SKU: KV.3612501

ISBN 9781848675919.

This a colourful recorder tutor which guides children from the very beginning, including how to hold a recorder properly. Key symbols are explained at the outset and repeated throughout to encourage and aid learning. Music notes are introduced slowly and clearly, enabling good technique and musical literacy.

There are plenty of short pieces with jazzy piano or CD accompaniments at all stages and many of them have funny words or actions. Rhythms are clapped out, musical terms and symbols explained simply and games help promote understanding, all of which make this new book comprehensive yet enjoyable, easy to follow and fun!

And the best news of all is that the teacher doesn't have to be a recorder player or a musician -- just one step ahead of the children!

SKU: GI.G-M585

English.

This major band method by James O. Frosethhas it all:* Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performanceson CD for every instrument, and one CD lasts for the entire book! Performers include Michael Henoch (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra).* Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles.* Music of other times includes 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll.* The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical.* Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture.* A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to “look it up” and “listen up.”* An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a “themeand-variation” format.* Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format.* A 550+ page teacher's resource edition and musical score provides options galore, including a double CD with “listen and play” exercises for group instruction, supplementary exercises for technical development, and resource material for improvisation and composition. All the resources needed for teaching to the National Standards for Music are provided. (Coordinates with rhythm flashcards)* Book 2 features innovative but optional use of world percussion instruments, as developed by percussion educator Steve Houghton.

SKU: BT.FORFZZ18

A collection of 16 colourful miniatures, in diverse styles, inspired by the seasons, an aviary of antipodean birds, places in Wales and Greece, jazz and folk music. Including challenging works by Alan Bullard, Nicholas Marshall, Michael Ball, John Turner, John Golland, Timothy Moore, and many others. This is a superb resource for the advanced player looking to expand their repertoire.

SKU: BT.PB1282

French.

Alexander Ragtime - Amsterdam - Apache - Ballade irlandaise - Cécile ma fille - Les Copains d'abord - The Entertainer - Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire - Isn't she Lovely - Manhattan Kaboul - Mon amant de Saint-Jean - Né quelque part - La Vita e'bella - Your S - All Blues - Amazing Grace - C'est si bon - Caravan - Les Feuilles mortes - I Will Survive - Nuages - Satin Doll - So What - St Thomas - Le Sud - Sweet Home Chicago - Take Five - La Vie en rose.