James Rae

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...

Child’s Play by James Rae provides the simplest possible little performance pieces for trumpet, almost from a pupil’s first lesson. These pieces couldn’t be easier and still have a tune, yet the cleve...

The Easy Blue Series for players in their early years of tuition, serves as an inspiring introduction to playing in the blues styles. This book of fifteen original pieces has been written to offer pla...

James Rae's eminently successful tutor Introducing the Saxophone was the first of its kind providing the complete beginner with material in popular styles yet allowing for a sound musical development...

Ten wonderful arrangements, by James Rae, of some of the best known and well loved favourites from 20th Century light music. 'You Must Remember This' is the title of this collection and you certainly...

James Rae is such a prolific editor, arranger, and composer for Universal Edition's educational catalog, we might forget that he is also a dedicated composer of original concert works. UE presents Rae...

Very much in the style of the Widor Toccata, but shorter and easier whilst conveying the same excitement and containing not a little of the James Rae flair!

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...

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...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 6 to 8. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of f...

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...

Wider Opportunities with the Debut series INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEARNING All of these pieces for young recorder players in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as a solo (descant recorder)...

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...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams from pre-Grade 1 to Grade 2. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clea...

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...

This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 6 to 8. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of f...

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...

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...

Jeder Trompeter, der sich Rock oder Jazz interessiert wird früher oder später über das Thema Improvisation stolpern. Jedoch erstarren zunächst viele, wenn sie Musik machen sollen, ohne Noten zu haben....

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...

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...