10 Original Pieces for the Late Elementary to Early Intermediate Pianist- 10 Original Pieces for the Late Elementary to Early Intermediate Pianist. By Martha Mier performed by Kim O'Reilly. Jazz Rags & Blues Books 1 through 5 contain original solos for late elementary to early advanced-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music. The CD includes dynamic recordings of each song in the book.

The series Tutti is for students of all levels from beginner to advanced. Teachers will find listening tests and exam papers covering the work done over an academic year.

Christmas Songs For Children- A timeless collection of fabulous Christmas Seasonal and Yuletide songs for children. Liven up Christmas parties classroom activities assemblies Sunday Schools or simply for sheer enjoyment! Each stage of the Christmas story; from Mary meeting the Angel Gabriel to the arrival of the Shepherds and the Three Kings; is told in a popular selection of songs to rouse rejoice and enjoy. An amazing 43 favourite songs old and new are inside with full lyrics for each song. All have been laid out in a multifaceted format with Piano accompaniments and Guitar chords and simple ideas for adding recorders and percussion instruments to include more performers and add depthto the songs. This beautifully engineered and presented edition includes a sing-along CD of all the Piano accompaniments enabling teachers and group leaders without musical expertise to use this book effectively. Song highlights include: Little Donkey Mary Had A Baby Go Tell It On the Mountain Wish You A Merry Christmas and The First Day of Christmas .

Jam with Eric Marienthal These books are written to help improve improvising skills. They offer the opportunity to practice soloing with a band at your convenience witha collection of solos written over a series of different chord changes and styles such as straight-ahead jazz funk swing R&B Latin blues and more. Giving more than just chord scales each book gives an actual idea to base your solos around. Each track on the CD has a short version to match the length of the transcribed solo (as played by Eric) and a long version (without the solo) to improvise over. In this way you can study Eric's solos and pick and choose the licks you prefer to hep buildyour own solo. This approach takes the recorded play-along concept one step further. Available for C Bb and Bass Clef. Eric Marienthal has played on literally hundreds of records TV shows and films. Eric attended the Berkelee College of Music and recently was given the 1995 Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has recorded six solo albums for Polygram Records. Eric has performed concerts and given master classes in over fifty countries throughout the world. In addition to the Chick Corea Elektric Band Eric has recorded and performed with Lee Ritenour Dave Grusin Elton John Barbra Streisand Billy Joel Johny Mathis Liza Minelli David Benoit The Rippingtons Patti Austin and many more.

The 21st Century Pro Method-The most modern complete and musical approach for the serious Guitar student. Covers music theory scales modes voicings arpeggios soloing and comping. With over 180 music examples and 16 complete solos.

The New International Edition of Suzuki Piano School Volume 2 includes French German and Spanish translations new Romantic and 20th-century pieces.

Now in a third edition Abracadabra Cello has a fresh contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teachers. This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other books in the Abracadabra Strings series so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone they remain ideal for individual tuition. With tunes you know and want to play carefully graded in 20 learning steps this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teach thefundamentals of the instrument and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique. Abracadabra Cello now also includes two CDs of performance and backing tracks featuring selected orchestral backings.

Bass Clef- Abracadabra Brass is for beginners on all brass band instruments. Available in treble and bass clef editions it is a versitile book for versitile brass players. Abracadabra Brass contains a wide selection of tuneful music especially selected with children in mind. Traditional melodies folk songs from far afield and classical composers are all included. Much of the music is well-known and will be familiar to children. Exercises reinforce new technical points and there is a selection of scales at the back of the book. The content is carefully graded throughout to guide the beginner from the first lesson to Grade 4.

Age 8-9- Helen MacGregor's Music Express is the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?'. This complete scheme includes content in the familiar structure of units lessons and activities and provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. This updated 2014 edition offers 60 completely new units of work supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first edition Music Express Second Edition presents an invaluable resource of great songs stories visuals movies and music from across the world and across history. With links to every subject and with lesson plans cateringto all music curricula of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Music Express is relevant to all schools and all children. Fully supported by CDs and audio-embedded whiteboard displays the books take teachers and children alike on an enriching and thoroughly engaging journey of musical discovery and creativity.

Musical Clichés- The Music Express Series provides a range of activities and ideas to aid the teaching of music helping to make it fun and factual! This Arranging Music edition is the fifth of six units in the Year 7 series and builds on the skills and experience developed in previous years. There are plenty of helpful suggestions and ideas for classroom activities homework and extension of the course to suit individual timetables. Superbly planned user-friendly and inclusive this is a terrific method guide and resource for teachers. with diagrams symbols and graphics this is designed to be as easy and accessible as possible even for those with littlemusic teaching experience. Musical Cliches is an exciting contemporary composing unit which explores the musical conventions found in action film trailers. Pupils listen to different soundtracks learn to recognise the patterns and familiar ideas before composing their own music to accompany a trailer.

Contemporary String Quartet Repertoire For Established Ensembles- The Pioneer 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. Pioneer Series: Contemporary string quartet repertoire for established ensembles. Captivating contemporary concert repertoire for established quartets of grade 6-8 standard. Compositions are more pioneering in style and feature greater independence of parts and increased incorporation of extended techniques.

An important 18th-century Harpsichord instruction book Couperin's The Art of Playing the Harpsichord contains valuable information on technique fingering phrasing ornamentation and keyboard performance style. The eight preludes used by Couperin to illustrate his approach are musical gems rarely found in other collections. Selected for the ABRSM Harpsichord Grade 5 Syllabus.

Making music with traditional stories- Twenty-two photocopiable songs and chants with backing tracks CD for learning Spanish in style! A must have collection of fun entertaining and educational songs and chants for both specialist and non-specialist teachers of Spanish at KS2 and KS3. Simple catchy and upbeat Helen MacGregor and Stephen Chadwick's Singing Spanish is ideal for groups and requires no music reading as the CD contains Performances Teaching Tracks and Backing tracks of all the pieces in the book. Follows the progression of the QCA scheme of work for Spanish at KS2. Compatible with the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland. Photocopiable song words. Includes teaching notes activities for using and developing the vocabulary and follow-up work. CD provides performances teaching tracks and backing tracks. Clever use of repetition rhythm and melody commits new vocabulary and phrases to memory. .

L’Esprit Manouche Débutant est une méthode conçue pour ceux qui désirent transmettre à leurs enfants (à partir de 8 ans) le présent savoir-faire musical en matière de guitare jazz manouche et le partager avec eux par étapes. Au nombre devingt ces dernières peuvent être parcourues dans leur ensemble sur une période de dix à douze mois. Bien entendu cet ouvrage s’adresse également aux enseignants et à tous les musiciens qui souhaitent délivrer quelques cours de guitare simplement par l’approche visuelle et l’exemple direct.

A Fresh Approach to Sight-Reading-Joining the Dots is designed to improve students' skills in reading music at sight enabling them to perform new music with confidence. The books feature short creative exercises which help students to develop their ability to read music more quickly and easily both in exams and when learning new pieces. Joining The Dots: For Violin (Book 5) is the perfect book to help improve sight reading. With various exercises and warm ups this book will have the reader sight reading perfectly in no time. Joining The Dots: For Violin (Book 5) is the fifth from Alan Bullard 's Joining The Dots series that goes through the grades from 1 - 5.

Children's Songs For Collective Worship- 45 carefully-chosen songs to enrich collective worship in primary schools. Includes helpful guidance notes with suggestions for actions stories themes and celebrations to use all year round. With Approx 25 b/w line drawings.

34 favourite carols to sing and play- Thirty-four favourite carols to sing and play. A highly illustrated heart-warming collection of some of the most popular and best-loved carols that are an inseperable part of Christmas. This selection inlcudes accompanying music arranged simply in easily sung keys with piano and guitar chords. Every carol has one or more parts for melody instruments for percussion or for second voices. This bright updated edition is ringbound and now features two singalong CDs of lively backing and performance tracks.

77 Songs Folk and Pop - Words Edition- The Jolly Herring is a marvellously varied collection of 77 songs from traditional folk to modern pop. There are songs for every mood and every taste — hilarious sad merry thoughtful and richly ridiculous. With Line drawings.

This is the first ever teach yourself DVD for drums ever produced. This DVD offers not only the filming of the most successful learning concept DRUMS EASY but although a lot of information and knowledge all around drums. The user has the possibility at all times to select the appropriate page of the book and can try to play this simultaneously with the author or just hear the exercise for motivation or control. In addition you have the possibility to switch on the metronome or repeat each line of the exercise until the exercise is perfect.

FOR THE STUDENT This material is part of the worldwide Suzuki Method of teaching. Companion recordings should be used with these publications. In addition there are viola part books that go along with this material. FOR THE TEACHER In order to be an effective Suzuki teacher a great deal ongoing education is required. Your national Suzuki association provides this for its membership. Teachers are encouraged to become members of their national Suzuki associations and maintain a teacher training schedule in order to remain current via institutes short-term programs and long-term programs. You are also encouraged to join the International SuzukiAssociation. FOR THE PARENT Credentials are essential for any teacher you choose. We recommend you to ask your teacher for his credentials especially those relating to traning in the Suzuki Method. The Suzuki Method should be a positive one where there exists a wonderful fostering relationship between child parent and teacher. So choosing the right teacher is of the utmost importance.