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How To Blitz! Sight Reading For Beginners is a prequel to Book 1. It is written for musicians who are just starting out in their Piano careers and is designed to create a love of sight reading through the fabulous ‘key sticker’ reward system.The book presents three sight-reading concepts and a test in each of the ten levels drilling rhythm reading and note and pattern recognition. By the end of Beginner Level 10 students will have a strong foundation of sight reading skills and will be ready to blitz their way through Books 1 2 and 3!

Doreen Smith has created a terrific book of graded sight-reading pieces for Cello designed to provide practice material at all stages. This is Book 2 and includes sixty short melodies and exercises which cover grades 6 to 8. This book contains progressive graded exercises including tips on improving sight-reading technique which increase technical expertise and help preparations for sight-reading exams.

The John W. Schaum Piano Course is a classic in the world of Piano tutors. This Blue Book is best suited to players at around Grades 1 to 2 or for players who have progressed through the Red Book.   The John W. Schaum series is a comprehensive tutor for beginners of all ages. It's really well-presented with colour pictures useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A to F.    The BlueBook is ideal for beginners who have been working through the previous books in the series or for those who are working at Grades 1 or 2 standard. The brilliantly logical progression through the essentials of playing the Piano is exhibited here allowing you to really get a tangible sense of achievement. New concepts are introduced in this book while previously-learned ones are reinforced. At various stages throughout this book fun and exciting pieces are included that will demonstrate the theoretical background in a practical context.   The John W. Schaum Blue Book will take you through sight-reading drills new concepts and techniques like syncopation arpeggios and chord inversions as well as more advanced versions of previously-learned ideas such as new time signatures new key signatures and pedal technique. The easy-to-use and easy-to-understand format of the Schaum series has made it a favourite among pupils parents and teachers allowing beginners to quickly become proficient and confident.   If you struggle to choose between the vast number of Piano tutors out there that all claim to be the best check out the John W. Schaum series for a genuinely great introduction to learning and mastering the Piano.

More Easy Classics to Moderns is a sequel to widely popular first volume, presenting 148 pieces by masters from the Baroque to the Modern period. As a result of the extended period of music history covered in this volume, beginning Pianists of all ages will discover material suited to their particular need. The pieces are simple enough to appeal to the beginning student as a first sight reading book. Even at University level, the student will find a rich source of material to supplement his study of theory and composition. Students, teachers, and all pianists should find these original miniatures valuable for study, recital, sight reading, or just relaxing musical entertainment of the highest caliber. / Piano

All levels of this series of three books contain wonderful Christmas songs and fun activities. Crossword puzzles matching games and word searches with Christmas themes provide enjoyment for both students and parents alike!Each book contains a 'Chords Used in this Book' page. Book 1 uses the 'EZ Play Chords' system used in The FJH Young Beginner Guitar Exploring Chords Book 1.Titles include Away in a Manger; Christmas Bells (round); Good King Wenceslas; Hope It’s Santa; Jingle Bells (Two versions: 1. Pre-reading in E major 2. The complete version in C major); Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; O Come All Ye Faithful; O Come Little Children; We Three Kings of Orient Are; Up On the Housetop.

Violin Sight-reading Book 2 includes exercises in higher registers and covers grades 6-8.

Jane Smisor Bastien's More Pre-Reading Solos supplements either The Very Young Pianist Books 1-3 or Pre-Reading Experiences.

Par BAY WILLIAM. Dernière série de Mel Bay, revues de guitare, est le guide de référence ultime des études et des solos dans plusieurs genres différents. Ce journal fantastique dédié à la lecture couvre les études sur chaque chaîne, études sur chaque clé (chacun de la 12 majeure et mineure touches est présenté dans quatre différentes positions sur la touche et on présente une étude pour chacun), et quatre études majeures et mineures sont présentés dans chaque position. C'est un incontournable pour les étudiants à la bibliothèque du musicien professionnel et est idéal pour un usage quotidien ! Couverture rigide, couvert de reliure spirale et papier stock premium en font un volume si joliment imprimés et lié et contenant beaucoup d'informations précieuses que vous chériront pour les années à venir ! -Guide ultime pour lecture et la maîtrise de la touche et le Manuel de référence parfait pour tous les jours, utilisez couvre - études sur chaque chaîne, études sur chaque clé (chacun de la 12 majeure et mineure touches est présenté dans quatre différentes positions sur la touche et on présente une étude f... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Guitare

Par HALL PAULINE / MACARDLE FIONA. Conçu pour renforcer la confiance et la capacité, les livres Piano Temps lecture à vue sont aussi amusant énorme, entrecoupant de nombreux courts, exercices structurés avec des puzzles et des jeux. Le matériel est simple, imaginatif et clairement énoncés. Pauline Hall est diplômée de l'Académie Royale de Musique et a ensuite enseigné dans les écoles et en privé. Tout en vivant et enseignant à Harrogate elle se sentait le besoin d'un tuteur piano qui fait l'apprentissage amusant, et qui a progressé au rythme le plus lent de ses apprenants. Elle a commencé par écrire de petits airs dans les cahiers des élèves, et ces formé la base de Tunes for Ten Fingers, la série Piano Time développé à partir de cela./ Etude / Piano

Leading to Mastery of the Instrument-The John W. Schaum Piano Course is a time-honoured tutor book for young beginners to start them off with the basics and eventually leading them to mastery. The Red Book is for beginners at around Grade 1 standard.   The John W. Schaum Piano Course is an authoritative and comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. It's incredibly well-presented with colour pictures useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A toF. This Red Book is intended for pupils who have progressed from the Pre-A Green Book presenting a smooth transition that introduces new concepts while reinforcing old ones.   Of all the innumerable tutor series out there the John W. Schaum books receive some of the widest acclaim from teachers and students of all ages. Presenting all of the essential information clearly and simply it also uses easy-to-use diagrams and pictures to help visualise often complex information. These books are the perfect blend of a challenge without being frustratingly difficult if you already have some musical experience or you're a teenage or adult beginner this book will be ideal but for younger beginners or those with absolutely no musical experience the Pre-A Green book is probably more appropriate.   Introducing sight-reading initially the Red Book moves through all of the fundamentals such as the C Major position rhythm melodies scales different chords different intervals and so on. All the way through there are practical examples that help to put the theoretical ideas into a musical context while also helping students to gain some immediate satisfaction from their learning which is always essential.   For an effective and efficient Piano tutor course for beginners of all ages the John W. Schaum Piano Course Red Book holds fantastic reviews from our customers and us.

Used and endorsed by numerous college percussion programs, Reading Mallet Percussion Music by Rebecca Kite provides a solid foundation in the scales, arpeggios, and melodic patterns necessary for percussionists to get up to speed quickly in reading music in bass and treble clef. Kite has recorded each page of music which includes 30 technique exercises (more than three hours of music), that is included on the play-along CD. Students will hear what the music sounds like on the marimba and play along with Kite as they practice! There is also a special emphasis on developing speed reading techniques that gives each learner a fast track to reading fluency. The first two sections of the book contain original etudes by Rebecca Kite, written specifically for developing music reading music skills. Especially notable are the illustrations of the marimba keyboard with either a note or scale darkened so the student can identify them on the marimba on which they are playing. The music, all of which is composed for a four-octave marimba, is clearly written with large noteheads that will help the beginner in learning to read. The third section of the book contains thirty classic melodies that are presented in increasing difficulty and are arranged to use the entire four octave keyboard (including reading bass clef). The final section contains 30 technical exercises for two mallets for developing the skill to play the material in the book. For 2 mallets, 4.0 octave marimba. Here is what percussion teachers are saying about this book: 'Reading Mallet Percussion Music is an excellent book, well-written and organized for easy comprehension,' ---John Beck, Eastman School of Music (retired). 'Your two-mallet reading book is absolutely brilliant, and is now a required resource in my curriculum.' ---Kurt Gartner, Kansas State University. / Percussions

A graded approach to improving your harp playing- A graded approach to improving your harp playing. These two collections are particularly welcomed by harpists working towards graded examinations. Book 2 in the series: Pedal Harp. Grades 5-8.