In this Musicians Institute Private Lessons edition Dave Pozzi explores the exciting Jazz styles of Charlie Parker Clifford Brown Sonny Rollins Bud Powell and other greats to provide a comprehensive introduction tojazz improvisation. This is a enjoyable and informative step-by-step guide for all musicians. CD includes demonstration 99 tracks.

John Thompson's Theory Drill Games - Set One provides lessons in loose-leaf form teaching notation time rhythm and all other rudiments with the help of animated drawings.

Lessons in loose-leaf form teaching notation time rhythm and all other rudiments with the help of animated drawings.

Digital media is an increasingly important part of a teacher's arsenal to excite and engage students in music lessons. Digital Media In The Classroom presents a wide variety of practical creative ideas and activities that you can dip in and out of to spice up your lessons. It will help you to make the most of: Interactive whiteboards Video cameras and other recording devices Websites such as YouTube and NUMU Virtual Learning Environments Blogging Mobile phones The book also includes advice on issues such as e-safety student behaviour and developing a digital media schoolpolicy. It has been written by an experienced secondary music teacher who is an e-learning consultant for a number of schools in Sheffield.

Gary Hess has constructed this comprehensive Musicians Institute Private Lessons volume as an encyclodaepic guide to notes rests counting subdiving time signatures triplets ties dottes notes and rests cut time and more! A valuable reference for all instruments and musicians!

new edition from 2011-Aural tests are an integral part of all ABRSM Practical graded music exams. The Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam.This volume covers Grades 1 3 and includes:practice examples for each test in a range of musical stylesthe examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests) so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the daydescriptions of the tests as they appear in the syllabusmodel answers where appropriate as a guide to the sort ofresponses that would be successful in the examThe Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without CDs.

Learning to read music is much like learning a language. There are three basic elements: listening, reading, and writing. This well-organized book provides step-by-step sequential lessons for developing these skills. Rhythm, note, and interval concepts are taught in the following way: first, hear and echo a short musical example - second, read and perform a notated exercise - and third, notate musical phrases as demonstrated on the CD. Worksheet-style student pages are included as reproducible PDFs. Ten-minute activities for teaching or assessment, recommended for 4th through 9th grade ensembles or music classes. / Tout Instrument

A Musician's Guide to Recognizing Pitches by Ear (Book/3CD with Online Audio)-Perfect pitch also called absolute pitch has been a source of endless fascination for hundreds of years. The ability to recognize musical tones with no reference is often viewed as a kind of magical power a gift that only a select few musicians are born with a skill that cannot be learned. But perfect pitch is largely a misunderstood phenomenon. The Hal Leonard Perfect Pitch Method is designed to help you develop a sense of perfect pitch. In the process your overall musicianship will benefit and you'll start listening to music on a deeper level and getting more satisfaction from it. At the heart of this book is a series of 49 ear-trainingsessions one per day for seven weeks using the included CDs or the online audio. Many of the lessons include three separate drills. You can do just one and save the others for later or all three at the same time. Take your time advancing to the next session only when you're satisfied with your results on the previous session. Pretty soon you'll notice a marked improvement in your pitch acuity.

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.

The Bucket Book is a groundbreaking new resource for elementary and middle school general music classes. This inventive program is designed to help teachers and students discover the joy of creating music and the fun of using homemade or found instruments to do so. Fully reproducible, and including a Data CD with 30 MP3s of musical examples and a PDF of the book for projection and enhanced classroom learning, The Bucket Book curriculum teaches rhythm skills and percussion techniques using easy-to-teach lessons that do not require a percussion background. Detailed information, photos, and resources are provided to acquaint educators with percussion vocabulary and techniques. The activities will engage and delight your students as they explore different timbres and search for the next great sound or rhythm they can produce with their instruments. For teachers wishing to provide their students with a creative, high-quality music education, The Bucket Book is an outstanding resource! / Formation Musicale

new edition from 2011-Aural tests are an integral part of all ABRSM Practical graded music exams. The Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam.This volume covers Grades 7 and includes: practice examples for each test in a range of musical styles the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests) so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the day descriptions of the tests as they appear in the syllabus model answers where appropriate as aguide to the sort of responses that would be successful in the exam The Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without CDs.

new edition from 2011-Aural tests are an integral part of all ABRSM Practical graded music exams. The Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam.This volume covers Grades 1?3 and includes: practice examples for each test in a range of musical styles the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests) so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the day descriptions of the tests as they appear in the syllabus model answers whereappropriate as a guide to the sort of responses that would be successful in the exam The Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without CDs.