Holiday Wish-List

If Mr. Shaw could have only one thing this holiday season it would be for each band student to get something from this list as a present...well, ok, he'd like Guitar Hero IV, too...

METHOD BOOKS

FLUTE
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Altes Method
Art and Practice of Modern Flute Technique – Kincaid
Eck Method / Practical Studies / Tone Development
Moyse "De La Sonorite" Tone Method

CLARINET
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Klose Celebrated Method for Clarinet
Rose: 40 Studies for Clarinet, Book I
Melodious and Progressive Studies – Hite

OBOE
50 Classical Studies for the Oboe - Joppig
Rubank Advanced Method
Andraud Practical and Progressive Method
Barrett Oboe Method

BASSOON
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Weissenborn Practical Method for Bassoon


SAXOPHONE
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
25 Daily Studies--Klose
Gatti: 35 Melodious and Technical Exercises

TRUMPET
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Arban Complete Conservatory Method
Remington Warm-up Studies--arr. Hunsberger
Herbert L. Clark Technical Studies
Schlossberg Daily Drills and Technical Studies

HORN
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Kopprasch – Sixty Selected Studies for Horn (Vol. 1 & 2)
Concone – Lyrical Studies for Horn or Trumpet
Practical Studies – Getchell

TROMBONE / EUPHONIUM
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method
Rochut Melodious Etudes Book I and II
Arban Method for Trombone / Euphonium
Schlossberg Daily Drills
Clark Method for Trombone / Euphonium

TUBA
Rubank Intermediate Method
Rubank Advanced Method

MOUTHPIECE UPGRADES (These will sound better than the mouthpiece that came with your instrument)

CLARINET
Van Doren B45
DEG Barrels
Rovner Ligatures

SAXOPHONE
Selmer C* S80

TRUMPET
Bach 3C

HORN
Schilke 29 or 30

TROMBONE
Bach 5G or 4G
Schilke 51 or 51 D

TUBA
Helleberg 120 S
Bach 18

PERCUSSIONISTS SHOULD OWN
Pair of snare sticks: Vic Firth SD1

RECORDINGS: BUY ANYTHING BY...
FLUTE Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jim Walker, James Galway, Irv Monroe
CLARINET Harold Wright, Larry Combs, Sabine Meyer
OBOE Joseph Robinson, John Mack, Alex Klein
BASSOON Bubonic Bassoon Quartet, Christopher Millard
SAXOPHONE Donald Sinta, Jean Rousseau, Joseph Lulloff, Steven Mauk
TRUMPET Phil Smith, Adolph Herseth, Wynton Marsalis
HORN Dale Clevenger, Dennis Brain, Philip Farkas
TROMBONE Joseph Alessi, Christian Linberg
EUPHONIUM Brian Bowman, Roger Behrend
TUBA Arnold Jacobs, Sam Pilafian
PERCUSSION Evelyn Glennie, Jeff McQueen