Directory of new music and instructional materials.

ALFRED PUBLISHING

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Especially for Adults, Book 1, by Dennis Alexander. Book 1 in this three-book series contains arrangements and original pieces that provide beautiful, rich harmonies, numerous patterns that easily fit the hands and lyrical melodies that speak to the heart--a perfect supplement for any adult method book. 24 pp. Intermediate. $6.95.

Famous & Fun Pop Duets, Book 1 arranged by Carol Matz. Carefully selected pop hits from movies, radio and television are arranged in parts of equal difficulty for elementary to late-elementary pianists. The melody often shifts between primo and secondo, creating interesting parts for each player. Book 1 uses no eighth notes or dotted-quarter rhythms. 24 pp. Easy. $7.95.

Improvisation at the Piano, by Brian Chung and Dennis Thurmond. This unique text sequentially guides the reader from fundamental concepts to advanced topics in improvisation. Designed for the classically trained pianist with little or no experience in improvisation, it uses the reader's previous knowledge of basic theory and technique to accelerate learning. 232 pp. $39.95.

Not Just Another Scale Book, by Mike Springer. Hidden within each of the 10 innovative intermediate piano solos in this collection are scales--sometimes ascending, sometimes descending--in one or both hands. The accompaniment CD features orchestrated background tracks recorded at two different tempos that can be used for practice or performance. 32 pp. Intemediate. $8.95.

Play Praise, Book 3, arranged by Tom Gerou and Victor Labenske. Student pianists will find accessible arrangements of some of the best in contemporary christian music. Book 3 includes: "Above All," "As the Deer," "Here I Am to Worship," "How Great Is Our God," "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High," "Shine, Jesus, Shine," "Shout to the North" and "You Are My King (Amazing Love)." 24 pp. Early intermediate to intermediate. $8.95.

Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book, Book 3, by Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur and Martha Mier; edited by Morton Manus. Students who complete Book 3 will be very competent at playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms. Other new concepts include IV chords in C, G, F, D; chromatic scale; pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; 1st and 2nd endings; ledger lines above and below staff; key signatures for F and D. 48 pp. Intermediate to early intermediate. $6.95.

Romantic Sketches, Book 1, by Martha Mier. These short, original musical sketches composed in the romantic style will encourage early-intermediate students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Pedaling, phrasing, articulation and fingering are clearly marked. Book 2 is available for the intermediate pianist. 24 pp. Early intermediate to intermediate. $6.95.

Selected Piano Works, by Gabriel Faure; edited by Nancy Bricard. French composer and pianist Gabriel Faure is remembered for the beauty and elegance of his music as well as for his harmonic and melodic innovations. This edition of some of his best-known piano works addresses sources, discrepancies and performance issues related to the pieces in this volume. 96 pp. Difficult. $16.95.

Simply Gershwin, by George Gershwin; arranged by Tom Gerou. This collection of the most famous compositions by George and Ira Gershwin includes phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics to aid with interpretation. A large print size makes the notation easy to read. Also available: Simply Brubeck, Simply Mancini, Simply Mozart and others. 80 pp. Intermediate. $12.95.

The World at Your Fingertips, Book 1, by Deborah Brener and Nancy Lau. Designed to help students appreciate the diversity of music from around the world, Book 1 contains six units (Australia, Canada, Korea, Nigeria, Thailand and the United States) with facts about each country's musical culture, an early-intermediate piano arrangement based on a folk melody, and an activity page. 32 pp. Early intermediate to intermediate. $7.95.

AMADEUS PRESS

19 W. 21st St., Ste. 201

New York, NY 10010

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Chopin: A Listener's Guide to the Master of the Piano, by Victor Lederer. In clear, lively prose, author Victor Lederer guides the reader through the life and oeuvre of the sovereign master of the keyboard, his affair with the novelist George Sand, his close friendship with the great painter Eugene Delacroix and his early manifestations of genius. The book includes a CD. 256 pp. $22.95.

Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary, by Victor Lederer. Author Victor Lederer explores the extraordinary sophistication and refinement of Debussy's music and shows how the composer developed his sound from a variety of musical inspirations, including folk, medieval, the musical languages of Spain and Java, as well as the 17th-century French clavecinistes and his musical idol Chopin. 160 pp. $22.95.

Sibelius: The Orchestral Works, An Owner's Manual, by David Hurwitz. More than 80 of Sibelius's orchestral pieces, from songs and choruses to symphonies, tone poems, overtures and theatrical music, are explored in this book. It includes two full-length CDs. 200 pp. $27.95.

AMY R. LAURENCE MUSIC

Box 426

Dublin, Ohio 43017

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Etude-Tableau No. 2, by Amy R. Laurence. Concert piano solo in virtuosic Rachmaninoff style, inspired by Isaiah 53:3-5: "By His stripes we are healed." Optional narration for live church service performance is included. 5 pp., 3 mins. Difficult. $7.95.

Three Jazz Mice and Friends, by Amy R. Laurence. Playalong CD for 16 hits: "3 Jazz Mice with Cheese," "Mummy Boogie," "Floatin' Down the Nile," "Planets," "Moose On the Loose," "Oliver Otter's Banjo Song," "SuperBee," "3 Quacks Boogie," "Suburban Cat," "ScriptPiano," "Slithering Bagpipes," "BuffaloBoogie," "ElToro the OneBullBand," "StoveEyes," "HappyBearsBoogie" and "Happy BD2U." 35 mins. $12.95.

ASHGATE

101 Cherry St., #420

Burlington, VT 05401

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Living Electronic Music, by Simon Emmerson. Drawing on recent ideas that explore new environments and the changing situations of composition and performance, Simon Emmerson provides a significant contribution to the study of contemporary music, bridging history, aesthetics and the ideas behind evolving performance practices. 240 pp. Scholarly. $99.95.

The Muse as Eros: Music, Erotic Fantasy and Male Creativity in the Romantic and Modern Imagination, by Stephen Downes. The Muse has long been figured as a divine or erotically alluring consort to the virile male artist, who may inspire him or lead him to the edge of madness. This book explores the changing cultural expressions of the relationship between the male artist with a beloved, imagined or desired Muse. 312 pp. Scholarly. $99.95.

Music in Medieval Europe: Studies in Honour of Bryan Gillingham, by Terence Bailey and Alma Santosuosso. This book presents the most recent findings of 20 of the foremost European and North American researchers into the music of the Middle Ages. The chronological scope of their topics is wide, from the ninth to the 15th century. 456 pp. Scholarly. $99.95.

The Music of The Other: New Challenges for Ethnomusicology in a Global Age, by Laurent Aubert; translated by Carla Ribeiro. The great flood of world music and of their agents into our most immediate cultural environment is not a simple matter of expanding global musical exchange. Elegantly tracing the dimensions of these new musical encounters, the author considers the impact of world music on our cultural practices. 108 pp. Scholarly. $24.95.

The Musician's Body: A Maintenance Manual for Peak Performance, by Jaume Rosset i Llobet; edited by George Odam. This book is aimed equally at student musicians, practicing musicians and instrumental and vocal teachers. Its goal is to help them to begin to understand how and why their bodies function as they do when they perform, and also how they may avoid professionally related illness or injury. 128 pp. Scholarly. $24.95.

Nadia and Lili Boulanger, by Caroline Potter. Pioneers in their fields and two of the best-known women in music in the 20th century, Nadia and Lili Boulanger have previously been considered in isolation from one another. Yet, as Caroline Potter's new book demonstrates, their careers were closely linked during Lili Boulanger's short life. 208 pp. Scholarly. $99.95.

The Performance of Italian Basso Continuo: Style in Keyboard Accompaniment in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, by Giulia Nuti. Basso continuo accompaniment calls upon a complex tapestry of harmonic, rhythmic, compositional, analytical and improvisational skills. By tracing the development of basso continuo over time and across the regions of Italy where differing practices emerged, Giulia Nuti accesses this body of music. 164 pp. Scholarly. $89.95.

BACKBEAT BOOKS

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Classic Rock Drummers, by Ken Micallef and Donnie Marshall. Classic Rock Drummers explores the technique, history, influences, musicality and instrumental details of the major drummers of the classic rock era: Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Ian Paice, Bill Ward, John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Ringo Start and others. Along with a brief bio of each, you get a synopsis of style, gear, signature traits, influences, suggested discography, tablature and a lesson on an accompanying CD. 112 pp. $19.95.

BRICHTMARK MUSIC, INCORPORATED

200 E. 27th St. (10-V)

New York, NY 10016

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Music Engraving Today: The Art and Practice of Digital Notesetting: Second Edition, by Steven Powell. Powell has updated this award-winning text, first published in 2002, for the current versions of music engraving software. There are examples, tips and quizzes. This book is of inestimable value to music teachers and composer and: to anyone who needs to produce clear scores. 256 pp. $34.50.

BROOKSIDE PRESS

P.O. Box 300168

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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2007-2008 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book, by Larry Fine. This Annual Supplement to The Piano Book contains updated reviews, ratings and pricing information for all brands and models of new acoustic pianos available in the United States (excluding local or "house" brands). 200 pp. $16.95. (See advertisement on page 95.)

CANDLEPOWER PRESS

P.O. Box 400

Cupertino, CA 95015

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Cookin' Up Musical Fun with Grandma D: Book 1, At the Pond in the Meadow, by Doris Harry. The CD plus the Recipe Format Booklet of Playful Activities for Young Children is intended for early childhood teachers and parents. It contains folk songs and original songs on the theme "Down in the Meadow." Each age-appropriate activity is based around a song that is provided on the CD. $16.95.

Cookin' Up Musical Fun with Grandma D: Book 2, Let's Be Friends, by Doris Harry. The CD plus Recipe Format Booklet of Playful Activities for Young Children is Intended for early childhood teachers and parents. It contains folk songs and original songs on the theme "Let's Be Friends." Each age-appropriate activity is based around a song that is provided on the CD. $16.95.

The Music Box, by Doris Harry. Part 1 of a music activities curriculum for young children (ages 34). It contains child-centered activities that are based on whole-child learning, showing what to teach (age-appropriate concepts) and how to teach (using songs, games and activities)--classroom proven with thousands of children. 78 pp. $28.95.

CAROUSEL PUBLICATIONS, LTD.

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Sparrowbush, NY 12780

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Major & Minor Piano Inversions, by Carousel Publications Ltd. Major & Minor Piano Inversions is for learning major and minor chord inversions for piano. Red dots on keys indicate where to place the fingers plus the corresponding musical notation. All keys are shown. One laminated chart. Easy. $4.95.

Mozart Melody Dicer (Guitar) on Disk for Classroom, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Coelho. Mozart's original game for composing music, Musikalisches Wurfelspiel is called Melody Dicer for short. It can produce 100 quadrillion different minuets for guitar. This version comes with a book, disk and permission to reproduce up to 50 student copies. Intermediate. $59.95.

Mozart Melody Dicer (Piano) on Disk for Classroom, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's original game for composing music, Musikalisches Wurfelspiel is called Melody Dicer for short. It can produce 100 quadrillion different minuets for piano. This version comes with a book, disk and permission to reproduce up to 50 student copies. Easy. $59.95.

World In Tune, by Mercuri/Smith. This computer version of World In Tune (The Integrative Curriculum for Music of the Ancient World) includes history, math and humanities. It is in PDF format and can be viewed on computer and/or printed. It has interactive features, a timeline and sound clips. Individual student disks are available. Elementary and secondary grades. $59.95.

C.F. PETERS CORPORATION

70-30 80th St.

Glendale, NY 11385

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13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg, by various artists. EP 68122. This book includes Bach's original aria plus 12 diverse new variations by C. Curtis-Smith, Jennifer Higdon, Mischa Zupko, Stanley Walden, Bright Sheng, Derek Bermel, David Del Tredici, Fred Lerdahl, William Bolcom, Lukas Foss, Ralf Gothoni and Fred Hersch. Commissioned for the Gilmore Intl. Keyboard Festival. 50 mins. Moderately Difficult. $25.

30 Italian Songs & Arias (17th-18th Centuries), edited by Roger Nichols. EP 7743a. For medium-high voice. Included are many old favorites plus more, now with stylistically appropriate accompaniments. Also included is a CD with sing-along recordings, word-by-word translations, English singing translations, IPA transliterations and historical notes. Intermediate. $19.95.

Chopin Critical Edition: Waltzes, by Chopin. EP 7575. New Urtext edition. Edited by Jim Samson. Chopin was a perpetual reviser; the new Critical Editions follow a single best source, not mixing elements of various versions. Includes critical commentary, Chopin's fingerings, historical background, compositional features and performance practice. Difficult. $19.95.

Consolations, Liebestraume, by Liszt. EP 7820. Edited by Leslie Howard, who recorded the complete works of Liszt on Hyperion. This critical edition emends the original engraving of the edition by Liszt's student, Emil yon Sauer. Difficult. $15.95.

Dance Music for Elfrid Ide, by John Cage. EP 68140 (set of parts). Score also available (EP 68140a, $35.00). Mills College was one of the first liberal arts colleges to offer a modern dance degree. Cage served as accompanist and taught music there when he wrote this percussion sextet in 1940 for one of the dance students. Newly discovered. 15 mins. Difficult. $40.

Danse Macabre (piano 4-hands arrangement), by Saint-Saens. EP 7955. This arrangement by Wendy Hiscocks was derived from SaintSaens' own four-hand arrangement (as opposed to the Guiraud, which, having been derived from the orchestral score, is sometimes disappointingly thin). Score format. Intermediate. $11.95.

Opening Dance, by John Cage. EP 68139. A recently recovered piano work that was written circa 1940-41 while Cage worked at Mills College. Inscription states "For Sue La[ub]" (last name is undeciperable). Difficult. Organ Sonata, by McNeil Robinson. EP 68152. McNeil Robinson is well known for his virtuoso concert improvisations. He wrote this sonata in 1990. Difficult.

Right@Sight--Violin Grades 1-5, by Caroline Lumsden. EP 7831, EP 7832, EP 7833, EP 7834, EP 7835. Right@Sight is a progressively graded sight-reading course based on TRaK mnemonic (Time, Rhythm and Key). Included are solo, duet and accompanied pieces (accompaniments on included CD), and examples in exam format. Perfect for students preparing for ABRSM exams. Easy. $13.95.

String Quartets Opp. 71 and 74, by Haydn. EP 7618. This is the latest volume in the player-friendly urtext performance edition by Simon Rowland-Jones. Includes: full score, parts with fold-out pages, guidance for performers (incl. historical background and performance practice) and critical commentary evaluating the variant readings in the sources. Moderately difficult. $55.

DANCING DOTS

1754 Quarry Ln.

Valley Forge, PA 19482

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Caketalking 6 for SONAR 6. Cake Talking makes Cakewalk SONAR talk. Cake Talking customizes the JAWS for Windows screen reader so blind users can access the SONAR software that so many sighted people use to convert their PCs into recording studios. Cake Talking comes with a set of detailed tutorials in the form of electronic docs. Intermediate. $289.

Creative Ensembles for Beginning Musicians First Series, by Stephanie Pieck. Creative Ensembles for Beginning Musicians First Series contains 25 original compositions in three parts for instrumental, voice or piano ensemble. 1 Print/1Braille volume. Intermediate. $37.90/set.

Jazz & Contemporary Chord Symbol Reading for the Blind Pianist, Book 1, by Richard Taesch. This book contains information about how to read Braille chord charts in live performance. 1 Print, 2 Braille volumes. Intermediate. $89.90/set.

EDDINGS MUSIC

4 E. 1100 South

Bountiful, Utah 84010-6333

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Classic Piano Jazz--Three Pieces, by Franklin Eddings. This contains "Mack The Knife" from Kurt Weill's Three Penney Opera as played by George--accessible for the intermediate level player. And "What'll Do?" George Shearing turns Irving Berlin's tune into a saucy piano blues. Also "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" as played by Gene Harris in blues-gospel style. 3-5 mins. Intermediate to difficult. $12.

Piano Masterworks of Manuel Ponce, by Franklin Eddings. "Arrulladora Mexicana," "Gavota," "Intermezzo #1," "La Estrellita," "Romanza de Amor" and "Scherzino Mexicana" are six of his best known piano works and are superb recital pieces at the intermediate- to early-advanced-level. Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) is renowned as the "Chopin of Mexico." 25 pages, 3-5 rains, each. Intermediate to early advanced. $24.

THE FJH MUSIC COMPANY

2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360

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Edward MacDowell: Twelve Etudes, Op. 39, The FJH Classic Editions, edited by Gary Busch. Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 is intended for the moderately advanced student. Since most of the etude literature written by the major composers are virtuosic in nature and intended to cultivate a virtuosic technique of the advanced pianists, many of these etudes are unique in that touch takes the priority. 44 pp. Difficult. $8.95.

The Festival Collection, Book 6 (with CD), Succeeding with the Masters edition, by Helen Marlais. Book 6 is an exceptional collection of repertoire that teachers and students will find invaluable in bridging the step into advanced repertoire. The pieces are carefully edited and researched to provide the student the opportunity to apply their advancing skills to the appropriate pieces. 124 pp. Late-intermediate to early-advanced. $13.95.

In Recital with Classical Themes, Volume One (with CD), The FJH Pianist's Curriculum, by Helen Marlais. In Recital with Classical Themes is devoted to timeless classical music. The fine arrangers of this series have written engaging solo and duet arrangements of classical themes, according to strict pedagogical guidelines. The result is a series that is artistically strong and pedagogically sound. 56 pp. Early-elementary to late-intermediate. $6.95.

Intuitive Journeys, The FJH Contemporary Editions, by Wynn-Anne Rossi and Helen Marlais. Intuitive Journeys is a collection of piano solos that invites students to explore the emotional messages behind the notes written on the page. Students are encouraged to use their instincts and imagination to create their own musical experience, and enjoy the process of self-discovery. 32 pp. Late-intermediate to advanced. $5.95.

Melody's Choice, Book 1, by Melody Bober. Experience a new collection containing 10 of Melody Bober's favorite compositions selected from several of her solo sheets and books. This assortment provides a diverse mixture of musical styles and moods in one book for your student to choose from. Each piece also contains a teacher accompaniment. 32 pp. Easy. $6.50.

My First Piano Adventure, Lesson Book C, by Nancy and Randall Faber. Book C of the Fabers' young beginner method continues the staff-reading adventure by exploring skips (aurally and kinesthetically) across the full range of the keyboard. A delightful variety of songs follow that guide the child toward line-line and space-space staff recognition. 72 pp. Easy. $7.95

My First Piano Adventure, Writing Book C, by Nancy and Randall Faber. In My First Piano Adventure T, the student's enjoyment and knowledge of music go hand-in-hand. Book C presents themes by Haydn, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, as well as inspiring sounds of folk and jazz. The Fabers' approach to piano technique is expressed through a focus on hand shape and wrist gesture. 64 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Performance Jams, Book 1 (with CD), The FJH Piano Teaching Library, by Kevin Olson. A collection of expressive solos designed to give students a creative opportunity to experience freedom and exploration through the art of improvisation. Each solo is provided with beginning instructions to direct the student in their improvisation in the section to follow. 24 pp. Easy. $7.95.

Succeeding with the Masters Student Activity Book, by Helen Marlais with Kristen Avila. The Student Activity Book is full of enjoyable activities that will help your students learn about the master composers. The stories, games and activities for listening, drawing, and writing are an easy way to engage students in an understanding about the composers' lives, and also of their music. 48 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Succeeding with the Masters Teacher's Handbook, by Helen Marlais with Kristen Avila. The Teacher's Handbook provides the answers to all of the games, maps, puzzles and listening activities that appear in the corresponding Student Activity Book. Also, some additional ideas and suggestions for group activities are given. 40 pp. Easy. $6.95.

FUTURIFIC MUSIC LIMITED

302-2299 Dundas St. West

Toronto, Ontario M6R 1X7

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Folksongs From China, Collection 2, by Susan Cheung. This picturesque collection introduces eight Chinese favorites including "Dove Of The Orient," "Young Cowherd," "The Galloping Horse," "Clearwater River" and a Mongolian love song. Share the dream. Share the joy. An overview gives the history and hints on how to play the music--with no sharps or flats! 10 pp. Easy. $3.95.

Piano Method Short Version with animated DVD, by Susan Cheung. This animated DVD is a real quick-start for all piano methods. Contents include staff and clef, interval, sharps and flats, key signatures, time signatures, chords, master themes and pedal basics. A moving picture is worth thousands of words. Inspire your students in the very first 15 minutes. 13 pp., 18 mins. Easy. $7.99. (See advertisement on page 15.)

GREENBLATT & SEAY PUBLICATIONS

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Avoca, NE 68307-0671

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Singing Sailing Fiddling Tunes for Two Basses, by Deborah Greenblatt. This contains 29 sailing tunes with lyrics and chords, arranged for two basses. Also available for violins, violas, mandolins and cellos, so you can play with your musical friends. A glossary of nautical terms is included, to help you understand what you are singing. 58 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Singing Sailing Fiddling Tunes for Two Cellos, by Deborah Greenblatt. This contains 29 sailing tunes with lyrics and chords, arranged for two cellos. Also available for violins, violas, mandolins and basses, so you can play with your musical friends. A glossary of nautical terms is included, to help you understand what you are singing. 58 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Singing Sailing Fiddling Tunes for Two Mandolins, by Deborah Greenblatt. This contains 29 sailing tunes with lyrics and chords, arranged for two mandolins. Also available for violins, violas, basses and cellos, so you can play with your musical friends. A glossary of nautical terms is included, to help you understand what you are singing. 58 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Singing Sailing Fiddling Tunes for Two Violas, by Deborah Greenblatt. This contains 29 sailing tunes with lyrics and chords, arranged for two violas. Also available for violins, cellos, mandolins and basses, so you can play with your musical friends. A glossary of nautical terms is included, to help you understand what you are singing. 58 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Singing Sailing Fiddling Tunes for Two Violins by Deborah Greenblatt. This contains 29 sailing tunes with lyrics and chords, arranged for two violins. Also available for violas, cellos, mandolins and basses, so you can play with your musical friends. A glossary of nautical terms is included, to help you understand what you are singing. 58 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Wedding Fiddling Tunes for Two Basses, by Deborah Greenblatt. These 38 tunes are arranged for two basses, and are organized in the order of the festivities at a traditional wedding. Hints to help ease your way are scattered throughout the book. Also available for violins, violas, cellos and mandolins, the same tunes, in the same keys. 67 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Wedding Fiddling Tunes for Two Cellos, by Deborah Greenblatt. These 38 tunes are arranged for two cellos, and are organized in the order of the festivities at a traditional wedding. Hints to help ease your way are scattered throughout the book. Also available for violins, violas, basses and mandolins, the same tunes, in the same keys. 67 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Wedding Fiddling Tunes for Two Mandolins, by Deborah Greenblatt. These 38 tunes are arranged for two mandolins, and are organized in the order of the festivities at a traditional wedding. Hints to help ease your way are scattered throughout the book. Also available for violins, violas, cellos and basses, the same tunes, in the same keys. 67 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Wedding Fiddling Tunes for Two Violas, by Deborah Greenblatt. These 38 tunes are arranged for two violas, and are organized in the order of the festivities at a traditional wedding. Hints to help ease your way are scattered throughout the book. Also available for violins, cellos, basses, and mandolins, the same tunes, in the same keys. 67 pp. Intermediate. $15.

Wedding Fiddling Tunes for Two Violins, by Deborah Greenblatt. These 38 tunes are arranged for two violins, and are organized in the order of the festivities at a traditional wedding. Hints to help ease your way are scattered throughout the book. Also available for violas, cellos, basses and mandolins, the same tunes, in the same keys. 67 pp. Intermediate. $15.

HAL LEONARD CORPORATION

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Checkers, by Carol Klose. In this highly original solo, the performer assumes the role of the two players in a checkers game, each contemplating their next move. To add to the fun, the notes for the "red" player are printed in red! Late-elementary. $2.95.

Ear Without Fear Volume 1, by Constance Preston and Charlotte Hale. This innovative method offers demonstrations, listening exercises, sight singing and melodic dictations to help students of any instrument reinforce and hone melodic skills. The accompanying CD features more than 90 exercises to make the learning process enjoyable. 32 pp. Progressive. $9.95.

Island Delights, by Sondra Clark. With lush harmonies, soaring melodies and irresistible Latin rhythms, this radiant solo suite will transport pianists and audiences alike to the Caribbean for a feast of musical treats! 16 pp., 8 mins. Moderately difficult. $6.95.

It's Me, O Lord, arranged by Eugenie Rocherolle. Talented composer, pianist and teacher Eugenie Rocherolle has artfully arranged nine traditional spirituals, which she also performs on the accompanying CD. The titles include "Deep River," "It's Me, O Lord," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I See" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." 32 pp. Intermediate. $12.95.

Jazzy Gypsy, by Jennifer Linn. As its title suggests, this early-elementary solo with teacher accompaniment combines jazzy rhythms with a catchy Bohemian flavor. The student part remains in five-finger position throughout. Easy. $2.95.

Jazzy Tunes, arranged by Phillip Keveren. This collection features 16 swingin' favorites arranged by Phillip Keveren for beginning soloists: "Baby Elephant Walk," "In the Mood," "Linus and Lucy," "Sesame Street Theme" and more! 40 pp. Easy. $10.95.

The Parent's Guide to Effective Practicing, by Nancy O'Neill Breth. This guide is a tool for parents to help their children build good practice habits. It brings together a variety of widely used practice tips, written in a way that is easy for children to understand. When practicing is interesting and fun, children are motivated to practice more. Easy. $6.95.

Piano Favorites Piano Duet Play-Along Volume 1, by various artists. This great new series comes with a CD featuring separate tracks for the Primo and Secondo parts, perfect for practice and performance! Mac and PC users can adjust the tempo of the recordings without changing the pitch. The songs include "Candle in the Wind," "Heart and Soul," "Linus and Lucy" and more! 64 pp. Intermediate. $14.95.

Recuerdos Hispanicos, by Eugenie Rocherolle. This delightful collection offers seven original solos with a Spanish flair. These pieces are excellent "pupil savers," and are perfect for recitals. The CD features piano solo recordings by Eugenie Rocherolle. 32 pp. Mid-to late-intermediate. $12.95.

Rhythm Without the Blues Volume 1, by Constance Preston and Charlotte Hale. This innovative method offers demonstrations, listening, performance opportunities, and rhythmic dictations to help students on any instrument reinforce and hone rhythmic skills. The accompanying CD features more than 90 exercises to make the learning process enjoyable. 56 pp. Progressive. $9.95. (See advertisements on pages 1 and 20.)

HAL LEONARD TRADE BOOKS

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Get Media Airplay, by Rick Davis. Writing and recording songs and performing them live are the creative, fun factors to being in a band. Getting those songs to radio stations for air time, magazines and Internet sites for review, and--going one step further--tapping into corporate product tie-ins and branding, is a perennial uphill challenge. Get Media Airplay offers musicians an easy-to-thumb-through, beginner's guide to tackling these challenges and taking a band from the basement into the real world. 192 pp. $12.95.

Hey, That's My Music! Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition, by Brooke Wentz. This book is a guide to placing music into film, TV, games and commercials for musicians and music supervisors. Author Brooke Wentz, a veteran music executive, reveals the secrets to content acquisition and the innuendos involved for securing music. Music licensing and rights terms are also defined. 256 pp. $24.95.

Home Studio Clinic: A Musician's Guide to Professional Recording, by Emile Menasche. By exploring concepts and various common tasks, this reader-friendly book gives novice engineers the know-how to choose equipment that suits your needs and style and the techniques to use it effectively. "The goal," Menasche says, "is to spend studio time creating, not reading owner's manuals." 320 pp. $24.95.

How to Have Your Hit Song Published, by Jay Warner. Complete with charts, graphs and sample contracts, this long-overdue revision of the original 1988 bestseller by Grammy Award-winning music guru Jay Warner is a straightforward, step-by-step songwriter's bible to navigating through the competitive business of music publishing. 320 pp. $18.95.

Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide: Making, Composing and Printing Music with Today's Most Advanced Music Software, by Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard. Sibelius, the most complete how-to guide available on the market, is designed for both novice and experienced musicians, composers, producers and arrangers. This great reference tool contains a variety of examples, from single-line melodies to complex scores, and teaches the reader how to master Sibelius music notation software thoroughly and efficiently. 320 pp. $24.95.

The Ultimate Live Sound Operator's Handbook, by Bill Gibson. This full color, comprehensive manual/DVD set delivers the most complete training ever offered for the live sound setting. Using easily understandable explanations of audio concepts, hardware and software applications, this set contains almost two hours of video and audio instruction and more than 200 color illustrations and photographs, in more than 400 pages of expert training. 380 pp. $34.95.

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Adagio in b minor, K. 540 for Piano, by W.A. Mozart. Revised Urtext Edition--edited by U. Scheideler; fingering by W. Lampe. In 1787, Mozart composed this work with its captivating expressiveness. Intermediate. $12.95.

La Vega for Piano, by Isaac Albeniz. Urtext Edition--edited by M.R. Laufer. This depicts the view over the plain of Granada as seen from the Arabian Palace, Alhambra. It's a delicate, impressionistic work with meditative character. Debussy was so impressed he wanted to visit the palace immediately! Two different versions are included. Intermediate. $ 29.95.

Piano Sonata, Opus 1, by Alban Berg. Urtext Edition--edited by U. Scheideler. Berg's pupil Adorno said, "Whoever is seriously trying to comprehend Berg's music should closely apply themselves to the 11 page piano sonata." It is one of the most frequently played sonatas amongst the 2nd Viennese School piano compositions. Intermediate. $21.95.

Piano Sonata Op. 14, No. 9 in E Major & No. 10 in G Major. by L.V. Beethoven. Revised Urtext Edition--edited by N. Gertsch and M. Periah. This is the only piano sonata to be arranged for string quartet. Acclaimed pianist Murray Perahia takes into account the sources for the arrangements Beethoven made for string quartet and includes his own fingerings. Intermediate. $12.95.

Rondo in a minor, K. 511 for Piano, by W.A. Mozart. Revised Urtext Edition--edited by U. Scheideler, fingering by W. Lampe. This Rondo was composed during Mozart's "happy period" in 1787. It was performed in public by Mozart himself in his Viennese concerts. Today it is one of his best loved and most played works for piano. Intermediate. $10.95.

Serenades Op. 77a and 141a for Flute, Violin, Viola, by Max Reger. Urtext Edition--edited by M. Kube; Study Edition is available for $22.95. The instrumentation for these pieces is distinctive; he omits the lower registers opting for the bright tones of the flute, violin and viola to outline joyful musical figures and catchy melodies. Intermediate. $46.95.

Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364--Piano Reduction, by Wolfgang A. Mozart. Urtext Edition--edited by W.D. Seiffert, reduction by S. Petrenz, fingering and bowing by EP. and T. Zimmermann. No serious musician or orchestra can ignore this new edition of a major work of literature since the music text diverges from that of previous editions. All sources were examined. Intermediate. $35.95.

String Quintet in C Major, Op. post. 163 D.956 for Flute, Violin and Viola, by Franz Schubert. Urtext Edition--edited by E. Voss; Study Edition available for $21.95. No music lover can remain untouched by the emotional quality of this work, composed by Schubert his last year. Intermediate. $42.95.

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Anton Rubinstein: A Life in Music, by Philip S. Taylor. This is the first modern biography of this virtuosic pianist and composer available in English. Taylor provides a balanced account of Rubinstein's life and his career as a piano virtuoso, conductor, composer, and as the founder of Russia's first conservatory. 376 pp. Intermediate. $39.95.

Bach's Cello Suites: Analyses and Explorations, Volumes I and II, by Allen Winold. J. S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a full-length music analytical study. 280 pp. $44.95/set.

Guide to the Aria Repertoire, by Mark Ross Clark. A long-awaited resource for the young operatic singer, this annotated guide brings together many sources to start the journey toward powerful, informed performance. An extensive discussion of fach and audition repertoire is followed by more than 400 arias organized by voice type. 624 pp. Intermediate. $75/cloth, $27.95/paper.

Harps and Harpists, Revised Edition., by Roslyn Rensch. Six thousand years of lavishly illustrated harp history. The new edition includes two new chapters; an extensive bibliography and index; personal anecdotes of the author's studies under Alberto Salvi; an appendix on the Roslyn Rensch Papers and Harp Collection. 408 pp. Intermediate. $49.95.

History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800, Vols. 1 & 2, by Nikolai Findeizen. In its scope and command of primary sources and its generosity of scholarly inquiry, Nikolai Findeizen's monumental work, published in 1928 and 1929 in Soviet Russia, places the origins and development of music in Russia within the context of Russia's cultural and social history. 488 pp. volume 1,624 pp. volume 2. Intermediate. $60 each.

Juan Bautista Plaza and Musical Nationalism in Venezuela, by Marie Elizabeth Labonville. This book exhaustively examines Plaza's music criticism, his relations with the Venezuelan press, and his activities as a choral director and how he filled numerous roles in Venezuela's musical infrastructure as researcher, performer, teacher, composer, promoter and critic. 344 pp. Intermediate. $49.95.

Leo Ornstein: Modernist Dilemmas, Personal Choices, by Michael Broyles and Denise Von Glahn. This first ever full-length biography of Ornstein examines the life of an American import who shook up the music scene. Pianist, futurist, anarchist and advocate for all things modern, Ornstein died in 2002 at the age of 108 (or 109, depending on the records consulted). 400 pp. Intermediate. $34.95.

A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music, Expanded Edition, edited by Jeffery Kite-Powell. Revised and expanded since it first appeared in 1991, the guide features two new chapters on ornamentation and rehearsal techniques, as well as updated reference materials, Internet resources, and other new material made available only in the last decade. 488 pp. Easy. $49.95.

Pleasure and Meaning in the Classical Symphony, by Melanie Lowe. In this provocative and ground-breaking study, Melanie Lowe explores why the public instrumental music of late-18th-century Europe has remained accessible, entertaining and distinctly pleasurable to a wide variety of listeners for more than 200 years. 240 pp. Intermediate. $39.95.

Sofia Gubaidulina: A Biography, by Michael Kurtz. Kurtz's biography of Gubaidulina is the first in any language. Based on her papers and extensive interviews with Gubaidulina, her colleagues and family, the book places her life and the evolution of her work within the broader cultural and political context of the post-Stalin Soviet Union. 352 pp. Intermediate. $39.95. (See advertisement on page 83.)

JABEZ PRESS

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A Calendar Set: Twelve Preludes for Piano, by Judith Lang Zaimont. Featuring the engaging talents of Judith Lang Zaimont, one of America's most successful contemporary composers, this piece features each month of the year in 12 contrasting preludes. This work is easily programmed and each month varies in difficulty from intermediate to advanced. 40 mins. Intermediate to difficult. $26.95

Allegro Vivo, by Georges Bizet. Transcribed from the well-known Symphony in C by Georges Bizet, this piece provides both accessibility and challenges to musicians. Although it may seem an easy read individually, the real test lies in the cohesiveness of the ensemble. 7 mins. Intermediate to difficult. $18.95.

Colorado Suite for Two Pianos, by Douglas Briley. Now available for two pianos, this suite consists of five short sketches about the life and landscape of Colorado. Ranging in difficulty, these entertaining vignettes make a delightful set when performed collectively, or they may serve as brilliant, encore-like pieces individually. 10 mins. Intermediate. $18.95.

Piano Meditations for Worship Volume 2, by Douglas Briley. Ten worshipful arrangements of hymns appropriate for prelude, offertory, special music or concert. Titles include "Be Glorified," "He is Exalted," "I Exalt Thee," "Knowing You," "O, The Blood" and more. 2-4 mins. each. Intermediate to difficult. $15.95.

Pond Partita, by Douglas Briley. This work ranges in style from movement to movement, providing an entertaining and exciting new addition to late-intermediate repertoire. Be sure to catch the uplifting and energetic "March of the Bullfrogs," which is guaranteed to please both audience and performer alike. 10 mins. Intermediate. $16.95. (See advertisement on page 8.)

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KITS Music Theory Examinations, by Christine A. Murow. The KITS Music Theory Examinations are published in a new edition each year on seven levels, primary through high school. They cover written, aural and applied theory, with materials provided in a Test Kit. Participants may qualify for a National Honor Roll, also published annually. Easy to difficult. Volume 23. $2. (See advertisement on page 95.)

LEN RHODES MUSIC (ASCAP) PUBLISHING

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Perfect Pitch For You, by Alla Elana Cohen. This is an eBook for teachers and students wishing to develop perfect pitch. This book is the result of Cohen's pedagogical work, observations, analysis and practical experience. "Perfect pitch is necessary and perfect pitch is possible to develop." 125 pp. Beginner through advanced. $49.95.

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Anthems of America, by Catherine McMichael. This collection, written for two violins and piano, includes optional viola and cello parts, is a wonderful educational, concert or worship resource. The tasteful arrangements express the arranger's love of America and its traditional melodies. It's sure to tug at those patriotic heartstrings. Moderately difficult. $19.95.

Brain Busters II, by Brenda Knowis. Brain Busters are picture puzzles that represent music terms, symbols, composers, performers/artists and works. They are ideal for use in the classroom, for the home-school teacher or for anyone who enjoys solving puzzles and has an interest in music. Answers are provided. 56 pp. Easy. $9.95.

Mark Hayes Carols for the Intermediate Pianist, by Mark Hayes. This new collection has creative, fresh settings of familiar carols that sound hard but are easily played by intermediate and advanced players alike. Special attention is given to smaller-handed pianists; no excessive use of octaves, no large leaps and thinner, but satisfying, harmonic textures. 48 pp. Moderately difficult. $15.

Music Symbol Sudoku for Everyone, by Geoffrey Lorenz. Sudoku meets notes and rests in this fun, flexible game book. Use a whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note and whole, half, quarter, and eighth rest instead of numbers. Each of the 29 reproducible puzzles is offered in an A, B and C version. The solution for all three is the same. 32 pp. Easy. $9.95.

Outrageously Fun Solos for the Formerly Bored Piano Student, by Martha Sherrill Kelsey. Leave it to Martha to inspire each and every piano student with these can't-stop-playing solos! Even "not-bored" students will giggle and embrace these delightful pieces that fall easily into the fingers. She captures a broad range of styles to satisfy the musical tastes of every young musician. 28 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Rocky Mountain Suite by Martha Sherrill Kelsey. Composed by Martha during her two-week stay at a cabin in the Rocky Mountain National Park as winner of the Rocky Mountain National Park Artist-in-Residence program, these solos will transport you to that beautiful setting with inspired and creative musical impressions. 32 pp. Intermediate. $6.95.

Star of the Show Solos, by Janet Vogt. Janet Vogt has created these wonderful piano solos to bring out the performer in every piano student. From delightfully whimsical to rich and expressive, these solos will capture the imagination and enthusiasm of students, teachers and audiences, too. Fresh, fun and so pianistic! 28 pp. Easy. $6.95.

The Stradivarius Code, by Barbara Meeks and Geoffrey Lorenz. This book offers an inventive and engaging way to approach the study of instruments. Different codes are used for each instrument unit and the codes vary in difficulty. Keys for the codes and answers to the questions are provided, and permission to reproduce the student pages is granted. 56 pp. Easy. $9.95.

Then Sings My Soul, by Janet Vogt. The church pianist will enjoy allowing his or her musical soul to sing through the keyboard these familiar hymns depicting the Christian faith and offering praise to God. Janet carefully crafted the accessible settings in her unique compositional voice. 24 pp. Intermediate. $15.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, by Jeff Bennett, Mark Hayes, Stephen Nielson, Ovid Young. What could be more fun than playing a piano duet with colleagues? Created by four well-known concert artists and composers, this amazingly varied and inventive setting of a seasonal favorite will be the hit of any Christmas program. The four parts are equal and moderately challenging. Difficult. $19.95.

MANDUCA MUSIC PUBLICATIONS

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Drive-In Creature Double Feature, by Robert Donahue. Ten descriptive pieces cleverly depict movie scenes with tuneful phrases and a great variety of articulations. Each piece has the scale and chords displayed. Tides include "Cloak & Dagger," "Coyote Caper," "Ghost Patrol," "Zombie Dance," "Skullduggery" and "Spooky Lane." Great for theme recitals. 22 pp. Easy. $7.

Emotions--Eight Untitled Pieces for Piano, by Seymour Bernstein. Each piece explores emotions from joyful, majestic, restless to anger, grief, longing. Seymour Bernstein's intention is for the player to describe the emotional content and transmit it through the appropriate choreographic movements. Each piece is a beautiful description of the emotion. 14 pp. Intermediate. $6.

Jesus, joy of Man's Desiring, by Seymour Bernstein. This new solo edition has been made more playable with good fingerings, voicings and musical suggestions. The cantata, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben's final movement is Bach's arrangement of a melody by Johann Schopp. The German text by Martin Jahn begins Jesus bleibet meine Freude. 6 pp. Moderately difficult. $6.

Saturday at the Movies: Reminiscing, by Robert Donahue. This is a collection of 10 descriptive pieces cleverly depicting movie scenes with tuneful phrases and a great variety of articulations. Each piece has the scale and chords prominently displayed. Titles include "The Game's Afoot," "Valentine," "October Song," "Moonscape," "Rascals" and "Mademoiselle." Great for theme recitals. 22 pp. Easy. $7.

Watercolors, by Tallis Barker. Watercolors strives to represent water in its various natural aspects. It does not express itself in sharp angles or textures so the music uses a diatonic palette with gradual modal shifts, irregular bar lengths or no bar lines. A beautiful new work, eight short movements, worthy of performance. 27 pp. Difficult. $8.

MAPLE GROVE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS

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The Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique, by Alan Fraser. This DVD offers new, effective solutions for pianists' most common technical problems. It links musical expression to the hand's innate structure and function, developing optimal skeletal alignment and effective hand activation. It is fun to watch and has a clear detailed menu. View demo at the website. 90 mins. All levels. $34.95

MEREDITH MUSIC PUBLICATIONS

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The Creative Director: Conductor, Teacher, Leader, by Edward S. Lisk. Listening skills, harmonic and melodic content, ensemble sonority and expressive conducting are only a few of the insightful topics that Ed Lisk offers to the creative director in his latest publication. He presents a thorough discussion of Howard Gardner's "Theories of Multiple Intelligences." 124 pp. $24.95.

Teaching Instrumental Music: Developing the Complete Band Program, by Shelley Jagow. A unique resource for both novice and experienced band directors gathering effective teaching tools from the best in the field, including more than 40 chapters on curriculum, history of wind bands, motivation, program organization and administrative leadership, and personal and professional growth. 300 pp. $34.95.

MUSICBAG PRESS

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Just The Facts for Cello, Book 1, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book is a beginning theory workbook for very young students. It is a perfect transition for cello students who have learned to play using an aural approach and are ready to learn to read notes on the staff. This is the first book in an instrument-specific theory series. Look for guitar and violin. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Cello, Book 2, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book follows Book 1 for the young student or it can be an entry level book for ages 7 and up, including beginning orchestra or private students. Built on the Just The Facts method to remind, reinforce and review, and a game in every lesson, this book is sure to be an instant hit with your students. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Guitar, Book 1, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book is a beginning theory workbook for very young students. It is a perfect transition for guitar students who have learned to play using an aural approach and are ready to learn to read notes on the staff. This is the first book in an instrument-specific theory series. Look for violin and cello. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Guitar, Book 2, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book follows Book 1 for the young student or it can be an entry level book for ages 7 and up, including adults or other private students. Built on the Just The Facts method to remind, reinforce and review, and a game in every lesson, this book is sure to be an instant hit with your students. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Violin, Book 1, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book is a beginning theory workbook for very young students. It is a perfect transition for violin students who have learned to play using an aural approach and are ready to learn to read notes on the staff. This is the first book in an instrument specific theory series. Look for guitar and cello. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Violin, Book 2, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book follows Book 1 for the young student or it can be an entry level book for ages 7 and up, including beginning orchestra or private students. Built on the Just The Facts method to remind, reinforce and review, and a game in every lesson, this book is sure to be an instant hit with your students. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Just The Facts for Violin, Book 3, by Ann Lawry Gray. This book presents new concepts such as half and whole steps on the strings and then on the staff. Major scales and key signatures, the order of notes and rests, Italian terms, intervals and many other new concepts are introduced at this level. A game and "Explore Your Music" are in every lesson. 28 pp. Easy. $8.95.

Minor Primary Triads and Inversions, Mini Activity Book 8, by Regina Roper and Ann Lawry. This book explores the primary triads i, iv and V of the minor scales presented in Book 7. Students have real music examples to harmonize using root or common tone positions: Brahm's "Hungarian Dance," Chopin's "Funeral March" and "Hava Nagila." This series is the perfect companion to Just The Facts. 16 pp. Intermediate. $3.75.

Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Mini Activity Book 7, by Regina Roper and Ann Lawry. This book reinforces the beginning elements of minor scales from whole and half step review to natural and harmonic minor scale formation. Major and relative minor key signatures through 2 sharps and 3 flats are reviewed and reinforced. Fun games such as "Scale Trails" are sure to engage every student. 16 pp. Intermediate. $3.75.

More Beat & Rhythm, Mini Activity Book 6, by Regina Roper and Ann Lawry. This book is the sixth in our very popular series of Mini Activity books. The series is designed to reinforce core concepts. Each book introduces new ideas in a manner that captures the student's interest, while at the same time providing solid reinforcement of fundamental elements of music theory. 16 pp. Intermediate. $3.75. (See advertisement on page 95.)

MUSIC EDUCATORS' MARKETPLACE

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Beautiful Music Together: Creating a Private Music Studio for Teacher, Student and Parent, by Carolyn Biller. This is a month-by-month behind-the-scenes guide to studio organization tasks with clever business and teaching ideas. Included is a bonus CD-ROM of 34 editable, reproducible studio forms such as composer worksheets, newsletter, incentive charts, bills and composer worksheets. 82 pp. and CD-ROM. $42.50.

SightPlay Solutions for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Music Reading Challenges, by Carolyn Inabinet. This resource provides diagnostics for how students translate unpracticed music notation into an immediate, correct keyboard response. Remedies are short teacher-monitored drills with guide notes at a student's identified level, requiring only minutes per lesson. Reproducibles are included. 157 pp. and laminated reference cards. Easy to intermediate. $89.95. (See advertisement on page 93.)

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Music Together Family Favorites, by Music Together LLC. Music Together Family Favorites contains 19 outstanding songs and rhythmic rhymes drawn from the nine Music Together song collections. The accompanying illustrated 32-page booklet offers activities for each song, suitable for the home or classroom. 45 mins. Easy. $14.95. (See advertisement on page 10.)

PIANO PRESS

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The Art of Music--A Collection of Writings, Complete Edition, by Elizabeth C. Axford. This book includes music-related poetry and other writings by poets, authors and songwriters from around the world. Complete edition includes hundreds of writings. Part of the proceeds is donated to breast cancer research. The editor is a breast cancer survivor. 200 pp. $19.95.

My Christmas Fun Book, Level One, by Elizabeth C. Axford. Includes 22 Christmas favorites arranged for elementary-level piano students with lyrics and guitar chords. Some of the titles include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Home for the Holidays," "Toyland," "Jingle Bells" and 18 more traditional carols, new originals and coloring pictures. 40 pp. Easy. $8.95.

My Christmas Fun Book, Level Two, by Elizabeth C. Axford. This book includes 22 Christmas favorites arranged for late-elementary to early-intermediate level piano students with lyrics and guitar chords. Some titles include "Feliz Navidad," "When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter," "The Ukrainian Bell Carol" and 19 more traditional carols and new originals. 40 pp. Intermediate. $8.95.

My Christmas Fun Book, Level Three, by Elizabeth C. Axford. The level three book includes 22 Christmas favorites arranged for intermediate-level piano students with lyrics and guitar chords. Titles include "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "Up on the Housetop," "Christmas in Florida," "Home for Christmas" and 18 more traditional carols and originals. 40 pp. Moderately difficult. $8.95.

My Christmas Fun Book, Level Four, by Elizabeth C. Axford. Book four includes 16 Christmas favorites arranged for intermediate- to advanced-level piano students with lyrics and guitar chords. Titles include "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "It Must Have Been the Mistletoe," "What Child Is This?" and 13 more traditional carols and new originals. 40 pp. Difficult. $8.95.

My Christmas Fun Songbook, by Elizabeth C. Axford. This spiral bound book includes all the Christmas favorites from My Christmas Fun Book, Levels One-Four plus six more songs for a total of 88 piano arrangements, traditional carols, contemporary standards, new originals, coloring pictures and lyrics and guitar chords. 180 pp. All levels. $24.95.

My Halloween Fun Book, Levels One-Two, by Elizabeth C. Axford. This book includes 20 all new, original Halloween songs arranged for elementary to early-intermediate level piano students, with lyrics and guitar chords. Some titles are "Monsters with Mommies," "Come Ride" and 18 more, along with coloring pages, recipes, safety tips, poems and stories and candy counter. 40 pp. Easy. $8.95.

My Halloween Fun Book, Levels Three-Four, by Elizabeth C. Axford. Included are 20 more new, original Halloween songs arranged for intermediate-level piano students with lyrics and guitar chords. Titles include "I Like Nightmares," "Spooky Music," "Halloween Rock" and 17 more, as well as coloring pages, recipes, safety tips, poems and stories and candy counter. 40 pp. Intermediate. $8.95.

My Halloween Fun Songbook and CD, by Elizabeth C. Axford. This spiral bound book includes all 40 songs arranged for piano from My Halloween Fun Books Levels One-Two and Levels Three-Four. A CD with 13 songs included on inside back cover, lyrics and guitar chords, poems, stories, recipes, coloring pictures, mazes and more. 100 pp. All Levels. $24.95.

Summer Set for Piano, by Dorothy Danzig. Summer Set for Piano includes five pieces for youth by well-known Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Dorothy Danzig. Titles include "Merry-Go-Round," "Testing the Water (Waves)," "Day Dreaming," "Under the Stars" and "Wheels." This set is excellent for recitals. 10 pp. Intermediate. $6.95.

THE SCARECROW PRESS, INC.

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Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000, by D.J. Hoek. This book features more than 9,000 references to analyses of works by more than 1,000 composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. 400 pp. Moderately difficult. $75.

Canciones de Espana: Songs on Nineteenth-Century Spain, Volume 3, by Suzanne Rhodes Draayer. With the completion of the third volume, 83 songs by 50 19th-century Spanish composers are now available for performance and study. Short biographies of each composer add insight to the compositions. 240 pp. Intermediate. $39.95

Choral Masterworks from Bach to Britten: Reflections of a Conductor, by Robert J. Summer. Sixteen of classical music's greatest choral compositions are examined and analyzed in an effort to help performers, students and listeners more fully understand and appreciate these significant works. 224 pp. Moderately difficult. $45.

The Conservatoire Americain: A History, by Kendra Preston Leonard. Drawing on rare materials from the Conservatoire's archives, combining them with personal correspondence, interviews and first-person narratives with students and faculty, this book discusses a variety of topics important to the institution. 304 pp. Moderately difficult. $55.

Film Musings: A Selected Anthology from "Fanfare" Magazine, by Royal S. Brown. This book assembles the material from Brown's column "Film Musings," which presents Brown's reviews of significant recordings of movie scores. 422 pp. Intermediate. $45.

Leoncavallo: Life and Works, by Konrad Dryden. Konrad Dryden has amassed material from hundreds of unpublished letters and photographs, creating the most complete portrait of the composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo to date. 400 pp. Moderately difficult. $75.

Musical AKAs: Assumed Names and Sobriquets of Composers, Songwriters, Librettists, Lyricists, Hymnists and Writers on Music, by Jeanette Marie Drone. This book is a wide-ranging index of assumed names and sobriquets of approximately 9,800 composers, songwriters, lyricists, librettists, hymnists and writers of music. More than 15,000 assumed names have been collected into one easy to reference listing. 664 pp. Moderately difficult. $100.

The Selected Writings of John Duke: 1917-1984, by Ruth C. Friedberg and Robin Fisher. This collection of articles, essays, lectures, reviews and diaries detailing many facets of Duke's life and career express the composer's intimate involvement with poets, performers, and music publishers of his era. 288 pp. Moderately difficult. $45.

Singing: The First Art, by Dan H. Marek. This invaluable text breaks down complicated singing concepts with 64 specific vocal exercises designed to overcome faults and to develop vocal virtuosity. Drawings, musical examples, anatomical illustrations, and copious photographs of opera stars are also included. 240 pp. Intermediate. $65.

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Gold Star Favorites, Level 4, arranged by Wesley Schaum, CD orchestrations by Jeff Schaum. Recital favorites are enhanced with fun, fully-orchestrated CD accompaniments. Four music styles in one book--classical, jazz, patriotic and folk--include "Blue Danube Waltz," "Maple Leaf Rag," "American Patrol" and "Irish Hornpipe." 24 pp. Intermediate. $7.95.

Prestige Piano, Seasons & Holidays, Primer Level by Jeff Schanm. Original compositions and arrangements offer year round solos with duet accompaniments. Selected for melody, style and rhythmic variety, titles include "Every Witch Way," "Penguins at Play" and "Water Park Fun." 24 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Prestige Piano, Seasons & Holidays, Level 1, by Jeff Schaum. More year round original solos and arrangements introduce broken chords, key changes and additional expression markings. Titles include "Parade of the Toy Soldiers," "Jolly Leprechaun" and "Uncle Sam's Birthday." 24 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Prestige Piano, Seasons & Holidays, Level 2, by Jeff Schaum. Seasonal favorites introduce countermelody in the left hand, movement across four octaves, plus more advanced phrasing and markings. Titles include "Hanukkah Song," "Bicycle Built for Two" and "Moonlit Garden Walk." 24 pp. Easy. $6.95.

SDG PRESS

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Cibola (Male Chorus), by Jackson Berkey/Phillip White Hawk. Berkey's setting of "Cibola" masterfully captures the essence of Native American Phillip White Hawk's style from a very masculine and dynamic vocal timbre to a vital falsetto. Exciting to sing! 4 mins. Intermediate. $3.80.

Cibola (Mixed Chorus), by Jackson Berkey/Phillip White Hawk. Berkey's setting of "Cibola" masterfully captures the essence of Native American Phillip White Hawk's style from a very masculine and dynamic vocal timbre to a vital falsetto. Exciting to sing! 4 mins. Intermediate. $4.75.

Hold On! (Male Chorus), by Jackson Berkey/Phillip White Hawk. Native American Phillip White Hawk's original vocal style and guitar technique are expertly captured in Berkey's setting. Rhythms, text and melody capture audiences and encourage us to "Hold On" together. 4 mins. Intermediate. $2.80.

No Boundaries (Mixed Chorus), by Jackson Berkey. Berkey sets "In Christ there is No East or West," "Amazing Grace" and chant. In celebration, choir, brass, organ, bells and timpani joyously proclaim the timelessness of the eternal Christ. 6 mins. Intermediate. $3.80.

Nunc dimittis (Treble Chorus), by Jackson Berkey. This choral work offers varied tempi and notation styles relative to an eclectic mix of historic periods. The text (Luke 2:29-32); is presented in both Latin and English. 6 mins. Intermediate. $1.80.

The Tie that Binds Our Hearts/Bless'd be the Tie (Mixed Chorus), by Jackson Berkey. Familiar and new melodies and rich harmonies create a fresh song from the traditional hymn, "Bless'd be the Tie." Soaring phrases, a beautiful solo and seamless lines characterize this arrangement. 4 mins. Intermediate. $2.10.

The Wind (Mixed Chorus), by Jackson Berkey. Christina Rossetti's famous poem is set with piano and flute--soloistic and idiomatic writing throughout. 9 mins. Intermediate. $2.10.

SHAWNEE PRESS, INC.

1221 17th Avenue S.

Nashville, TN 37212

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Five Minutes to Reading Music: A Road Map to Musical Success, by Jerry Estes. Five Minutes to Reading Music: A Road Map to Musical Success is a series of short exercises designed to address the lack of students' sight-reading skills within the limited rehearsal time teachers face daily. These reproducible exercises are easy-to-use and take three to five minutes during class. 68 pp. Intermediate. $24.95.

Icebreakers, by Valerie Lippoldt Mack. Long-time educator, Valerie Lippoldt Mack, gives us some of her favorite team-building activities she calls Icebreakers. Tried and true, these 60 activities come directly from her classroom and teach life lessons of respect, tolerance and patience. Using Icebreakers will change your rehearsals! 68 pp. Easy. $12.95.

The Perfect Rehearsal by Timothy Seelig. There never seems to be enough time to rehearse! The Perfect Rehearsal is a resource that will help maximize your rehearsal time to the fullest leading to more efficient, effective, productive rehearsals and to a better choir! Sequel to The Perfect Blend. 138 pp. Intermediate. $24.95.

SHER MUSIC CO.

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The Jazz Musician's Guide To Creative Practicing, by David Berkman. Cutting-edge New York pianist David Berkman has written the first book designed to help musicians organize their practice time. He shows how to take big problems (like how to swing, how to use scales and chords to make solos coherent and so forth) and break them into small components that are easy to master. 170 pp. Moderately difficult. $29.

Jazz Piano Masterclass With Mark Levine, by Mark Levine. In Mark Levine's new book, the author of The Jazz Piano Book shows how to use the "drop 2" voicing technique to create jazz piano magic. It includes a CD of Mark demonstrating each exercise and goes from the basic to advanced versions of the "block chord" approach to jazz piano playing. 70 pp. Moderately difficult. $19.

TIMEWARP TECHNOLOGIES

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Classroom Maestro 2.0, is an electronic blackboard for classroom music instruction. Version 2.0 features an intelligent musical staff and on-screen keyboard display for illustrating single notes, intervals, chords, scales and keyboard hand positions. Other new features include optional analysis of note names, intervals, chords and scales as well as the choice of any C clef (in addition to treble, bass and grand staff). For Macintosh OS X 10.3 or later and Windows XP or Vista. $69.

THE WILLIS MUSIC COMPANY

7777 W. Bluemound Rd.

Milwaukee, WI 53213

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Cherokee Dance, by Robert Donahue. This delightful dance remains in a D minor five-finger pattern, and is suitable for young beginners. Easy. $2.95.

Fifth Avenue Stroll by Glenda Austin. This infectious duet for one piano/four hands was written with fond memories of New York City. The easy, lilting style is sure to motivate both players towards an inspiring performance! Early intermediate. $3.95.

Ice Cream Sweet A Delicious Suite, by Claudette Hudelson. These engaging solos are written in a delicious variety of musical styles: "Rocky Road Rag," "Butter Pecan Waltz," "Neopolitan Tarantella" and "Strawberry Swirl Sonatina." 16 pp. Early-intermediate. $5.95.

Let's Pretend! by Carolyn C. Setliff. This enchanting collection features eight original piano solos written especially for the youngest beginner. Stylish coloring pages and amusing lyrics complement the music. All pieces remain in five-finger position and include simple keyboard charts to help students locate notes and hand positions. 16 pp. Easy. $5.95.

The Matador, by Carolyn Miller. This fascinating rhythmic solo sounds difficult, yet is easy to learn and fits extremely well in the hands. The music conjures up exciting images of Spain, be it bullfighting or dancing! Early-intermediate. $2.95.

Popular Piano Solos--Fifth Grade, arranged by Eric Baumgartner. These fantastic arrangements by Eric Baumgartner can be used on their own, as a supplement to John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano (Fifth Grade), or with any piano method. The song list features pop hits, classic Broadway and movie favorites, and more! 48 pp. Mid- to late-intermediate. Book: $9.95, Book/CD: $14.95.

Outside My Window, by Carolyn C. Setliff. This charming collection of elementary solos takes one through a complete day as seen through the eyes of a child. The pieces diverge from simple five-finger patterns to include hand-over-hand crossings, pedaling and a few nifty surprises. 16 pp. Easy. $5.95.

'Round the Clock--A Day Recalled in Short Musical Pictures, by George Kiorpes. This well-crafted collection of short musical sketches depicts various events, including a track meet, a dance lesson and even a family quarrel. These pieces make excellent study or recital pieces. 24 pp. Early- to mid-intermediate. $5.95.

Teaching Little Fingers to Play More Recital Pieces, by Carolyn Miller. Students will love playing these mid-elementary level supplements with fantastic optional teacher accompaniments. They complement and enhance the original Teaching Little Fingers to Play More method, reinforcing important musical concepts. 24 pp. Easy. Book: $5.95, Book/CD: $15.95.

William Gillock Arranges Popular Songs, arranged by William Gillock. This wonderful collection features classic songs from movies, Broadway and popular hits arranged for piano by revered children's composer William Gillock. The songlist includes: "Cabaret," "Georgia on My Mind," "Misty" "Sunrise, Sunset," "A Time for Us," "You Light Up My Life" and more! 32 pp. Early intermediate. $9.95.