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Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Neil A. Kjos Music Company publisher

The Neil A. Kjos Music Company was founded by its namesake in Chicago in 1936 as a one-room operation in space rented from the Lyons Band Instrument Company. By 1957, the company had outgrown the premises at Lyons and built a 20,000 square foot plant in Park Ridge, Illinois. Neil A Kjos, Jr., soon began working for the company after receiving degrees from St. Olaf College and Columbia University Teachers College, and serving in the 524th Air Force Band. During his studies, Neil Jr. met Jane Smisor Bastien, future author of the best-selling piano methods around the world. Neil Jr. acquired the title of president when his father retired in 1969.


In 1973, Neil Jr. determined that the company should expand to a part of the country with a more reasonable climate. A location in San Diego, California, was selected for the construction of a new plant. After completion in 1975, the Neil A. Kjos Music Company operated from both San Diego and Park Ridge. In 1985, the Park Ridge location closed, and all operations were transferred to the newly expanded facility in San Diego.


Neil Jr.’s two children, Mark and Tim, joined the company in the mid-1980s. Upon Neil Jr.’s retirement in 2000, Mark and Tim, with their strong business and music backgrounds, continue the legacy established by their grandfather and father.


Since its inception in 1936, the Neil A. Kjos Music Company has pursued the goal of publishing the most effective methods and compositions for music teachers and students. Kjos Music continues to set the standard in all areas of the educational music publishing industry.

Standard of Excellence series


The most popular books in the series are the Standard of Excellence Band Method volumes. Among the band titles and three volumes for nearly every instrument used in a band.
Each of the books comes with Standard of Excellence's IPAS software. The software has every piece from the book and a program where the user can play along, receiving guidance as to whether the note was done properly or not. It is claimed by some to be the most comprehensive band method ever (Dylan Meyer).

Bastien Piano Basics series


Bastien Piano Basics is a collection of piano instruction books targeted to children ages 7–11 from the primer level to level 4. This series is authored by James Bastien and Jane Smisor Bastien. There are many supplementary books within the series.

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Fine Tuning for viola - Frank Spinosa

Fine Tuning for viola

Frank Spinosa
Viola

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6,74 €
Fine Tuning for violin (violin 1 and 2) - Frank Spinosa
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6,74 €
Tradition of Excellence Book 1 - Complete Conductor Package - Bruce Pearson
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102,00 €
Sambadees Sandwich - Doug Beach / Arr. George Shutack

Sambadees Sandwich

Doug Beach / Arr. George Shutack
Unterhaltungsmusik

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33,60 €
...from ancient times - Bruce Pearson

...from ancient times

Bruce Pearson
Originale Literatur

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54,00 €
Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537 - Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Ryan Nowlin

Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537

Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Ryan Nowlin
Klassische Bearbeitungen

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180,00 €
Bastien New Traditions: All In One Klavierschule - Level 4A (Deutsch) - Jane Smisor & Lisa & Lori Bastien
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15,95 €
Christmas Trio - Trombone, Baritone B.C. Trio - Traditional / Arr. Cynthia McManus

Christmas Trio - Trombone, Baritone B.C. Trio

Traditional / Arr. Cynthia McManus
Weihnachten

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8,99 €
Danse Bacchanale (Samson and Delilah) - Camille Saint-Saens / Arr. Leigh Steiger

Danse Bacchanale (Samson and Delilah)

Camille Saint-Saens / Arr. Leigh Steiger
Klassische Bearbeitungen

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108,00 €
When I close my eyes, I see dancers - Timothy Mahr

When I close my eyes, I see dancers

Timothy Mahr
Besonders Empfehlenswerte Ausgaben

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102,00 €
Centennial Overture - William Hofeldt

Centennial Overture

William Hofeldt
Ouvertüren / Ouvertures

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60,00 €
Merry Christmas Vol. 2 of Carols for piano solo - Diverse / Arr. Jane Smisor Bastien

Merry Christmas Vol. 2 of Carols for piano solo

Diverse / Arr. Jane Smisor Bastien
Weihnachten

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6,74 €
Best In Class Christmas - B-Klarinette - Bruce Pearson / Arr. Chuck Elledge

Best In Class Christmas - B-Klarinette

Bruce Pearson / Arr. Chuck Elledge
Sammlung für Weihnachten

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6,74 €
Soft Shoe Dance - Forrest L. Buchtel

Soft Shoe Dance

Forrest L. Buchtel

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4,49 €
Mexican Clapping Song - Forrest L. Buchtel

Mexican Clapping Song

Forrest L. Buchtel

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4,49 €
Czech Dance Song - Forrest L. Buchtel

Czech Dance Song

Forrest L. Buchtel

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4,49 €
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