Teaching Rhythm

Professional Piano Teaching offers a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1, now available as an updated second edition, is an excellent introduction to the profession of teaching piano. This revised second edition has been expanded to include chapters on teaching adult students and teaching popular, sacred, and other familiar music. Designed to serve as a basic text for a first-semester or lower-division piano pedagogy course, it provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching elementary-level students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach- numerous musical examples- chapter summaries- and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. / Piano

Joel Rothman's Teaching Rhythm is a virtual encyclopedia of clear and easy-to-read rhythms in quarter and eighth time.This book is suitable for beginner to intermediate level players. / Batterie

This second volume of Professional Piano Teaching is designed to serve as a basic text for a second-semester or upper-division piano pedagogy course. It provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching intermediate to advanced students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach- numerous musical examples- chapter summaries- and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. Topics: teaching students beyond the elementary levels * an overview of learning processes and learning theories * teaching transfer students * preparing students for college piano major auditions * teaching rhythm, reading, technique, and musicality * researching, evaluating, selecting, and presenting intermediate and advanced repertoire * developing stylistic interpretation of repertoire from each musical period * developing expressive and artistic interpretation and performance * motivating students and providing instruction in effective practice * teaching memorization and performance skills. 452 pages. Index. / Piano

Not a note is sung! Drum and rhythm speech create this fresh and exciting new “opener ” Do You Feel the Rhythm? from Greg Gilpin. A wonderful way to teach rhythm dynamics style choral energy and introducechoreography. The slow rock feel mid-choral brings contrast and even more opportunity for musical and style interpretation. What a great way to set up your concert and even introduce your first sung opening number. This is a oneof a kind find!

Children's songs and games chosen for their fun value as well as for their excellent teaching qualities. This collection of original game-songs set to the strongly rhythmical verses of well-beloved Mother Goose rhymes strengthens young children's innate sense of rhythm and understanding of melodic direction.

A Sequential Approach to Rhythm Reading-Here's a fun collection that makes rhythm reading a snap tap and a clap! This motivational classroom resource consists of over 60 rhythm drills and song rhythms beginning with the simplest patterns and progressing sequentiallyto more complex patterns. Included are 2/4 3/4 and 4/4 patterns with quarter eighth half and whole notes/rests. Syncopated rhythms tied notes sixteenth notes and dotted rhythms are also included for extra challenge inbuilding skills. The rhythm drills in the Book/Cassette or Book/CD Pak are reproducible for classroom use so your students can keep them in their folders for daily use or you can make posters or overhead transparencies forwhole-group practice. The book comes complete with teaching ideas extension suggestions and assessment strategies. Or for long-lasting value there is a Student Edition 5-Pak that can become part of your music library. Best ofall each exercise has its own contemporary backup track on the Cassette or CD. These professionally-produced tracks are orchestrated in a variety of contemporary styles and will make a terrific motivator for general musicclasses choirs or instrumental groups.Available: Book/Cassette Pak Book/CD Pak and Student Edition 5-Pak. For Grades 2-6.

Beginning Notation and Sight-Reading for All Instruments-Rhythms are certainly the largest challenge in reading and writing music. This book makes learning to read and write rhythms easy teaching you in a step-by-step method starting from the very basics.Supported by recordings of the exercises and worksheets that help you practice the material you will have all you need to learn quarter note eighth note and triplet eighth rhythms including syncopations. Whether you are an experienced musician who has never learned notation a total beginner a vocalist or student of any instrument or interested in playing or composing any style of music with The Rhythm Book you can build a solid foundationin reading and writing rhythms.

and Teaching Activities. Par BARDEN CHRISTINE H. / KOWALCHYK GAYLE / LANCASTER . The Rhythm Ensembles and Teaching Activities Book is designed for teachers of Music for Little Mozarts. It includes eight rhythm ensembles featuring pieces accompanied by one or two rhythm instruments. By studying these ensembles, students learn to identify rhythm patterns. Teaching activities focus on three areas---rhythm, reading, and intervals. The teaching activities use a 'listen and copy' technique during which the teacher sings, chants, or claps, and the student responds by echoing the teacher. Includes reproducible student pages. / Niveau : 1-4 / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Piano

Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically.The CD that accompaniesthis book contains all the patterns that are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MIDI files are also included on the CD.This book is being used by Andrew to teach Keyboard students in his 'Keyboard Groove Lab' at Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles.

Teach yourself how to play Guitar with Progressive Guitar Method: Rhythm.Progressive Guitar Method: Rhythm covers the fundamental techniques and practical Guitar theory required to learnto play rhythm Guitar including basic chords for beginners rhythms and strumming patterns.Suitable for all ages and all types of Guitars including acoustic and electric.Progressive Guitar Method:Rhythm includes 50+ rhythm exercises chord progressions and popular easy songs for beginners in classic blues rock pop and country styles.In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read Guitarmusic and Guitar chords for beginners.Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containing Guitar videos and audio for all examples.No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the Guitar is required to teach yourself to learnto play Guitar from this book. Includes free poster.

The Rock And Pop Rhythm Workouts For The Modern Drummer contains a carefully selected series of rhythm and fill exercises aimed at developing both the beginner and intermediate student's reading, timing, technique, feel and stylistic awareness. The exercises are accompanied by 8 original songs in different styles that can be used for practicing range, in tempo from 70bpm to 140bpm.Dave Odart is a full time professional musician, experienced teacher and composer working from his home studio in Shropshire and for the local authority teaching in schools and colleges. He organises his own examination centre for Trinity College London candidates and his students have achieved a 100% pass rate with over 300 candidates successfully taking examinations since 2010.Dave was commissioned to write six technical exercises for the Trinity College London 2014 Drum Kit examination syllabus and works closely with other professional musicians to ensure that the best quality music education programme is available to all of his students. In addition to teaching Dave regularly performs with several bands and has touring and recording experience. / Batterie

Teach Yourself Rock Guitar - DVD with Small Booklet-Learn to play bar chords rhythm patterns and chord progressions. Also lead Guitar riffs licks and solos using all the essential lead Guitar scales and patterns.Includes 56 page book.For beginningRock guitarists.Easy to follow lesson by lesson format.Suitable for all ages.Suitable for all types of guitars.Learn all the important Rock chords bar chords and Rock rhythmpatterns.Learn to play over 25 Rock chord progressions including 12 Bar Blues and Turnaround progressions using Easy Read Notation.Learn popular Rock rhythm techniques such as staccato and damping.LearnRock lead guitar patterns licks and solos using Easy Read Tab.Learn techniques such as the Hammer-on Pull-off Slide Bend and Vibrato.

The World Beat Rhythms series explores rhythmic styles from different regions of the world. The hybrid compositions and rhythms in this book and CD package are influenced by the popular Rumba Mozambique and Conga styles of Cuba. All levels.WHAT'S INSIDE: Photographs of each percussion instrument Instruction on techniques used to play each instrument Percussion scores Rhythm indexes played at different tempos Worksheets Percussion breaks Charts Audio examples of each rhythm demonstrated on their respective instruments The Cd contains demonstration and play-along tracks that can be used when learning and practicing theexamples. Play along with a 30-piece percussion ensemble with drumset and bass. The World Beat Rhythms series can be used by studenst who want to teach themselves or by music educators for private or group instruction. ...a great asset to all music educators and band directors to get their orchestras band ensembles and students of all ages grooving together.Joe Porcaro