Trumpet

This collection of solos with optional duet part combines with a swinging CD accompaniment to provide a great practice tool for learning the most popular jazz styles. A variety of keys and tempi give the soloist ample opportunity to develop playing skills in this idiom - perfect for learning the Big Band style.

featuring Chris Valdala, saxophone, and Vincent DiMartino, trumpet Original acoustic jazz melodies for the jazz fan and anyone who wants to develop his or her musicality. With written-out solos and chords, improvisation is encouraged. In addition to playing along with the CD, you can also play the pieces as duets with two professional musicians from the Chris Valdala Quintet. Listen, play and improvise with inspiring jazz music!

The two movements (interchangeable titles that can be used as either a processional or recessional) may be used for weddings, concerts, commencements or church occasions of any kind. Both movements are heroic and majestic.

Second place winner of the I.T.G. 2000 composition competition. Commissioned by Edward Bach, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Three Episodes for Trumpet and Piano is a diverse three-movement work (fast, slow, fast), seven and one-half minutes in duration, designed to capture the entire range of expressive and technical aspects of both instruments.

Easy to intermediate arrangements of classics by Brahms, Dvorak, Grieg, Haydn, Humperdinck, Liszt, Offenbach, Rossini, Schubert, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and more.

Get acquainted with The Sound of Gospel! This collection contains 10 well-known spirituals arranged by Stephen Bulla, one of the foremost arrangers of instrumental music. The solo parts always include a complete melody line and some variant of an obbligato as well. The piano accompaniments (available separately) are uncomplicated, yet fully portray the style grooves often performed by well-known Gospel choirs and recording artists. A performance/accompaniment CD is included with the solo book. Includes: Amazing Grace, Down by the Riverside, Higher Ground, Rock of Ages, Kum Ba Yah, When We All Get to Heaven, This Train, 'Tis So Sweet, Sweet Hour of Prayer and In the Sweet By-and-By.