Revised Edition-John Thompson's modern course for the Piano is the essential Piano method for beginner students of all ages. Clearly written fun and easy to understand the Modern Course is a proven favourite with Piano teachers and students worldwide with millions of copies sold. This updated 2012 edition has updated diagrams clearer musical notation and improved overall design.Following directly on from the First Grade book this second grade book provides: Over 50 arrangements of classical pieces and folk songs A CD containing backing tracks and performances of each piece Helpful technical exercises andstudies Fundamental lessons on scales and music theoryHelping students to both think and feel musically the Modern Course is the most effective and enjoyable way to learn the Piano.

The Novello Primary Chorals is a collection of seven Easy Hit songs that children will absolutely love to sing. With simple vocal arrangements and easy Piano accompaniment, these top pop hits are guaranteed to get children enjoying singing.This fantastic collection of seven of the biggest hits of the past year or two will make any child excited at the prospect of being able to sing popular songs that they know and love. Gone are the days of the boring classical choral works, in are the modern pop melodies and upbeat harmonies. With songs like Ho Hey by The Lumineers to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off and Beyoncé's Halo, these are some of the biggest tunes in the world right now, and the easy vocal arrangements will get children singing them and having fun straight away.Not only this, but to make it even easier for young singers, the Novello Primary Chorals: Easy Hits comes with a download card featuring sound-alike backing tracks as well as vocal demonstrations so that you and your group will be able to hear exactly how each song should sound, before taking the spotlight and singing along to professionally-recorded backing tracks. The download cards are remarkably easy to use, simply input the code on the website we provide and download the tracks straight to your computer.With seven great contemporary pop tunes, your choir is sure to love singing songs like Happy by Pharrell Williams, Jessie J's Price Tag, Katy Perry's Roar and, of course, What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. With a Piano accompaniment and Guitar chord symbols included too, a child that can play an instrument will be able to accompany and enjoy playing with a larger group. Featuring seven of the best contemporary pop tunes, Easy Hits from Novello Primary Chorals will guarantee that children will not stop singing these fun and easy-to-learn songs. / Choeur A 2 Parties Et Piano

16 Pieces From 5 Centuries-The ‘Easy Concert Pieces’ series presents a varied selection of easy concert pieces for flute and piano from the Renaissance Baroque and Classical periods through to the modern era. To facilitate choosing individual pieces for performance and auditions at music schools competitions or examinations these pieces have been ordered according to level of musical and technical difficulty:Volume 1 (ED 22925) contains very easy to easy pieces with a range of notes up to two octaves. These generally song-like and intuitively straightforward melodies require simple breathing techniques. Phrasing is supported throughout by clear and straightforward pianoaccompaniments.

The Easy Concert Pieces series presents easy piano pieces for beginners in progressive order. Two volumes have already been published with a third volume being in preparation. These pieces are intended to complement a piano tutorial method and are particularly suitable for performance at auditions concerts competitions and examinations. They offer varied repertoire in a broad selection of pieces from the Baroque Classical Romantic and Modern eras. Volume 1 (ED 22547) is meant for beginners. The pieces span a single octave and stay within five-finger positions. Other criteria for the selection of the pieces are simple rhythmsand very easy chord playing. Crossing the thumb under polyphony and pedal are not required yet. Volume 2 (ED 22548) extends the range to two octaves. Hand turns (crossing the thumb under) pedal simple polyphony and three- or four-part chords all feature in Volume 2 as do simple ornaments playing cantabile and differentiating between melody and accompaniment.

20 Pieces From 4 Centuries-The ‘Easy Concert Pieces’ series presents a varied selection of easy concert pieces for flute and piano from the Renaissance Baroque and Classical periods through to the modern era. To facilitate choosing individual pieces for performance and auditions at music schools competitions or examinations these pieces have been ordered according to level of musical and technical difficulty:Volume 2 (ED 22926) contains easy to intermediate pieces with distinctly livelier melodies. With an extended range of notes and dynamic shading intonation becomes increasingly important. Rhythms include dotted notes syncopations and the introduction of simple ornaments which also call forcorresponding precision.

Par PUSCOIU COSTEL. This book contains 65 pieces from a broad range of classical literature which has been adapted and arranged for the flute. This collection presents not only music originally written for solo flute, but also melodies from symphonic or chamber music from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. The author has made special effort to provide simple melodies which the beginning player will find both easy and enjoyable. He has carefully chosen the best keys for flute and made other slight adaptations. Piano accompaniment is included with a pull-out part for the soloist. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Solos / Recueil / Flûte Traversière

This book contains 65 pieces from a broad range of classical literature which has been adapted and arranged for the flute. This collection presents not only music originally written for solo flute but also melodies from symphonicor chamber music from the Classical Romantic and Modern periods. The author has made special effort to provide simple melodies which the beginning player will find both easy and enjoyable. He has carefully chosen the best keysfor flute and made other slight adaptations. Piano accompaniment is included with a pull-out part for the soloist.

The Easy Concert Pieces series by the experienced piano teacher Monika Twelsiek presents easy piano pieces for beginners in progressive order. Three volumes have already been published.These pieces are intended to complement a piano tutorial method and are particularly suitable for performance at auditions concerts competitions and examinations. They offer varied repertoire in a broad selection of pieces from the Baroque Classical Romantic and Modern eras.Volume 3 is aimed at advanced players who wish to refine their expression and personal interpretation. The pieces demand a great deal of dexterity a high sense of rhythm articulation and phrasing polyphonic playing (polyphony even in one hand) and tonal differentiation of the piano setting.

12 Easy-Intermediate Studies For Guitar. Par STANLEY YATES. These twelve 'mechanical studies' for guitar are intended as an atmospheric modern counterpart to the classical arpeggio study, a fundamental aspect of right-hand training. Accordingly, the left hand is kept relatively in the background while the right hand explores a particular pattern, texture, or technique. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Technic / Etude / Guitare Classique

Popular tunes step-by-step instructions slow medium and normal speed play-along tracks and thorough explanations of essentials make this the most comprehensive Fiddle method to date. It takes the student from the absolutebeginning through professional repertoire. Genres include Celtic twin fiddling ragtime classical and Scandinavian as well as old time and bluegrass.Modern Fiddling Method Grade 1 establishes a solidfoundation in first position with both easy and standard fiddle and bow holds elementary Fiddle bowings rhythms scales and ornaments and fundamentals of music theory. The student can read and/or listen to each tune. Includesaccess to online audio.

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. This clear and well organised text is suitable for students of arranging and composition, and for classically trained musicians wishing to further grasp the simple logic of jazz harmony. Essential understandings: - Triad structures and inversions - How to select chords - chord symbols - Simple but effective voicing formulae - The circle of 4th progressions, - Extensions to the 9ths and dominant 13ths, and altered 5ths and 9ths. Included in the 107 pages are comprehensive explanations, examples, exercises and solutions. For school students, the course can be started in year 9 and worked through to year 13. 'This book certainly delivers. Mr. Griffin does a superb job giving clear and concise steps that students should take when approaching the task of harmonizing a melody. The book is laid out in a clean, easy-to-understand format. Mr. Griffin is obviously a gifted teacher, and has developed a book that would be a great resource for any music teacher or student interested in understanding and implementing more complex theory/harmony concepts.' - Natalie Wickham, Music Matters, USA. 'Particularly good for A Level pupils composing in a pop and jazz style. The material gradually increases in difficulty and there are a lot of useful exercises to be completed by students”- Music teacher, UK. 'Excellent resource which will save teachers hours of preparatory work. Useful for a general understanding of options when harmonising in composition. An essential part of KS5 harmony work which goes beyond the common chords and progressions. Very professionally set out.”- ZigZag Education, UK./ Méthode / Tout Instrument

Instrument : double bass and piano Nombre de Pages : 58 Amazing Solos are amazingly wide-ranging selections of easy pieces. From Bach to Bernstein, a great variety of musical styles is included - folk melodies from England and Peru, baroque and classical 'lollipops', jazz and modern classics. A unique collection of exciting and varied music for the early grades! The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 3-6) and of the ABRSM Summer 2006 (grades 2, 4-7). Content : La donna è mobile (Verdi) - Three Moravian Folksongs (Janácek) - Allegro (Mozart) - Allegro (Vivaldi) - Amazing Grace (Trad.) - America (Bernstein) - Basse Danse (Warlock) - Braul, Bucsum Dance (Bartók) - Caprice 24 (Paganini) - Come Neighbours All - Cool (Bernstein) - Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen (Schumann) - Ein Madchen oder Weibchen (Mozart) - Fiddler's Song (Humperdinck) - Grand March (Verdi) - Green Gravel (Trad.) - Lilliburlero (Trad.) - Minuet (Bach) - Peruvian Dance Tune (Trad.) - Pop goes the Weasel (Trad.) - Solveg's Song (Grieg) - Stars no Moon (Trad.) - There was a Crooked Man (Trad) - Troika (Prokofieff) - Tune Town Shuffle (Basie)

This collection of the most beautiful 100 easy original compositions for piano presented by Schott contains a selection of works that accompany every pupil in the first years of his or her piano lessons. The volume contains compositions from the days of Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) to the days of Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956) providing playing material from the high baroque period to the early 20th century. Apart from numerous individual pieces there are also easy sonatas and sonatinas by Haydn Cimarosa Clementi Mozart and Beethoven. Complete with fingerings tempo suggestions in the form of metronome numbers and notes on the execution of ornaments the collectionwith its modern readable typeface is ideal not only for lessons but also for the private music-making of every music lover. This album represents superb value for money!

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story about the adventures of a boy and the snowman that comes to life is a modern children's classic. The tales popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of the award-winning cartoon film The Snowman. <br>Here the popular classic Walking In The Air is arranged for easy Piano / [Howard Blake : Walking In The Air (The Snowman) - Easy Piano] / Partition /