Directory of new music & instructional materials

American Music Teacher, August-Sept, 2004

A.D.G Productions 15517 Cordary Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260 Phone/fax (310) 379-1568 adgordon@adgproductions.com www.adgproductions.com Free catalog available.

Celtic Music for Mandolin (book/CD), by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh. In this collection you will find traditional music, pieces by Carolan and pieces that were written for lute and mandora more than 400 years ago. There are forty-six pieces spanning four centuries. The pieces are presented with music notation and tablature. 79 pp. Intermediate. $22.95.

Music of Spain and South America for Guitar (book/CD), by Allan Alexander. This is a collection of twenty-three pieces from Spain and South America. This book contains pieces that fit beautifully on the fingerboard and are accessible to most intermediate guitarists. These pieces are unique and likely not found in most other collections. 86 pp. Intermediate. $24.95.

Latin Solo Workout for Guitar (book/CD), by Andrew D. Gordon. The Latin Solo Workout for Guitar gives guitarists the opportunity to practice improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums in various different Latin styles including calypso, mambo, salsa and songo. 68 pp. Intermediate. $19.95.

Ultimate Blues Organ Riffs (book/CD), by Andrew D. Gordon. This book covers a wide range of blues organ styles, including blues, funk, gospel, jazz and rock. Intended primarily for the organ, these materials also will appeal to pianists and keyboard players. 86 pp. Moderately difficult. $24.95.

Blues Horn Ensemble Playing for B-flat and E-flat Instruments (book/CD), by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca. The CD contains a variety of musical styles, including swing blues, slow blues, funky blues, jazz blues, Latin blues and minor blues. These are based mostly on the standard 12-bar blues chord progression and include four choruses each. 50 pp. Easy. $19.95.

Folk & Country Waltzes for Mandolin (book/CD), by Miles Courtiere. There are fifty well- known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles, not just slow waltzes. 68 pp. Intermediate. $19.95.

Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. 16320 Roscoe Blvd., Ste. 100 Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 891-5999 Fax (818) 893-5560 customerservice@alfred.com www.alfred.com Free catalog available.

The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2, by Judith Linder Schneider. Book 2 is newly edited and researched from the most important sources, and it includes commentary, clear engraving and much more. Difficult.

Contest Winners, by various authors. This series is drawn from festival and contest lists, and includes some of Alfred's most popular and effective solos. 32 pp. Intermediate. $6.95.

Finger Foods, by Johnson. This is a collection of nine solos with activity pages to help improve reading, rhythm, technique, musicality and creativity. 32 pp. Easy. $6.95.

Lewis & Clark, by Tom Gerou. Launch a journey of pianistic discovery with Lewis & Clark. It includes maps that diagram the music's formal elements and interpretation. 32 pp. Intermediate. $6.95.

Technique for the Advancing Pianist, by Valerie Cisler and Maurice Hinson. This is an instructional/practice book for developing precision, speed, agility and clarity using targeted exercises and etudes. 96 pp. Difficult. $12.95.

Daily Warm-ups, by Morty Manus and E.L. Lancaster. Designed for five-finger patterns, scales, arpeggios and more, Daily Warm-ups is perfect for auditions and contest preparations. 16 pp. Easy. $4.95.

Alfred's Group Piano for Adults, Second Edition, by E.L. Lancaster and Kenon Renfrow. The newly updated second edition features format improvements and new selections inspired by numerous recommendations from group piano teachers and students. 360 pp. Easy. $44.95.

Beyond the Romantic Spirit, Book 2, by Nancy Bachus. In Beyond the Romantic Spirit, Book 2, students can recapture the spirit of the environment in which composers lived, created and performed, and learn about influential events of this era. 64 pp. Moderately difficult. $8.95.

Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two (1 piano, 4 hands), by Martha Mier. Each duet book includes all new original pieces featuring syncopated rhythms and colorful harmonies of jazz in a variety of styles. 24 pp. Moderately difficult. $6.95.

Keys to Stylistic Mastery, by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield and Dennis Alexander. Help students learn more effectively with Keys to Stylistic Mastery. Students will learn to apply principles from the five stylistic periods. Intermediate. $9.50. (See advertisement on page 46.)

Amy R. Laurence Music Box 426 Dublin, OH 43017 Phone/fax (614) 764-2775 info@AmyRLaurence.com www.AmyRLaurence.com Free catalog available

Angels' Joy Christmas Medley, arranged by Amy R. Laurence. Christmas Medley includes "Joy to the World" and "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," and creates full sound, uses pedal and includes a big introduction and end. 2 min. Intermediate. $2.95.