A Fresh Approach Sheet Music Book
This collection of original tunes presents 180 carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles. Taking an approach based on self-learning, the 11 sections of the book focus on developing different key technical skills as well as introducing the student to a plethora of musical terms. Each section of the book contains solos, as well as trumpet duets and pieces with piano accompaniment for practicing ensemble sight-reading. Suitable for preliminary to advanced level students. Part of the comprehensive Sight-Reading series published by Schott and edited by John Kember. In English, French and German.
Section 1: Introducing notes C, E and G
Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Section 2: Notes C-G, 2/4 time
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Duets
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Section 3: Introducting G major and F#
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Section 4: Notes C-C, incl. F# and Bb, 3-time, quavers and dotted rhythms
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Duets
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Section 5: Keys D, A, Eb and Bb majors, D minor, 3/8 and 6/8 time, dynamic marks
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Duets
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Section 6: Range: Bb-G.Keys: A, D, G, C and F minor, Db major. New features: Compound time, semiquavers and triplets. Performance directions and dynamics
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Section 7: Swing style
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Section 8: General revision using keys up to 4 sharps and flats
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Section 9: Simple transposition, chromatic figures and Dorian mode, five time. 5/4 and 5/8
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Section 10: Further transposition. Dance styles and whole notes
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Section 10: Further transposition. Dance styles and whole notes
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Section 11: All keys, double sharps and flats. Baroque to Atonal styles
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Glossary