Violin Piano. Rorem N

A new addition to this comprehensive series of wind tutors. Includes performance and backing CDs. The 'Boosey Woodwind & Brass Method' is a series of books by Chris Morgan designed to be used during lessons & practise sessions. To get the most out of the book work through it with your teacher playing the music & doing the activities. The CDs provided will help you between lessons - they contain performances & backing tracks of most of the pieces in the book as well as listening activities. Boosey Wind Method Bassoon (Book 2) is a further addition to this comprehensive series of wind tutors. Includes performance and backing CDs.

21 pieces for violin players

New edition-Peter Wastall’s award-winning series of tutor books for woodwind and brass instruments now available in revised and refreshed editions to instruct and inspire the next generation of musicians guiding them from beginner level to Grade 3 standard.Divided into units that provide clear explanations of each new stage of learning alongside plentiful exercises and graded concert pieces the 'Learn As You Play' method is simple to understand and easy to use. Packaged for the first time with a newly-recorded CD of demonstration and backing tracks this book also affords access to downloadable piano accompaniments. Peter Wastall's award-winning series of tutor books for woodwind and brass instruments now available in revised and refreshed editions to instruct and inspire the next generation of musicians guiding them from beginner level to Grade 3 standard. Divided into units that provide clear explanations of each new stage of learning alongside plentiful exercises and graded concert pieces the 'Learn As You Play' method is simple to understand and easy to use. Packaged for the first time with a newly-recorded CD of demonstration and backing tracks this book also affords access to downloadable piano accompaniments.

A complete course for individual and group teaching.The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 1)

Grade 3-The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Janet Way this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 oboist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:* 19 pieces & short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks * a piano accompaniment booklet Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked as a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer School. Janet Way 's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others. This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 Oboe player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance. Each volume contains: 19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip. Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises. Brand new sight-reading activities Newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks. A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 3 Oboe players includes the pieces Gavotte by Francois Couperin Beach Front by Christopher Norton the traditional English The Trees They Do Grow So High and more. Janet Way: Grade By Grade – Oboe (Grade 3) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Grade 5-The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Janet Way this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 clarinettist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:* 19 pieces & short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performancetip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks * a piano accompaniment booklet Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked as a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer School. Janet Way 's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others. This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 clarinettist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance. Each volume contains: 19 pieces& short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip. Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises. Brand new sight-reading activities Newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks. A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Clarinet players includes the pieces In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington Duettino by Hyacinthe Klose The Wistful Shepherd by Clarence Raybould and more. Janet Way: Grade By Grade - Clarinet (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Singing in English-The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual and not filled with off-putting diagrams this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context such as musical theatre or oratorio. In each volume of the series works from the vocal canon have been selected specifically by Mary King for their technical and musical challenges. Each piece is discussed at length starting with the words ('Text' - including a literal translation as appropriate) moving togeneral advice about how the song might be approached ('Notes') and then addressing the technical difficulties the music presents ('Skills'). Expressed in clear language Mary King's approach is direct practical and not limited to one particular teaching method. Any student will find that these books enrich and complement their vocal studies. Singing in English: Even for native speakers the English language presents singers with particular difficulties. How do you manage diphthongs for example? How do you make consonants clear without spoiling the vocal line? How do you make sense of the story-telling in a strophic folksong? These issues and more are covered in this book which contains songs with texts in the English language from Britain and elsewhere. The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual and not filled with off-putting diagrams this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language. In each volume of the series works from the vocal canon have been selected specifically by Mary King for their technical and musical challenges. Each piece is discussed at length starting with the words ('Text' - including a literal translation as appropriate) moving to general advice about how the song might be approached ('Notes') and thenaddressing the technical difficulties the music presents ('Skills'). Expressed in clear language Mary King's approach is direct practical and not limited to one particular teaching method. Any student will find that these books enrich and complement their vocal studies. Singing in English: Even for native speakers the English language presents singers with particular difficulties. How do you manage diphthongs for example? How do you make consonants clear without spoiling the vocal line? How do you make sense of the story-telling in a strophic folksong? These issues and more are covered in this book which contains songs with texts in the English language from Britain and elsewhere.

Grade 1-These delightful collections of carefully-selected pieces provide the perfect repertoire resource for aspiring Grade 1 and Grade 2 instrumentalists. Each piece included in these wide-ranging collections is complemented by useful practice and performance tips. A CD of demonstration and backing tracks is also included to enhance both private practice and public performance. Grade By Grade Trumpet: Grade 1 - Book/CD draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers such as Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others. This practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 1 Trumpet and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance all carefully selected by JanetWay . Grade By Grade Trumpet: Grade 1 - Book/CD includes: 19 pieces & short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip. Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises. Selection of sight-reading activities. Aural awareness tasks. Piano accompaniment booklet. CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Contemporary String Quartet Repertoire For Flourishing Ensembles- The Explore series is part of three progressive collections of contemporary string quartet repertoire from leading composers to encourage and facilitate the development of ensemble playing. Compiled and edited by Liz Partridge each volume contains graded works commissioned especially for this series designed for quartets formed of players of similar ability. Featuring a mixture of musical styles and genres each piece contains different elements and techniques to consolidate and enhance the players' skills as soloists and as ensemble members. An accompanying CD provides demonstration recordings of all included pieces. Minus-one tracks are available to downloadonline to allow for individual practice between rehearsals. Explore Series: Contemporary string quartet repertoire for flourishing ensembles. Music for players of grade 4-5 standard with some ensemble playing experience. Featuring expanded key selections more complex rhythms and simple introductions to extended techniques.

Comp with BH6379 and BH6484-The companion double CD to the Learn As You Play Saxophone tutor book with demonstrated exercises and pieces as well as accompaniments from each unit of the book. (Learn As You Play Saxophone Book: M060063794)

A third book of 21 pieces for beginner-Fast Forward part of the Colledge's highly regarded Easy String Series has long been the repertoire choice of string teachers. The Easy String Series is a collection of easy pieces by the world's favourite string writing team Kathy & Hugh Colledge. The pieces help reinforce basic elements of technique rhythm and fingering patterns ranging from pieces for beginners - intermediate players. Fast Forward is the third book of this ever popular series containing 21 pieces which help build skills using new finger patterns and varied bowing techniques. Ideal for beginner Viola players with Piano Accompaniment. This is the Viola part only; a separate volume is available which includes the Piano part. This series has been created by Katherine Colledge and Hugh Colledge and edited by Sheila M. Nelson . Note that this is not a book for beginners in the sense that it will teach you how to play theinstrument; it is however a collection of additional pieces for a cellist of beginner standard to learn in order to expand their repertoire. Throughout the book new rhythms and compound times are introduced along with a wider range of expression marks and some varied bowings.

A complete introduction to jazz styles-A complete introduction to Jazz styles for solo piano by Martial Solal. This collection of short pieces and exercises gives a taste of the melodic and rhythmic fundamentals of the jazz tradition. With sixty studies to develop your ear your feel and your technique arranged from simple exercises to sophisticated jazz stylings this is a progressive and practical approach to free your fingers!

A complete course for individual and group teaching. The Essential String Method offers a comprehensive and entertaining guide to playing string instruments affiliated to the Guildhall School Of Music. Violin Book 2 continues building upon the lessons of book one with games exercises pieces and ideas that explore the next stage of Violin playing. You'll find sections covering: Rhythm games Bowing exercises Lots of new notes Left and right hand techniques Bow lifting Composing Slurs and legato Concert solos and duets Activities pages that will help you discover more about music itself!

The first volume of one of the most systematic and successful piano methods ever compiled. Volume 1 covers the elementary stages of study including singing and picking out melodies familiarisation with the keyboard and reading printed music. The Russian School Of Piano Playing is the Piano method officially recommended for use in Children's Music Schools throughout Russia. It is generally considered to be one of the most systematic and successful Piano methods ever to be produced. This is Part 1 of Book 1 and is devoted to the elementary stages of study - singing and picking out melodies by ear getting to know the Keyboard and reading the printed note and then using the very basic examples to master the most elementary aspects of Piano playing.

Music Theory Puzzles and Games-Book (Pack of 10). Elliott K

50 Playful activities for infants and toddlers-Book. Feierabend J

Developing Musical Literacy-Book. Houlahan P/Tac

The colourful new recorder method for primary schools-Piano accompaniment for the colourful new recorder method for primary schools. From the creator of the award-winning Learn As You Play tutor series Peter Wastall is this complete recorder teaching scheme for beginners. This colourful recorder method has been specially designed to help primary school teachers to integrate the teaching of the recorder with basic classroom music skills. Old MacDonald and his farmyard friends introduce the basics of recorder playing through games activities songs and pieces. It combines fun with successful teaching methods and has been thoroughly researched to meet the needs of today's primary school teachers. Easy to use this method has aclearly structured step-by-step approach ideal for both generalist and specialist music teachers. Musical material is introduced in clear progressive steps. The course can be used in the classroom or with extra curricular groups and group playing pieces for groups of all sizes offer plenty of opportunities for performance. From the creator of the award-winning Learn As You Play tutor series Peter Wastall is this complete recorder teaching scheme for beginners. This colourful recorder method has been specially designed to help primary school teachers to integrate the teaching of the recorder with basic classroom music skills. Old MacDonald and his farmyard friends introduce the basics of recorder playing through games activities songs and pieces. It combines fun with successful teaching methods and has been thoroughly researched to meet the needs of today's primary school teachers. Easy to use this method has a clearly structured step-by-step approach ideal for bothgeneralist and specialist music teachers. Musical material is introduced in clear progressive steps. The course can be used in the classroom or with extra curricular groups and group playing pieces for groups of all sizes offer plenty of opportunities for performance. This book contains all the Keyboard (or Piano) accompaniments from Book 1 and 2.

Flexible Ensemble-New flexible ensemble resource ideal for group teaching use. Repertoire varies from arrangements of traditional music to new compositions. Easy pieces for beginner groups including music from different styles cultures and times: classical pop jazz and world music. Flexible scoring (including optional oboe and bassoon parts for the woodwind ensemble) means that the pieces can be played by any sized group from a trio to a larger band. Very easy beginner parts ensure everyone can experience real ensemble music right from the earliest stages of learning. Designed to complement The Boosey Woodwind and Brass Method but also ideal for a wide range of teaching and performing contexts.Each pack includes photocopiable pupils parts together with a full score and piano score. The Boosey Woodwind Method Flexible Ensemble Books are complete courses for individual and group teaching. Designed to give experience and practical knowledge from an early stage they contain a broad and balanced collection of ensemble pieces for beginners: Ensemble parts for Flute Oboe Clarinet Alto Saxophone and Bassoon with Keyboard and Optional percussion Photocopiable parts for all instruments Ideal repertoire for school concerts This flexible method means that you can tailor and adapt to suit your own group class or ensemble.