Par HARRIS PAUL / DAVIES L.. A resource for all teachers and leaders involved in Wider Opportunities and group music-making. Written by two of the UK's leading music educationalists: Paul Harris and Leonora Davies MBE. Provides practical strategies and advice to enable class teachers, instrumental teachers and music services to deliver a holistic primary music curriculum at Key Stage 2 and into Key Stage 3. Essential and unique - based on years of experience and thorough research - takes into account recent findings from Ofsted's 'Making More Of Music' report. Supports the five key aims of the Music Manifesto. Topics covered: Teacher roles - Basic principles of teaching beginners - Differentiation - Expectations for achievement - Evaluatinf pupils' work - Transition and the relationship to the Key Stage 3 curriculum - Involving parents/carers - Creating and refining lesson plans and Trouble shooting. Also includes: 10 lesson plan exemplars for wind/brass and strings - starter repertoire and songs - enhanced CD comprising of backing tracks and PDF lesson plans. Supplementary material available online, in association with Yamaha and Pure Solo./ Recueil / Formation Musicale

Stitched manuscript paper in A4 format. Idea for use in the classroom or for your own creations! Get all those burning ideas down on paper for all to see. / Tout Instrument

Line Playing · Voice-Leading · Chromaticism · Bebop Scales
A clear and practical step-by-step approach to chromaticism, line playing and voice leading. The CD contains 23 play-along tracks (most of them played in two tempos), based on standard chord progressions, performed by a professional rhythm section, featuring Renato Chicco on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In addition Jerry demonstrates various exercises and approaches on tenor saxophone. Chord changes are included for C concert, B flat and E flat instruments. Jerry Bergonzi is a highly respected jazz educator/musician who lives and teaches in the Boston area. Over many years his Inside Improvisation system has proven to be tremendously successful.
ISBN 3-89221-049-7

Second Edition-This book defines Baroque music simply and explains how it began developed and influenced later musicians with chapters on major genres and a survey of the lives and music of the two leading composers of the late Baroque Bach and Handel.This book suggests listening viewing and further reading material to complement the main topics within the book and is an ideal resource for those wanting to explore the many aspects of Baroque music.This second edition has been fully revised and updated with expanded sections on the major genres and works of the Baroque era.Written to provide a solid foundation for pupils of all levels who are studyingBaroque music Baroque Music in Focus would also be useful for any readers with an interest in the topic.Hugh Benham read Music and English at Southampton University where he was awarded a Ph.D. for his study of the music of John Taverner. He is a chair of examiners for GCE Music an in-service trainer church organist and writer and formerly taught music in a sixth-form college.Hugh has contributed to Music Teacher and Classroom Music magazines and is the author of Baroque Music in Focus (Rhinegold 2007). His other writing includes two books on English church music including John Taverner: his Life and Music (Ashgate 2003) articles on early music contributions to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001) and Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart and a complete edition of Taverner for Early English Church Music.

Dragons and Dinosaurs are the fantastical beasts of myth legend and history: exciting monsters for young minds as they read learn and play. With their big teeth loud roars and fire-breathing jaws they are thought of asfearsome scary and mean creatures - even by other Dragons and Dinosaurs! Starting with the story A Roaring success! this musical activity book and CD tells the tale of two feuding Dragon and Dinosaur families who soonfind out that they're not so different after all.Ideal for specialist and generalist Early Years teachers Start With A Story - Dragons and Dinosaurs is a rich teaching resource to inspire and inform yourlesson plans. The pack contains:A specially-written song to illustrate each chapter of the storyA range of suggested activities for each chapter with brilliant ideas for games poems songs movement drama role-play percussion playing and moreA CD with all the music and audio tracks to bring the story to life. All the songs are presented with a vocal demonstration and backing track.All you need is a space and aselection of simple percussion instruments!The Start With A Story... series has been specially designed by Ann Bryant for the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum using a story as a powerfulstarting point from which songs poems and drama activities can emerge. Ann is an award-winning author of over 90 books that include children's fiction music education resources and books about emotions families and friendshipsfor older children.