music. It can be performed either with any size string orches...

This book/CD set for string bass offers a method to solve the problem of being 'ruled by roots' in a solo. It can be used as a thumb position method to explore the upper reaches of the instrument with...

Kontrabassschule zum Erlernen verschiedener Jazz- und Pop-Stile auch anhand klassischer Studien. A first of its kind approach to the learning of double bass, incorporating traditional classical studie...

This is the perfect book for rhythm section players who want to learn about Brazilian rhythms. It explains how to translate the main percussion rhythms that are typical in Brazilian music styles. It a...

Text: English - français - deutsch The recordings contain two mixes of each composition, one mix for listening and one mix to play along with (without drums). Sidemen include John Abercrombie (guitar)...

An excellent collection of exercises for snare drum and drum set (including open and closed roll exercises) drum grooves, percussion solos, duets, snare drum trios, and works for larger percussion ens...

Robert Kaufman, whose first book The Art of Drumming, has been endorsed by Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Albert Tootie Heath, and Jack DeJohnette, takes a strikingly new and fresh approach to the art of ja...

The rhythms and bass lines of Bikutsi, Mbala, Mangambeu, Ekang, Ashiko, Makossa, Tchamassi, and Makassi are notated here as one could hear them played throughout Cameroon and other regions of Africa....

Text: english/deutsch This book/CD set features 16 challenging original tunes in Funk/Fusion style by renowned Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara. Christian Lettner adds his ideas on musical interpreta...

Lernen Sie die spannendsten Grooves aus Zentralafrika kennen! Der neue Band von Christian Bourdon erklärt Schritt für Schritt die Vielfalt der Rhythmen aus Kamerun. Die Patterns traditioneller Perkuss...

Odd Meter Clave for Drumset uses a unique approach to odd time signatures, taking the tried and tested rhythms of Cuba and adjusting them to fit various meters. Beginning with an in depth study of the...

Rhythmic Reading for Drummers is the essential guide to understanding rhythmic notation. Starting with the basics and working step by step, until all the common rhythmic patterns have been fully expla...

Rhythm's Talk reflects the author's basic musical philosophies plus some of the concepts he has created or required over the past 15 years as a percussionist with some of the great creative musical fo...

This comprehensive book/CD set can help drummers and bassists gain valuable playing experience in jazz, funk, and Latin jazz styles.The CD features 16 play-along tracks with parts and playing suggesti...

This book helps to overcome the various obstacles and difficulties drummers and multipercussionists from the four corners of the earth have had to face in view of their lack of knowledge about Cuban r...

The author of this volume is a popular percussionist in the whole of Brazil. The ensembles he regularly works with as a guest musician range from symphony orchestras via samba schools to capoeira band...