Jim Mahaffey

This method, designed for the beginning/intermediate jazz ensemble, is divided into four parts which can be used separately in instructional or clinic settings or played nonstop as a daily warm-up in...

Dieser traditionelle Galopp spiegelt die Aufregung und den Nervenkitzel einer rasanten Achterbahnfahrt wider. Die ternäre ABA-Gesamtform enthält einen kontrastierenden Mittelteil im gleichen Tempo. Di...

Dieser traditionelle Galopp spiegelt die Aufregung und den Nervenkitzel einer rasanten Achterbahnfahrt wider. Die ternäre ABA-Gesamtform enthält einen kontrastierenden Mittelteil im gleichen Tempo. Di...

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) based this ballet suite on the earlier opera music of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). The suite of three movements opens with a spirited Can-Can, in the traditional style...

Dieser traditionelle Galopp spiegelt die Aufregung und den Nervenkitzel einer rasanten Achterbahnfahrt wider. Die ternäre ABA-Gesamtform enthält einen kontrastierenden Mittelteil im gleichen Tempo. Di...

Dieser traditionelle Galopp spiegelt die Aufregung und den Nervenkitzel einer rasanten Achterbahnfahrt wider. Die ternäre ABA-Gesamtform enthält einen kontrastierenden Mittelteil im gleichen Tempo. Di...

The arranger has taken five movements from the original eight movement late-Romantic Russian orchestral suite and transformed them into a very colorful suite for band. This suite of short movements fe...

Like other sets in Jim Mahaffey's 'Ten-Minute' series for jazz ensemble, these three unison warmups can be performed by your group in a 10-minute warmup at the beginning of your rehearsal. Each sectio...

MODAL WALTZ: Moderate swing in 3/4 that employs the C and F dorian modes. 4. FULL CIRCLE WITH SAX UNISON: Chords in the circle of fourths (key: F Concert), with a unison sax line to aid tuning. 5. BON...

This clever piece by Jim Mahaffey draws inspiration from two famous pieces of music: 'Air and Variations' (nicknamed 'The Harmonious Blacksmith') by George Frederick Handel and 'The Immovable Do' by P...

> Easy to read lesson explains dominant ninth chords on I-Bb, IV-Eb, and V-F in a 12 and 16 bar Bb blues format. > Mixolydian mode introduced and suggested improv examples given on each chord for prac...

This collection of 'Wedding Favorites for Brass' was compiled as a result of the many requests that have been received for these titles in an easy-to-play format for brass instruments. The arrangement...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...

Among Brahms' last works is a set of three intermezzi, completed in 1892 and published as Op. 117. The first is in Eb Major, the second in Bb minor, and the third in C# minor. The first of these piece...