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The Music Minus One company was founded in 1950 and their sing-along and play-along records quickly became an industry standard. For the first time, even hobbyist players could solo with a professional orchestra thanks to the high-quality recordings that accompanied each book. Over the years the library has grown to hundreds of titles.

The Music Minus One recordings feature world-class musicians and orchestras from the United States, Vienna, Bulgaria, and elsewhere in Europe. A variety of concerti, opera, lieder, and chamber music from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Mozart, Vivaldi, and others are available. In addition, the library also includes jazz combo works from such famed players as Stan Getz, Jimmy Raney, Bob Wilber, Buddy DeFranco, Glenn Zottola, Bob Dorough, Ira Nepus, Alan Kaplan, and more.

The recordings allow the player to listen to the full recording featuring a soloist, but then pan the recording to remove the soloist so they could step in and play the lead.

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Wellerman View 36 Products Solveig's Song View 12 Products African Noel View 7 Products St. Petersburg March View 4 Products Brandenburg Gate View 4 Products Suite From Water Music View 3 Products Three Czech Folk Songs View 3 Products Nettleton View 2 Products Ballad And Dance View 2 Products And Hold In Memory View 2 Products A Jazzy Christmas View 2 Products Variants On A Shaped Note Tune View 2 Products Cahaba Dances View 2 Products Selkie View 2 Products Fantasy Sketches View 2 Products Broadway! View 2 Products Armenian Rhapsody View 2 Products Mountain Country Dances View 2 Products Lanier Variants View 1 Product Thunderbolt View 1 Product New Forest March View 1 Product Flourish And Processional View 1 Product Arch Of Triumph View 1 Product The Singing River View 1 Product

Johnnie Vinson | Hal Leonard Johnnie Vinson Johnnie Vinson is Director of Bands and Professor of Music Emeritus at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He received Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in Music Education from Auburn, and Doctor of Arts degree in Music Theory from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Vinson retired from Auburn University several years ago after a long career with the Auburn Bands. Prior to joining the Auburn faculty, he taught in the public schools of Columbus, Georgia, and worked as a Graduate Assistant with the bands at the University of Texas and University of Mississippi. At Auburn, he supervised the overall band program, conducted the Symphonic Band, and taught conducting and band arranging. He was also faculty sponsor to Auburn's Theta Lambda Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. With over 550 published arrangements and compositions, Dr. Vinson is an internationally recognized writer of music for band. His publisher is Hal Leonard, the world leader in the music print industry. He has served as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. Vinson has been active professionally as a member and officer in numerous organizations. He has served as the National Vice President for Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma, is a Past President of the Alabama Music Educators Association, and is former Alabama State Chair of the College Band Directors National Association. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Band Association and served as NBA Representative to the North American Band Directors Coordinating Council. He is a Past President of Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and is also a member of the National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi, and ASCAP. Dr. Vinson was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association in 1994, has served three terms on its Board of Directors, and is currently Vice Chair of the ABA Foundation. He has been presented the Distinguished Service to Music Medal by Kappa Kappa Psi, the Citation of Excellence by the National Band Association, and the Outstanding Music Educator Award by the Alabama Music Educators Association. He has also been presented the Paula Crider Award by Tau Beta Sigma and was the first recipient of the Johnnie Vinson Award, named in his honor by Tau Beta Sigma. In 1998 he was elected to the Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame, and in January 2008, he was one of the inaugural class of twenty persons inducted into the Alabama Music Educators Hall of Fame. He and his wife Nancy, a professional flutist, live in Auburn, Alabama. They have two adult sons, Lee and Ed, who are also musicians. Publications by Johnnie Vinson

Hal Leonard Releases New Hybrid Concert Band Editions

MILWAUKEE—3.19.25—Band directors know the struggle: a missing part on rehearsal day, an unbalanced section needing extra copies, or a student who misplaced their sheet music—again. Hal Leonard is making these headaches a thing of the past with its new Hybrid Editions for concert band.

At first glance, Hybrid Editions look just like a standard printed score, but each one includes a unique access code to all parts digitally (as PDFs) via MyLibrary.com. This allows directors to: Print as many copies as needed for their ensemble, download parts for digital viewing on tablets or computers, and keep a secure backup for future use.

With Hal Leonard Hybrid Editions, directors get the best of both worlds: the professional quality of a printed score and the convenience of unlimited digital access. These editions are perfect for:

Unbalanced sections that need additional parts
Middle school musicians who frequently lose or damage their music
Long-term use without worrying about preserving original parts

The first Hybrid Editions are available now as part of Hal Leonard’s popular Discovery Plus Concert Band Series (Grade 2):

Barbie Girl (arr. Paul Murtha)
Taylor Swift Eras (arr. Johnnie Vinson)
Highlights from How to Train Your Dragon (arr. Johnnie Vinson)

Hybrid Editions are available at the same price as traditional printed sets, which remain available. Many more editions are in production. For more details, visit halleonard.com/hybrideditions.