Welcome to Astute Music

Cloudy Horizons (from Six Episodes) by Alison Stephens performed by Michael Reichenbach. 'Six Episodes' is the first of four books in Stephens' 'Six' series for solo mandolin. Following this is Six Excursions, Six Adventures and finally Six Challenges, with the books progressing in difficulty throughout, from beginner plus to intermediate plus.

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Respectfully Yours by Andy Scott

Sax & Clarinet Resources 

Custom play-along tracks available
for all of our clarinet & saxophone duets!
Ideal for teaching or learning online

Each track consists of 3 versions
1. audio of both parts (complete version)
2. part 1 (with count in) for you to play along to
3. part 2 (with count in) for you to play along to

LATEST Publications

Have a listen...
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AstuteMusic · Roger Purcell - Sugar And Spice

AstuteMusic · Caribbean Daydreams - (solo lever harp) by Lauren Scott

AstuteMusic · Modern Standards - after all excerpt

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Sightreading and Ensemble 

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The Mandolin Companion 
Created by Alison Stephens & Chris Acquavella, The Mandolin Companion is designed to help you learn and develop your playing and technique, at all stages from beginner - advanced.
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Kickstart Flute 
A unique beginner flute series by Clare Southworth - learn through the fun of playing! A tutorial based around 24 duets with custom, play-along tracks, in a wide range of musical styles, from ambient to heavy funk and more...

Kimo Samba
A funky work for Saxophone Quartet by Mike Smith. Custom backing tracks are available for all individual sax parts & optional rhythm section, so you can play along with Mike and the Ginger Tunes Quartet!