First Festival Solos for Trombone 20 Easy Solos with Piano Accompaniments by Various Piano Accompaniment - Sheet Music

SKU: CF.WF124

ISBN 9780825890550. UPC: 798408090555. 9 x 12 inches.

This is a new collection of solo pieces with piano accompanimentsfor use at festival-adjudicated events or in recitals. Thesesolos are written by two of the most popular composers ofmusic for students: Larry Clark and Sean O’Loughlin. The solosrange in difficulty from grades 1 to 2 and are progressivelyarranged in the book. There is a wide variety of musical stylesfrom original compositions to beautiful arrangements of folksongs and classical pieces. The download contains full versionrecordings for the student to use as examples, as well aspiano-only recordings to use in practice. As an added bonus,the piano accompaniments as printable PDF files are alsoincluded, so that the student can print the solo they need forthe accompanist. This collection of solos is destined to be onevery state contest/festival required music list.
An essential part of any good instrumental musicprogram is for the students to play a solo with pianoaccompaniment. Having students play in a smallchamber-music setting is a very beneficial exercisetoward improving the student’s overall musicianship.Many states have solo and ensemble festivals wherestudents can play for a judge and receive feedback ontheir performance. As part of the process of playing asolo with piano, students can improve many aspects oftheir playing such as tone quality, intonation, techniqueand ensemble skills. It helps them to overcome anyinhibitions about playing alone, which can only have apositive benefit for any student.These solos are different in that they have beencomposed or arranged with the ability level of thestudent in mind. We have called on our experience asmusic educators, composers, conductors and editorsto put together a collection of solos that will be usefulxa0to the student for multiple years. We feel stronglythat these solos are both musically fresh and moreindicative of the types of contemporary music that thestudents will encounter as they develop into their lateryears in instrumental music. It is our mission to help toimprove the overall musicianship of students. We tookgreat care in making sure that there is always a musicalsophistication in all of these pieces, even though thetechnical demands are somewhat limited. Playing withgood phrasing is essential at every level, and it is achallenge that we hope all young musicians will striveto achieve. We are confident that this collection of soloswill lead you in the right direction.It was a pleasure for us to have the opportunity to puttogether this collection. We know it will be a useful toolfor you for years to come.