The Method adapted for British Schools-In the early 19th Century Zoltan Kodaly developed a way of educating young children through the singing of the native mother tongue folk songs. The differences between our current methods and his are marked and lie within the internal workings. The Kodaly Method uses a sequence for teaching music that is child developmental. This book introduces the Kodaly Method in a simple and easy to follow way and includes everything you need to teach The Kodaly Method yourself.

Des Chants de Noels pour les Débutants-13 traditional Christmas carols with seasonal illustrations. This is great introduction to Christmas Carols for beginners with 13 elementary piano solos each with their own optional duet accompaniment.

Graded pieces for the young pianist. This exciting series offers a lively companion to piano lessons from the earliest stages through to Grade 1. As well as this wealth of pieces to play and songs to sing there are opportunities for improvising having fun with scales and fingering and activities for establishing a clear understanding of musical concepts.

Alan Bullard's award-winning Joining the Dots series now includes five books that develop sight-singing skills. By working through creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for ABRSM Singing exams Grades 1 to 5. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes as a resource for choirs or audition preparation. Alan Bullard ’s bestselling Joining The Dots series now includes this book for Grade 4 that helps to develop sight-reading skills for singers . By working through a vast number of creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for those all-important ABRSM Singing Grade 4 exams. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes as a resource for choirs or audition preparation. Joining The Dots Singing covers the requirements for ABRSM’s sight-singing tests at Grade 4 and includes: Workouts along with simple songs to buildthe required rhythm and pitch skills for that specific grade Characterful pieces to sight-sing in a range of approachable musical styles Simple improvisation exercises in which students can explore ideas and develop their sense of rhythm and key Songs and rounds to sing with others for additional sight-singing practice or to learn quickly and sing for fun Alan Bullard is a composer and ABRSM examiner. He studied at the Royal College of Music and the University of Nottingham and taught in further and higher education for many years. He has written many songs and choral works and his music is widely performed and appears on a number of recordings.

This volume builds on the progress achieved by following the outlines and good practice established in Book 1. This book helps to establish the habit of regular sight-reading generally recognized as a vital skill in all fields of music. To this end the exercises are progressive and structured to increase the pupil's awareness of new rhythms keys and range of notes. Changes of hand position are introduced gradually as is the recognition of and familiarity with chord shapes in both 2- and 3-note groups. - A progressive approach based on self-learning- 150 graduated exercises- Both hands treated equally for melody and chord playing- Hands together used throughout

Troisième et quatrième années de formation musicale. (Préparatoire 1 - Préparatoire 2).

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 3) 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 3) is the third from Alan Bullard 's Joining The Dots series that goes through the grades from 1 - 5.

Published in five compatible books Reading Jazz is supplied with an accompanying CD. The most common jazz rhythms are presented one at a time in order of increasing complexity in a series of short exercises and duets. The CD is used as an example of the proper performance techniques needed and for jazz reading practice with a professional rhythm section.

Grade 3-Teachers and students preparing for trumpet cornet or flugelhorn exams can now listen to performances from the new ABRSM Trumpet syllabus from 2010. CD includes complete performances of all the pieces on the Grade 3 syllabus together with playalong tracks for the accompanied works.

Kick-Start Your Reading Skills Now!-A simple straight-forward fun system for learning to sight-read on the guitar. Essential Skills For Sight-Reading Guitar concentrates on rhythms and phrasings most commonly heard through decades of guitar playing. You'll begin to learn what you need to know not everything there is to know. This book places a strong emphasis on reading rhythms because good rhythm is fundamental to music. The first section covers all rhythmic values and combinations. Next melodic figures are presented in the context of scales and key centers. Over 80 examples are performed on the included CD.

Titles: Long Long Ago (T. H. Bayly) * Allegro (S. Suzuki) * A Toye (Anon.) * Andante (M. Carcassi) * Andante from Sonata No. 17 Perligordino (N. Paganini) * Allegretto (in Double Stops) (M. Giuliani) * Corrente (J. Kuffner) * Andantino (M. Carcassi) * Allegretto (F. Carulli) * Preparation for Waltz * Waltz No. 1 (B. Calatayud) * Waltz Accomp. (B. Calatayud). Titles: Long Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) * Allegro (S. Suzuki) * A Toye (Anon.) * Andante (M. Carcassi) * Andante from Sonata No. 17 Perligordino (N. Paganini) * Allegretto (in Double Stops) (M. Giuliani) * Corrente (J. Kuffner) * Andantino (M. Carcassi) * Allegretto (F. Carulli) * Preparation for Waltz * Waltz No. 1 (B. Calatayud) * Waltz Accomp. (B. Calatayud).

Written by John Ridgeon New Horizons For The Young Brass Player presents a beginner course of solo and study material. Designed with the young beginner in mind the information is presented in a way that should have an immediate impact. Treble Clef edition.

The Singing Storycloth is a wonderful classroom resource suitable for children aged 3-7 years and no music reading is required. It consists of a collection of eight song-stories from around the world collected and retold by Helen East. Every story has a theme related to fabric and is supported with activities for music and puppetry. Each story has a song as well to give the rhythm of the tale and the taste of the country that it comes from. To help visualise each story and encourage children to tell them play with them and perform them with confidence there are music and movement actvities and clever puppet ideas including activities for making and using avariety of simple puppets. Various musical suggestions are also available for how the stories and songs could be used. The activities are flexible and can be enjoyed in the classroom in the course of creative work in music drama DT and language but will also have the potential for short performances at assembly. The puppetry activities have been devised by a team of experienced performers and workshop leaders - Liz Waugh MacManus and Mike MacManus of Obelon Arts - and the musical activities by Janet Koralambe music workshop leader and performer with Obelon. The accompanying CDs have complete recordings of the song-stories song performances plus a full set of backing tracks to accompany classroom singing and performance.

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

The famously revolting wit of Roald Dahl is now an exciting school production! On Trial for her crimes Goldilocks looks like the sweet little innocent who'd give us her last sweetie. Could she really be the brazen crook who stole the porridge from under the snouts of the self-respecting harmless Bears? The Jury will decide but who will have the last laugh? Let the trial commence! Produced in association with the Roald Dahl Foundation this complete performance pack features full rehearsal and performance backing tracks on CD. Also included is a CD-ROM of acting games and curriculum links with literacy.

Hyacinthe Klose was the favourite pupil of Frederic Berr at the Paris Conservatoire. It was his Clarinet School which made his name famous and in 1869 he recieved the cross of a Knight of the Legion of Honour. This edition is a free translation and adaptation of the original edition of the Methode Pour Clarinette from 1845. It has been re-arranged in a more progressive manner and technical developments of the last years have been taken into account.

Grade 2-Teachers and students preparing for trumpet cornet or flugelhorn exams can now listen to performances from the new ABRSM Trumpet syllabus from 2010. CD includes complete performances of all the pieces on the Grade 2 syllabus together with playalong tracks for the accompanied works.

Introduction- More tunes for the beginner on descant recorder can be found in Abracadabra Recorder Introduction! a complimentary collection to book 1. Abracadabra Recorder Books 1-4 is the ideal repertoire series for descant recorders. Each book includes graded solo and multi-part songs and tunes starting with five-note tunes such as Shepherds' Hey and working up to more challenging classics such as You are my Sunshine and The Wombling Song. Clear fingering diagrams and notation explanations are given at each stage.

Technical Studies-The Trumpet is undeniably a difficult and unpredictable instrument to play and it is technical proficiency that enables one to perform with beauty control endurance and consistency. As a result dedicated students of the Trumpet often experience a 'symphony' of techical phobias. This book presents a method to sytematically deal with these problems in a musical way through carefully organised technical harmonic and melodic studies and concise text.

The CD of accompaniments that supports Suzuki Violin School 2 . Together they form a comprehensive and successful teaching method programme. Includes Violin and Piano recordings performed Shinichi Suzuki.