Improve Your Theory! Grades 1 5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris.This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 2 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’ Simultaneous Learning approach it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural.This book contains:Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory.Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations.Fun gamesand quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts.Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice.Opportunities for composing improvising aural and listening activities all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding.

Improve your Aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities boxes to fill in and practice exercises this workbook with CD focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing clapping playing your instrument writing music down improvising and composing.This new edition of this popular series supports new ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010 ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams.

Theory Book-On Your Way to Succeeding with the Masters Theory Book correlates with the repertoire collection On Your Way to Succeeding with the Masters. Each piece in the Theory Book 'spotlights' a particular concept from the repertoire collection such as: whole and half steps; five-finger patterns; tonic and dominant among others. In addition composition and improvisation activities are found throughout the book. Since each piece spotlights a different concept students may start anywhere in the book and study the desired pieces in any order. Includes a Glossary of Musical Terms for students to reference.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. This book contains pieces for Voice.  Each book in the GCSE Performance Pieces series has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the bestopportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This Voice book features: Material suitable for all exam boards Ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for around Grades 3 to 6 A CD accompaniment of professionally recorded backing tracks so that you can hear exactly how each song is meant to sound allowing you to master every song The book includes a range of songs from 1968's Son Of A Preacher Man to two of Adele's biggest hits Someone Like You and Rolling In The Deep. Every song should be immediately familiar but if not you can enjoy discovering and then singing a great new song. With other songs by Bruno Mars Pixie Lott and Ed Sheeran included this book is perfect for nailing a contemporary song that you enjoy listening to and so will enjoy singing. Every song includes a page of information about it detailing the key range and some really useful performance tips. Helpfully a  YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other

Customize Your Programs With Scripts for Every Occasion-You need programs? We've got plenty! Here are twelve flexible programs designed to delight entertain and sometimes even educate your cast members and audiences. From January to December there is a program for each major holidaymarked on your school calendar. Programs A-Plenty provides all the dialog and gives suggestions for songs that could be incorporated in each program. Some of the songs may be new to you and others may already be in yourcast's repertoire. You can choose to perform one or more of the songs from the list or substitute for another song that best delivers the message you want to say. The key word is ?flexible.? We encourage you to takethe script provided and make the programs your own. Happy Holidays - every one of them! Holiday Scripts include: A Fun Festive and Fantastic Fall Festival; Grandparent's Day: It's All About You; Patriotic Program: I AmAmerica; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Winter Holidays: The Signs of Winter; Martin Luther King Jr. Day: We Are the Dream; Hip Hooray It's Valentine's Day!; Presidents' Day; Music in Our Schools; A Spring Sing!; An Earth DayCelebration. Available: Resource Book (with reproducible pages). Suggested for grades 2-5.

No matter how much of an expert you think youare there'll be plenty to challenge and baffle you in this collection of over 1000 teasers from the world of Rock and Pop!From Abba to Frank Zappa there's something for everyoneto display their expertise. The questions are divided into rounds so you can challenge your friends over a genuine Pop quiz in your own home and discover who really is your own king of music!

This series provides a clear logically structured introduction to the murky world of music theory. Each individual volume builds incrementally upon the previous and the entire series is based on the syllabus of the British ABRSM.  Clear visual representations of musical examples condense music theory into an easily-comprehensible format. The numerous exercises within each chapter will help you to gain a deeper more practical knowledge of key techniques and concepts. A tabularoverview of the entire course allows you to quickly and easily find the content that you desire. Knowledge that youve acquired can then be tested and reinforced using the tests that are given periodically through the book.  This series isperfect for use on your own or in a classroom setting (both for individual and group lessons). 

Inside Volume 5 of La Formation Musicale Marie-Hélène Siciliano has devised a method constructed from 25 progressive lessons that cover all knowledge required of a student on theirsecond musical training cycle in a music school.? The theoretical concepts are embedded within the musical pieces so that as you play these beautiful tunes you will develop your musicality as well as yourtheoretical understanding. The five parts of La Formation Musicale consist of reading notes rhythm work ear training singing and theory and analysis.

It was Christmas Eve and the frost air was cold and still. The house where the kittens lived was snug and warm. In a twinkling of an eye everything changed. One little kitten dashed out into the night through the unexpectedlyopened front door. The search for the lost kitten takes us outside where we encounter sneaky jumping mice howling alley cats snuffling hedgehogs and quacking ducks. In the end all is happily resolved! Opportunities for mime movement and dance. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

Now available as a book and CD package for the first time. A popular nativity which conveys the true meaning of Christmas for children of mixed ages and abilities. This musical includes contemporary song hand-jives step-dance and optional recorder percussion and second vocal parts producing the possibility of a very lively and enjoyable performance. The songs are designed for children aged 5 - 10 years. Duration: approx. 30 mins. Scriptavailable in student book.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and ourapplication form.

Dictionary of Dance for Young Performers-What is a Grapevine? How do you perform the California Raisins? Or the Cabbage Patch? These questions and more will all be answered in Kids Gotta Move! This handy book/DVD pack features over 100 choreography terms definedand demonstrated with the young performer in mind. The movements are alphabetized for ease of use with easy-to-follow definitions diagrams and dozens of demonstration photos for further visual reference. The DVD features JohnJacobson and two student dancers demonstrating each move and the submenus on the DVD will allow you to go directly to the move you desire without fast-forwarding through an entire videotape! You'll never have to wonder what theCrocodile Smile looks like again. With Kids Gotta Move! all the moves you'll ever need are right here for you. So get moving with Kids Gotta Move!

The Blitz! Key Signature Table is the absolutely foolproof way to memorise key signatures. There are many different key signature tables out there but The Blitz! Key SignatureTable prides itself on being both simple to write down and easy to understand. Alongside the table itself this book is filled with exercises that have been specially developed to help you memorise the table. Anintroductory note and quick quiz are also included. The Blitz! Key Signature Table works in conjunction with the blitzbooks.com website where you can download all sorts of free resources to help you withyour study including games manuscript test papers and materials to help with practical exam preparation.Written by renowned educator and author Samantha Coates the BlitzBooks series has brought fun andlaughter to the areas of music theory instrumental technique and sight reading. Coates' engaging approach to theory and sight reading has already made BlitzBooks the most popular range of theory and sight reading booksin Australia and they are now finally available in the UK.

A 360-Degree Approach-With Mark Simos' Songwriting Strategies - A 360-Degree Approach you will learn how to write songs starting from any direction melody lyric harmony rhythm or idea.This book will help you toexpand your range and flexibility as a songwriter. Discussions hands-on exercises and notated examples will help you hone your craft.This creatively liberating approach supports the overall integrity of emotion and meaningin your songs. It will help you become more productive versatile and innovative in your songwriting.You will learn to:Discover more ideas for songs song seeds and capture them in their most powerful andusable form.Overcome writer's block by having many more pathways through the writing process.Develop strong song structures by working independently with melody lyrics harmony and rhythm.Write songsmore easily guided by your well-tuned ?songwriter's compass?.

The Edexcel: A2 Revision Guide - 3rd Edition is designed to prepare you fully for Section B of your final A2 Music exam. Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, it includes:An introduction to the exam that explains what you'll be expected to know.A succinct revision section that presents all the key facts for each set work, broken down into individual segments on the elements of music.Sample essay questions, mark schemes and answers.Helpful hints on how to improve your own written answers in the exam.A comprehensive glossary.This guide will help you to understand how the exam works, how questions are worded and what your examiners are looking for. It will give you the edge you need to achieve a better grade.This revision guide is suitable for exams from 2015-2017. / Formation Musicale

Strategies for Creativity & Expression-Learn the creative mindset and acquire the technical tools necessary for improvisation. These concepts and exercises will help you to discover a deeper source of music making a greater quality of authenticity and a discerniblechange in sound and phrasing that will enhance your performances of written music. You will learn to play by ear apply musical theory to your instrument and engage creatively with the elements of music giving you a longmenu of musical options. The accompanying recording includes demonstration and play-along tracks. You will learn: tools to connect melodic imagination to your instrument with an enhanced sense of physicality; how to usescales chords modes progressions and other structures in your improvisation; a broad rhythm vocabulary; improvisation techniques for standard progressions such as blues and II V's; to create richer lines by using approachnotes neighbour tones and embellishments into an improvised melodic line.