A Musician's Guide to Recognizing Pitches by Ear (Book/3CD with Online Audio)-Perfect pitch also called absolute pitch has been a source of endless fascination for hundreds of years. The ability to recognize musical tones with no reference is often viewed as a kind of magical power a gift that only a select few musicians are born with a skill that cannot be learned. But perfect pitch is largely a misunderstood phenomenon. The Hal Leonard Perfect Pitch Method is designed to help you develop a sense of perfect pitch. In the process your overall musicianship will benefit and you'll start listening to music on a deeper level and getting more satisfaction from it. At the heart of this book is a series of 49 ear-trainingsessions one per day for seven weeks using the included CDs or the online audio. Many of the lessons include three separate drills. You can do just one and save the others for later or all three at the same time. Take your time advancing to the next session only when you're satisfied with your results on the previous session. Pretty soon you'll notice a marked improvement in your pitch acuity.

The very thought of aural especially in examinations strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra it’s something to be developing all the time because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill.Improve your Aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities boxes to fill in and practice exercises this workbook with CD focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected a range of interconnected activities are includedto help develop the ear including singing clapping playing your instrument writing music down improvising and composing.This new edition of this popular series supports new ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010 ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams.

Neil and Anna Butterworth. Based on musical extracts taken from the works of important composers this book is designed to provide pupils of all stages with aural training. The purpose is two-fold; when familiarity has diminished their value as aural tests students will have some acquaintance with themes from a number of major works.

Improve your Aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities boxes to fill in and practice exercises this workbook with CD focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing clapping playing your instrument writing music down improvising and composing.This new edition of this popular series supports new ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010 ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams.

Par BRYANT ANN. This book is ideal for primary teachers with little or no experience of teaching music. It will also offer fresh ideas and inspiration to the most experienced music specialists. 'Teaching Foundation Music' is the first of Ann Bryant's music work schemes for primary teachers. The book includes lots of songs and rhymes with flexible lesson plans built around them as well as a CD of performance and accompaniment tracks to accommodate teachers with limited keyboard skills. This scheme offers guidance for those with no formal musical training and will build the confidence of all primary level teachers. The lesson plans are completely flexible and can accommodate mixed age and mixed ability groups, making them perfect for schools with more than one intake. Any teacher will benefit from Ann's broad experience and imaginative ideas and Children will love getting involved and singing the wide range of original songs and rhymes that have been incorporated into this structured and accessible set of lesson plans. Following Ann Bryant's training at the Royal College of music and her postgraduate course in Dalcroze Eurythmics, she has taught music movement and Drama to young people both here in the U.K and in Europe. For the last fifteen years Ann has specialised in Foundation and Key Stage 1, developing a unique and dynamic style of teaching. Author of the award-winning 'Teaching Key Stage 1 Music' (best New Music Product - Music Industry Associations Awards 2002), she has also established a highly successful career as a children's author./ Méthode / Formation Musicale