ORDE NEW RELEASES · FLEXIBILITIES FOR BRASS by Scott Belck This is not your grand-father’s lip...

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ORDER TODAY! Contact your local music retailer or go to halleonard.com to order any title from Meredith Music! www.meredithmusic.com facebook.com/MeredithMusic meredithmusic79 MEREDITH MUSIC PUBLICATIONS NEW RELEASES TEACHING AND CONDUCTING RESOURCES COOKBOOK SERIES THE JAZZER’S COOKBOOK Creative Recipes for Players and Teachers A “must have” exciting collection of favorite tips from 57 of today’s most outstanding edu- cators, performers, and industry pros in the jazz education world. This is an ideal source that contains proven suc- cessful suggestions that will not only aid the teacher/ director from junior high school to university levels, but the conductor and performer – novice to profes- sional! Performance tips on instrument technique, rehearsals, programming, technology, improvisation and much more! Enjoy this quick-to-read enjoyable book that will inform and inspire creativity and improvement at all levels. 00114424���������������������������������������������������������� $24�95 Also available in the Cookbook series: 00317149 Music Director’s Cookbook������� $24�95 00317161 Brass Player’s Cookbook ����������� $24�95 00317183 Drum & Percussion Cookbook � $24�95 00317173 String Teacher’s Cookbook ������� $24�95 00317179 Woodwind Player’s Cookbook �� $24�95 00317164 Choral Director’s Cookbook ������ $24�95 TEACHING RESOURCES WIND BANDS OF THE WORLD Chronicle of a Cherished Tradition by Robert E. Foster This engaging text presents a comprehensive history of the wind band from its earli- est days to today. The author’s narrative describes the development of instruments, musicians, composers, conductors, and the music itself, tracing in chronological order, virtually every aspect of the growth of bands that has led to today’s outstanding ensembles. A must read for musicians and for those interested in music and history. 00119346 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$24�95 LYRICAL CONDUCTING A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship by Edward S. Lisk Lyrical Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship is the latest hit from master musician and music educator Ed Lisk. The concepts and instructional techniques discussed here prompt new and different considerations for what teach- ers and conductors of instrumental music must strive for. Lyrical Conducting expands one’s awareness through the beauty of musical expression and its direction for greater musical meaning. Many attempts have been made to define artistry, expression, and the mysteries of music’s finest detail. This publication will lead you to this discovery through: enhancing expressive approaches to conducting; building poise and finesse into one’s conducting body language in order to visually express music’s lyricism; searching beyond notation to develop a unique and personal rendering of a composi- tion; developing a performance vocabulary or reservoir for artistic considerations that will stimulate your “artistic vocabulary”; and sensitizing one’s emotional response to shape the beauty and expressive qualities of a personal conducting interpretation. 00114422 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$14�99 WINDS OF CHANGE ACADEMIC SET This academic set includes both The Winds of Change and The Winds of Change 2 at a $5 savings over buying them individually. 00113159 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$64�99 Also available separately: 00317128 Volume 1 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$34�95 00317227 Volume 2 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$34�95

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MEREDITH MUSIC PUBLICATIONS

NEW RELEASES

TEACHING AND CONDUCTING RESOURCESCOOKBOOK SERIES

THE JAZZER’S COOKBOOKCreative Recipes for Players and TeachersA “must have” exciting collection of favorite tips from 57 of today’s most outstanding edu-cators, performers, and industry pros in the jazz education world. This is an ideal source that contains proven suc-

cessful suggestions that will not only aid the teacher/director from junior high school to university levels, but the conductor and performer – novice to profes-sional! Performance tips on instrument technique, rehearsals, programming, technology, improvisation and much more! Enjoy this quick-to-read enjoyable book that will inform and inspire creativity and improvement at all levels. 00114424 ���������������������������������������������������������� $24�95

Also available in the Cookbook series:

00317149 Music Director’s Cookbook ������� $24�9500317161 Brass Player’s Cookbook ����������� $24�9500317183 Drum & Percussion Cookbook � $24�9500317173 String Teacher’s Cookbook ������� $24�9500317179 Woodwind Player’s Cookbook �� $24�9500317164 Choral Director’s Cookbook ������ $24�95

TEACHING RESOURCES

WIND BANDS OF THE WORLDChronicle of a Cherished Traditionby Robert E. Foster

This engaging text presents a comprehensive history of the wind band from its earli-est days to today. The author’s narrative describes the development of instruments, musicians, composers, conductors, and the music itself, tracing in chronological order, virtually every aspect of the growth of bands that has led to today’s outstanding ensembles. A must read for musicians and for those interested in music and history.00119346 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$24�95

LYRICAL CONDUCTINGA New Dimension in Expressive Musicianshipby Edward S. Lisk

Lyrical Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship is the latest hit from master musician and music educator Ed Lisk. The concepts and instructional techniques discussed here prompt new and different considerations for what teach-ers and conductors of instrumental music must strive for. Lyrical Conducting expands one’s awareness through the beauty of musical expression and its direction for greater musical meaning. Many attempts have been made to define artistry, expression, and the mysteries of music’s finest detail. This publication will lead you to this discovery through: enhancing expressive approaches to conducting; building poise and finesse into one’s conducting body language in order to visually express music’s lyricism; searching beyond notation to develop a unique and personal rendering of a composi-tion; developing a performance vocabulary or reservoir for artistic considerations that will stimulate your “artistic vocabulary”; and sensitizing one’s emotional response to shape the beauty and expressive qualities of a personal conducting interpretation.00114422 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$14�99

WINDS OF CHANGE ACADEMIC SETThis academic set includes both The Winds of Change and The Winds of Change 2 at a $5 savings over buying them individually.00113159 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$64�99

Also available separately:

00317128 Volume 1 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$34�9500317227 Volume 2 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$34�95

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TRADE & REFERENCE BOOKSEDUCATION

SO YOU WANT TO BE A MUSIC MAJORA Guide for High School Students, Their Guidance Counselors, Parents and Music Teachersby Robert Franzblau

This book details the fundamental knowl-edge, skills, and atti-tudes that prospective music majors need in

order to make a successful transition from high school to college. Specific exercises are offered, along with supporting online resources. It also suggests steps that parents, high school guidance counselors, and music teachers can take to identify, encourage, and guide future musicians and music educators.00121797 ������������������������������������������������������������$14�99

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSICIANSHIPby Robert Henley Woody, Sr.

Social Psychology of Musicianship, by Robert H. Woody, Senior Pro-fessor of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, presents seven components for musicianship: listening, studying, practicing,

teaching, arranging, composing, and performing music – and offers a research-based explanation of how essen-tially everyone can and should cultivate his or her potential for musicianship. Emphasis is placed on using music for improved social relationships, self-concept development, and physical and mental health by way of music maximizing the potential of the brain.00317254 �����������������������������������������������������������$19�95

BIOGRAPHIES

JAKE HANNAThe Rhythm and Wit of a Swinging Jazz Drummerby Maria Judge

This colorful memoir of the great jazz drummer and witty storyteller recounts his life story and career through tributes, recollec-tions and anecdotes – many of them his own hilarious quips – from

more than 170 friends, fans, and fellow performers including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Marian McPartland, Eiji Kitamura and Jeff Hamilton; musicians he mentored such as Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Dan Barrett and Scott Hamilton; and fans such as Harry Crosby, Charlie Watts, Vic Firth and Jim Keltner. His performances with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Harry James, Supersax, Hanna-Fontana, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, the Merv Griffin Show band and over 250 albums are legendary!00109471 �����������������������������������������������������������$24�95

INSTRUCTION BOOKSGUIDES TO BAND MASTERWORKSInstructional Designs for Teaching Comprehensive Musicianship in Rehearsal and PerformanceGuides to Band Masterworks with downloadable student workbooks provides band directors with a ready-made curriculum developed to incorporate the National Core Music Standards training through quality band literature. When incorporating unit studies as a regular part of the band curriculum, students move beyond simply rehearsing pieces for a concert. They develop long-lasting benefits, growing as musicians and learning to love the music they perform. Every unit study integrates technical skills, musical knowledge and creative projects that lead student musicians to an enlightened and expressive performance.

GUIDES TO BAND MASTERWORKS – VOLUME IIIby David Kish

This volume features English Folk Song Suite, Variations on a Korean Folk Song and Cajun Folk Songs.00122395 �����������������������������������$24�99

GUIDES TO BAND MASTERWORKS – VOLUME IVby David Kish

Volume IV covers “Yorkshire Ballad” by James Barnes, “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre, and “Dusk” by Steven Bryant.00123644 �����������������������������������$24�99

GUIDES TO BAND MASTERWORKS – VOLUME Vby David Kish

This volume features Courtly Airs and Dances by Ron Nelson, Albanian Dance by Shelley Hanson and Shortcut Home by Dana Wilson. 00128942 �����������������������������������$24�99

BAND, ORCHESTRA AND INSTRUMENTAL REPERTOIRECONCERT BAND

MUSIC FOR CONCERT BAND – 2ND EDITIONA Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literatureby Joseph Kreines & Robert Hansbrough

The second edition of Music for Concert Band is a new and comprehensive anthology of meticulously selected and graded literature for wind band. It contains hundreds of outstanding works appropriate for elementary through professional-level ensembles and will acquaint directors with a wide spectrum of quality literature both standard and new. Each recommended work contains pedagogical, stylistic and form indicators. In addition, the text con-tains a section on recommended marches and optional concert material.00125927 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$29�95

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INSTRUCTION BOOKS (continued)

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON THE FLUTEby Shelley Jagow00129097 ��������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON THE OBOEby Shelley Jagow00129102 ���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON THE CLARINETby Shelley Jagow00127032 ��������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES SERIESThese texts cover every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book. They include music from many eras, representing more than a dozen countries, and include: challenging and rewarding music in a comfortable range • musical exercises to teach phrasing • fun, quality music that motivates practicing and performance.

BAND/ORCHESTRA

TUNING FOR WIND INSTRUMENTSA Roadmap to Successful Intonationby Shelley Jagow

The most complete intonation resource for band directors! This book contains every-thing a music educator requires to approach fine-tuning intonation

with their ensemble: learn the origin of our pitch tuning standard • understand when to apply equal tempered vs. just tempered tuning • calculate the proper har-monic ratios for fine-tuning chords • identify the best tuning notes for each instrument • 14 steps for tuning chords • properly tune brass slides • improve your knowledge with over 70 tuning truths and myths. In addition to the above content, this resource includes intonation charts for tracking personal progress, along with extensively researched color-coded downloadable fingering charts for every instrument providing pitch tendencies and suggestions for alternate fingerings.00110268 ������������������������������������������������������������$24�99

BRASS

MODERN FLEXIBILITIES FOR BRASSby Scott Belck

This is not your grand-father’s lip slur book! It is an innovative method incorporating an entirely new vocab-ulary of harmonically rich and rhythmically varied exercises; chal-lenging, fun and inter-

esting to practice. As a professional trumpeter, lead player, jazz artist, soloist, chamber player, educator and composer, Belck combines a unique writing style, challenging musicians to think and practice creatively. A must-have for players of all levels!00121846������������������������������������������������������������$14�99

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON THE BASSOONby Shelley Jagow00129100 ���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON SAXOPHONEby Shelley Jagow00123418 ���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON TRUMPETby Howard Hilliard00114419 ���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON THE FRENCH HORNby Howard Hilliard00113423���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON TROMBONE/EUPHONIUMby Howard Hilliard00114420 ���������������������������� $14�95

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS ON TUBAby Howard Hilliard00114421 ���������������������������� $14�95www.meredithmusic.com

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KEYBOARD PERCUSSIONThe songs in these collections are drawn from the rich musical traditions from around the world. Each song is presented in both two and four-mallet versions for mallet players with different ability levels. The arrangements can be played as a solo or together as a group. The two-mallet arrangements can be played on marimba, vibraphone, or a standard set of orchestra bells. The four-mallet arrangements are all playable on a 4 and 1/3 octave “low A” marimba.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR MARIMBAby Patrick Roulet

Includes: Away in a Manger • Carol of the Bells • The First Noel • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • The Holly and the Ivy • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • O Christmas Tree • Silent

Night • What Child Is This? • and more.00121882 ������������������������������������������������������������$14�95

CHURCH HYMNS FOR MARIMBAby Patrick Roulet

Includes: Amazing Grace • Be Thou My Vision • For the Beauty of the Earth • Holy, Holy, Holy • Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee • Let Us Break Bread Together • Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow • Rock of Ages • Shall

We Gather at the River • Were You There • and more.00118823������������������������������������������������������������$14�95

FOLK SONGS FOR MARIMBAby Patrick Roulet

Songs include: America the Beautiful • Cockles and Mussels • Danny Boy • Greensleeves • Loch Lomond • Scarborough Fair • Shenandoah • Were You There • and more.

00130946 �����������������������������������������������������������$14�95

PERCUSSION MASTER CLASS

MARIMBA MASTER CLASS ON REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF WATERby Jacob Druckman with Daniel Druckmanedited by Anthony J. Cirone

Jacob Druckman’s Reflection on the Nature of Water has become one of the stan-dard 4-mallet marimba solos in the contemporary marimba literature. This master class, written by the person it was composed for, Dan Druckman, the composer’s son – Associate Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic – provides a unique insight into the complexities of this monumental work.00109722 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $14�95

Also available in the Percussion Master Class series:

PERCUSSION MASTER CLASS ON WORKS BY CARTER, MILHAUD AND STRAVINSKY00317204 �����������������������������������������������������������$24�95

PERCUSSION MASTER CLASS ON WORKS BY SCHWANTNER, SCHULLER AND BACH00317212 ������������������������������������������������������������$24�95

TIMPANI MASTER CLASS WITH ROLAND KOHLOFF: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 500317168������������������������������������������������������������$14�95

DRUM/PERCUSSION PUBLICATIONSTIMPANI

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR TIMPANI – MAHLER SYMPHONIES 1-3by David Herbertedited by Anthony J. Cirone

Herbert has provided a comprehensive performance analysis for the timpani parts of Mahler’s three symphonies. Includes complete parts for practice and performance.00114425 ���������������������������������������������������������� $24�95

TURBOFor 4 Timpaniby Dean Borghesani

This electrifying work for solo timpani is a perfect opener for concert, clinic or recital. Turbo – as in turbo-charged – is a fast-paced, exciting showpiece that projects the power of the timpani directly to an audience. Sure to become a standard work in solo timpani repertoire, this is a work that timpanists will want to perform again and again.00123423 Timpani Ensemble ������������������������� $9�95

SNARE DRUM

THE MODERN CONCERT SNARE DRUM ROLLby William James

This book examines every aspect of the snare drum roll and provides resources and valuable knowledge for beginners, experienced musicians, and profes-sionals regardless of their skill level. Through written explanations, diagrams, photographs, exercises and more, the snare drum roll will no longer be a mystery but a technique anyone can understand and master. The Modern Concert Snare Drum Roll is designed to provide teachers with an instructional resource and students a method for home practice.

In addition to numerous roll exercises, the following topics are covered: basic set up of the drum • release of the roll • transition back and forth from single strokes to the roll • metered versus unmetered rolls • dynamics • an entire section devoted to advanced exercises. Once these skills are mastered, performers will be able to execute the roll in virtually any musical setting.00126463 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $19�95

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GUITAR PUBLICATIONSOLD-FASHIONED HYMNS FOR THE FINGERPICKING GUITARby Robert Henley Woody, Sr.

Not only do old-fashioned hymns provide a spiritual benefit, they bring back fond memories of families at home or at worship lovingly joining together to sing. While contemporary religious music offers an important new genre, old-fashioned hymns merit special recognition for their contributions to generation after generation. This collection features the “top 20” hymns that have been around for years, but still convey powerful meaning to many folks.

Each arrangement is carefully crafted to introduce and cultivate finger picking (some would say “classical style”) guitar techniques. Positions and fingerings are clearly marked.00114423����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $12�95

COMING SOONREHEARSING THE BAND, VOLUME 2by Donald K. Miller00XXXXXX ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$XX�95

SOURCEBOOK FOR WIND BAND AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSICby Frank Battisti, William Berz and Russ Girsberger00XXXXXX ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$XX�95

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE SERIES

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR TIMPANI – MAHLER SYMPHONIES 1-3by David Herbertedited by Anthony J. Cirone

Herbert has provided a comprehensive performance analysis for the timpani parts of Mahler’s three symphonies. Includes complete parts for practice and performance.00114425 ���������������������������������������������������������� $24�95

Also available in the Symphonic Repertoire series:

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR CYMBALS00317166����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $19�95

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR KEYBOARD PERCUSSION00317176 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $24�95

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR PERCUSSION ACCESSORIES00317196����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $24�95

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR SNARE DRUM00317156 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $19�95

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FOR TIMPANI00317159 Brahms & Tchaikowsky Symphonies ��������������������������������������� $24�9500317146 Nine Beethoven Symphonies ���������������������������������������������������� $19�9500317238 4 Symphonies of Robert Schumann ����������������������������������������� $19�95

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halleonard.com to order any title from Meredith Music!

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