The Ear Training curriculum of Berklee College of Music is known and respected throughout the world. Now for the first time this unique method has been captured in one comprehensive book by the chair of the Ear TrainingDepartment.Discover secrets and methods that will allow you to:Hear the music you are seeingNotate the music you have composed or arrangedDevelop your musical vocabularyUnderstand the music you arehearing.This comprehensive guide features a complete course with text and musical examples and studies in rhythm sight recognition Tonic Sol-Fa and melody.

Scales Modes & Chords: The Primordial Building Blocks of Music-Primarily a music theory reference Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins interlocking aspects and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales modes and their real-world functions will find the most important issues dealt with in meticulous detail within these pages. Logical illustrations accompany in-depth examinations of chordal harmonies cadential motions and progressions. This book is perfect for both music students and teachers as either a course in itself or to augment any theory curriculum.

The main objective of this handbook is to make Kodály's 333 Reading Exercises accessible to those unfamiliar with the Kodály approach, showing them how to use the 333 in accordance with the approach. The handbook offers step-by-step strategies for guiding practice of songs from the 333, which is written in the favourable D-B vocal range for children to learn musical reading in solfa and staff notation.Alfred Music UK, as agents for Poco Studio in Europe, are delighted to see this new collaboration between the world's foremost Kodaly specialist, Sarolta Platthy, and Ying Ying Ng, whose spectacularly successful theory books adorn many a teacher's library, but we are not the only ones?. / Formation Musicale

Succeeding With The Masters:-The Student Activity Books are fun-filled educational companions to the Succeeding with the Masters repertoire collections - an ideal way for your students to explore the world of the master composers. Puzzles and games transport students into the Classical Era. Enjoyable listening activities foster aural skills and knowledge of musical style. Creative exercises and writing activities stimulate the imagination. Students get to know Haydn Mozart and Beethoven in a personal way. The Teacher's Handbook provides answers to the many puzzles games and activities. It also offers additional activity ideas for GroupLessons The Student Activity Book is intended for use with Succeeding with the Masters Classical Era Volume Two Performance Book.

A classical music omnibus-Classic FM's Classic Ephemera is an entertaining collection of quips and quirks from the world of classical music. This book contains nuggets of musical fact you didn't know you needed to know and oodles of useful information you shouldn't be without. It includes a section on celebrated composers as well as potted plots of famous operas retold as you've never heard them before. It's informative engrossing entertaining and often hilarious. Written by the authors of the Classic FM Pocket Books this substantial volume of trivia should be on any serious music-lover's shelves.

The Melakarta System-Elements of Indian Music introduces the Indian melodic system in an accessible manner within the realm of Western music theory. It demonstrates a new archetype in music composition for composers of any genre aswell as composition teachers and anyone interested in ethnomusicology. This book contains a set of 12 etudes for piano and transcriptions for classical guitar. Each etude is about one minute in length and utilizes notesfrom a particular Indian scale. An intermediate to advanced skill level is required to perform each etude. Practicing and performing these studies is an excellent way to expand one?s musical perspective beyond traditionaldiatonic scales. Indian music has intrigued the West for a long time but hasn?t always been accessible because of the absence of a systematic approach to theory and repertoire. Just as the Western harmonic system iswell developed the Indian melodic system is very advanced and equally established. The intermingling of these two worlds can inspire new exceptional sonic landscapes. Useful literature on the evolution of the Indianmelodic system is also included with notes on how it can be used as a modus operandi by Western musicians who wish to apply Indian scales in Western compositions and improvisations. Includes access to online audio.

When a student begins lessons the parents are also entering a new world of learning and support that they've often never experienced. Help! My Kid Is Taking Music Lessons guides the parent in supporting thelearning process and helps familiarize them with the critical role of parenting a young musician.This book is a god-send for both the teacher and parent. Also included is a 'Glossary for the Musically-ChallengedParent'.

Hilarion Eslava (1807-1878) was a Spanish priest musician and pedagogue. Although he was a prolific and well-known composer in his own time today he is primarily remembered for his 1846 work Metodo De Solfeo a successful Solfège Method which has been in constant use all over the world for more than 150 years. Having been a choirboy at Pamplona the method was published while Eslava was choirmaster at the Royal Chapel in Madrid and he undoubtedly used it as he was training the choristers there.

Lucinda Geoghean and László Norbert Nemes' Singing Games And Rhymes For Ages 9 To 99 is a collection of tried and tested material for nine years upwards. The songs have been arranged in alphabetical order with step by step instructions. The accompanying DVD means that you can see the games in action whilst listening to the songs. This book is suitable for both the young and old who find great joy in singing together with others - and are not afraid of more challenging games. The ideas can be used with upper primary and secondary schools as well as with choirs. Singing Games And Rhymes For Ages 9 To99 features folk songs partner songs canons and part songs from around the world accompanied by more complex metric and rhythmic patterns than in the previous volumes. Dance ball games clapping games stick passing games cup passing games and even a Philippine tinikling dance are all included. This book has been inspired by the authors' belief that being engaged in playful and uplifting communal music making does not only create a love for singing but over the years has been proven to be highly effective in the development of general music skills in the most complex way.

The Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource Guide-A comprehensive guide that opens the doors to the world of jazz education. Find practical solutions to challenges such as the jazz concept understanding the rhythm section jazz improvisation and jazz styles including a great section on Latin jazz. This innovative one-of-a-kind handbook incorporates the Web as an ongoing resource tool that provides the ultimate in reference information. The included DVD presents over three hours of audio/video demonstrations of rehearsal techniques how to really teach jazz improvisation and how to understand and improve the rhythm section. An essential addition to every library and/or jazz pedagogy class.