The very thought of aural especially in examinations strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra itâ??s something to be developing all the time because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill.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 includedto 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.

The very thought of aural especially in examinations strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra it’s something to be developing all the time because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill.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 includedto 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.

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.

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from 'twinkle, twinkle' in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5. / Formation Musicale

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.

The New Method for Learning to Read Written Jazz Music-Throughout the country most music educators teach jazz by rote because in jazz 'what you see' isn't 'what you get.' Students who wish to study this musical form generally have had traditional classical-oriented training and most have difficulty reading jazz music. This self-study text is the answer to this problem. Published in five compatible books Reading Jazz is supplied with an accompanying CD. The most common jazz rhythms are presented one at a time in the order of increasing complexity in a series of short exercises and duets. The CD is used as an example of the proper performance techniques needed and for jazz reading practice with a professionalrhythm section. These Books can be used independent of the teacher so this play-along self-study approach is the logical solution to one of the biggest problems in jazz - how to interpret the written page.