My teenage son loves this collection of trumpet solos!
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My 8th grade son loves this collection! He says the solos are pretty easy, but lots of fun for a kid who generally plays classical and jazz music in his school bands! What a fun book - will search out a level 2!
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I love this CD! My son is in 2nd grade and wants to hear it in the car all the time! He loves it, and now he loves math!!! Thank you!
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My 6 year old son is a huge fan (as am I) and he has us watch Penatonix on youtube often. I am so excited to be able to surprise him with this CD in the morning in the car! He is going to be thrilled! I love watching him memorize the songs. He has developed a true love of music for the first time.
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For anyone who knows anything of Mr. Eric Dolphy, this is clearly a great deal. So OK, it takes me back to feeling like a teenager again, and were it not for what he does both on the Eb and Bb clarinets, actually demonstrating their potential as serious solo instruments (and believe me, he turned a LOT of clarinetists and bassoonists in symphony orchestras into serious fans of jazz [to be honest, not difficult, since all the "classical" musicians I know are really into jazz])
When you here Dolphy play the clarinets, flute, saxes... you realize that man could make serious music from a raw potato, AND, the potato would just love it. THAT is where this collection is at.
What really surprised me is that, when I sent this collection to people (my daughter, another friend) who are about 30 yrs old, and then to an old white guy into punk rock (hello?!?) they just flipped out, wrote to say how often they are listening to this.
So OK, it's not vinyl. Yet for digial, it sounds darn good, and it's so cheap that you can buy a bunch and send them to your kids, grand-kids, complete strangers, and TOTALLY change the way they hear and play music. It is that good.
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Excellent collection of solos from the master.  If your are interested in ensuring you have the fundamentals down as a tuba player, these are the ones to learn.  Now I am an aging amateur player and was delighted to find the solo my teacher (a student of William Bell) had me learn in high school for college auditions.  I would have loved to have had the included piano accompaniment CD back in the late '60s, and something to play it on.  This is a great book for the student musician and those of us living to recapture our Glory Days.
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My 16 year old son had taken a sudden interest in this instrument since one of his buddies had one.  He'd never been interested in any musical instrument before, so I wanted to get him a good quality "starter".  This ukulele package deal was perfect!  It has good sound, the tuner works great and the case is nice and, in my view, necessary in order to teach kids to revere and take good care of their instruments.  He has been able to upload YouTube tutorials that have aided him in accelerating his skill and play songs he wants to play! Been a great experience.... and he claims that it is also a good "chick magnet", which at 16 is a definite plus!  Apparently girls like a guy who can "serenade" them!!
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From the teenager to the toddler (not to mention the mother & father) we all love to listen to the music selection on this cd.  My 8 year old even plays a contest of who can recognize which instruments and has gotten quite and ear.  We wore the first one out and had to search for a replacement!  When needed, you are even able to visably see the music "soothe the savage beast" - the crankies!  Whether you have gotten this free as a gift or just made a normal purchase, your money can't be better spent than on the collection of music found on this cd.
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great instrument  - good quality sound -- My teenager loves it!
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This is a great product for my student who is a Junior in high school. She is a great musician and the songs are all in English which is great. She enjoys the songs and is learning from them as well. There is a good mixture of slow and quick tempos and easier and more difficult pieces. Enjoy.
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I purchased Buzz to Brilliance a few months ago for my young son that is playing trumpet in our local high school band.  He was in desperate need of motivation.

After reading and practicing with Buzz to Brilliance for a few weeks, he seemed to be more energized about his trumpet practicing.

It's been a few months now and my husband and I can hear a big difference in his playing, especially his attitude about music and trumpet in particular.

Thank you Adrian Griffin.
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I brought this for my son. He plays the trumpet and has to practice at home. He was always complaining about not having a place to put his sheet music and I was tired of being his music stand. I purchased this stand and he LOVES it!! I Love it for the fact that I don't have to see a music stand up all the time.
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My son is enjoying this very much, and helps encourage him to stand for longer periods to play with it! Love the fact that it has a music side and learning side, and very fun tunes!
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I bought this trumpet set for my son in middle school.  He is in band and is just learning to play the trumpet.  This trumpet it very nice especially for the price. The trumpet feels nice and solid and the sound is good, even with a beginner learning on it!  The case it comes with is also very nice and has the option of straps so you can carry it like a backpack or over the shoulder.  I think this is a great trumpet especially for a beginner but I can see this being used all the way through high school with no problem.
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This is the 2nd one I have purchased here. 1st one was 4 years back. My son is now really good at trumpet and plays jazz band. He plays his friends nicer ones and says dad they all sound the same. You just gotta play. Great value and will buy a 3rd one if he doesnt buy his own by then.
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Bought this for my son's birthday and he absolutely loves it! The different settings that go with the beat of the music are really cool and it sounds great!
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My son is a beginner and this sax has helped learn the basics!
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I bought this songbook for my teenaged daughter and she just loves it. She plays from it every day amidst her classical practicing. The book offers greats from all the decades through the 70's. The arrangements are snazzy, too. Definitely recommend