Intermediate to Advanced Contest Solos

This slightly more challenging group of contest solos are perfect for the advancing mezzo-soprano soloist. The brilliant Fay Kittelson is your guide through this master class! Includes a high-quality printed vocal score annotated with performance suggestions and a compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist. Performed by Fay Kittelson mezzo-soprano; accompaniment Richard Foster piano.

(Bass clef in C)An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards ofadvanced instrumental study. The specially designed units provide a complete pedagogy:? Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course?Melodic Interpretation Including 20 contest level duets in each book? Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included? Articulation Studies Specialized for eachinstrument? Exercises in Fingering (woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)? Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have beentaught with Rubank methods ? join the tradition!

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:• Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course• Melodic Interpretation Including20+ contest level duets in each book• Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included• Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument• Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)• Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods – join the tradition!

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:? Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course? Melodic Interpretation Including20 contest level duets in each book? Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included? Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument? Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)? Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods ? join the tradition!

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a complete pedagogy:• Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course• Melodic Interpretation Including20+ contest level duets in each book• Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included• Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument• Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)• Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods – join the tradition!

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:• Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course• Melodic Interpretation Including20+ contest level duets in each book• Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included• Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument• Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)• Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods – join the tradition!

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:• Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course• Melodic Interpretation Including20+ contest level duets in each book• Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included• Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument• Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)• Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods – join the tradition!

39 Solos-America's Legend Fiddler-Transcribed and edited by one of Herman Johnson's former students this book offers 39 solos in the inimitable smooth precise and innovative Johnson style. Inspired in his youth by Bob Willis of the TexasPlayboys Johnson learned tunes by listening to records and the radio. At 16 he successfully auditioned to play in Willis' band but was then too young to join the musicians union. Johnson went on to adistinguished career as a performer and contest fiddler winning the National Fiddling Championship in Weiser Idaho five times the only player to reign undefeated each year he entered the contest. He also won the Grand MastersChampionship in Nashville. Many of the intermediate to advanced-level selections in this collection were drawn from Johnson's 1993 recording Simply Perfect.