OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Frank Andrews
BRASS BAND CYLINDER AND NON-MICROGROOVE DISC RECORDINGS 1903-1956
Frank Andrews received the 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States-based Association for Record Sound Collections. This volume, the product of many years' work, presents complete details of British brass band recordings up to the appearance of the LP record. A unique source of information on repertoire and performers as well as individual discs and cylinders and the companies issuing them, this discography will be found invaluable by all those interested in brass bands during the first half of the twentieth century.'. . . an interesting read for the nostalgic band lover and a must for the committed collector of old recordings.'- Brass Band World.
ISBN 1 872203 25 6. 238 pp. Free descriptive leaflet available.

Clifford Bevan
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTIONS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Published in 1990, this handy book contains details of almost 100 collections, all open to the public. As well as information on the instruments themselves, availability of catalogues and checklists is included. Each individual entry also includes types and totals of instruments, locations, facilities, opening times and prices of admission. In a handy A5 format, with laminated cover, it contains 128 pages, frontispiece and 43 photographs. 'This slim volume is to music-lovers what the Good Pub Guide is to drunks . . .'- Classical Music. '. . . anyone concerned for the welfare of musical instruments in public collections should obtain a copy and use it'.- Galpin Society Journal.
ISBN 1 872203. 128 pp.

Clifford Bevan
THE TUBA FAMILY
The second edition of the standard work on the tubas and their predecessors. 640 pages about baritone, euphonium, tubas, sousaphones, helicons, ophicleide, serpents and countless more, with 100 illustrations and 100 music examples in 16 chapters. It includes 8 appendices, 23-page bibliography and 33-page index. '. . . a veritable wealth of information on the tuba, its variants and its predecessors'.- ITEA Journal. 'Dr. Bevan writes beautifully . . . a must for tuba students everywhere'.- Galpin Society Journal. 'The book is that rare delight, a scholarly reference work and a good bedside-table read!'-Winds.
ISBN 1 872203 30 2. 640 pp. Free descriptive leaflet available.

Rachel Greenwood
50 WAYS TO PRACTISE SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
A revolutionary method for intermediate and advanced violinists which suggests ideas of use to players (and teachers) of all instruments. '. . . extremely good value . . . I thoroughly recommend this book to all teachers who feel stale when it comes to the scale part of the lesson!'- ESTA Journal.
ISBN 1 872203 20 5. 24 pp.

MUSIC STUDENTS PRACTICE DIARY
This A5, 40-page, card-bound booklet has spaces for the teacher to write in details of 36 lessons, and the pupil to make daily notes of practice carried out. There are also spaces for the date and time of next lesson; record of examinations, competitions and festivals entered. It is suitable for all instruments and has sold many thousands of copies since 1988.
ISBN 9 781872 203157. 40 pp. Free descriptive leaflet available.

 

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