The Perfect Start for Finger Exercises, Book 3

Written by Kevin and Julia Olson The Perfect Start For Finger Exercises is a collection of technical exercises that can be used with any method that challenges students to play each example in a variety of ways.This series contains three books that feature sequential exercises that reinforce note reading. Icons appear above every example and check off boxes are provided.

Simple intuitive graphics make this book unique and user friendly. This innovative collection of technical exercises features four measure patterns that reinforce note reading and challenge students to play in an assortment of ways. Icons and check-off boxes encourage students to play with a rounded hand shape and varying tempos dynamics and touch. It is correlated with The Perfect Start for Note Reading Book 2 or can be a companion to any beginning book. Fun and useful.

The perfect starter set for ukulele! Everything you need to play the uke is included: a high-quality wood ukulele, the Total Ukulele method book with CD, and a pick. The Total Ukulele instructional book makes learning the uke easy and fun! It covers all important subjects for the beginning uke player including rhythm accompaniment, strumming patterns and techniques, fingerpicking techniques and melody playing. The music is presented in notation and tablature and is explained in easy-to-understand terms. Total Ukelele also covers the basics of music theory, chord exercises and many chord progressions. The companion CD features numerous exercises and eleven popular tunes to listen to or play along. The method book is written for the standard ukulele tuning in D (older tuning). The pitches of the strings are: A, D, F#, and B. / Ukulélé Soprano / 96 pages / niveau : Débutant / Partition/Cd/Instrument - Format: 22,5 X 9

Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day is designed to help students achieve an impeccable sense of rhythm which is the first step in successful sight reading and to develop their skills with key recognition time signature recognition pattern identification interval recognition and intermediate response to articulation and dynamics.This series will help the student to develop an internal sense of pulse so that the underlying rhythm in a sight-reading example becomes second nature. This allows the student to concentrate on the other elements of music making. As the books progress four-measure sight-reading drills for one hand progress into longer pieces for bothhands. Students learn the concept of playing from beginning to end without stopping and every unit ends with a teacher-student duet to reinforce the idea that when sight readers start to play they do not stop.Throughout the series new concepts are gradually introduced to provide adequate reinforcement of each concept. Every day students are asked to count rhythms analyse and circle patterns and play sight-reading examples. The manageable task size and carefully structured format of each unit make progress immediately noticeable which helps to motivate students.The carefully crafted musical examples and exercises effectively develop eye ear and hand coordination. This series guides students in a simple straightforward way to develop into students who sight read with ease accuracy and musicality.In the Every Day plan for Book 3A students learn and practice different rhythmic activities with accent markings focusing on the dotted quarter note rhythm followed by eighth notes. Tonic and dominant chords are explored as well as melodic and harmonic intervals of major and minor 2nds and 3rds and perfect 4ths and 5ths. Extending the usual five-finger pattern by crossing the second finger over the thumb is taught as well as learning transposition up a fifth interval as well as to the nearest key. Students will

Book 1A-Mastering the Classical Guitar - Book 1A is the first in a progressive series using a wide variety of musical repertoire and educational material to provide a solid technical foundation for Classical Guitar students exposing the full range of the instrument???s potential and repertoire.Book 1A is most appropriate for students with no prior knowledge of the Guitar or music theory or for those who simply want a fresh start with theClassic Guitar. It is written in three broad sections: Progressive Studies and Pieces Technical Exercises and Rhythmic Reading. Tips on how to integrate the three sections are provided throughout the book. Every chapter beginswith exercises written specifically to improve a certain aspect of one???s playing followed by various examples from the classical music repertoire and traditional songs from various cultures.While every aspect of ClassicalGuitar technique is clearly described and illustrated students using this book would still benefit from the advice and constructive feedback of a competent teacher. Consequently teachers will find opportunities to assert theirindividual teaching perspectives within this method making it a perfect road map for the instructor and student???s musical journey.Written in standard notation only Mastering the Classical Guitar - Book 1A comeswith extensive online audio examples. Fingering is kept to a minimum to encourage effective sight reading allowing teachers and students to annotate their own ideas about digitation and contribute to their own learning process.Includes access to online audio.