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Manufacturer/Rep Ballot

Votes will be accepted until Monday, January 4, 2016.

Alfred Music’s “Playing On The Changes,” by Bob Mintzer

“We are grateful for the nomination of Bob Mintzer’s ‘Playing on the Changes’ for Best Book/Video/Software of 2015. Bob Mintzer is a giant in the jazz world, both as an educator and as the saxophonist for the famed Yellowjackets. Alfred Music is excited to provide our dealers with this educational collection that builds on both Mintzer’s repertoire of distinguished étude books and our overall commitment to jazz education. Mintzer has written out étude solos that traverse harmonic progressions in a way that familiarizes the player with the sound of each harmonic setting. With the sheer amount of information contained in them, plus the additions of the CD and TNT software, these are the best étude books yet. Our TNT software allows the player to include or omit Mintzer’s saxophone in the mix, and to slow down passages that are more difficult. We are thrilled to be recognized for this outstanding product, which is sure to become an essential for any jazz musician.”
—Alex R. Ordoñez, Vice President, Marketing, Alfred Music

Carl Fischer Music’s “Extra Easy Piano Classics”

eMedia Music’s “Music Theory Tutor” Music Theory Software

Hal Leonard’s “Chart Hits” Instrumental Play-Alongs

“These books provide intermediate-level arrangements of favorite pop songs, along with amazing online accompaniments that feature our Playback+ features. Students can slow down the tempo without changing pitch, loop difficult passages until they get it right and then play along with a professional-sounding band! These books can be used as confidence-boosters for band students, summer ‘extracurricular’ repertoire, talent show pieces and more!”
—David Jahnke, Vice President, National Sales, Hal Leonard