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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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Boogie Bonanza - Eugénie Ricau Rocherolle

Boogie Bonanza Eugénie Ricau Rocherolle

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Composer: Eugénie Ricau Rocherolle
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Article Nr: 466212
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Lyrical Impressions: Level Two - Jeanine Yeager
Jeanine Yeager presents her latest collection of New Age piano solos in this Level Two volume. Lyrical Impressions will intrigue younger musicians with colorful, sophisticated sounds.
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Article Nr: 467080
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Fresh Impressions: Level 2 - Jeanine Yeager
Contemporary harmonies come alive in these vibrant arrangements filled with warm melodies, rich harmonies, and careful tonal blendings that encourage expressive playing. Pieces that sound much harder than they are give elementary level students an opportunity to "show off" at recitals.
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Composer: Jeanine Yeager
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Jazz Combo Session - Flöte - Dean Sorenson
Finally, a flexible collection of pieces that cut to the core of the jazz experience - playing in a combo! Standard of Excellence Jazz Combo Session is a collection of compositions that can be played in a wide variety of 'combo' settings, with any combination of instruments. Includes parts for all woodwind, brass, and string instruments in addition to guitar, piano, bass, drum ...
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Composer: Dean Sorenson
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Article Nr: 89834
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Viva Vibrato - for Strings - String Bass
Viva Vibrato! is exciting, innovative, and revolutionary in its approach to teaching vibrato. The upbeat, user friendly style and dialoge, contemporary design, and effective developmental exercises gently guide students through a five section curriculum: Vibrato Readiness, The Birth of a Vibrato, The Developing Vibrato, The Maturing Vibrato, and The Artistic Vibrato.Lieferbare ...
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Canzon, Fugato & Hymn - Mark Camphouse

Canzon, Fugato & Hymn Mark Camphouse

Another great from the pen of Mark Camphouse! The canzon section is based largely on the "Canzon Noni Toni" (1597) of Giovanni Gabrieli. An original fugue sections is followed by a setting and trans figuration of the Thanksgiving hymn from 1645 "We Gather Together." Any band will truly sound top notch with this selection!

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Duration: 8:05 min
Difficulty: 5
Composer: Mark Camphouse
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Article Nr: 463341
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Bastien Piano Basics : Technic Level 4 (English Book) - Jane and James Bastien
Lieferbare Produkte / available Products: Bastien Piano Basics Primer Level (en)Bastien Piano Basics Level 1 (english)Bastien Piano Basics Level 2 (english)Bastien Piano Basics Level 3 (english)Bastien Piano Basics Level 4 (english)Dieses Produkt könnte Sie auch interessieren / This Product might be interesting for you: Bastien Piano Basics: Theory - Primer LevelBastien Piano ...
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Band Technique Step By Step - Schlagzeug / Drum Set - Don Haddad
Designed to be used during the band warm-up, Band Technique Step-By-Step assures that each band student continues to develop technical skills throughout their years in the band program. These skills can be tracked and tested with Band Technique Step-By-Step. Lieferbare Produkte / Available Products: Direktion / Conductor Flöte / Flute Oboe Fagott / Bassoon B-Klarinette ...
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Article Nr: 464245
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Personal Touches - Jeanine Yeager

Personal Touches Jeanine Yeager

These introspective and personal expressions offer remarkably sensitive writing, combining an imaginative use of harmony, lyric melodies, and moods. Perfect for high school and adult students.
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Composer: Jeanine Yeager
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Article Nr: 467078
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CD: Piano Repertoire - Level 3 - Keith Snell
Thousands of teachers have enjoyed Keith Snell's economical Piano Repertoire series of classic repertoire books, Now, this noted editor has compiled his favorite repertoire of all time into two large volumes. There are many reasons teachers, hobbyists and performers will find these volumes useful. Here are five: 1. Practical sources of repertoire favorites at multiple levels ...
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Holidays Extraordinaire! - Cello - Holidays extraordinaire : for flexible

Holidays Extraordinaire! - Cello Holidays extraordinaire : for flexible

Following the highly successful publication, Strings Extraordinaire!, this collection offers 25 arrangements for Christmas, Chanukah, and wintertime. Like its predecessor, Holidays Extraordinaire! is a progressive collection designed for students of different playing levels. All pieces are scored with an advanced and beginning part for each instrument, while being progressively ...
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Standard of Excellence: Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 - B-Klarinette/Bassklarinette - Bruce Pearson
Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 von Bruce Pearson, Chuck Elledge und Dean Sorenson: Das Ensemblespiel ist ein wichtiger Bereich in jeder Instrumentalausbildung. Festival Ensembles, Band 2, bietet dafür 15 variabel zu besetzende Stücke für Vorspiele, Konzerte und Familienfeiern im Schwwierigkeitsgrad 2-2,5. Durch die flexible Instrumentierung (jedes Instrumentalheft enthält die Solos ...
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Article Nr: 466049
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Standard of Excellence: Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 - Oboe - Bruce Pearson
Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 von Bruce Pearson, Chuck Elledge und Dean Sorenson: Das Ensemblespiel ist ein wichtiger Bereich in jeder Instrumentalausbildung. Festival Ensembles, Band 2, bietet dafür 15 variabel zu besetzende Stücke für Vorspiele, Konzerte und Familienfeiern im Schwwierigkeitsgrad 2-2,5. Durch die flexible Instrumentierung (jedes Instrumentalheft enthält die Solos ...
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Standard of Excellence: Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 - Es-Alt-/Baritonsaxophon - Bruce Pearson
Festival Ensembles, Buch 2 von Bruce Pearson, Chuck Elledge und Dean Sorenson: Das Ensemblespiel ist ein wichtiger Bereich in jeder Instrumentalausbildung. Festival Ensembles, Band 2, bietet dafür 15 variabel zu besetzende Stücke für Vorspiele, Konzerte und Familienfeiern im Schwwierigkeitsgrad 2-2,5. Durch die flexible Instrumentierung (jedes Instrumentalheft enthält die Solos ...
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Article Nr: 466060
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String Techniques for Superior Musical Performance - Kontrabass / String Bass - Robert S. Frost
This comprehensive technique and musicianship book provides an abundance of enjoyable repertoire and musical, results-driven exercises (including scales, etudes, chorales, classical repertoire, and more) that will help your students develop solid, accurate technique. Establishing a strong foundation with good left and right hand technique will result in outstanding musical perf ...
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Article Nr: 615585
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Piano Repertoire: Etudes - Level 7 - Keith Snell
Thousands of teachers have enjoyed Keith Snell's economical Piano Repertoire series of classic repertoire books, Now, this noted editor has compiled his favorite repertoire of all time into two large volumes. There are many reasons teachers, hobbyists and performers will find these volumes useful. Here are five: 1. Practical sources of repertoire favorites at multiple levels ...
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Article Nr: 466082
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