" Will you be able to find the fruit hidden in this trio? Tchaikovsky helps us to address syncopations and light notes as if it would be a diaphanous dancer " - Alain LOPEZ

" This very simple trio allows students playing together quickly for an audition (one year of instrument practice for voices 2 and 3 and one year and a half for the first voice). " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 2 years onwards

" What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! One could also add the sounds of a "reco-reco" or a "pandeiro" (small Brasilian drums) to make this Samba even more captivating! " - Alain LOPEZ

" My first Duet for beginners who will be able to tackle, thanks to the melody, the intervals of Thirds, Fourths, Fifths and Sixths with calm and fun, in a different way than running over one's scales  " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 3 years onwards

" What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! One could also add the sounds of a "reco-reco" or a "pandeiro" (small Brasilian drums) to make this Samba even more captivating! " - Alain LOPEZ

" Funk Obsession is a duet where exchanges between the 2 players, every 8 bars then every 4 bars, before obsessional. It is a musical confrontation based on technique, as in a real duel. " - Alain LOPEZ

" My first Duet for beginners who will be able to tackle, thanks to the melody, the intervals of Thirds, Fourths, Fifths and Sixths with calm and fun, in a different way than running over one's scales  " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 4 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 2 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 2 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 5 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 3 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 4 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Tenor or Soprano Saxophone for 2 years onwards

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 3 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 5 years onwards

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Tenor or Soprano Saxophone for 3 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 4 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Soprano or Tenor Saxophone for 4 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 5 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Tenor or Soprano Saxophone for 5 years onwards

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

The famous theme immortalized by Louis Armstrong revisited for saxophone ensemble.

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" What can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! The sounds of a "reco-reco" or a "pandeiro" (small Brasilian drums) could be added to make this Samba even more captivating! " - Alain LOPEZ

" My first Duet for beginners who will be able to tackle, thanks to the melody, the intervals of Thirds, Fourths, Fifths and Sixths with calm and fun, in a different way than running over one's scales  " - Alain LOPEZ

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" Written to welcome Clarisse after her birth, this melody is soft and simple to play, but care must be taken to varied nuances. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 4 years of instrument practice

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 1 year onwards

" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

" What can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! The sounds of a "reco-reco" or a "pandeiro" (small Brasilian drums) could be added to make this Samba even more captivating! " - Alain LOPEZ

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenario... " - Alain LOPEZ

The famous theme immortalized by Louis Armstrong revisited for clarinet ensemble.

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Tangolla uses melodic and rhythmic styles specific to Tango. It embeds references to the Master Astor Piazzolla. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his husband Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" My first Duet for beginners who will be able to tackle, thanks to the melody, the intervals of Thirds, Fourths, Fifths and Sixths with calm and fun, in a different way than running over one's scales  " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenario... " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his husband Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piece, coupled with a faster one is an ideal combination to propose for end of first cycle exam. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow.  " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing saxophone for 4 years onwards.

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Composition directly inspired by Glenn Miller composition. Its theme is exposed 3 times differently, in an "exotic mood". " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his husband Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

" When one starts learning music, rhythmn can become rapidely a showstopper. I wanted to demonstrate in this quartet that once the arcane secrets of rhythm are understood, music becomes a real pleasure. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

" Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenario... " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Astérique refers to Celtic music, a folklore which is not present in saxophone quartet repertoire. Its melody is played in equity by all protagonist and is built of 3 eighth note repeated on a binary measure : you'd better take some potion! " - Alain LOPEZ

" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, since most of the five pieces use dance music spirit. This collection will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Trumpet for 4 years onwards

" The wind carries away the yellow leaves fallen on the pavement, the cafes put tables and chairs in... I evoke here a fall tour that is difficult to do quietly in Paris. How to take your time in this city with so many streets to cross (musical phrases of 3 measures), cars or buses to avoid (musical phrases starts on the second time). While the chestnut vendors are on subway entrances, how not to hurry like others (theme B) to 'catch' the subway... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Cello from 3 years onwards

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Latin American popular music created for beginners, with many small patterns interspersed with silences to learn to count! This piece proposes three variations and a coda. From the technical point of view, only arpeggios or conjunct intervals are used. The musical text can be worked alone thanks to piano playback. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 1 year of instrument practice

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Trumpet for 2 years onwards

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Composition directly inspired by Glenn Miller composition. Its theme is exposed 3 times differently, in an "exotic mood". " - Alain LOPEZ

" Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenario... " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Trumpet for 3 years onwards

" The simple melody of this Piece is given principaly to soprano-alto-tenor saxophones. Duna stands for Danube in hungarian language. This waltz flows as water of Danube's river. By the way, is this Danube really blue ? " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his husband Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Tangolla uses melodic and rhythmic styles specific to Tango. It embeds references to the Master Astor Piazzolla. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A sophisticated person was persuaded that I would be inspired by seeing those flowers that I did not know... It inspired to me a waltz, with rich harmonies. Some musical colors might remind Erik Satie. " - Alain LOPEZ

" When one starts learning music, rhythmn can become rapidely a showstopper. I wanted to demonstrate in this quartet that once the arcane secrets of rhythm are understood, music becomes a real pleasure. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The wind carries away the yellow leaves fallen on the pavement, the cafes put tables and chairs in... I evoke here a fall tour that is difficult to do quietly in Paris. How to take your time in this city with so many streets to cross (musical phrases of 3 measures), cars or buses to avoid (musical phrases starts on the second time). While the chestnut vendors are on subway entrances, how not to hurry like others (theme B) to 'catch' the subway... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute from 3 years onwards

" This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... " - Alain LOPEZ

A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Trumpet for 5 years onwards

" AABA form of Latin music which gives meaning to the work of opposed nuances. On the pedagogical side, some unusual rhythms at this level are proposed. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 4 years onwards

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow.  " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing flute for 5 years onwards.

" The artistic skills and sensitivity of the musician are highlighted here, in order to recreate, thanks to varied metronomic movements, rhythms and nuances, ten atmospheres described throughout the Piece. " - Alain LOPEZ

An original Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 5 years onwards

" The purpose of this composition is to familiarize yourself with the unusual 5/4 metric, often associated to the famous jazz standard by Paul Desmond, Take Five. Rhythms and articulation are varied but without major difficulty. This piece is dedicated to the saxophonist "Michel Itier". " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 5 years onwards

" Latin American popular music created for beginners, with many small patterns interspersed with silences to learn to count! This piece proposes three variations and a coda. From the technical point of view, only arpeggios or conjunct intervals are used. The musical text can be worked alone thanks to piano playback. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 1 year of instrument practice

" As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style  " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Flute for 5 years onwards

" What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! one could also add the sounds of a "reco-reco" or a "pandeiro" (small Brasilian drums) to make this Samba even more captivating! " - Alain LOPEZ