Books & DVDs

About The Brass Player's Cookbook (Brass) Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance. By Kenneth Amis. Meredith Music Resourse. Softcover. 148 pages. Published by Meredith Music. (317161) ISBN 157463075X. A stimulating collection of unique concepts on becoming a successful performer by 57 of today's most outstanding brass professionals. Contains to-the-point, thought-provoking ideas proven successful by master teacher-performers. Problem-solving tips, philosophical concepts and technique-building skills, all in one easy-to-read collection.

Teaching Music with Passion is a one-of-a-kind, collective masterpiece of thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the noble profession of music education. Both inspirational and instructional, it will surely change the way you teach (and think) about music. Filled with personal experiences, anecdotes and wonderful quotations, this book is an easy-to-read, essential treasure! One of the most 'real' writings I have read during my 35 years in music education. - Mel Clayton, President, MENC: The National Association for Music Education

Method for Cor Alto and Cor Basse (Paris, 1824) Louis-Francois Dauprat (1781-1868) The first complete English translation of this very influential method book by the most highly-esteemed Professor of Horn at the Paris Conservatoire in the nineteenth century is still available in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. Printed in its original size (10 1/4" x 13 1/4") on acid-free paper, with all musical examples, etudes, and a fold-out chart reproduced in facsimile.

A Photo Study of 40 Virtuoso Horn Players Embouchres, by Philip Farkas Included in this study by Philip Farkas are life-size, highly detailed photographs of some of the great horn players’ embouchures of the 20th century from all over the world. They show each embouchure in high, middle and low registers. A diagram at the side of each photo shows the direction of the air-column.