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Second Edition-A guide to performing arts events in the UK & IrelandFilm Music in Focus is a fascinating and varied journey through the world of film music. It not only explains the origins of composing for film and cinema but covers many key film genres including horror sci-fi romance documentary and world film and investigates the role of the composer in each. Fully-revised and updated second edition The latest significant releases and new insights are featured including the film blockbuster Atonement A brand new chapter on world film Full-colour throughout plus a revised glossaryand a brand new index As well as a guide for the general reader who has an interest in the genre this book will be of great value to students on a number of arts and humanities courses from music to media studies; A level to Diploma and even university.'As a short introduction to film music the book is excellent. It is highly readable informative and provides a firm foundation in understanding the use of music in film.' - Conor Doherty Music Teacher Magazine

Teacher's Book-Taking a unique approach to GCSE Music through the medium of great rock and pop!A brand new series Rock Your GCSE Music provides eight complete half-term projects which support theory performance composition and listening. The series addresses all of the required GCSE skills is suitable for all exam boards and features a range of contemporary and classic tracks that will really engage your students.Teacher’s Book Six lesson plans for each song project have been designed to help you teach the elements of music and build up to group performances with composition and listening activitiesthat support the delivery of GCSE skills. Exemplar score excerpts from the book are available as PDFs/audio fi les on the Ensemble Pieces CD ROM for use with your class.

Written by experienced examiners and teachers each book in the Sight Reading Success series accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests so is the best possible resource to help students turn the dreaded sight-reading exam into a mere breeze. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (featuring Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). These Sight Reading Success books are ideal for independent use by students of all ages.   These books are a simply excellent way for Piano students to be led through thefundamentals of sight-reading a hugely necessary skill for all players of Piano. This Grade 3 book will guide you through everything you might need in order to prepare for the exam from more advanced rhythms and tempos further key signatures shifting fingering and two notes on the same hand. Towards the end of the book as you get closer to Sight Reading Success  you are given lots of pieces that will allow you to practise everything you've learned so far. Not only this but the accompanying CD lets you hear how each piece is meant to be played so you can get it as perfect as possible.   Written by experienced examiners and teachers Sight Reading Success accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This also means that you will get some insider insight into the best ways to practise and prepare for the actual exam as well as what to expect at the time.   For the most efficient and effective preparation for the sight-reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 3 is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to getting you that great grade in your forthcoming exam.

A definitive study guide for the reformed 9-1 Edexcel GCSE Drama syllabus. Written by experts this comprehensive guide:  covers in detail the three components that make up the GCSE provides sample stimuli and texts for performance and examples of how to work through rehearsal processes contains detailed coverage of all the set texts with sample questions and answers for the exam covers design as well as performing routes introduces the terminology and techniques that Edexcel expects students toknow. Endorsed by Edexcel.  

This revision guide presents all the key information you will need to know for the Listening and Appraising exam of the 9-1 specification. It includes:   Top ten revision tips Notes on the elements of music Sections on each of the main topics in Areas of Study 2 3 4 and 5 Crosswords quizzes and questions A glossary of the technical terms you will need to learn

Written by experienced teachers these tests will help to prepare you fully for the ?listening? elements of the Appraising exam at both AS and A Level. This book contains: Listening test questions covering all six Areas of Study Scores to follow as you listen Online access to downloadable music tracks Music dictation tests Error identification tests (AS Level) Complete answers for all tests

Inspire your students to make some noise with Teach and Play African Drums!The six pieces in this book represent an exciting and varied selection of music from across the African continent from traditional djembe drumming and gumboot dancing to a Senegalese pop song. Each piece is broken down into clear and simple steps that show you how tobuild up the music gradually with your class. Combined with the accompanying DVD ? which contains over 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

This revision guide presents all the key information you need to know for AS Level Music especially the written exam Listening and Appraising (Unit 03) and covers the prescribed works being studied for exams in 2017 and 2018. It includes: Detailed explanation of how to tackle the unfamiliar music section of your exam The important points you need to know about your prescribed works Essay writing techniques to help you with the Section C questions including sample questions and answers Practice questions to work through during your revision Advice on how to achieve your best in the Performing and Composing unitsTop tips on how to prepare for the exam A glossary of the terminology you will need to know     

Written by experienced teachers these tests will help to prepare you fully for the Listening and Appraising component of your GCSE course. This book contains: Three sample Listening and Appraising papers Guidance on how to prepare for the exam Answers to all of the questions so that you can check your work A glossary of technical terms Downloadable audio for all the questions

A definitive study guide for the AS and A Level syllabuses. This comprehensive guide: WORKS THROUGH EACH COMPONENT WITH STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES OFFERS TIPS FOR PRODUCING AND FOR COMPOSING AS WELL AS FOR THE EXAM PAPERS INCLUDES DETAIL ON THE HISTORY OF RECORDING TECHNOLOGY AND ON ALL RELEVANT GENRES OF MUSIC CONTAINS A CLEAR GLOSSARY OF ALL THE KEY TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR COURSE

Piano Grade 5-Every book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series features a wealth of expert and practical advice written by experienced examiners and teachers helping you to achieve triumph in your sight reading exams. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing much-needed guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (with Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). Sight Reading Success Grade 5 is ideal for independent use by students of all ages looking to gain confidence for the sight reading portion of their exams as well as pianists of any ability looking to improve their abilities atthis crucial skill.    The Sight Reading Success series is an exceptional way for Piano students to be taken through the fundamentals of sight reading. The Grade 5 book features an overview of topics like advanced keys and key signatures more developed musical terms and signs and more advanced rhythmic devices and techniques. At the conclusion of the book lots of new pieces are provided so that you can practise your sight reading and gain invaluable experience with attempting to sight read. The CD allows you to listen to each track and therefore make sure you are getting it 100% correct 100% of the time.   Written by experienced and authoritative examiners and teachers the Sight Reading Success books accurately reflect the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This means you will obtain some valuable and trustworthy insight for the exam giving you the confidence you need for when you sit the exam itself.    For the best possible preparation and efficient and effective practice for the sight reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 5 is a comprehensive and complete guide to getting you that great grade on your sight reading exam.

Step Up To GCSE Music is the authoritative resource for getting you up to speed with the core content of the new GCSEs which will be taught in schools in England and Wales from 2016.   Whatever instrument you play whatever your background this clear and accessible guide:   Provides 14 sessions that can be tackled one-per-day for a fortnight's 'crash-course' in the holidays or spaced out over a school term Gets you up to speed with stave notation and the musical language requirements for all GCSE boards Contains regular tests to make sure that you fully understand eachtopic Helps you to achieve the highest grades

Drama Schemes by Mark Wheeller is the first book to look at the teaching practices of this internationally-renowned playwright.Features include:A scheme of work for each year of key stages 3-4 all of which have been conceived and developed through Wheeller’s own teaching experiences.Two schemes which focus on Wheeller’s use of drama across the curriculum including his growing admiration for the Mantle of the Expert system of learning.An exploration into the crucial role of the much-maligned school production. Through this he illustrates his development of plays such as Too Much Punch forJudy and Hard To Swallow which have become staple parts of the curriculum both in the UK and overseas.Wheeller also reflects on his ongoing career as a secondary school drama teacher after 30 years in the profession. He refers to his many influences: the famous (Dorothy Heathcote and Andy Kempe to name but two) and those not so well-known.The book's fascinating biographical detail makes a valuable resource for both those already familiar with Mark Wheeller's output and those discovering his work for the first time.'Every secondary teacher should read this book. Mark has at last written about his great skill his unique style of drama teaching using such an irresistible series of ideas. But what is so good about them is that they all work. He also has no time for 'ideological camps' and refers to the great influence Dr Dorothy Heathcote's methods (including Mantle of the Expert)has had on him even as he reaches the pinnacle of his career. If only more people in the field had the vision expressed in the book. I especially liked the way he weaves his own story as a learner and as a teacher gathering the vast and international experience he now brings to secondary drama teaching. These lessons have been tried and tested as Mark just wouldn't dare to do anything else. I also like

The Teacher's Guide To World Music is a must-have resource for anyone teaching world music in the classroom. Full of practical advice and ideas presented in a straightforward manner this book will help you and your students to get into world music. It includes: Advice on where to find the best resources and instruments how to create successful lessons and cross-curricular projects and how to engage your whole school and local community through world music A brief discussion of some of the most important issues in world music which will enable you to teach it with confidence A variety of short projects from West Africandrumming and samba to gamelan and taiko. Each topic presents succinct background and contextual information a variety of composing performing and listening ideas and a selection of useful resources.

This bank of practice questions with included audio downloads will help students to fully prepare for Component 3: the Listening and Analysing paper. It contains: Practice for every part of the Listening and Analysing paper (Component 3) Downloadable audio for all tests Comprehensive answers and guidance