Gcse Performance Pieces

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides an exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. This book is for the Guitar. Each book in the GCSE Performance Pieces series has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunityto show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This Guitar book includes: Pieces that are suitable for all exam boards Ten songs from a range of genres and styles with differing difficulties that are appropriate for GCSE level A CD accompaniment of professionally recorded backing tracks so you can hear how each song should sound.  A great selection of songs is included in this book with some old favourites some contemporary classics and tunes that will work really well on acoustic or electric Guitars. Featuring Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis Back In Black by AC/DC Pinball Wizard by The Who as well as The Pretender by Foo Fighters and many more. The songs included in the book correspond roughly to Grades 3 to 6 allowing you to select a piece that you are familiar with but also that you will be able to play well and comfortably. Each tune features a useful page of essential information giving you performance tips and recommended listening. Helpfully a  YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book for AltoSaxophone: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: Take That Adele Bruno Mars Aretha Franklin Lady Gaga Abba Corinne Bailey Rae A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book forFlute: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: Adele The Beatles The Mission Impossible theme Gershwin David Bowie Christina Perri Miles Davis Gerry Rafferty Pixie Lott Duke Ellington A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book for BassGuitar: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: Muse The Beatles Bon Jovi The Killers Chuck Berry Razorlight Metallica AC/DC Bob Marley A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book forPiano: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: One Republic Tears for Fears Maroon 5 Beatles Marc Cohn. Elton John Vanessa Carlton ABBA Beyonce A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Clarinet with aPiano accompaniment suitable for Grade 2-5 students as well as teachers. With a Piano score separate Clarinet part and performance hints and tips these fun pieces will hone yourskills and develop ensemble playing.These pieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players with classicslike Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Elton John's Your Song as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele's When We Were Young and KatyPerry's Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumental lessons in the classroom and of course on stage. The separate booklet with the Clarinet partfeatures tips by professional musicians with some fingering guidance while the Piano score also includes the tips along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions. 

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Alto Saxophone with aPiano accompaniment suitable for Grade 2-5 students as well as teachers. With a Piano score separate Alto Saxophone part and performance hints and tips these fun pieces will honeyour skills and develop ensemble playing.These pieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players withclassics like Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Elton John's Your Song as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele's When We Were Young and KatyPerry's Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumental lessons in the classroom and of course on stage. The separate booklet with the Alto Saxophonepart features tips by professional musicians with some fingering guidance while the Piano score also includes the tips along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions.