Par WINTERSON JULIA / HARRIS PAUL. Music Theory: the essential guide offers musicians of all ages and levels a practical and relevant guide to music theory today. Written and structured to make content as easily digestible as possible, this indispensable guide: - introduces key musical concepts such as pitch, tempo, rhythm, harmony, scales, instruments, musical forms and structure - outlines the conventions governing music notation, demonstrating their relevance to the musical language of the twenty-first century - provides interesting facts and real music examples to contextualise music theory - offers practical tips on how to identify intervals, make up melodies and rhythms, set words to music and much more - supports all aspects of the ABRSM Theory examinations (grades 1 to 5) - includes an introduction and \'theory in practice\' notes by renowned educationalist Paul Harris - contains quick-reference tools including an appendix, list of further repertoire examples, table of instruments, periods of music history, table of scales and modes and summary keys and time signatures./ Méthode / Formation Musicale

Par BRYANT ANN. This book is ideal for primary teachers with little or no experience of teaching music. It will also offer fresh ideas and inspiration to the most experienced music specialists. 'Teaching Foundation Music' is the first of Ann Bryant's music work schemes for primary teachers. The book includes lots of songs and rhymes with flexible lesson plans built around them as well as a CD of performance and accompaniment tracks to accommodate teachers with limited keyboard skills. This scheme offers guidance for those with no formal musical training and will build the confidence of all primary level teachers. The lesson plans are completely flexible and can accommodate mixed age and mixed ability groups, making them perfect for schools with more than one intake. Any teacher will benefit from Ann's broad experience and imaginative ideas and Children will love getting involved and singing the wide range of original songs and rhymes that have been incorporated into this structured and accessible set of lesson plans. Following Ann Bryant's training at the Royal College of music and her postgraduate course in Dalcroze Eurythmics, she has taught music movement and Drama to young people both here in the U.K and in Europe. For the last fifteen years Ann has specialised in Foundation and Key Stage 1, developing a unique and dynamic style of teaching. Author of the award-winning 'Teaching Key Stage 1 Music' (best New Music Product - Music Industry Associations Awards 2002), she has also established a highly successful career as a children's author./ Méthode / Formation Musicale

Par PERRIN ROLAND. Imagine turning on the radio, hearing a good song and being able to write the whole thing down ? tune, chords, bassline and drums. That is what you will learn with this course. Real Ear Training is the ultimate book for learning to hear, write down and understand melodies, chords, basslines, rhythms and drum kit grooves. No instrument is required and only basic music notation knowledge is needed. With step-by-step instructions, packed with exercises and accompanied by online audio, this unmissable book is suitable for all levels. Real Ear Training is ideal for rock and pop musicians and teachers, for teaching yourself, and for improving GCSE, A Level, college and university dictation skills. ?This is the book I?ve been looking for all my life ? it contains the secret to having a good ear!? Ed Balls, economist and pianist  ?Help is finally here for today?s music students! This course brilliantly develops the essential ability to hear and transcribe music.? Darius Brubeck, jazz pianist and composer Roland Perrin has gained a reputation both as a jazz and world music composer/pianist and is a sought-after music educator. He is a senior lecturer at the cutting-edge London College of Creative Media where he has taught many students now working in the music industry. / Methods and Tutors / Solfège/Formation Musicale / Ecoute

A Year-By-Year Series For Teachers In Primary Schools. Par TAYLOR DOROTHY / BROCKIS JO. l'âge de 6-7: dans ce troisième livre de la série, le programme pour l'année 2 développe davantage d'expériences d'apprentissage soutenue et stimulante. Attentifs à la National Curriculum, le contenu est organisé à travers les éléments musicaux : sound, silence, dynamique, rythme, pitch, timbre, texture et structure./ Méthode / Formation Musicale

Par DOBBINS BILL. Many different possibilities for harmonizing the same melody are illustrated and analysed, using techniques by such influential arrangers and composers as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Oliver Nelson, Gil Evans and Clare Fischer. Techniques of melody harmonisation, linear writing and counterpoint for 2, 3, 4 and 5 horns. A chapter on writing for the rhythm section clearly illustrates the techniques commonly used by jazz arrangers and composers. Six complete scores in concert key are ideal for analysis, for playing the horn parts on the piano or for following the performances on the CD. An extensive chapter on form and development deals with extended compositional forms and the use of compositional techniques in writing for the small jazz ensemble A useful discography is included at the end of each chapter./ Recueil / Instruments Mélodiques

Par REVESZ GEZA. Geza Revesz offers a comprehensive view including an overview of his own extensive often revolutionary, research in both psychology and acoustics. The book is arranged in three parts. Part 1 addresses the physical and physiological bases of sound, hearing and tone. Part 2 deals with the psychology of sound, including the basic elements of musical tone, the theory of intervals, consonance and dissonance, the sense of pitch, and the relation between tone and color perception. Part 3 treats fundamental problems of the psychology of music, including musical talent, the development and inheritance of musical ability and more./ Livre / Livre Musical

Par VACHEY HENRI. Henri Vachey compiles a unique theory guide to aid all instrumentalists in sight singing. The 50 Exercises in Vachey 's study guide contribute to a series of preparatory books for sight singing, incorporating variations in time signatures, key signatures, intervals, rhythm and articulation, amongst other aspects. For all aspiring musicians, Vachey 's 50 Singing Exercises will improve the student's sight singing./ Solfège/Formation Musicale / Pédagogie Musicale

Variations on Rhythm Changes for the Study of Improvisation, Ear Training and Composition. Variations On Rhythm Changes For The Study Of Improvisation, Ear Training And Composition / Méthode / Méthode / Instruments Mélodiques en Clé de Fa

3e cycle - fin d'études . Par CALLIER YVES. Yves Callier, Professor at the Marseille National Conservatoire, provides an essential rhythm guide to all musicians. Suitable for spoken, sung or played exercises, 29 Rhythmic Exercises is a useful rhythmic study series for all music students. Callier ''s volume, 29 Rhythmic Exercises, begins with a helpful glossary of unusual rhythmic devices. This is followed by 29 exercises suitable to third year music students, addressing rhythmic aspects including, triplets and sextuplets, dotted and double dotted notes, semiquavers and demisemiquavers, altering time signatures, varying tempos, irregular phrases, as well asmany other complex rhythms. Callier ''s 29 Rhythmic Exercises is imperative to final year music students aspiring to perfect their rhythm technique to a high standard./ Solfège/Formation Musicale / Pédagogie Musicale