Dual Band

ESTA news & views
This is something of a first in violin music.The lay-out is clear and instuctions on how to achieve the required effects are user friendly. This has definitely been given 'The Nod'.

Fiddler Magazine (USA)
We all learn differently, and this is undoubtedly just the ticket for some people. Like all good ideas, it seems so obvious that I'm surprised no one has done it before. I will use it with my students. Highly recommended.

Music Teacher Magazine (UK)
Players are encouraged to explore every aspect of the instrument as a means for music making... Dual Band provides an opportunity not to be missed.

Muziekwereld (NL_
Deze methode leert je eigenlijk de viool kennen in de meest vrije zin.

ARCO
Het is voor iedereen leuk. Dus: wat houd je tegen om het zelf te doen? Grijp de eerste collega die je tegenkomt en improviseer!

Windy

Akkoord
If you don't feel 'free' enough to play your own notes in a piece, there are always musical examples to give you ideas. The nice thing is that this way you learn how to set up a simple improvisation in an existing piece of music.

Flutonicon
For amateur musicians who are mainly classically trained, free improvisation is usually rather a difficult task. You can however learn to improvise. The publication 'Windy' by Sarah Stiles includes music for woodwind players who want to learn to improvise.

Fluit
Many people feel rather cramped at the idea of having to improvise. That's why Sarah Stiles has published a book in which the player is offered some firm ground... With each duet there are also some improvisation suggestions. A fun way for flute players to learn how to become freer with both the instrument and the music.

4 Hands Free

Piano World (NL)
'I really want to improvise but I can only play when I read music.' How many times do we hear this utterance from pianists and keyboard players? Anyway, there is now light on the horizon in the form of the especially agreeable collection '4 Hands Free' from the English-Dutch composer Sarah Stiles.

Piano Bulletin, European Piano Teachers Asscociation
It's all about the students daring to improvise (four hands) with each other... With guidance it will lead to some very nice results.

Music and Education(NL)
The book inspires creativity and it can be a good introduction to improvising for both teachers and pupils!

Pyramide
4 Hands Free is an interesting music book for those who want to improvise freely or wish to do so with their pupils.