'Compose Yourself!' is the indispensable resource for all teachers of composition. Emphasising a holistic and practical approach to composition this book offers: fifty lesson plans for the over-worked music teacher and Ideas for listening discussion notation improvisation and performance activities. Information is divided into helpful ‘bite-size’ sections that support Key Stages 3 and 4. It offers ideal preparation for the composition element of Music GCSE and Trinity practical examinations. The corresponding pupil’s workbook available in packs of ten contains twenty-two worksheets.

Progressive Lessons Of Reading And Rhythm - Volume 4 is the fourth volume out of six of a theory book focusing on reading notes and rhythms. This complete method for reading and learning rhythms features both staves for theory explanations and exercises. This fourth volume follows the previous ones and requires some strong basics. It includes the C key fourth and first and a mix of the three keys. Alain Weber is a French musician who received the “Premier Grand Prix de Rome”. He taught music theory in many different countries and created some excellent methods.

My Music Box is a complete book for a second year of music education. He approaches all notions by learning traditional or original songs and discovering a varied repertoire. In order to allow the child to immerse himself in a living musical context and to assimilate durably the notions, all the proposed texts have an audio support. The accompaniments of the songs are available on the educational space of Editions Billaudot's website and the musics of the repertoire on the Deezer platform. The book, in 20 lessons, has the following sections: I sing / I dance, I listen, I read and some at home for personal work. The close link between songs, prescriptions, recognition and deciphering allows the child to make melodic relationships lastingly aware. The reading is approached in a relative way in the first lessons. The proposed rhythms are played with a sound support. This approach makes it possible to make rhythm alive, in connection with a musical reality (phrasing, articulation, perception of sound movement).

Theory teaching material-Contains all of the Specimen Aural Tests for Trinity Guildhall examinations from 2007. Covers Initial-Grade 5 examinations. This helpful book is designed for use in lessons or at home and includes: Information about the test pieces What the examiner will do What each question is for What candidates will be asked to do Hints for candidates Information for teachers Wide range of sample tests Answer booklet with 'check yourself' sample answers 2 CDs of practice examples.

The Teacher's Guide To World Music is a must-have resource for anyone teaching world music in the classroom. Full of practical advice and ideas presented in a straightforward manner this book will help you and your students to get into world music. It includes: Advice on where to find the best resources and instruments how to create successful lessons and cross-curricular projects and how to engage your whole school and local community through world music A brief discussion of some of the most important issues in world music which will enable you to teach it with confidence A variety of short projects from West Africandrumming and samba to gamelan and taiko. Each topic presents succinct background and contextual information a variety of composing performing and listening ideas and a selection of useful resources.

In book two of Edmond Mayeur's Devoirs De Musique a number of questions exercises practices and tasks help to develop a good understanding of music in a series that gets progressively more difficult. Perfect for private work or as part of lessons.

In book one of Edmond Mayeur's Devoirs De Musique a number of questions exercises practices and tasks help to develop a good understanding of music in a series that gets progressively more difficult. Perfect for private work or as part of lessons.

New Orleans and Jelly Roll Morton-Introduce students to jazz through great literature combined with learn by doing! The first of ten volumes Jazz for Young People includes step-by-step lessons that combine content and audio/video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning including classroom instruments that every music teacher already owns or can easily afford. This easy-to-present resource is designed for a teacher who may or may not be trained in America's art form - bringing jazz to the next generation. Digital Downloads include: Step-by-step lesson slides to project audio recordings of each song and WyntonMarsalis sharing background information as well as reproducible activity/assessment worksheets. Plus! You will have Free Access to corresponding video clips for each lesson. Perfect for the general music classroom (grades 2 and up) beginning jazz ensembles and community jazz education courses.

Classroom Activity-Succeeding With The Masters repertoire collections - an ideal way for students to explore the world of master composers. The Teacher's Handbook provides answers to the many puzzles games and activities. It also offers additional activity ideas for group lessons.

Progressive Lessons Of Reading And Rhythm - Volume 5 is the fifth volume out of six theory books that focus on reading notes and rhythms. This complete method for reading and learning rhythms features both staves for theory explanations and exercises. This fifth volume follows the previous ones and requires some strong basics. It includes the C key third first or fourth and a mix of the five keys. Alain Weber is a French musician who received the “Premier Grand Prix de Rome”. He taught music theory in many different countries and created some excellent methods.

French composer Alain Weber (b. 1930) writes 60 Theoretical Rhythm Lessons with much experience and expertise. This second volume which considers in detail binary and ternary rhythms rests triplets unusual time signatures and tempo changes is essential to accompany basic theory progression. Following graduation from the Paris Conservatoire Weber spent time in Italy to develop his own musical style. However he soon returned to the institution as a professor of theory and counterpoint. He is a significant contributor to important teaching materials and 60 Theoretical Rhythm Lessons is noexception.