Best French Horn Songbooks
First to be published in the series was The Art of French Horn Playing by Philip Farkas, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music at Indiana University.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"this book is a must have for all horn players and students."
"He did take back what he said about "no-pressure" playing and regretted the picture on page 66."
"This book covers just about everything that an aspiring or professional horn player should be doing to play correctly."
"This is one of the very few French Horn books that I would recommend for the beginner, especially, since the writer has put so much written explanation into the work."
"Within 10 minutes my son learned things about technique and aperture that he had been wondering about."
"Very helpful for someone who is trying to master their French Horn techniques."
"Excellent book for anyone who play horn."
"We were pleased at the low price of this book as offered by the seller and the condition of the book was as described."
Includes: All Along the Watchtower * All Shook Up * American Pie * Beat It * Blowin' in the Wind * Blue Suede Shoes * Bohemian Rhapsody * Born to Be Wild * Born to Run * Bridge over Troubled Water * California Dreamin' * Dream On * Every Breath You Take * Fire and Rain * Free Bird * Gloria * Good Vibrations * Great Balls of Fire * A Hard Day's Night * Hey Jude * Hotel California * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction * I Heard It Through the Grapevine * Imagine * Jump * Layla * Let It Be * London Calling * Louie, Louie * Maggie May * My Generation * Piano Man * Proud Mary * Respect * Rock Around the Clock * Roxanne * Smells like Teen Spirit * Stairway to Heaven * Stand by Me * Sunshine of Your Love * Superstition * We Are the Champions * When Doves Cry * Yesterday * You Shook Me All Night Long * and more. Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time.
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This First Book of Practical Studies for French Horn is designed to develop chord consciousness and to provide additional experience in the fundamental rhythms, key signatures, and articulations and to improve accuracy in reading through the use of interesting and melodic studies.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It stresses dynamics, and at least for me, each etude seems to have a finger twisting phrase or an interval which is impossible (at first) to play in tune."
"This is NOT a "how to play the horn" book."
"Wanted this for one of my private students, I remembered playing it myself as a young player."
"This is a collection of pieces, all of them short, ranging from very easy to moderate in difficulty."
"If you are a teacher looking for an excellent beginner horn book, this is it."
"Excellent book for a beginning student."
Best Trombone Songbooks
(Instrumental Folio). Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book has done all I had hoped...encouraged my clarinet player to stick with her studies!"
"My 8th grade sister loved having this and being able to play familiar songs."
"My daughter loves this book because she can play Disney songs that her friends recognize."
"Some of these pieces were definitely meant to be played by a group of instruments, with the flute section being just one of the integral parts."
"My sister love Disney so she loved this music book, another great Christmas gift."
"Fantastic easy to play pieces for the trombone."
"Arrived early and as described."
"My daughter started playing the trombone last year and wanted some music that she could relate to more."
Best Trumpet & Cornet Songbooks
The New Authentic Edition of Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method contains the same tried and true comprehensive system of study that Arban developed over a century ago, and this completely re-engraved edition has been painstakingly edited by prominent trumpet performers and teachers.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My son he loves it!"
"Great product and service!"
"This is a time tested method for students of the trumpet... essential for any serious student."
"Great reference book to work with."
"Great Book the only thing I would do different was order the one with the spiral type back this is hard to keep open on music stand."
"I bought this for my son on the recommendation of his music teacher."
Best Tuba Songbooks
This First Book of Practical Studies is designed to develop chord consciousness and to provide additional experience in the fundamental rhythms, key signatures and articulations and to improve accuracy in reading through the use of interesting and melodic studies.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I USE THESE BOOKS ALL THE TIME!!"
"I got the trombone version of this when I wanted to get back into playing brass, and this book helped get my chops up for playing TubaChristmas last year."
"Given as a gift to a beginning student of tuba."
"The best part about the book is young players love to learn to play each study."
"I am in the process of switching from Bb to CC tuba, and this book along with the second volume have been a huge help."
"recommended by my son's private lessons instructor."
"Great book to work on tuba skills."