Free To Solo is a unique publication designed to be a fun play-along book for students who want to enjoy soloing freely instead of having to cope with too many scale changes. With interesting heads and long open sections the tunes encourage creativity over the inspiring contemporary material. Free to Solo is suitable for intermediate students seeking a challenge as well as more advanced players requiring additional material to explore.On the included CD there are 'minus one' tracks to play along with as well as complete performance versions of all the instruments in the series (Alto / Tenor sax Flute / Violin Clarinet Trumpet Guitar andTrombone) so that the reader can draw upon different interpretations of the improvised material.

Chops: The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone Technique and Flexibility is a thorough method for brass instruments written by Frank Williams one of the most respected brass pedagogues in the world. These exercises are not glamorous but they are the vegetables that all brass players must eat in order to improve their tone technique and flexibility. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of exercises and insights into mastering the skills necessary to be a solid player on a brass instrument. Williams’ students are living proof that these exercises work ranging from private students high school bands award-winning drum and bugle corps currentcomposers band directors and professional musicians including Mike Roylance tubist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. With diligent work Chops will help current students succeed too.