Sunday, March 25, 2012

Musical Instruments: Woodwind and Brass Hb (Musical Instruments of the World)

Musical Instruments: Woodwind and Brass Hb (Musical Instruments of the World) Review



Including a wide range of musical instruments from all around the world, this book on woodwind and brass instruments shows illustrations of 19 instruments, such as the trumpet, saxophone, pungi from India and Sheng from China, with key parts labelled. Alongside each is a short, simple description of the instrument and its history or cultural origin. Photographs are used throughout to demonstrate how the instrument is played and how it reflects the culture or the origins of some of the instruments.


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument

A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument Review



In the days before his fortieth birthday, London-based journalist Jasper Rees traded his pen for a French horn that had been gathering dust in the attic for more than twenty-two years and, on a lark, played it at the annual festival of the British Horn Society. Despite an embarrassingly poor performance, the experience inspired Rees to embark on a daunting, bizarre, and ultimately winning journey: to return to the festival in one year's time and play a Mozart concerto—solo—to a large paying audience.

A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering eighteen feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument in the world to master—an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Team Brass: French Horn

Team Brass: French Horn Review



The Team Series is suitable for use with both individuals or as a group tutor encouraging students to try ensemble playing from the very early stages. Team Brass is a flexible and adaptable course ideal for beginner brass players and can be tailored to suit the specific needs of each student. Each piece is carefully graded to ensure a logical progression at a sensible pace and students are introduced to a wide variety of musical styles throughout the book. Imaginative piano accompaniments have been provided to add variety in performance.


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Brass (Soundbites S.)

Brass (Soundbites S.) Review



Soundbites has been produced to help children develop a greater understanding of the orchestra and its sections, instruments and the sounds made by the instruments. The series also provides information on how these instruments and sounds are used outside the orchestral context. Each book explains: - the place of the instruments within the orchestra - how the sounds are produced - how the instruments work and the sounds they make - the history and development of the instruments


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Everything You Should Know About Musical Instruments but Don't Have Time to Learn

Everything You Should Know About Musical Instruments but Don't Have Time to Learn Review



A must read handbook for anyone interested in how musical instruments work. Through a series of reader-friendly presentations and graphics, the author simplifies the understanding of the design, construction and acoustical systems of the woodwind, brass and non-fretted string instrument families. Over 100 illustrations and numerous appendices give the reader the freedom to find information easily and quickly in this soft cover, 134 page book. The format makes it easy to read from cover to cover, or, to find one fact relevant to a particular instrument. All chapters are short and to the point, new terms are italicized, and diagrams of the instrument parts under discussion are presented when applicable, simplifying the reader search for information.


Saturday, March 10, 2012

Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher

Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher Review



Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher Feature

  • A Practical Guide To Instrument Repair
  • Features The Repairs That Challenge Music Teachers
  • Textbook Format
  • 160 Pages
A practical and comprehensive text on instrument repairs that commonly challenge the music teacher.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate)

Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate) Review



Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate) Feature

  • Book Pages: 16
  • Arr. John Marcellus
  • Format Book
Each volume of these trios is published in two books, one in treble (G) Clef and one in bass (F) clef. While each Volume can be played by any mix of instruments built in the same key, the two volumes are compatible when instruments using the treble clef book are B-flat instruments, such as trumpets, cornets, or baritone, treble clef. Contains: Chorale (Praetorius)
* Do Do Sol La Mi Fa Do (Cherubini)
* The Heavens (Beethoven)
* March (Handel)
* Motet (Nanini)
* Sonata No. 1 (Speer)
* Song of the Night (Beethoven)
* Trio Sonata (Rossi).


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Brass Instruments (Music Makers)

Brass Instruments (Music Makers) Review



Brief introduction to various types of brass instruments, what they are made of, what they sound like, and how they are played.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Non-Electronic Cornets, French Horns, Trombones, Trumpets, Tubas, and Other Brass Wind Musical Instruments

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Non-Electronic Cornets, French Horns, Trombones, Trumpets, Tubas, and Other Brass Wind Musical Instruments Review



This econometric study covers the world outlook for non-electronic cornets, French horns, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other brass wind musical instruments across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved. This study does not report actual sales data (which are simply unavailable, in a comparable or consistent manner in virtually all of the 230 countries of the world). This study gives, however, my estimates for the worldwide latent demand, or the P.I.E., for non-electronic cornets, French horns, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other brass wind musical instruments. It also shows how the P.I.E. is divided across the world's regional and national markets. For each country, I also show my estimates of how the P.I.E. grows over time (positive or negative growth). In order to make these estimates, a multi-stage methodology was employed that is often taught in courses on international strategic planning at graduate schools of business.