Disney Songs for Xylophone. 25 delightful Disney tunes in arrangements for xylphone. Includes: Be Our Guest (from Beauty and the Beast) ? Cruella de Vil (from 101 Dalmatians) ? Do You Want to Build a Snowman' (from Frozen) ? God Help the Outcasts (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) ? I See the Light (from Tangled) ? Kiss the Girl (from The Little Mermaid) ? A Spoonful of Sugar (from Mary Poppins) ? A Whole New World (from Aladdin) ? You're Welcome (from Moana) ? and more.

This book is designed to be used by beginner Xylophone and Vibraphone players. All the pieces have a limited range of note durations from eighth note to whole note together with their respective rests and they are in major and minor keys with a maximum of one accidental. This ensures a gradual introduction to the world of tuned percussion. All melodies are either classical themes or else are taken from American popular music. For all duets (Xylophone/Vibraphone) the Xylophone part is also transposed for both B Flat and E Flat instruments to enable music-making with other instrumentalists. Trios and Quartets facilitate the formation of firstpercussion ensembles.

Percussionist Marcel Jorand (b. 1937) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won many prizes including first prize for his instrument. His professional work as a performer and teacher combined produced many well-informed study books for Percussion including First Book For Xylophone.  Following his graduation from the Paris Conservatoire Jorand worked with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France as a soloist. In 1978 he went on to teach at the Regional Conservatory of Montpellier and direct the Ecole municipale de Juvignac. Soon after his move to the South of France Jorandproduced First Book For Xylophone. These studies address a wide range of aspects of technique for beginners of the instrument. Marcel Jorand's First Book For Xylophone is imperative to the technical progression of all aspiring Xylophone players.

A well graded course of study including 30 progressive etudues plus settings of Bach and Paganini violin concertos for 'fixed pitched' percussion. A supplement of excerpts culled from the modern repertoire makes this volume unique. Included are ' Ma Mere l'Oye' of Ravel 'Petrouchka' of Stravinsky 'Colas Breugnon' of Kabalevsky 'Polka' by Shostakovich 'Sabre Dance' of Khachatrin 'Porgy and Bess' of Gershwin the Bell Song from 'Lakme' of Delibes and many others.

Le compositeur et musicien brésilien Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) a exercé une profonde influence sur la musique latino-américaine. Avec Vicinius de Moraes et João Gilberto il est considéré comme le père de la bossa nova un style musical qui se caractérise par un souple balancement et qui évolue sur les rythmes de la samba brésilienne. Carlos Jobim a composé de nombreux standards qui ont été interprété par de célèbres artistes tels qu'Astrud Gilberto Frank Sinatra et Ella Fitzgerald mais aussi Sting et George Michael. Les chansons de Carlos Jobim ont fait le tour du monde et continuent de remporter un vif succès auprès du public.

Percussionist François Dupin (1931-1994) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won many prizes including first prize for composition. His professional work as a performer composer and teacher combined produced many well-informed study books for Percussion including Seventeen Studies for Xylophone. Following his graduation from the Paris Conservatoire Dupin worked with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France and the Orchestre de Paris when it was first founded. He then went on to establish the first Percussion class at the Lyon Conservatoire where he taught until his death. It was during this time thatDupin produced Seventeen Studies for Xylophone. These studies address the difficulties which students are likely to have to overcome in their future professional lives. Fingerings are helpfully suggested and clear instruction in French English German and Spanish creates a highly versatile study book. François Dupin's Seventeen Studies for Xylophone is imperative to the technical progression of all advanced Xylophone players.