• tuneful but easy ‘show-off’ pieces for young beginners • well written to reinforce basic fingering patterns and work on simple technical problems • child’s instrumental part bound in attractive full-colour cover with cartoon illustration - inside pages also illustrated with lively cartoons (piano part printed as insert) • majority of pieces suitable for ABRSM Preparatory test Show

ten of Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs without Words’ expertly arranged by top clarinettists Thea King and Alan Frank, building on the song-like qualities of the original piano pieces • the variety of content in Mendelssohn’s eight volumes are reflected in this volume • an ideal source for familiar recital material

• responds to the need for useful core material for the clarinet in C • selected items from New Pieces for Clarinet have been transposed and adapted for the instrument • appealing variety of rhythms, styles and moods and the progressive introduction of new technical accomplishments through the volume will provide invaluable repertoire-building material for teachers