This volume contains eight gospels and spirituals that children will love to sing, and includes both unison and part singing. It also comes with a very easy Piano accompaniment and guitar chord symbols. The Novello Primary Chorals make a great resource for teachers as well as a perfect addition to repertoire for school concerts... or singing just for fun! / Voix

The Novello Primary Chorals series presents Easy Soul, containing six of the greatest soul songs that children will love to sing. For 2-part Choir and Piano accompaniment, the simple and easy arrangements of these hit tunes will provide a fun and enjoyable introduction to ensemble singing.From US soul classics like Aretha Franklin's Respect and Ben E. King's Stand By Me to James Brown's driving funk tune I Got You (I Feel Good), every one of these songs is great fun for children to sing and listen to. The simple vocal arrangements of all seven songs include easy Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord symbols, so an adult or even one of the children can accompany on an instrument getting everyone involved. To make it even easier for young singers, the Novello Primary Chorals Easy Soul sheet music comes with a download card of sound-alike backing and vocal demonstration tracks. This means that the group can hear exactly how everything should sound, before trying it out themselves with a professionally-recorded track. This is sure to be an enriching and rewarding experience for them, getting their ears musically-trained while also making learning and creativity fun. The download card is very easy to use, simply put the code in and download the tracks straight to your computer.These fantastic hits are well-known to most, but if not all children know all the tunes, they are sure to enjoy hearing them for the first time and then singing all the songs themselves. With Feeling Good, Lean On Me and (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, the songs in this song book represent not just some of the best soul songs, but some of the best melodies of all time. From the pens of expert songwriters and our expert arrangers, the sound of a children's choir singing these jazz, funk and soul songs will be one that your audience will never forget.For easy vocal arrangements of some incredible and classic soul songs, check out the Novello Primary Chorals Easy Soul sheet music songbook, putting soul in the school and classy jazz in the classroom! / Choeur

Blues and Boogie For Kids features 15 easy Piano pieces for children in the Blues and Boogie styles composed by Carsten Gerlitz, allowing young pianists to enjoy the rhythm and groove of this exciting genre. Gerlitz has had great success as an arranger and composer, and his For Kids series has helped introduce young musicians to a great many styles. Blues and Boogie For Kids features a number of easy pieces that contain typical blues patterns, such as blue notes and walking bass lines that give children a feel of the typical characteristics of this wonderful style. / Piano

'The „Keyboard Crocodile“ gets a scary new friend! The two books can be used as a supplement to any piano method. In addition to offering practice material suited to different speeds of learning the 70 pieces train elementary skills and stimulate children's imagination and curiosity. In short the little monster and his „Keyboard Adventures“ make it fun to play the piano! And who do you think should turn up and peek around a corner in the „monster“ books? You're right: the „Keyboard Crocodile“! The „Keyboard Adventures“ have stirred up a greater demand for the popular publication.

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2 Favorite American Waltzes For Fiddle presents over 110 classic and lesser-known country waltzes fromall parts of the United States some with multiple versions.All the pieces are transcribed from performances of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Benny Thomasson Howdy Forrester J. T.Perkins Lloyd Wanzer Jay Ungar Vivian Williams Skip Gorman Texas Shorty Kenny Baker and dozens more. Bowings and chord accompaniment are included. This book will also be of value to students of classical music and Suzukitrained children.Teachers are you looking for short pieces that will solidify scales yet won't bore your students? Tired of the same old classical etudes? Waltzes are played slowly enough to not be intimidating but alsoserve as effective and fun exercises for all Violin students not just fiddlers. The arrangements range from easy (single notes first position) to advanced (double stops and upper positions). And they illustrate America's greattradition of fiddling.

Brings aspiring bassonists from Adam and Eve to Mozart. Completely revised and happily optimized edition, fully packed with great bassoon pieces.- Slow and steady wins the bassoon race! The beautiful little pieces are progressing slowly but continuously for an effortless learning experience.- lovely and tasty exercises, etudes and duets that delight childrens' (and big childrens') ears- pitch range book 1: F-g + bb, f#, eb, c# ab, E-C (bass register)- original music from various renaissance and baroque composers, Anselma Veit and Julius Weissenborn- traditional pieces and entertaining music are combined for enjoyment and variety- in many duets both parts can be mastered by the student- chapters with rhythm only exercises for gettin' the groove- chapters with study pieces to apply and train newly introduced notes and rhythms- chapters with sight reading tests to see what sticksHumorously illustrated by the amazing Fritz Kotrba, who even made a google search for 'stylish girl's hairstyle? for a special contemporary look and artwork.A bassoon method that makes progress easy and learning fun and effortlessly. The new standard method! / Basson

Teacher's Edition-Teachers Edition. Don't read notes read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading careful sequencing and musically interesting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing pitch relationships and to develop rhythmic independence. Volume 1 starts from square one assuming no previous training with exercises that are so carefully sequenced that the students are quickly singing four-measure phrases and eight measure songs in two parts and finding it easy! Students are introduced to notes rests meter pitch and unison/2-partsongs in Vol. 1 and continue in Vol. 2 with dotted rhythms & syncopation keys & key changes and more 2-part songs. Use it every day and watch your students' confidence level grow! Available: Teacher's Edition (Vol.1) Student Edition (Vol.1) CD (Vol.1) Teacher's Edition (Vol.2) Student Edition (Vol.2). Recommended for Grades 3-8.

Bass for Kids is a fun easy course that teaches children to play bass guitar faster than ever before.Popular songs such as 'Crazy Train ' 'Every Breath You Take ' 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Wild Thing' keep kids motivated and the clean simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time.The method can be used in combination with a bass teacher or parent even if they've never had any musical training themselves. Lesson topics include selecting a bass holding the bass hand position reading music notation and counting and more.

First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string Banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the Banjo or music of any sort.It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly the correct picking motion and noting the strings properly.These are aspects that are so basic most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos several from the player's point of view not from in front of the Banjo.First Lessons on Banjo covers themost basic rolls the Alternating Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls the three basic chords plus the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in tablature with the melody notes in boldface type so the student knowswhich notes to emphasize.All arrangements include lyrics which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and suggestions about the proper mentalapproach are included that will lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the student's development. There are also suggestions about developing the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature.These suggestions are not found in any other Banjo instruction book. The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek a popular Banjo standard that when mastered should give the novice a great sense ofaccomplishment.The accompanying audio download includes all tabbed examples with the rhythm instruments and lead Banjo in separate channels. The songs are played at three tempos the first tempo VERY slow then a mediumtempo version and finally at performing speed with Guitar Mandolin and Bass accompaniment. The up- tempo accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so the final tracks can be used as a listening recording.

A Practical Approach to Teaching Pitch and Rhythm-Kodály in the Classroom is a series of children's songs and teacher lessons sequentially organized to teach the basics of pitch and rhythm through singing and games for elementary students. The song material consists ofAmerican folk and well-known children's songs. Teacher lessons are easy to follow and do not require previous training in Kodály methodology. Also included are reproducible singer sheets and activities and a companion CDwith vocals and accompaniment only tracks. Intermediate (Set I) includes 20 songs for upper elementary students including: Cape Cod Girls The Old Brass Wagon Land of the Silver Birch Love Somebody Button You Must Wander Long-Legged Sailor and more! Available: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD. For Gr. 4-6.

A Practical Approach to Teaching Pitch and Rhythm-Kodály in the Classroom is a series of children's songs and teacher lessons sequentially organized to teach the basics of pitch and rhythm through singing and games for elementary students. The song material consists ofAmerican folk and well-known children's songs. Teacher lessons are easy to follow and do not require previous training in Kodály methodology. Also included are reproducible singer sheets and activities and a companion CDwith vocals and accompaniment only tracks. Intermediate (Set I) includes 20 songs for upper elementary students including: Cape Cod Girls The Old Brass Wagon Land of the Silver Birch Love Somebody Button You Must Wander Long-Legged Sailor and more! Available: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD. For Gr. 4-6.