BOOK OF THE MONTH


CLASSICAL/JAZZ


ARTIST: VARIOUS (ED: BOWMAN/HEYANS) BAROQUE RECORDER


ANTHOLOGY 3 Target: Alto recorder, piano Comment: 21 pieces of 17th and 18th century works, arranged for Grades 5 and 6, aimed at bringing a more unusual, even esoteric repertoire to graded learners, but also fully applicable for concerts, festivals or competitions. Gudrun Heyens has recorded all of the pieces for the included CD, making it a valuable resource for teachers looking to broaden students practice, as well as for performances. SCHOTT: 020 7534 0744


AUTHOR: OLLIE WESTON


EXPLORING JAZZ CLARINET Series: Exploring Jazz Target: Clarinet Comment: Schott has done an awful lot for the jazz student over the past five years through its Exploring Jazz series and this continues here with Weston’s take on the clarinet. Each chapter contains tunes and exercises to improve all areas of jazz playing: technique, harmony and improvisation, as well as reading and theory. From the blues to bebop and funk, this is an excellent companion for the adventurous clarinetist. SCHOTT: 020 7534 0744


ARTIST: VARIOUS (ARR BARRIE CARSON TURNER)


AUTHOR: GREG HORNE THE COUCH POTATO GUITAR


WORKOOUT Series: National Guitar Workshop Method Target: Guitar (bass) Comment: This book takes the idea that all guitarists will spend time, guitar on knee, in front of the TV – so why not make the most of it. The books (for there is one for bass guitarists, too) are accessible for players of all levels, containing, as they do, a no- frills approach to building guitar technique. The idea is to develop speed,


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involved in the book (as the title suggests), but underneath that superficial layer is a collection of exercises that can be repeated and built on in order to develop technique, speed and power. Of great importance in this book is


Don’t believe the modern myth that you need to ‘feel the burn’. Much better to take rests and let the muscle memory kick in.


strength and accuracy, how to practice without sending your couch-mate crazy, basic finger mechanics and ways to work with extensors and flexors. There is a good deal of humour


the premise that in order to solve different problems, you need different solutions, but in order to know which solution to utilise, the player needs to know what the problem is that needs solving. Equally important is the modern


myth that you need to ‘feel the burn’ of excessive practice. Much better, says Horne, to perform an exercise and then ‘let it rest’ in order to allow muscle memory to kick in.


A fine pair of books and thoroughly


recommended. ALFRED (FABER): 01279 828989


CLASSICS FOR CHILDREN Series: Classic FM Target: Grade 1 & 2 piano Comment: The likes of Schubert, Beethoven Bach and Verdi (among others) in this collection of appealing, simplified classics for young children, brings classical music to whole new audience and playing public. From Vivaldi’s Spring to Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty this is a fun selection that will make any child proud of the accomplishment of playing. FABER: 01279 828989


ARTIST: VARIOUS (ARR PAM WEDGWOOD) ROMANTIC CLASSICS FOR


PIANO SOLO Series: Classic FM Target: Piano Comment: The fifth in the Classic FM series of classical favourites arranged for easy to intermediate piano and covering 14 great Romantic period pieces, from Beethoven’s Für Elise to Rubenstein’s Melody in F (okay, yes, some of these are romantic with a small ‘r’). Some of the most popular classical tunes ever included in this one, so bound to be a hit with the students and returning lapsed players. FABER: 01279 828989


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