Keyboard From The Beginning is a practical teaching method for younger students who are just starting to learn the instrument. Ideal for 6- to 12-year-olds, this introduction to playing the Keyboard or Piano uses a mix of original and favourite melodies, as well as fun pictures, to get pupils making music from their very first lesson.Keyboard From The Beginning uses a enjoyable melodies to introduce different techniques and principles, guiding young students in the beginning of their Keyboard-playing career. No previous musical knowledge or experience is necessary, this book will take students from the absolute beginning to playing their first fun tunes with ease. Using over 30 enjoyable and simple tunes, this book will allow young beginners to express their musicality at the same time as learning the basics of playing. With timeless tunes like Au Clair De La Lune, This Old Man, London Bridge and Ode To Joy, children will learn to play these simple melodies while at the same time learning new notes and techniques like different time signatures, rests, dotted rhythms and even scales and chords. As the book progresses, new techniques are introduced, providing a structured and logical course, making this an ideal book for students to work from either on their own or as part of a larger group. The book is accompanied by a unique download card, giving instant online access to audio downloads of demonstrations and backing tracks. Pupils will be able to hear how each tune should sound, before playing it along with a professional recording. Fun images throughout make this a hugely fun and enjoyable book to introduce young beginners to the joys of playing the Keyboard.Keyboard From The Beginning is a brilliant way for young pupils with no previous musical experience to learn to play the Keyboard. Musical melodies, easy-to-understand lessons and colourful images combine to create a Keyboard method that will keep children interested and start them on their way towards becoming proficient keyboardists. / Clavier

This flexible collection offers a wealth of excellent material for singing in rounds. All of the standard rounds are represented, including many by master composers as well as anonymous ones. The book is divided into three main sections: rounds with texts, rounds without texts and selected rounds in score format. In addition to a complete alphabetical index, there are separate listings of rounds with sacred texts, rounds with secular texts, rounds about animals, rounds about bells, Christmas rounds, rounds in foreign languages, lullabies, rounds about music, rounds about nature, rounds about singing and street cries. There's even an additional listing of rounds in two parts, three parts, four, five and six parts. This is one collection no music library should be without! From the Kodály Choral Concept. Includes index based on song content and teaching concepts. / Choeur Mixte

This book offers teachers and students a wide selection of literature to help pace musical and technical development evenly and with ease. The book presents appropriate teaching literature by 14 composers who wrote inspirationally for the intermediate student. The pieces in this book are primarily from Levels 7 and 8, according to Jane Magrath's The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature. Titles include: Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 (J. S. Bach) * Prelude in D Minor, BWV 940 (J. S. Bach) * Sonata in F Major, K. 78 (Scarlatti) * Sonata in G Major, K. 391 (Scarlatti) * Sonata in C Major, K. 309 (Scarlatti) * Sonata in A Minor, K. 149 (Scarlatti) * Viennese Sonatina No. 1 in C Major (1st movement) (Mozart) * Viennese Sonatina No. 2 in A Major (1st movement) (Mozart) * Viennese Sonatina No. 6 in C Major (1st and 3rd movements) (Mozart) * Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI: 8 (1st movement) (Haydn) * Sonatina in F Major, Hob. XVI: 9 (1st movement) (Haydn) * Sonatina in C Major, Hob. XVI: 10 (1st movement) (Haydn) * Bagatelle in G Minor, Op. 119, No. 1 (Beethoven) * Bagatelle in D Major, Op. 119, No. 3 (Beethoven) * Bagatelle in A Minor, Op. 119, No. 9 (Beethoven) * German Dance in D Major, D. 783, No. 2 (Schubert) * Waltz in B Minor, D. 145, No. 6 (Schubert) * Waltz in A-flat Major, D. 365, No. 2 (Schubert) * Two Ecossaises, D. 421, Nos. 1 and 2 (Schubert) * Album leaf in F-sharp Minor, Op. 99, No. 4 (Schumann) * From Foreign Lands and Places, Op. 15, No. 1 (Schumann) * Mignon, Op. 68, No. 35 (Schumann) * Important Event, Op. 15, No. 6 (Schumann) * Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 (Chopin) * Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3 (Chopin) * Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2 (Chopin) * Mazurka in G Major, Op. Post (Chopin) * Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. Post (Chopin) * Song of the Cowherd, Op. 17, No. 22 (Grieg) * Waltz, Op. 38, No. 7 (Grieg) * Norwegian Melody, Op. 12, No. 6 (Grieg) * The Little Shepherd (Debussy) * Album Leaf (Debussy) * Braul (Bartok) * Buciumeana (Bartok) * The Farewell, Op. 21, No. 3 (Borkiewicz) * Venice, Op. 21, No. 7 (Borkiewicz) * Pierrot's Serenade (Martinu) * Columbine Remembers (Martinu) * Prelude (Fragment) (Gershwin) * Merry Andrew (Gershwin) * Promenade (Walking the Dog) (Gershwin).

This collection presents appropriate teaching literature by 13 composers who wrote exceptionally well for the intermediate student. The wide selection of repertoire included can help students pace their musical and technical development evenly and with ease. In addition, they will receive a solid foundation in the best literature available at their level, and will be prepared to proceed to more advanced music.

Par WALKER N. / LONGWORTH J.. The Guitar Basics Repertoire book contains over forty pieces, offering a rich and varied mixture of folksongs from around the world ( Aura Lee, Sakura ), classical tunes (Bizet - March of the Kings, J. S. Bach - Minuet in G ) and popular film music (including themes from Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter), alongside evocative originals ( Falling Leaves, Havana Goodtime, Samurai Sword, Tudor Dance ) and established Guitar repertoire by Sor and Carulli. Designed both to consolidate the areas of study covered in Guitar Basics and present new topics in the fun but clear style of the popular method book, Guitar Basics Repertoire introduces accidentals, moving up the neck, two part music, arpeggios and plucked chords, as well as fun extended techniques that even a beginner can master. Guitar Basics Repertoire contains both solo and ensemble pieces, backing tracks for many of which are available below, and is the perfect companion to Guitar Basics whether being used for group teaching or to prepare students for graded examinations. Both solo and ensemble repertoire is included, with backing tracks and teachers' part for many pieces provided on the accompanying ECD./ Recueil / Guitare

Raising the curtain on Christopher Norton's Micromusicals - exciting and accessible musicals for schools based on popular classroom teaching topics from the creator of the internationally-acclaimed Microjazz series. Designed for children aged 6-12, each production lasts around 30 minutes and can be learned, rehearsed and performed in as little as 2 days.Stage a real class act with this comprehensive and flexible resource:Succinct casting and direction suggestionsOptional props list with a wealth of additional downloadable resourcesStraightforward and catchy songs, with complete demonstration and backing tracks on an accompanying CDVoice and piano scores with guitar chordsA wide range of flexible easy band and orchestral parts available to download which can be played in conjunction with the backing tracks or as part of an independent live orchestral or bandPhotocopiable lyric sheets (also available as downloads for printing or projection)Wide-ranging cross-curricular teaching and classroom activity suggestionsA customisable poster to publicise performancesAncient Egypt is a popular area of study at Key Stage 2 and 3 History in England, as well as in schools elsewhere in the UK and further afield. This Micromusical focuses on Egyptian mythology and deities including Nut (the goddess of the sky) and Ra (the sun god). / Instruments Divers Et Piano

A comprehensive lesson and study book for the intermediate and advanced diatonic Harmonica player, Classic Chicago Blues Harp presents techniques, progressive examples and accompanying twelve bar blues exercise and examples. This book is meant to take an instrument and musical style and teach it to the people who made it so popular, the blues listening public. Special attention is given to the accurate reading of blues rhythms and each notated tune is carefully marked with tablature indicating precisely where to find individual notes. Each chapter concludes with a chapter review of what was taught in that section and access to online audio is included. This book is best suited to the intermediate player rather than the beginner, and will appeal strongly to those with a genuine desire to learn the Chicago blues harmonica style. Complete Classic Chicago Blues Harp is excellent for self-teaching, yet is comprehensive enough to be used in a private instruction format. The audio recording insures accuracy of interpretation and ease in learning. Most of the exercises and examples are included on the audio with split-tracked back-up music. Each song is played once with Harmonica and then without. This is a great all-around study book for blues Harmonica players at any level.

Bring singable songs and practical pedagogy together with 20 MORE children's songs, rhymes and games from around the world! Songbook Three also features extension activities for the classroom, historical references, pedagogical indices and suggestions for including these songs in the First We Sing literacy-based music series available from Hal Leonard. In addition, there are suggestions for Orff instruments and recorder, along with seasonal and holiday songs, singing games and songs just for fun. This third volume comes with digital access to songsheet PDFs for projection or print options, and audio access to sing-along recordings featuring Inner Voices, a group of 8-16 year-old singers from The West Texas Children's Chorus. Ideally suited for teaching musical skills, this collection provides a vocabulary of music and play from which children can draw today. Adults and kids of all ages will discover the fun and enjoyment of listening, learning, singing and playing these songs for generations to come! 20 songs including: Bandyrowe, Goin' to Boston, I'se the Bye, Little Sally Walker, Steal Liza Jane, T'was in the Moon of Wintertime, and more! Suggested for grades 1-5. / Chant

101 Hits For Buskers is a superb resource for all buskers and street musicians that contains some of the greatest pop hits of all time. Tracks in Book One include: My Way, Winchester Cathedral, Y Viva Espana, Morning Has Broken and Yesterday plus many more outstanding hits. All arranged with melody line, lyrics and guitar chords. / Ligne Mélodique, Paroles Et Accords (Avec Grilles D'Accords)

Par NICKERSON ROSS. Easy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twelve Christmas favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody, but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. The tablature in the book is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes, as well as right and left-hand fingering indications. This book is not simply a tablature book! Christmas Music Made Easy for Banjo also features instruction on learning the chords to each song, chord progression charts for each song, special learning tips for each arrangement, a full page of advice on memorizing the songs and more. In the instructional sections of the book Ross draws on his many years of experience teaching students privately to anticipate and point out the most common obstacles and challenges with each song. This section also features a page of general advice that includes suggestions on the best use of practice time and how to develop the skills needed to succeed with each piece. Additionally, Christmas Music Made Easy for Banjo features a high quality studio recorded CD of all the songs played at three speeds including a backup rhythm track to practice along with. Also included is a page entitled Advice on using the CD and Rhythm Tracks to help ensure that the student fully utilizes the audio recordings to learn the songs more efficiently and with greater ease. / Niveau : Débutant / Christmas - Solos / Tablatures / Banjo Tablatures à 5 Cordes

Ma mre l'oye (Mother Goose Suite) is typical of Ravel's style with its modal melodies, use of dance forms and rhythmic precision. For this suite, Ravel selected favorite French fairy tales with references to fantasy, dreams and legends of childhood, and provided simple and delicate settings for piano duet (one piano, four hands). Although featuring childhood themes, Ma mre l'oye is at the late intermediate to early advanced level. This teaching/performance edition contains the suite in its entirety and is based on the first edition published by Durand in 1910. Editors Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster have included expert fingering suggestions and hand redistributions for technical ease, and have suggested ways to perform grace notes and glissandi in footnotes. The primo and secondo parts are on separate pages with measure numbers in both parts for easy reference. Late intermediate to early advanced.

Learn to play rhythm and lead rock guitar with the step-by-step lessons and 70 great rock songs in this book/CD pack! The Hal Leonard Rock Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning rock guitar. This book uses realrock songs and ndash - no corny rock arrangements of nursery rhymes here! and ndash - to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead rock guitar in the style of Eric Clapton, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many others. Lessons includepower chords, riffs, scales, licks, string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and slides, to name a few. Each chapter concludes with a jam session, which enables you to jam along to such rock classics as and Prime - WildThing, and Prime - and Prime - Crossroads, and Prime - and and Prime - Takin' Care of Business. and Prime - / Méthode / Méthode / Guitare

Preface by Carol Barratt. Here's a great new collection of showtunes, folk songs, children's songs and pop songs, carefully chosen to bring fun and musical variety to the primary school classroom. Some will be familiar, some will be brand new surprises, and some will be half-forgotten favourites from the past now given a new lease of life. All songs are arranged for easy piano and the piano parts can also be heard on the two accompanying music CDs. Lyrics are printed out for every song but are also available as free downloadable pdfs for easy projection for multiple printing. Includes teachers notes. Let's get our schoolchildren singing again with The National Songbook! / Chant Et Piano

Vocal coach and choral director Mark De-Lisser, who has edited and arranged the highly acclaimed Sing Out! series, here turns his attention to the a cappella repertoire, with five uplifting songs for SATB choir in this sixth pop repertoire book in the series.As before, these songs have each been selected for their positive lyrics and heart-warming feel, making them ideal to teach to adults and children. With an enticing selection of pop songs, including Sigma's Higher, Jess Glynne's Don't Be So Hard on Yourself, Ronnie Laws' Always There, Coldplay's Paradise and James Bay's Hold Back the River, this compilation has something for everyone.Arranged for the first time for SATB choir, this book includes a download card with access to full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. The scores feature keyboard reductions for ease of learning. Helpful hints for performing the pieces and an introduction to beat-boxing are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)