Beginning Notation and Sight-Reading for All Instruments-Rhythms are certainly the largest challenge in reading and writing music. This book makes learning to read and write rhythms easy teaching you in a step-by-step method starting from the very basics.Supported by recordings of the exercises and worksheets that help you practice the material you will have all you need to learn quarter note eighth note and triplet eighth rhythms including syncopations. Whether you are an experienced musician who has never learned notation a total beginner a vocalist or student of any instrument or interested in playing or composing any style of music with The Rhythm Book you can build a solid foundationin reading and writing rhythms.

'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.

The Harmonic Approach. Beginning where the previous book finished, the acclaimed tutor Barry Finnerty has created yet another classic Serious Jazz Book for jazz soloists of all instruments. Barry Finnerty has worked as a recording artist with jazz legends like Miles Davis, The Brecker Brothers and the Crusaders. Taking the musical talents of virtuosi like these as his inspiration, he explains the key to better improvisation through a melodic approach to chord changes, how they interact and how they are used in context. Finnerty describes the possible uses and harmonic functions of a single note, not just to enhance your playing ability, but to show you the possibilities inherent in a different, harmonic approach to looking at particular notes. He also goes into detail on how to achieve melodic command of all the possible extensions and alterations of chords, as well as variations on common chord progressions. The Serious Jazz Book 2 will also help you effectively and practically apply the harmonic knowledge that you learned in the first volume. Not only this, but Finnerty features a great number of melodic examples that use all the chords and progressions previously learned. In this way, Finnerty expands upon and develops his previous edition to create an acclaimed guide to playing Serious Jazz as a solo musician

Teach basic singing and rhythmic reading with this versatile and practical collection. Simply sing in unison or add optional rhythm band parts (two or three per song) for additional levels of learning. Fifteen different classroom instruments are featured on American spirituals and folk songs, seasonal highlights, songs from other lands, and well-known favorites. As educational as it is entertaining, this budget-stretching collection is perfect for both classroom instruction and concert performance. Recommended for grades 2--5. Teacher's Handbook is 100% reproducible. / Voix