Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJECRomanticism in Focus places works of music literature and art alongside one another setting them within the social and political context of their time. There are also helpful examinations of some of the main styles from the period.Suitable for both students and teachers this guide tackles questions such as whether Mendelssohn was a true Romantic why Schumann and Baudelaire both worked as journalists and Wagner???s thoughts towards Brahms.The Eroica and Symphonie Fantastique Brahms and Bruckner Emma and Hard Times Constable???s Haywain and Turner???s Fighting Temaire Byron and Baudelaire all feature and thereare also contextual definitions of the main styles of the time: nationalism impressionism naturalism and symbolism.

Inside Improvisation : vol. 6 Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and the inflections or nuances of the language. The first chapters of this volume on learning the language of jazz focus on the prerequisites of chord scales, approach notes to chord tones and target notes, scale motives and sequences, and lines. Part two qualifies improvisational techniques into three areas; melodic, harmonic and sonic (rhythmic devices are the focus of Vol. IV, Melodic Rhythms) and it is designed as a menu of soloing devices from which you can select your personal course of study. Over 100 specific devices are discussed and conceptualized so as to give the improviser more depth of expression and a greater well from which to draw ideas. Among the numerous topics presented are: guide tones, voice leading, chord substitutions, three tonic system for composition, tritonics, hexatonics, tonal expansions, whole tone playing, augmented symmetric scales, double diminished scales, limited range and large range playing, shapes, blues melodies, accents, comping as a soloing device, common tones, articulations, laying back on the... The CD contains twelve standard chord progressions, each played in two different tempos. Renato Chicco - piano Dave Santoro - bass Adam Nussbaum - drums

67 No Prep No Prop Activities!-67 No Prep No Prop Activities! Students today need to feel they belong and to know they are an important and crucial part of the team. Long-time educator and author of IceBreakers and IceBreakers 2 Valerie Lippoldt Mack brings her brilliance in teaching recruiting and inspiration with IceBreakers 3 clearing the way for learning by instantly bringing about conversation and making personal connections. These specific IceBreaker activities encourage the building of relationships as well as accepting and understanding differences. We all recognize that teachers seem to have less time and reduced budgets for planning and creating. IceBreakers 3 introduces simple as well ashigh-tech games with a purpose and minimal preparation. Use the games at the beginning of your classes and rehearsals during rehearsal as a learning break or perhaps at the end - while reinforcing current teaching goals. The games immediately involve the ensemble by shifting the focus from the teacher to the student from Day One. Your classes and rehearsals will never be the same! Life lessons are taught on a daily basis. Let IceBreakers 3 help you change hearts and lives forever! Sections include: Meet and Greet Races and Relays Listen and Learn Celebrating Diversity Problem Solving Support and Appreciate Additional Tech Support. Suggested for grades 6-12.

Cahier 4 Piano-Conceived for Piano beginners who have already been introduced to music reading  Le Voyage Magique - Level 4 Traveller follows up on Piano Discoveries - Level 3 A & B Adventurer. Seventh of a series of eight it familiarises the young Pianist to more complex melodies and rhythms to minor chords and minor tonalities and to the techniques of playing. This volume uses the same characters as the previous books who evolve through new illustrations to guide the young pianists. Le Voyage Magique is the translation and adaptation by Stéphane Blet of the American series Piano Discoveries by JanetVogt and Leon Bates. The pedagogy of this book has been studied to be quite close to the language of children in order to develop their interest and concentration. A CD is provided to accompany the player while learning with Le Voyage Magique offering some small melodic pieces to develop a musical ear. Janet Vogt is an American Pianist professor at the College-Conservatory of Music. She also composed pieces for Keyboards for Choirs and some pop music. Leon Bates (born 1949) is a renowned American Pianist who performed with the New York Symphony the Cleveland Symphony and many others. He is also a professor and participated to the conception of this method. Stéphane Blet is an international Solo Pianist who decided to focus on the composition of pieces and on teaching. He is currently professor in the École Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot”.

This is a primer in jazz theory intended to prepare the student for the serious study of jazz improvisation arrangement and composition. The focus is on the harmonic language of jazz especially the harmonic practices which coalesced in the bebop and post bop periods of the 1940’s and 1950’s when bebop and standard tunes formed the core of the mainstream repertoire. The harmonic language of that period is still the framework on which contemporary jazz musicians build. Included are many musical examples and written assignments for practice in the theoretical skills. Appropriate exercises are provided to reinforce theoretical concepts by immediate application to theinstrument.

A Study In Jazz Accompaniment-This book/CD set presents a clear comprehensive one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook’s text 'How to Improvise' How to Comp offers precise explanations practical exercises recorded musical examples four play-along tracks and daily practice routines. How to Comp organizes a vast amount of information that helped to make the author’s previous work a major contribution to jazz pedagogy. How to Comp is primarily for intermediate through advanced level players of harmonic instruments e.g. Piano (Keyboard) Guitar and Vibraphone. However drummers bassists and Hornplayers can also benefit from its study. Subject covered include: Voicing construction preferred stock voicings voiceleading constant structure non-harmonic voicings single-note lines rhythmic vocabulary altering the harmonic rhythm motive development dividing and shifting attention supportive and interactive comping styles the soloist’s viewpoint pacing strolling and much more. In How to Comp the author an accomplished jazz trombonist pianist composer arranger and educator looks deeply into the nature and challenge of artistic jazz accompaniment and puts into focus a direct sure path toward mastery.

You will find this series easy to use. To use the books effectively you will need a pitch pipe or your instrument and access to a computer. Each chapter is divided into smaller sections. This allows you to focus on one section for a short period of time. Working in small sections is more valuable than trying to cover large amounts of material. Learning this way lays a good foundation as you continue to build you skills.

En clé de sol et fa mélangées sans accompagnement de piano-Jeanine Rueff (1922-1999) was a French composer and music educator. Her two combined specialisms have created accomplished studies including Interval Studies. These Rueff studies focus on a variety of intervals including minor major diminished augmented perfect and chromatic. With exercises written in both the treble and bass clefs Interval Studies is very accessible and ideal for all instrumentalists!

Musician?s Union Practice Diary is a must-have practice diary for all instrumental and singing teachers based on Paul Harris? renowned Simultaneous Learning strategy (which develops musical insight by making connections between all aspects of musicianship). Diary pages for a teaching year feature Focus for the week What we did in the lesson and Practice connections boxes. In addition there are inspiring Practice Starter pages and Holiday projects ? plenty of fun and inspiring ideas to get students practicing the Paul Harris way! The Musicians? Union is the representative organisation for musicians working in every area of the progression. Thisdiary is one of a series of resources provided to assist members in their work.

Does the very thought of the dreaded aural test fill you with fear? Does nothing seem as bad as being put on the spot having to recognise discordant intervals and singing back melodies that are simply too long to remember?Having a good ear is vital to becoming a successful musician and Improve Your Aural! is here to help develop your musicianship in easy graded stages. Through fun listening activities boxes to fill in and practice exercises this workbook and CD focus directly on all those key skills you need. You'll be singing clapping playing your instrument writing down music improvising and composing - as well as securing thatvital pass in the aural section of your grade exams.

Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJECLThis workbook has been specifically written to improve theory comprehension among students requiring a basic knowledge of the subject.Starting with the fundamentals of pitch and rhythm this workbook steadily progresses to a range of applications including key signatures scales chords and modulation.There are a number of tasks in each chapter including practical aural and written exercises based on rock pop jazz and classical music. Many of the exercises can also be explored using music technology software.This workbook is aimed at students wanting a firm grounding in music theory to GCSE level and alsocandidates preparing for early grade exams in music theory.Rebecca Berkley is a freelance writer and musician and is a music education consultant. She has taught percussion to students of all ages both as a private teacher and as a workshop leader and published percussion music. She is also a choral conductor running several choirs and directing music festivals with her husband. After starting her career as a music teacher in secondary schools she became a lecturer in music education at the University of Southampton and the Institute of Education University of London. Her PhD thesis focused on how GCSE students learn to compose and how best to teach them. She is the co-author of Rhinegold???s Edexcel GCSE Music Listening Tests (Book 3) and contributes as a freelance writer to Classroom Music Magazine.

Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJEC The AS Music Literacy Workbook will develop students??? notational skills to the level necessary to succeed in the exam.This workbook explains the notation of a wide variety of instrumental techniques and includes a whole chapter devoted to score reading.Students will be able to read and understand any classical jazz pop or guitar scores they might come across during their AS studies and beyond.The workbook emphasises learning by doing. It includes numerous scorereading exercises based on jazz and classical music which encourage students to cross-reference their knowledge. The workbook builds towards aseries of exercises and model answers allowing students to check their work.This workbook is tailor made for anyone wanting to develop a grounding in music theory to AS level but is also a refreshing new resource for candidates preparing for higher grade exams in music theory BTEC National and Scottish Higher Grade Music.Rebecca Berkley is a freelance writer and musician and is a music education consultant. She has taught percussion to students of all ages both as a private teacher and as a workshop leader and published percussion music. She is also a choral conductor running several choirs and directing music festivals with her husband. After starting her career as a music teacher in secondary schools she became a lecturer in music education at the University of Southampton and the Institute of Education University of London. Her PhD thesis focused on how GCSE students learn to compose and how best to teach them. She is the co-author of Rhinegold???s Edexcel GCSE Music Listening Tests (Book 3) and contributes as a freelance writer to Classroom Music Magazine.

2ème Cycle-Théory Complète De La Musique by Jacques Chailley and Henri Challan is a really complete method for musician beginners. This second and final volume is following the first one and covers the eleven last chapters of the method. It features: I. Principle of chords: Consonant and Dissonant II. Natural consonant chords III. Artifical consonant chords IV. Cadenza V. Modes VI. Rhythm VII. Ornaments VIII. Rigorous intonation IX. Transcribing X. Transcribing Instruments XI.Gregorian Songs Appendix Really focused on theory and including some exercises this book will be a better fit for mature music beginners. Henri Challan was a French composer and professor at the Paris Conservatoire who won the Grand Prix de Rome and who has wrote many music analysis. Jacques Chailley was a musician and Deputy Director of the Paris Conservatoire.

Gesangschule-Spontini's Singing Method (original title: A Compendium of Exercises for the Best Way to Learn Singing and Lessons in Portamento Embellishment and Expression) focuses on dealing with the common problems met by pupils and contains the following: eight exercises for perfect intonation and confident skipping; eight exercises for flexibility; thirteen exercises for voice delivery and expression; three exercises for embellishment and cadence.

The new series of Theory Workbooks is designed to provide a practical guide to the Associated Board's higher-grade theory examinations from 1999 upwards.Theory Workbook Grade 6 describes the nature of the questions set on theory papers for the grade and explains clearly how to tackle them. A step-by-step guide is given to answering the questions on harmony and melodic composition and suggested answers and responses are analysed. Several samples round off these chapters providing ample opportunity for the student to put theory into practice immediately. the context questions are prefaced by an introduction outlining the knowledge tested in the exam; thesechapters contain a total of twelve sample extracts each accompanied by many relevant questions with answers given at the back of the book.This workbook focuses precisely on the skills and knowledge needed at Grade 6 and will provide candidates with the tools to approach the paper positively and sit it successfully.