Playing with good time is fundamental to making good music yet this critical aspect of musicianship is often ignored. In Rhythm Tune-Up John McGann shows you how to understand the basics of rhythm use the metronome to perfect your skills and put it all together to play with great time and feel at any tempo. This lesson covers: Metronome Basics Playing on beats 1 & 3 vs. 2 & 4 8th notes: Straight vs. Swing Shuffle (12/8 Time) 3/4 Time: Waltz and Jazz Waltz Celtic Music: Jig Rhythms Funk: 16 Note Rhythms Practicing Rhythm to Melody Transitions Playing on Ahead of or Behind the Beat Subdividing the Beat Metronome Practice Tips Playing with good time is fundamental to making good music yet this critical aspect of musicianship is often ignored. In Rhythm Tune-Up John McGann shows you how to understand the basics of rhythm use the metronome to perfect your skills and put it all together to play with great time and feel at any tempo. This lesson covers: Metronome Basics Playing on beats 1 & 3 vs. 2 & 4 8th notes:Straight vs. Swing Shuffle (12/8 Time) 3/4 Time: Waltz and Jazz Waltz Celtic Music: Jig Rhythms Funk: 16 Note Rhythms Practicing Rhythm to Melody Transitions Playing on Ahead of orBehind the Beat Subdividing the Beat Metronome Practice Tips

Abracadabra Woodwind-A fantastic collection of 14 classical showstoppers arranged for beginner to intermediate players. Bringing together well-known classics in varied styles from the Baroque period to the twentieth century this versatile repertoire book includes aninspirational CD and duet parts: everything needed to givea great performance.Anyone can take centre stage and stand in the spotlight with Abracadabra Performance Pieces.This brand new book is the latest addition to the best-selling Abracadabra series offering approachable longer arrangements with fantastic backing tracks – ideal for concert performances or simply for more musical fun. The 14 pieces showcase anarray of classical favourites from Purcell and Handel to Bizet and Bartok and are suitable for beginner to intermediate players (Grade 1–3).The CD contains specially recorded performances and supportive backing tracks that are guaranteed to bring extra sparkle to any performance. Four pieces also include a duet part for teachers or fellow players.

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.

Singing Maths is auser-friendly songbook and CD designed to support maths teaching. Singing Maths is a user-friendly songbook and CD designed to support maths teaching and enrich young children's experience of numeracy in a fun and engaging way. The songs and activities introduce key numeracy concepts such as counting sequences shape space and measure handling data and algebra. The songs are written in an exciting modern style on subjects that interest children. Each song or chant is accompanied by a set of activities and ideas for further development. No music reading is required and the pack includes a CD with sample performances.

Music activities made simple - 7-9 year-olds-Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music Kickstart Music 2 is a complete activity pack for 7-9 year-olds. Bursting with inspiring music ideas it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject. Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge Kickstart Music 2 is a step-by-step no nonsense guide to confident effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements such as rhythm composition listening playing and singing. Kickstart Music 2 can be used in a variety of ways and suits holistic flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time.

38 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. Tuneful songs on thought-provoking subjects. Includes enhanced CD.

Méthode progressive-Pédagogue reconnue Valérie Bime-Apparailly a signé un grand nombre de méthodes d’initiation aux instruments à cordes qui font l’unanimité. Je débute le violon s’adresse à des enfants ayant entre 5 et 12 ans. Conçu à partir de séquences très courtes l’enseignement cherche à développer chez le jeune musicien un gestuelle naturelle qui fasse fi des tensions et des contraintes liées à lalecture de la partition. L’album est soigneusement illustré et enrichi d’un CD grace auquel l’élève pourra éprouver le plaisir de jouer avec un orchestre une guitare ou un big-band – rien de mieux pour stimuler la qualité d’écoute si nécéssaire à la pratique de la musiqued’ensemble !

A collection of ten Romantic themes to make the early Descant Recorder player a solo star! Melodies by distinguished composers including Strauss Brahms Chopin and Tchaikovsky have been arranged to give the Recorder student a head start in playing solos and building a repertoire. The music is complete with a CD of superb demonstrations rehearsal tracks recorded at practice speed and full performance-quality backing tracks. A fantastic opportunity to discover the music of the master composers at a very early stage and to rapidly build the confidence to become a performing soloist with the Recorder.

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.

Songbirds- This pack is designed for teachers who do not play the piano or guitar but who wish to teach songs in the classroom. The cassette includes songs about the body the five senses growth and change food and drink and movement and feelings. Instrument-only versions of the songs are included. With thirty line drawings.

Abracadabra Brass - Tuition is the beginners' tutors series for all the brass instruments. It contains carefully graded pieces and exercises enough flexibility to suit individual teaching and ensemble skills taught through duets and trios. Abracadabra French Horn leads the learner from the earliest stages to competence introducing the basic range of the instrument. The material is carefully graded and has been selected to cover each aspect of technique. It has a bright new cover giving it a fresh and contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teacher.

Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney a well-known Suzuki teacher teacher-trainer and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee these books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the Suzuki Cello School Volumes 1 2 and 3. All of thesepieces have been arranged to resemble as much as possible the existing piano accompaniments. These ensembles enable a cello teacher (who does not play or have access to a piano) to play harmony parts with students to prepare them for the time whena piano and pianist are available. Also these parts give additional challenges for the more advanced player during a group lesson.This material is part of the Worldwide Suzuki Method of teaching.

Piano accompaniments to Suzuki Flute School Volume 1 by Toshio Takahashi.

Ten classical themes by the greatest composers have been arranged for a young Recorder ensemble. A selection of melodies by Mozart Boccerini Weber Beethoven and more are presented here in full score for four descant Recorders with Piano accompaniment. The four parts vary in difficulty to suit a mixed-ability classroom group. An audio CD provides exemplary quality backing tracks and example performances for use in rehearsal or in concert. Furthermore a CD-ROM is also provided which is packed with parts for other Recorders including 3 parts for treble/sopranino 3 parts for tenor and bass parts for any C instrument. The selection ofworks will give young students vital first-time experience of Classical music-playing and the pack contains everything you need for even the most unusual combination of instruments and abilities.

12 classical pieces for cello Piano Accompaniment only.

Five fantastic songs full of fascinating facts- Linked with the Key Stage 2 curriculum these songs are modern fun and easy to learn. They uncover amazing facts about important areas of history including: the Romans the Vikings the Ancient Greeks World War II and the first railways. These songs are perfect for concerts assemblies and classrooms and a brilliant way of bringing music and singing into other areas of the curriculum. Dates facts key historical figures and the catchy melodies will not be forgotten once these songs have been sung! Each song is presented first as an easy-to-follow lyric sheet for use along with the CD. A Piano score for each song also gives Guitar chords for teachers whoaccompany their pupils or find following a score helpful. After the Piano score you will find a helpful step-by-step guide to teaching the song. We hope these songs will bring music and history lessons alive!

Bingo Lingo is the book you need to put the fun back into literacy hour! Carefully linked to the National Curriculum Literacy requirements this clever selection of songs and rhymes have been written especially to bring excitement and song into the classroom. Each song has been arranged around a familiar tune so that no formal music-reading is required. This is the companion title to Tom Thumb's Musical Maths which is available with catalogue number 0713672951.

A hilarous collection of daft ditties and loony lyrics all excellent for developing confidence in singing and literacy skills in children aged 5-11 years. Each song offers the opportunity for an accompaniment of silly sounds and the book itself is full of lively and humorous illustrations by Shoo Rayner. All songs in the book that have a piano accompaniment are included on a CD of piano backing tracks.

A Fact Filled History Song By Suzy Davies- This catchy and fun classroom songsheet is packed with facts about the Queen of the Celts. Not just a song but an exciting and inventive way to learn. This title has a unique historical focus bringing the legend of Boudicca to life with a song that is brimming with interesting and accurate historical details that link to National Curriculum Key Stage Two. The music can be performed with a Piano or with the high-quality backing tracks on the accompanying CD with photocopiable lyric sheets and printed performance guidance included. Perfect for assemblies and school concerts this songsheet will also enliven any classroom!

The perfect book for pupil and teacher. Tunes you know and want to play. Technique carefully graded. Clear fingering diagrams. Concise theory explanations. New duets. Fresh new look.