James Rae: spartiti facile

This book was written in the same format as 20 Modern Studies. Again, the pieces are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of styles. As the studies are technically demanding, they are all writt...

Schubert for clarinet Together with Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert is considered to be the founder of romantic music in German-speaking countries. He mainly owes this reputation to the compositi...

James Rae has selected a variety of pieces from Brahms's orchestral and song repertoire and transcribed them for clarinettists in their earlier years of tuition through to more advanced levels. From C...

This work was written for and dedicated to the clarinettist Mark Walton OAM by way of a thank you for all his fine recordings and performances of my music. It was premiered in London by Mark and his a...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 3 to 5. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of f...

'I have composed with the aim of providing directors of elementary level bands with original material that will both inspire and challenge their musicians. The pieces are all tuneful and in very acces...

Scotland as a nation, has a wealth of traditional music unequalled by many countries in the world. The material ranges from haunting laments and ballads to stirring marches and reels. The melodies or...

Each movement is written to portray a specific characteristic life along the river. The Tyne starts its life as two rivers, hence the title of the first movement: The Sources. These converge to form t...

Even St. Patrick could not escape the charm of the green island. Hardly any country appreciates its nature and cultivates its traditions more than Ireland. Irish folk music, with violin, flute, harp,...

On this musical voyage, James Rae leads the clarinetist from the Baroque era to the present day. His arrangements of well-known titles such as Bach's 'Minuet in G', Purcell's 'Air', Saint-Saëns 'The S...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Initial to Grade 2. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area...

The ability to sight-read well is a valuable asset to any musician, yet sight-reading is often ignored. The Eyes and Ears series contains carefully graded sight-reading specimens with a duet part for...

Improvisation, Jamming or Busking is something that does not come naturally to everyone but, with the help of James Rae’s 'Jazz Zone', it can be learned! James has lived and breathed this style all hi...

The book 'Jazzy Recorder Duets' has been composed to give recorder players who are usually more familiar with classical music the opportunity to play jazz orientated material in duet form. Both parts...

Jazz Trumpet Studies brings together 78 of James Rae's pieces from his successful method Progressive Jazz Studies into a single great-value book, suitable for Grade 1 to 5 trumpet students. Part 1 int...

This book of eight contrasting original compositions will introduce beginners to playing in the Blues styles. Right from the start even and swing tempo pieces are part of the programme amongst other J...

18 studies written to develop familiarity with the main types of scales and arpeggios in Jazz. More enjoyable than the scales themselves, James Rae has deliberately chosen keys that give a comfortable...

Designed for the clarinet beginner, this sheet music collection of ten performing pieces provides stimulating performance material in various styles (Swing, Funk, Reggae, Blues and Latin) at the easie...

Diese Sammlung von stilistisch unterschiedlichen Stücken ermöglicht mäßig fortgeschrittenen Spielern das Üben der Ausdrucksweise des Jazz im kleinen Ensemble. Alle drei Stimmen sind musikalisch gleich...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Initial to Grade 2. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area...

Drawing on his extensive performing and teaching experience, James Rae provides a 'way-in' to the often daunting area of improvisation. The CD with rhythm section backing by professional jazz musician...

Blue Saxophone was composed with the aim of introducing saxophonists to music in the blues idiom. The pieces are of moderate length and vary in style. The accompaniments have been written in such a wa...

These play-along editions for solo flautists containing the melody part (including chord symbols) and CD of orchestrated accompaniment tracks, are now available with an added alternative piano accompa...