James Rae

In 'Zoo Time!' for alto saxophone and piano, James Rae has imagined how our friends in the zoo might perform on the dance floor! This has inspired some delightful pieces such as 'Tiger Tango', 'Rhino...

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...

Teachers seeking further material for their pupils to relish and enjoy but without searching through quantities of music that is technically too challenging or inappropriate for the pupil's level, nee...

James Rae’s Jazz Ensemble series was first published in the 1980s and quickly proved very popular. There were six separate titles in the series written for a flexible mixed ensemble, with parts provid...

A collection of easy progressive studies for the beginner with tips provided and an optional teacher's part designed to give support and encouragement to the pupil in the lesson. Suitable for all saxo...

James Rae has composed these 18 études for the higher-grade/ college-level saxophonist. Technique and musicianship are the key issues and they are also ideal as workouts, even for the professional pla...

James Rae presents 42 More modern studies for flute complementing the established favourite: '40 Modern Studies'. Again Pieces are from elementary to more advanced levels varying from modern Classical...

Latin inspired compositions for two saxophones by James Rae The two parts in the 'Latin American' idiom are equally matched and give both saxophone players a chance to shine. Chord symbols have been i...

James Rae offers fourteen fascinating saxophone studies in many different styles, from rock and ragtime to jazz and tango to classical and folklore. They can be played as a pure solo for personal stud...

This collection of ten easy jazzy duets for two clarinets has been written entirely in the low register to enable players of very modest abilities to tackle them without difficulty. For ease of readin...

In this challenging new set of studies, '18 Concert Etudes' for solo clarinet, James Rae aims to help develop good technique and to nurture musicianship from grade 6 through to college level. As might...

This collection of easy duets for flute and clarinet has been written to enable players at an early stage of their musical development to tackle first encounters with jazz without great difficulty. Th...

The book 'Jazzy Duets' Flute & Clarinet has been composed to give flutists and clarinetists who are usually more familiar with classical music the opportunity to play jazz orientated material in duet...

Blue Flute and Saxophone Duets contains five compostions by James Rae in the blues idiom. Chord symbols have been proviced (at concert pitch) for the purpose of optional accompaniment. An alternative...

The original pieces in blues style for clarinet and piano are technically undemanding but must be played in the correct style in order to achieve a convincing result. The accompaniments will aid inter...

All together easy Ensemble! is a series of flexible arrangements of well-known pieces for students venturing forth into ensemble playing for the first time. The parts are of equal importance and are w...

Jazz Saxophone 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 saxophonists. Part 1 intro...

This collection of ten easy duets has been written to enable mildly advanced players to tackle first encounters with jazz without great difficulty. For ease of reading the parts have been printed on s...

Diese Sammlung von 12 Stücken für Saxophon solo wurde komponiert, um die Spieltechnik fortgeschrittener Spieler zu fördern. Die Übungsstücke enthalten viele der musikalischen Elemente, die von heutige...

A real 'style workout' is provided here for saxophone players from grade 1 up to intermediate level. 40 original studies are grouped into four sections - Classical, Jazz, Rock and Latin - all in playe...

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...

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...

Here are some great new duets for young saxophonists by James Rae in his own inimitable style... or perhaps that should be styles, since, like many of his collections, this covers swing, jazz, blues,...

This book was written in the same format as 40 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...