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Music Methods and Educational Books by Kyle Coughlin

Kyle Coughlin has written and published books for students and musicians of all ages and abilities. All of the books emphasize an enjoyable process of learning the fundamentals of music while developing strong instrumental skills. The print versions of the books are available on Lulu.com and the PDF versions are available on PayHip.com

Select a link to jump to the books available for your instrument, or read the descriptions below for each book.

Winds:
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon

Brass:
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
 
Percussion

Piano
Recorder

Time Lines is a music method that improves rhythm and reading skills. It includes hundreds of rhythm exercises and patterns, melodies, and Time Games which are duet/ensemble pieces. It is a thorough, step-by-step book that will help students develop their sense of tempo, too. The book is accompanied by online audio and animated video examples on this site that will help you practice and improve your skills. It is currently available for all woodwinds, brass, piano, and recorder. The wind, brass, and percussion books are all written in the same key, so all band instruments can play the music together. You can view a free sample of Time Lines.

Time Expressions is a method that focuses on the musically expressive techniques of dynamics and articulation. It features simple exercises that range from pianissimo to fortissimo, and includes staccato, accents, and slurs. It is currently available for woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments. The wind, brass, and percussion books are all written in the same key, so all band instruments can play the music together. You can view a free sample of Time Expressions.

Fundamentals of Rhythm is thorough method that teaches the basic concepts of rhythm and progresses to very advanced materials. It features note values of quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole note, eighth note, dotted eighth note, sixteenth note, thirty-second note, triplets, as well as time signatures of 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, 2/2, 3/2, 5/4, 7/4, and more.
All of the music in the Fundamentals of Rhythm is written on a single line staff and there are no melodies in the book, so it can be played by any instrument. Audio examples of each pattern in the book are available on another one of my websites: www.rhythm-in-music.com

Christmas Duets are a collection of 25 popular Christmas carols written for woodwinds. There are at least two arrangements for each carol, giving students a choice of having one performer play the melody the entire time, or having them trade the melody back and forth between the two parts. Note that the music is written specifically for the range of beginner to intermediate players, so the books for each instrument are not always in the same key. In other words, there are only a few songs that can be played together by a flute and a clarinet.

The Beginning Jazz Studies books are available for clarinet and saxophone and introduce basic jazz rhythms and articulations. Note that these books are written specifically for each instrument to work comfortably in the range of beginner and intermediate players. In other words, the clarinet book is not always in the same key as the saxophone books, and the B flat and E flat books are in different keys.

The Beginning Clarinet Songbook is a fun approach to learning how to play the clarinet by practicing new songs that gradually progress in difficulty. Each lesson in the book focuses on one new concept at a time, and features songs as well as duets.

The Clarinet Fingering Chart is a thorough, easy to read PDF with pictures of the clarinet to help you learn accurate fingerings quickly. It includes the basic alternate fingerings for each note, from low E to altissimo G.

Books for Clarinet

Time Lines Book 1 for Clarinet, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Clarinet, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Clarinet, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Clarinet, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version
Beginning Clarinet Songbook, print version
Beginning Clarinet Songbook, PDF version
Beginning Jazz Clarinet Studies, Volume 1, print version
Beginning Jazz Clarinet Studies, Volume 1, PDF version
Beginning Jazz Clarinet Studies, Volume 2, print version
Beginning Jazz Clarinet Studies, Volume 2, PDF version
Christmas Clarinet Duet Book, print version
Christmas Clarinet Duet Book, PDF version
Clarinet Fingering Chart, PDF version

Books for Alto Saxophone

Time Lines Book 1 for Alto Saxophone, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Alto Saxophone, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Alto Saxophone, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Alto Saxophone, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version
Beginning Jazz Alto Saxophone Studies, Volume 1, print version
Beginning Jazz Alto Saxophone Studies, Volume 1, PDF version
Beginning Jazz Alto Saxophone Studies, Volume 2, print version
Beginning Jazz Alto Saxophone Studies, Volume 2, PDF version
Christmas Alto Saxophone Duet Book, print version
Christmas Alto Saxophone Duet Book, PDF version

Books for Tenor Saxophone

Time Lines Book 1 for Tenor Saxophone, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Tenor Saxophone, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Tenor Saxophone, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Tenor Saxophone, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version
Beginning Jazz Tenor Saxophone Studies, Volume 1, print version
Beginning Jazz Tenor Saxophone Studies, Volume 1, PDF version
Beginning Jazz Tenor Saxophone Studies, Volume 2, print version
Beginning Jazz Tenor Saxophone Studies, Volume 2, PDF version
Christmas Tenor Saxophone Duet Book, print version
Christmas Tenor Saxophone Duet Book, PDF version

Books for Flute

Time Lines Book 1 for Flute, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Flute, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Flute, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Flute, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version
Christmas Flute Duet Book, print version
Christmas Flute Duet Book, PDF version

Books for Oboe

Time Lines Book 1 for Oboe, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Oboe, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Oboe, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Oboe, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version
Christmas Oboe Duet Book, print version
Christmas Oboe Duet Book, PDF version

Books for Bassoon

Time Lines Book 1 for Bassoon, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Bassoon, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Bassoon, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Bassoon, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Trumpet

Time Lines Book 1 for Trumpet, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Trumpet, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Trumpet, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Trumpet, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Trombone

Time Lines Book 1 for Trombone, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Trombone, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Trombone, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Trombone, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for French Horn

Note that the range of beginner to intermediate players was taken into consideration when writing the parts for each instrument, and the French horn books for Time Lines and Time Expressions do not include the exact same melody pitches as the other wind and brass books. However, they do harmonize with the other concert band parts so that they can be played together.
Time Lines Book 1 for French Horn, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for French Horn, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for French Horn, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for French Horn, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Tuba

Time Lines Book 1 for Tuba, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Tuba, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Tuba, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Tuba, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Percussion

Time Lines Book 1 for Percussion, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Percussion, PDF version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Auxiliary Instruments, print version
Time Expressions Book 1 for Auxiliary Instruments, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Piano

Time Lines Book 1 for Piano, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Piano, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version

Books for Recorder

Time Lines Book 1 for Recorder, print version
Time Lines Book 1 for Recorder, PDF version
Fundamentals of Rhythm, print version