Student Instrumental Course: Clarinet Soloist, Level I

A modern fun course Grade 3-4-The Cool Clarinet series presents a fresh vibrant approach to learning the Clarinet. Designed with young beginners in mind this innovative series is fast becoming one of the most popular Clarinet methodsavailable. The Cool Clarinet books are written in an effective style that children respond to and include varied fun-to-play pieces accompanied by colourful artwork. A backing CD is also included withmost editions giving the student the chance to play along to specially recorded backing tracks. The series covers everything you need to know including how to hold the Clarinet how to read music and how to get a greatsound. Each level in the Cool Clarinet series features three books - a student book a teacher book and repertoire book. This student book for level 3 is ideal for improving clarinettists.

A course for young beginners Pre-Grade 1-With Funky Flute fast becoming the country???s leading Flute tutor Heather Hammond???s winning approach has been applied here for the Clarinet. Cool Clarinet is the next generation of tutor featuring an effective style that childrenrespond to with fun-to-play pieces and vibrant artwork. Cool Clarinet shows young Clarinettist's everything they need to know including how to hold the clarinet getting a good sound and how to read music.

Team Woodwind is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play woodwind. This method:presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student is ideal for individual group or class tuition contains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for mixed wind group and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings Team Brass Team Recorder and Team Percussion offers more than 40 pieces which can be played in unison between flute and clarinet contains over 50 well-known titles selected from the worlds of pop jazz and the shows as well astraditional and folk material provides imaginative piano accompaniments for selected pieces and chord symbols where appropriate develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition offers helpful notes for the teacher together with clear ensemble scores.

These methods provide complete courses for players of all ages guiding students from their first note to 'classics' together with compositions by contemporary writers. Each book is accompanied by high quality rhythm section tracks recorded on compact disc. Right from the start students can enjoy authentic jazz sounds playing in the company of professionals. With step-by-step instruction and a progression of specially written pieces the fundamental elements of good technique are introduced alongside the rhythmic subtleties of jazz. Improvisation is encouraged from an early stage and is given direction through the systematic study of scales and arpeggios and advice onear-training and chord patterns. With supplementary suggestions for listening and reading and an Appendix containing all the chord progressions for 'live' accompaniment of the tunes The Jazz Methods are ideally suited to both students working alone and those learning with a teacher. John O'Neill has a solid understanding of jazz and how it can be taught. I highly recommend his educational jazz materials. (Jamey Aebersold) ...a rare opportunity for a new player (or a more experienced one) to develop a really musical facility. A rare addition to the jazz improvising library. (Lee Konitz international jazz saxophone soloist) - includes 'classics' by Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver. -...this book contains a true method covering all phases of the subject. (Jimmy Giuffre multi-instrumentalist composer arranger and teacher)It is good to see a tutor treating each aspect of playing seriously and thoroughly and can be warmly recommended even for us non-jazzers. (Gordon Egerton Music Teacher Magazine)

Team Percussion is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play percussion. This method:presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student is ideal for individual group orclass tuition contains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for mixed wind group and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings Team Brass Team Recorder and Team Percussion offers more than 40 pieces which can be played in unison between flute and clarinet contains over 50 well-known titles selected from the worlds of pop jazz and the shows as well astraditional and folk material provides imaginative piano accompaniments for selected pieces and chord symbols where appropriate develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition offers helpfulnotes for the teacher together with clear ensemble scores.

Team Woodwind is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play woodwind. This method:presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each studentis ideal for individual group or class tuitioncontains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of stylesencourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for mixed wind group and integrates with ensemble music in Team Brassoffers more than 40 pieces which can be played in unison between flute and clarinetcontains over 50 well-known titles selected fromthe worlds of pop jazz and the shows as well as traditional and folk materialprovides imaginative piano accompaniments for selected pieces and chord symbols where appropriatedevelops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and compositionoffers helpful notes for the teacher together with clear ensemble scores.