So you want to write songs and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how.Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song rhythm melody lyrics and harmony and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways.Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1 500 songs How to Write Songs on Guitar 2nd edition will soon have you producing better more memorable songs.

Winner: Best Print Resource 2013 (Music Teacher Awards for Excellence).Here  for the first time is the definitive practical guide to setting up a choral or instrumental ensemble and running it effectively.Aimed at experienced solo musicians it illustrates how to harness individual skills to build an exciting and creative group dynamic.  Every aspect of performing together is covered from choosing repertoire and arranging the music to devising innovative rehearsal techniques all leading to that successful final performance.Both a step-by-step ?how to? book and a comprehensive reference resource How To Create a Successful Music Ensemble features the insights of several experienced musical directors and also covers topics like practicalities publicity and conducting techniques.With illuminating real-life case studies throughout How To Create a Successful Music Ensemble is the ultimate guide to every practical and artistic aspect of creating and maintaining one of music?s most rewarding collaborative forms.About the author.Patrick Gazard has over 20 years experience in music and music education during which he has run numerous youth and adult ensembles with several of his groups reaching the final stages of national competitions.Now a freelance teacher and conductor/ composer Patrick is also an arranger for Music Sales and Banks Music Publications.

Theory-Looking for a way to develop your musical ear' By following the instructions given in this coursebook you will soon be able to effortlessly recognise and reproduce the first lick note chord rhythm or solo that comes your way! You wonder how you are going to accomplish this' By studying intervals (from thirds downwards to diminished thirteenths) by identifying chords (from major chords to M7(11#) chords) by recognising chords and melody played simultaneously by differentiating between various rhythmic values (between whole notes and eighth-note triplets for instance) or by melody dictations which are a synthesis of the elements previously studied. Whereas the two CDssupply you with exercises the coursebook offers you the possibility to write down and check your answers. Looking for a way to develop your musical ear' By following the instructions given in this coursebook you will soon be able to effortlessly recognise and reproduce the first lick note chord rhythm or solo that comes your way!You wonder how you are going to accomplish this' By studying intervals (from thirds downwards to diminished thirteenths) by identifying chords (from major chords to M7(11#) chords) by recognising chords and melody played simultaneously by differentiating between various rhythmic values (between whole notes and eighth-note triplets for instance) or by melody dictations which are a synthesis of the elements previously studied.Whereasthe two CDs supply you with exercises the coursebook offers you the possibility to write down and check your answers.

Learn the rules of harmony with this easy-to-follow guide. How To Blitz! Four-Part Harmony is the perfect resource for musicians of all ages. Designed to be a quick reference book rather than anintricate explanation of the workings of four-part harmony this book uses the figured bass system to indicate types of chord. How To Blitz! Four-Part Harmony works in conjunction with the blitzbooks.com website where you can download all sorts of free resources to help you with your study including games manuscript test papers and materials to help with practical exampreparation. Written by renowned educator and author Samantha Coates the BlitzBooks series has brought fun and laughter to the areas of music theory instrumental technique and sight reading. Coates' engagingapproach to theory and sight reading has already made BlitzBooks the most popular range of theory and sight reading books in Australia and they are now finally available in the UK. 

How To Blitz! ABRSM Theory Grade 5 (2018 Revision) includes everything you'll need to blitz your Grade 5 ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance to the entire syllabus more information revision exercisesand worksheets than any other theory textbook and possibly the clearest and easiest section on music notation we've ever seen the book makes working towards the ABRSM Theory accessible and enjoyable for students. Featuringquizzes games multiple choice word searches and more the book manages to make what is usually a dreaded topic into something fun. Although music theory applies to all instruments the Piano keyboard makes visualisationeasier  so lots of these diagrams are included to help students understand concepts more easily. 

Music notation is a language that has been developing for thousands of years; even the manner in which we read music today has been around for several centuries. In learning to read music we encounter basic symbols for pitch duration and timing.As we advance we learn about dynamics expression timbre and even special effects. How to Read Musicwill introduce you to the basics then provide more advanced information. As a final reward for all your hard work you´ll get a chanceto play excerpts from three classic piano pieces. Topics include: pitch • rhythm • meter • special words and symbols • plus classical piano pieces by Bach Mozart and Beethoven.

Originally published in 2003 and now revised and updated The Songwriting Sourcebook is the third entry in Rikky Rooksby's bestselling How to Write Songs series. This easy-to-use book will help you write better songs by explaining the art of writing effective chord sequences. It shows:How three and four chords can lay the foundation for a simple song and how to move on to progressions using five and six chordsHow to give your chord sequences additional color by adding chords that are not strictly in key including blues chordsHow to write chord sequences for songs in minor keys as well as major keys and how totake progressions into new territories by changing keyHow to fine-tune the color of your chords by understanding the emotional potential of sevenths sixths and ninthsAll examples come with easy-to-read guitar chord boxes and the accompanying 20-track audio CD features original recordings that illustrate some of the points made in the book.

If you would like to look at a complicated rhythmic figure and instantly know how it sounds then this book is for you. The only way to sight-read rhythms fluently is to think not in terms of how long notes last but in terms of what rhythmic sound might occur within each beat. This book shows you how to memorise the sound of each of the various combinations of notes that commonly occur within one beat. If you think in terms of beats you can sight-read rhythms successfully because the beat remains constant. You'll discover the difference between duple and triple time simple and compound time and how to instantly play odd groupings.

When words fail music speaks...so the saying goes. Expressing yourself through music by putting words to notes and notes to words can be easy; yes easier than you may think.This book is a treasure chest of ideas foranyone interested in composing. Simple ways to spark the creative process are included such as taking the musical letters in your name to form a melody. Step by step you will see how to actually process the notes into music.Norse Song by Robert Schumann shows how he used the four musical letters of his friend GADE to compose the Piano solo.

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

Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs-Melody writing is a skill that can be learned and this unique resource will show you how. Through proven tools and techniques you will learn how to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody harmony rhythm and rhyme. This clear comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs examining them and revealing why they succeed. Songs discussed include Killing Me Softly Addicted To Love and TheLong And Winding Road.

In this groundbreaking book prize-winning Pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience psychological insight and wisdom ancient and modern Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. He offers healthy alternatives for lifelong learning and suggests significant change in the way music is taught. For example playing a wrong note can be constructive useful even enlightening. The creator of the acclaimed Un-Master Class workshop also explores the special potential of group work outlining the basics of his revelatory workshop that hastransformed the music experience for participants the world over. Practicing in Westney's view is a lively honest adventurous and spiritually rewarding enterprise and it can (and should) meet with daily success which empowers us to grow even more. Teachers professionals and students of any instrument will feel the benefit from this unique guide which brings artistic vitality freedom and confidence within everyone's reach.

The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Par RICKER RAMON. A new Play along system for learning to play jazz. Each set contains a book with transposed parts for all instruments and a play along CD with Ray playing many of the book examples on his saxophone. Volume one is for the absolute beginning jazz student who knows his/her major scales. Subjects covered in this book include: VOCABULARY: Intervals, Roman Numerals, Scales, Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, Major, Minor, Dominant, and Suspended Chords, Chord/Scale Relationships, The Blues Progression, Using Pentatonic Scales with Blues, Pentatonic Chord/Scale Relationships, The II-V-I Progression, Rhythm Changes, The Circle of Fifths, and The Circle of Fourths, and Steps for Playing on Changes. STYLE: Swing Eighth Notes, Use of the Metronome, Scale Practice, and Scat-Singing Solos. EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice. REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire. This improvisation method is more than just another play-along. It is a series of books and CDs that progress step by step, offering concrete suggestions and advise that shows you how and what to practice. Drawing on twenty-five years of teachingexperience at the Eastman School of Music, Ramon Ricker uses text, recorded demonstrations by him and his students, and practice and play-along tracks that present the material in a clear and concise manner. Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums. Since they performed and recorded together consistently over aperiod of several years, they played as a unit - a true jazz rhythm section. The recordings were brought up to meet todays higher CD standards and served as an inspiration for Ramon Ricker to write three entirely new books. In addition, new demonstration, ear training, and play-along tracks were added. / Niveau : Débutant / Jazz / Recueil / Tout Instrument

The AB Guide To Music Theory is intended to help people learning music to understand how music is written down what the various signs and symbols denote and what is meant by the common technical words used by musicians. Arising out of this it provides an introduction to the basic elements in harmony and musical structure. In the main this book deals with the subjects of the Associated Board's theory syllabus for Grades 1-5. However for the sake of continuity the information has not been broken up to correspond with individual grades.

Inspire your students to make some noise with Teach and Play Samba!The six pieces in this book represent an exciting and varied selection of music from across Brazil from traditional Carnival music and samba reggae to a Paul Simon song and a jazz samba. Each piece is broken down into clear and simple steps that show you how to build upthe music gradually with your class. Combined with the accompanying DVD ? which contains 60 short clips of the author and a group of KS3 students demonstrating all of the instruments and patterns to each piece ? teaching and learning world music has never been so easy or enjoyable.The six pieces are supplemented with valuable background information about the music and culture cross-curricular projects composing ideas advice on assessment and guidance on teaching whole-class world-music ensembles. The material has been designed primarily for use with KS2 and KS3 classes but the addition of higher-ability parts for each piece means the book can be tailored easily to KS4 as well. It is not necessary to own authentic instruments to get the most out of this book as classroom alternatives are suggested and demonstrated. ?This series has been written by a genuine expert who has thorough knowledge of his subject and shares this with the reader in a lively enthusiastic and passionate way. I have never found any books before that are so clear in explaining the fundamentals of these world-music genres and doing so in a format based around practical relevant and achievable tasks is even more remarkable. I can see these books becoming one of those series that every music teacher will have either read or heard