Classical Album of Early Grade Pieces: Cello and Accomp.: DVD

A collection of music transcribed for guitar by Theodore Norman including a piece by Norman himself. While the whole may not be a 'book for beginners' it is eminantly suitable to being supplementary material during the early grades since the pieces progress in difficulty as the book continues. Contains a mixture of Classical composers Flamenco Folk music and Dances.

Walter Carrolls two book series of First Lessons in Bach is an ideal introduction to the works of the great master that will challenge and inform the improving player. Walter Carroll was the Beatrix Potter of learner piano music and his use ofmusic poetry and art in his now classic albums have appealed to successive generations of children. As a result they are still widely used on exam syllabi and by teachers around the world nearly a century after they were written. Suggested grade 4

Chill-out seasonal pieces to enjoy-'Chill-out' seasonal pieces to enjoy during the Holiday season. For violinists grades 0-1 the Christmas edition of the Fun Club series. Includes a free accompaniment CD.Alan Houghton studied Piano at the RoyalAcademy of Music and spent many years in education where he became Deputy Headteacher and Co-ordinator of Music. Having left mainstream teaching he has become established as a well-known and successful composer of music for theearly grades his music being published by the Associated Board and OUP. Many of his pieces are set for Associated Board exams. Apart from running the 'Olney Music School' he is also a well known jazz pianist and classicalaccompanist.

Leichte Stücke für die Unter- bis Mittelstufe-A superb collection of pieces for the early grades. Includes classical repertoire from Monteverdi to Mozart from Brahms to Bartok and favourites such as When The Saints and the Skye Boat Song. The newest beginner will enjoy making music from the first five notes to the first concert!

Theory Book-This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven . Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven? isperfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces likeMinuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement ?and the classic Für Elise ?will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. FirstBeethoven? is therefore ideal for pupils whove worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but its also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively moredifficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since theyre not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy? and Turkish March? help to reinforce what pupils learn inthe beginning of the? John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique ?will help pupils to enhance theirtechnical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook arebeautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven? a really great beginners songbook for pupils who want to learn some of the finest music ever composed. As an introduction for beginners to classical music and Beethoven in particular thissongbook is rewarding and enjoyable these pieces being timeless and never going out of fashion. The John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course First Beethoven? songbook is the ideal beginning book for classical music fans. Its tailor-made forpupils working through the renowned and revered Piano method so its authoritative and accurate helping you to enhance your technique and learn some amazing music at the same time.

This new series targets the Quick Study head-on: all freshly composed pieces with the exam kept firmly in mind. Quick Studies can be the bête noir of DipABRSM examination candidates. This need not be the case but confidence in this area will not come overnight. Nor should the Quick Study be seen as merely a longer version of the sight-reading tests encountered in the graded exam syllabus. One key difference is that a Quick Study needs to sound reasonably robust – more like a 'learned' piece and less like a sketch or outline. Too many hesitations or passages bogged down by note-searching will cost you dearly while uncertain tonality coupled with woollyrhythms will undoubtedly nosedive your attempt. Misjudged tempi inobservance of critical expression markings or significant shortcomings in musical or stylistic awareness are also more than likely to jeopardise success. If it doesn't resemble a performance to you it won't to the examiners!Bearing in mind that a typical Quick Study will approximate to Grade 6 in the musical and technical demands it makes of you it should hardly be an undue cause for concern irrespective of whether you are taking a diploma in performing or teaching. After all by this point in your musical life you will have doubtless come across a sizeable number of pieces at this relatively modest level and being able to get to grips with such a piece in a short time frame is surely a reasonable expectation for a prospective diploma candidate living in the 'real world'. Diplomas are after all the first rungs on the professional ladder for a Classical musician emphatically not a grade 9 and as such they demand a significant gearing-up in mental attitude. You'll need to think more analytically not just instinctively. This new series of books targets the Quick Study head-on: all freshly composed pieces with the exam kept firmly in mind. It is not a solution in itself nor a means of short-circuiting the skills you will need to develop but a practice

CELLOWISE is an exciting new collection of arrangements from the popular classics. The standard is from Grade 3 upwards and included are Bach Badinerie Handel Sarabande Haydn Gipsy Rondo Gossec Gavotte and Tambourin Brahms Hungarian Dance and other favourites with attached CD of top quality performances making a pleasant and varied recital programme both to listen to and of course to play. Cellowise is featured on the 2014 Bauhinia Cup String Competition in Hong Kong and is on the current syllabuses of Trinity College London the Musik-PrüfungsKommission in Vienna and the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin 2015-2018.FOOTNOTE TO CONTENTSOriginally a folk-dance from Medieval Spain the Sarabande became the spiritual centre-point of the 18th. Century dance suite and well-known to cellists through the Bach Suites.The Badinerie is a musical haiku stunning in its precision and economy of means and like a poem condenses much meaning and expression into few words.Sir Yehudi Menuhin once called the 'Erbarme Dich' solo the most beautiful piece of music ever written for the violin. This poignant duet for voice and obligato is about remorse betrayal and the universal theme of suffering. It is one of the centre-pieces of the St. Matthew Passion and is sung after Peter has denied Christ betraying him to the authorities and to his Crucifixion.Gavotte and Tambourin. These two Dances reflect the political opposites of the French Revolution - one a popular dance for partying and celebration the other more courtly and considered a favourite of Marie Antoinette.Rondo all'Ongarese and Hungarian Dance.Hungarian Folk music is fiery and impassioned with virtuoso techniques of embellishment and improvisation. Haydn and Brahms incorporated these elements into Classical forms.Like other Romantic and early-Romantic composers (Mendelssohn and Schubert) Brahms was attracted to Scotland as a wild and beautiful country of myth and

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-A comprehensive and carefully graded introduction to authentic Keyboard Sonatinas selected from the established Piano repertoire and arranged to be suitable for the early-intermediate student.Alongside melodies by composers as celebrated as Attwood Czerny and Gurlitt this anthology of performance pieces includes a guide to help you understand Sonata and Sonatina form itself. You'll also find carefully devised warm-up exercises to help stretch and prepare the hands before tackling these musical challenges.With seven substantial Sonatinas on offer this collection is an ideal source for your first performance repertoire as well as an ideal opportunity togain valuable early experience of the rigours of classical piano playing.

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-A comprehensive and carefully graded introduction to authentic Keyboard Sonatinas selected from the established Piano repertoire and arranged to be suitable for the late-intermediate student.Alongside melodies by composers as celebrated as Beethoven Kuhlau and Clementi this anthology of performance pieces includes a guide to help you understand Sonata and Sonatina form itself. You'll also find carefully devised warm-up exercises to help stretch and prepare the hands before tackling these musical challenges.With eleven substantial Sonatinas on offer this collection is an ideal source to expand your performance repertoire as well as an ideal opportunityto gain valuable early experience of the rigours of classical piano playing.

HL Student Piano Library Showcase Solos Pops Level 4 Early Interm.-SHOWCASE SOLOS POPS is a graded series of popular song arrangements for solo piano featuring movie themes Broadway classics favorite children's songs and today's top recorded hits. Each solo is expertly arranged with a winningcombination of creativity and solid pedagogy. Ranging from Early Elementary through Late Intermediate levels these exciting solos provide excellent supplemental material for any method and are a perfect complement to the HalLeonard Student Piano Library.A classic Beatles song arranged here for the early-intermediate player so that the character of the original song is preserved but in a very player-friendly arrangement by Mona Rejino. CMajor 4/4 meter. Reading range: full staff and leger lines; moderate syncopation; Span: 6ths and broken octaves; 38 measures.