Beginner's Brass World by E.P. Stewart.
We are delighted to announce the release of a fantastic new book by E.P. Stewart - Beginner's Brass World.
Beginner's Brass World is designed to take a new brass player from Lesson 1 through to Grade 1.
The book contains 16 original pieces, each with 3 backing tracks - one for Bb instruments, one for Eb instruments and one for instruments in F, so Beginner's Brass World is the only book needed for ALL treble clef reading brass instruments.
The pieces in the book are written in a progressive way with the first piece based on the first 2 notes of the C major scale progressing through to the final piece based on the first 6 notes of the C major scale.
In addition, each of the 16 pieces also has an optional duet part which can be used in 3 different ways:
1) Played as a duet part by a teacher or pupil along with the solo part.
2) Played (along with the backing track) as alternative to the solo part by a pupil who is naturally a higher buzzer.
3) Played by a pupil to learn and develop a fuller range - up to a full octave
Beginner's Brass World also comes with 4 essential musical theory lessons.
Lesson 1 presents and explains all the musical elements that are used and seen in the book.
Lesson 2 is all about rhythm and has 5 different backing tracks the pupil can use to clap out various different rhythms.
Lesson 3 focuses on the importance of mouthpiece practice and buzzing.
Lesson 4 introduces the pupil to the important concept of playing scales, but in a gradual and progressive manner complimentary with the 16 pieces in the book.
Finally, there are 4 pages of flash cards that come with Beginner's Brass World..
These should be cut out to form a pack of 32 cards. Each flash card shows one written musical element found in the book and these should be used to reinforce the learning experience in fun way, providing an instant sense of achievement for the pupil.
The flash cards also have 3 subsections. Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3 and there are three games suggested in the book.
