May and June

Toy Box - Very First Pieces For Piano contains 26 simple yet impressive Piano songs composed by experienced teacher June Armstrong. This book is ideal for a beginner to put theory into practice with a wide variety of pieces in a number of styles.Each title in this songbook is evocative of the way the piece is meant to be played, with songs like Ballerina, Hula Hoop and Kaleidoscope suiting the instructions that Armstrong has provided like ?Daintily? and ?Steadily?. Unique touches like this make Toy Box perfect for a young child who is working their way towards grade one standard, as the composer has skilfully attempted to represent the nature of various toys through the medium of music. This will help a young musician to learn the basic concepts of musical theory in a fun and familiar context, with songs like Jumbo and Slinky sure to entertain all who are within earshot through humour and musicality. If you would like to listen to audio recordings of all the songs included in Toy Box, they are all available to download free of charge from the author's website.What sets this songbook apart from other beginner books is the personality and dedication that June Armstrong brings to her compositions, noting that her pieces are all inspired by her own Piano students and giving detailed and informative notes for each song at the beginning of the book. For the song Dinosaur, Armstrong writes that ?You will want to create a very scary atmosphere?The right hand note heads are strange bird calls in the forest. The left hand Ds, Es and Fs are the dinosaur??. The care that has been put into creating this sheet music shows that Armstrong is acutely aware of the best way for students to learn, and that she truly wants students to learn effectively, but in a fun and light-hearted way.Each song in Toy Box occupies a single page making it easy for a player to track their progress and learning, while there are additional helpful bits of information peppered throughout to clarify anything that may be unfamiliar to the student. Armstrong is keen on developing a student's ear for tone and atmosphere, so these extra notes not only reinforce how to play the piece physically, but also how to include emotion and feeling in music, for example how to conjure imagery like that of Blowing Bubbles. The songbook will be perfect for a child who already understands basic musical terms, will be able to play in a few keys other than C Major and is able to play in simple time signatures. As a first step into new compositions, Toy Box will introduce new concepts as well as reinforce what a student is already accustomed to, nevertheless, Armstrong's message is clear - ?Have fun!?. / Piano

June Armstrong's Strangford Sketchbook contains eight pieces for the Piano, inspired by the Irish sea inlet of Strangford Lough.'The Ards Peninsula and Strangford Lough have always been one of my favourite parts of Ireland. These eight pieces explore the expressive and atmospheric ranges of the Piano, and also seek to evoke the beauty of the landscape through resonances of Irish music.' - June ArmstrongThe pieces in this collection are of moderate difficulty, around grades 6-7 standard, and each of them is designed to introduce different elements of technical development. The Strangford Sketchbook presents a wide variety of styles and musical challenges. / Piano

June Armstrong's Puffin Island contains eleven miniatures for solo Piano, inspired by the Irish island of Rathlin.'Rathlin is an island lying off the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where puffins come to breed annually and can be seen from May to August. The island is remote and beautiful and is home to much wild life. Our day on 'Puffin Island' starts with a breezy trip from the mainland on the ferry, arriving in the early morning mist. We see gannets, hares, seals, puffins and curlews. There are sea anemones in the rock pools and waves breaking on the beach. After an evening of Irish traditional music, the sun sets peacefully in the west.' - June ArmstrongThe pieces in this collection are suitable for pianists at a grade 1-3 standard. / Piano

Par TILLMAN JUNE BOYCE. An all-round vision of music at work in the classroom, Exploring Sound is essential reading for anyone involved with pupils in the first three Key Stages of the National Curriculum. Full of ideas and initiatives from the very first page, June Boyce-Tillman's classic project book for practical classroom activities is written with unique insight and sympathy for the non-specialists who find themselves in any situation involving teaching music to children aged between seven and fourteen. Throughout, technical language is kept to a minimum, with as much emphasis on the way that music is taught as on the actual music itself./ Livre / Livre

June Armstrong's Enchanting World contains 30 pieces for solo Piano, inspired by A. A. Milne's classic children's character Winnie the Pooh.This book provides a unique, affectionate tribute to some of the most endearing and enduring children's stories ever written. Enter a world of warm and sunny afternoons bathed in the gentle sounds of the forest, and relive the adventures of some of the most humorous and lovable characters ever created.Enchanting World is suitable for players at a grade 1-3 standard. / Piano

June Armstrong's Ireland's Most Beautiful Ancient Airs contains original arrangements of 15 traditional pieces from Ireland, suitable for pianists at an intermediate level (grade 4-7).Ireland's Most Beautiful Ancient Airs includes the tunes The Londonderry Air, The Last Rose Of Summer, The South Wind, Molly St. George, Treasure Of My Heart and more. / Piano

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. June from The Seasons includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he describes how to approach the barcarolle style of this Romantic Russian piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music ? all illustrated in full colour. more than the score? is a series of classic piano music, covering much of the essential repertoire from Bach through Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Debussy,right up to John Cage.Each volume focuses on one piece, with written masterclasses and background information encouraging an exploration of the music ? beyond the printed score. All titles in the Edition Peters more than the score?series include written masterclasses from one of our panel of internationally-renowned pianists including Joanna MacGregor, Roy Howat, Daniel Grimwood, Clare Hammond and Adam Tendler./ Répertoire / Piano

The book and CD for Meet The Great Composers - Book Two as written by June Montgomery and Maurice Hinson.

Par QUILTER ROGER. A beautiful and evocative pastoral song that describes the intensity of the month of June, with its glorious deep, rich colours, light and sounds. With a sensitivity that is typical of Quilter, this 1905 composition for Voice and Piano was based on Nora Hopper's fabulous summer poem./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano