Start with lyrics tune chords or rhythm - Write Songs from Scratch guides you through all aspects of songwriting. Using eight sample songs the audio CD breaks the songs down and demonstrates how small changes can have a big impact.

Theory has never been so easy! Chester's Easy-Peasy Theory by Carol Barratt gives young children a real sense of enjoyment as they begin to learn the language of music. The worksheets are carefully graded to take intoaccount the development of pupil's reading and writing skills. They can be used alongside any instrumental lessons or methods and are suitable for young beginners aged 5 years and upwards.

pianist Christian Gouinguené and lyricist Ivane Huber collaborate to create a fantastic singing book for children. Essential to all beginner vocalists the songs in The Children Sing... Music Theory are composed specifically to suit young children focusing on practising the theory of music. This children's music book addresses the stave treble and bass clefs notes values barlines accidentals chromaticism triplets syncopation intervals of 3rds and 6ths modes and notes names among many other aspects The Children Sing ensures high quality and progressive Vocal studies for children with all songsin this edition based around the theory of music. Christian Gouinguené and Ivane Huber have compiled an essential songbook for young singers which cannot be missed. Here's looking forward to further collaborations from the pair!

Retards et Appogiatures - Textes-As one of the fundamentals in the study of harmony particularly for Baroque music Henri Challan (1910-1977) provides an imperative aid to the understanding of Figured Bass. Challan a French composer and music educator was appointed Professor of Harmony at the Paris Conservatoire in 1936. He compiled 380 Figured Bass Exercises during 1960 after a considerable amount of time working in the field. With Challan's experiences in mind 380 Figured Bass Exercises is very well-informed. Part A of the seventh volume provides 30 exercises in which the student can study retards and appoggiaturas in the contextof figured bass. Challan's 380 Figured Bass Exercises is essential to all harmony studies given that the realisation of figured bass remains an important part of music education.

The book 100 Score-Reading Exercises by Philip G Wilkinson contains short three and four part scores in all time signatures including 5/8 and 7/8 and all key signatures through G flat and B.

à l'usage des instrumentistes et des compositeurs-Précis sur les harmoniques des instruments à cordes à l'usage des instrumentistes et des compositeurs (traité) (préface de jean-claude risset). Par Boeuf aux éditions Leduc. Partition / Livre de chansons pour ensemble de cordes

Twenty Lessons In Harmony by Olivier Messiaen is a book in which the author describes his perceptions of colours in music and the importance of the fusion of sound and sight. Often depicting chords as precise colours and shades he explains how he perceived harmony through a visual prism. This description is completed by these Twenty Lessons for SATB to help controlling the harmonies. Twenty Lessons In Harmony has shown itself very helpful for a better understanding and interpretation of Messiaen’s music. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a Frenchorganist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

2ème Cycle-Théory Complète De La Musique by Jacques Chailley and Henri Challan is a really complete method for musician beginners. This second and final volume is following the first one and covers the eleven last chapters of the method. It features: I. Principle of chords: Consonant and Dissonant II. Natural consonant chords III. Artifical consonant chords IV. Cadenza V. Modes VI. Rhythm VII. Ornaments VIII. Rigorous intonation IX. Transcribing X. Transcribing Instruments XI.Gregorian Songs Appendix Really focused on theory and including some exercises this book will be a better fit for mature music beginners. Henri Challan was a French composer and professor at the Paris Conservatoire who won the Grand Prix de Rome and who has wrote many music analysis. Jacques Chailley was a musician and Deputy Director of the Paris Conservatoire.