Sight-Reading Studies

An important addition to the ground-breaking Essentials of Musicianship Series from Curnow Music Press! You have probably found that if you rely entirely on your method book and performance pieces for teaching and reinforcement many aspects of musicianship do not receive the focus that they should have. Method books have notoriously little reinforcement material because they try to cover so much with so little book space. The Essentials Series allows you to select the areas that your band needs work on and provides a great deal of reinforcement for those critical skills. If you are not yet familiar with this series you have just discovered a tremendousteaching resource! Look at a score for Sight-Reading Builders and notice the comprehensive instructions for most effective use. Teach your band to read style and well as notes and rhythms! A wonderful resource!

Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book is a graded workbook for instrumentalists and vocalists designed to develop sight reading and rhythmic skills by presenting a course of progressive lessons and studies specifically aimed at theseareas. Many different rhythmic groupings and writing styles and clearly presented and analyzed. This book will provide invaluable assistance to all musicians and lead to a greater understanding of the fundamentals of rhythm.Through the development of the counting method employed in this book and the analysis of rhythmic structure-identification of the various notes rests groups and signs used-the student will attain greater ease and facility whenapproaching sight reading material.

Joan Last’s Rhythmic Reading: Book III is a preparatory work for Grade 3 Piano examination. The book includes forty short pieces and preparatory studies which cover Sight Reading Fingering Part Playing Accidentals clapping rhythms Semiquavers Dotted Crotchets and Anacrucis. Last’s goal is to prepare the student thoroughly for the rhythmic demands of the Grade 3 exam. Her authoritative and commonsensical tone gained from her own early solo career and her years as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music shines through this very practical publication.

A great way for beginning violinists to practice and build up their technique this classic book of exercises has served generations of music students and their teachers. The studies provide practice in string crossing bow strokes shifting and finger patterns.A native and lifelong resident of Leipzig Germany Franz Wohlfahrt (1833–84) studied with one of the world's greatest violinists Ferdinand David. Wohlfahrt's Sixty Studies for the Violin  has remained a mainstay of the beginning violinist's education from the nineteenth century to today. The sixty etudes are divided into two volumes: Volume 1 focuses on studies in the firstposition and Volume 2 advances to third position employing more complex rhythms and bowings. Diligent practice of these studies will improve students' sight reading advance their rhythm skills and prepare them for a more difficult repertoire. Reprint of the G. Schirmer Inc. New York edition.

Hands & Feet-'This book is designed for the intermediate/advanced drummer to improve musical technical control and reading ability and presents several rhythmic styles such as funk jazz and Latin. I'm not trying to educate you on the 'correct' Cuban or Brazilian grooves but have used this music as an inspiration for different phrashings and concepts. In the notes you can find book recommendations to explore the styles fully.Please feel free to use the material creatively like repeating bars when you feel like it. You can also use the pieces for advanced sight reading but I suggest that you take time to look carefully at the dynamics and stickings. All the stickings are basedon a right handed player (please reverse them if you are left handed).The basic concept is to have rhythmic compositions with basic classical notation and technique that you can play on a drumset or on a practice pad with your feet stompin' at the floor. The first part is snare and bassdrum with hi-hat foot suggestions. Later in the book hi-hat (with stick) and snarerim are added.The advantage of these concepts is that playing through these etudes is very closely related to what is going on in modern music. Especially important for players in Jazz Rock and Latin but also very useful for a classical percussionist who needs solid music training.The last part of this book is a few pages of technique studies and rhythmic concepts that is related to the compositions. The purpose is not to include all basic strokes and principles (there are already many great books for that) but to show you some concepts that I have found useful and special through my years of playing and teaching.'                            Michael Axen

More Graded Studies For Clarinet brings together Clarinet study repertoire spanning the entire spectrum of technique and providing a firm foundation for progress. Featuring core works from established Clarinet writers alongside specially composed studies by Paul Harris these comprehensive study collections apply the simultaneous Learning approach to instrumental technique. Two study books arranged in order of increasing difficulty according to carefully planned technical progression. The studies develop key aspects of style found in in repertoire from the 19th century onwards. Each study comes with a list ofSimultaneous Learning musical ingredients for players to explore in preperation for the music. Book One begins at elementary level and progresses to intermediate (approx. grades 1-5); Book Two takes the student from intermediate to advanced level (approx. grades 6-8). Paul Harris is one of the UK's most respected music teachers and educationalists known for his innovative Simultaneous Learning approach. He has over 600 publications to his name including the highly acclaimed Improve your teaching! Improve your sight-reading! Improve your aural! and Improve your practice! series. Harris writes frequently on music education and is in great demand as a workshop and seminar leader around the world.

A comprehensive method for the Chromatic Harmonica that treats it like a musical instrument in all respects. For beginning to advanced players, in any style of music, it contains hundreds of exercises to develop technical proficiency in every key, as well as rhythmic awareness and melodic fluency. Exercises are written in musical notation, not tablature. A great, hour-long, play-along CD is included and each track has one version with, and one without, the author playing the tune or exercise. The 147-page book also includes arpeggio studies, scale studies, sight-reading studies, sound production tips, and special harmonica techniques. / Methods

This method contains syncopation studies designed to develop accuracy and speed in sight reading.

This book contains supplementary studies at an advanced level which are expressively prepared to improve sight reading ability and technique. This book is geared towards the percussionist already familiar with the rudiments of drumming.

Book 5 Grade 5-Joan Lastâ??s Rhythmic Reading Book V is a preparatory work for Grade 5 Piano examination. The book includes a short piece The Tranquil River and twelve preparatory studies which cover Phrasing and Staccato Melody and Accompaniment Rhythmic Precision in 6/8 time Tied Notes and Legato Chords Semiquaver grouping Pedalling Melody and syncopated accompaniment Triplet groups Attack and Rhythmic Precision Facility of Fingerwork Quick Perception of Clef Change Rhythmic divisions of Semiquaver groups and 9/8 time.Lastâ??s goal is to prepare the student thoroughly for the rhythmic demands of the Grade V exam. Her authoritative and commonsensical tone gained fromher own early solo career and her years as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music shines through this very practical publication. A short glossary of French musical terms is included.

Bass Clef Instruments-These 28 1 page etudes make extensive use of metric and rhythmic devices found in 20th century works. Composed as recital/performance pieces they are ideal for any instrument as sight reading jury exams lesson material orrecitals. These short works are compositional gems challenging performers from high school through professional levels.

Treble Clef Instruments-These 28 1 page etudes make extensive use of metric and rhythmic devices found in 20th century works. Composed as recital/performance pieces they are ideal for any instrument as sight reading jury exams lesson material orrecitals. These short works are compositional gems challenging performers from high school through professional levels.

The exercises in Melody & Rhythm Permutations were developed to improve sight reading and improvisational skills in the advanced player. The inversions of melody and rhythm will keep the instrumentalist busy analyzing andperforming these musical studies over the long haul and a note from the author offers insights and practice suggestions. Though written primarily for mallet players any instrumentalist will benefit from mastering these etudes.