Stewart Macpherson's The Rudiments of Music revised and with a new chapter by Anthony Payne. A comprehensive reference for students learning to read music and its definitions as well as experienced musicians and composers who want to brush up on the finer details. The 'rudiments' of music-reading have not changed but the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect new attitudes to teaching them.

Bernard Braley The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken Reginald Heber John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift. Quotations from hymns letters and diaries together with photographs illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play. We have come to associate aspecial combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed. (The Local Preachers' Magazine) Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them. (The Hymn Society Bulletin) ISBN 0 85249 667 2

Stewart Macpherson's The Rudiments of Music revised and with a new chapter by Anthony Payne. A comprehensive reference for students learning to read music and its definitions as well as experienced musicians and composers who want to brush up on the finer details. The 'rudiments' of music-reading have not changed but the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect new attitudes to teaching them.

Bernard Braley The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken Reginald Heber John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift. Quotations from hymns letters and diaries together with photographs illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play. We have come to associate aspecial combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed. (The Local Preachers' Magazine) Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them. (The Hymn Society Bulletin) ISBN 0 85249 667 2

Stewart Macpherson's The Rudiments of Music revised and with a new chapter by Anthony Payne. A comprehensive reference for students learning to read music and its definitions as well as experienced musicians and composers who want to brush up on the finer details. The 'rudiments' of music-reading have not changed but the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect new attitudes to teaching them.

Bernard Braley The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken Reginald Heber John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift. Quotations from hymns letters and diaries together with photographs illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play. We have come to associate aspecial combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed. (The Local Preachers' Magazine) Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them. (The Hymn Society Bulletin) ISBN 0 85249 667 2

Bernard Braley This volume covers the lives of George Herbert the seventeenth century religious poet and parson; Edward Plumptre the nineteenth century educationalist and theologian who became Dean of Wells Cathedral; Robert Bridges medical man precentor in a village church Poet Laureate and eccentric; and Fred Pratt Green who took up hymnwriting seriously at an age when many retire and whose twentieth century hymns are now sung across the world. Hymnwriters 3 has . . . . a classical and appropriate cover featuring an organ and bench with portraits of hymnologists. Also the near-magazine format featuring side-bars boxed sections photos and drawings and anumber of different typefaces make it a really top-class production. This also has impressive indices: Index of Persons Index of Place Names General Index and lastly Index of Tunes. Anybody interested in the hymnology/poetry of all the people covered in this finely produced book should add it to their library. (Librarians' Christian Fellowship Newsletter) ISBN 0 85249 789 X

Edited by Leslie Griffiths Drawing on his unique experience of the church's role overseas Leslie Griffiths has collected an invaluable anthology of international writings to inspire and stimulate all who seek a greater understanding of the Christian mission and experience worldwide. Contributions are drawn from such diverse countries as Serbia and Guatemala Thailand and East Timor. ISBN 0 85249 832 2

Book and CD Created by two of the country's leading jazz educators the book and CD is designed as a practical guide for teachers at all levels with hundreds of musical examples. It provides practical guidance for GCSE Standard Grade a comprehensive view of jazz incorporating swing Latin rock and African music written vamps for keyboard accompaniments a step-by-step approach to teaching improvisation guidance in arranging for the classroom clear discussion of jazz harmony in various styles along with hints on directing. The accompanying CD gives a clear idea of how some of the music examples should sound.

This book provides you with a comprehensive introduction and solid foundation to your understanding of Jazz theory and harmony and is written by Lionel Grigson.

A memorial volume to celebrate the life of Fred Pratt Green Compiled by Bernard Braley over 60 photographs and illustrations many in colour compiled from Fred Pratt Green's papers photograph albums scrapbooks and diaries memories contributed by those who still remember him from as early as 1924 Fred's poems and sonnets addressed to his friends and other previously unpublished writing and many other sources commissioned by The Pratt Green Trust ISBN 0 85249 865 9

Edited by Bernard Braley Bernard Braley's fascinating anthology begins with the Biblical premise from Micah that we are required to offer our work itself as living worship and living prayer. To this is added Teilhard de Chardin's modern insight that in the work of spirit conducted through an individual's profession or vocation lies 'the very bonework of society'. A wealth of quotations extracts prayers hymns and interviews challenges both Christian and secular interpretations of work at a time when changes wrought by new technology are daily transforming our fundamental concepts of human labour. ISBN 0 85249 831 4

The three books are published separately although the author firmly believed that melodic movement and harmonic progression should always be studied side by side. Book 3 describes more advanced harmony. The books employ exercises in counterpoint in figured-bass harmony and in the roman-numeral inversion analysis.

Specially prepared for candidates for the various musical examinations' 50 years ago this clear little handbook remains a remarkably complete guide to the elements of music and good practice in its notation.

Bernard Braley The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken Reginald Heber John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift. Quotations from hymns letters and diaries together with photographs illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play. We have come to associate aspecial combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed. (The Local Preachers' Magazine) Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them. (The Hymn Society Bulletin) ISBN 0 85249 667 2

Stewart Macpherson's The Rudiments of Music revised and with a new chapter by Anthony Payne. A comprehensive reference for students learning to read music and its definitions as well as experienced musicians and composers who want to brush up on the finer details. The 'rudiments' of music-reading have not changed but the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect new attitudes to teaching them.