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

Trevor Webb and Nicholas Drewe. A series of books giving practical projects for use in preparation of the GCSE examinations in music. All the books are grounded on the three major principles of the GCSE syllabuses: listening composing and performing. They may be used either as a complete series or independently. In the early stages the emphasis is on active participation the subject matter is diverse allowing scope for the teacher to introduce a broad range of musical topics. The listening and composing elements gain a greater importance within the series as it progresses although there is always integration between them. Books 1 And 2 contain a variety of projects onrhythm scales tunes chords writing a pop song composing with electronic and conventional instruments and composing with voices amongst many other ideas. Books 3 And 4 offer 22 different listening exercises which are based on the works of a wide range of composers including Bach Handel Elgar Britten Joplin McCartney and Lloyd Webber. Each piece is presented in the form of a skeleton score and questions are set to develop the pupil’s aural perception and musical literacy. The music cassette which accompanies these two books includes recordings of many of the works.

It all starts with an idea! From melodies to lyrics great songs need great ideas to spark the creative energy that will help you write your next big hit. 1000 Songwriting Ideas is a handy book of creative exercises that stop writer's block and turn your imagination into a powerful songwriting machine. The book offers a thousand concepts to ponder as starting points for lyric and melody writing along with some of the most provocative and inspirational examples you may encounter anywhere. These proven exercises move the lyrical self stir the melodic soul and give you the power to be the creative songwriter you've always wanted to be.

Sequential Sight-Reading in the Choral Classroom-Imagine - learning to sight read while having fun! Singers will grasp concepts quickly while singing real music from day one. This step-by-step method includes fun songs with lyrics dynamics and accompaniment along with prepatory exercises that are interesting authentic and flexible. This resource may be used with beginners of any age. The sequential approach focuses on the keys of C F and G major basic rhythms and simple intervals in the tonic dominant and subdominant chords. Teacher Edition comes complete with teaching suggestions and online digital access to student notation and audio files.

When words fail music speaks...so the saying goes. Expressing yourself through music by putting words to notes and notes to words can be easy; yes easier than you may think.This book is a treasure chest of ideas foranyone interested in composing. Simple ways to spark the creative process are included such as taking the musical letters in your name to form a melody. Step by step you will see how to actually process the notes into music.Norse Song by Robert Schumann shows how he used the four musical letters of his friend GADE to compose the Piano solo.

Georges Dandelot (1895-1975), who was a pupil of Widor, Roussel and Dukas, achieved posterity only through his educational manuals, which seem to enjoy permanent success. Some may regret the fact that his compositions have fallen into oblivion, but nobody can deny his tremend­ous talent for musical instruction. When it was published in 1935, the five-volume Etude Du Rythme filled a glaring gap: for the first time, a progressive method - graduated with minute care - set out to inculcate pupils with this 'vital element? of all music. Dedicated to the simplest rhythms that are 'the basis of all to follow?, the first volume now comes with a valuable addition: an audio version, attached to the score in the form of a download card, enabling budding musicians to monitor for themselves whether they have correctly reproduced the rhythms of the exercises. Of course, this recording can also be used to carry out rhythm dictations - modern-day technology at the service of a timeless method. / Percussions

George Heussenstamm, composer of more than 85 published works and author of The Norton Manual of Music Notation , taught college-level theory for several decades. Unable to find what he considered a suitable text, he wrote his own, honing it through practical classroom experience. It is now published for the first time as Hal Leonard Harmony and Theory . This book is designed for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of music theory, whether beginner or more advanced. The first two chapters deal with music fundamentals, and may be skipped by those with music reading experience. Each chapter contains many examples that clearly illustrate the concepts presented. Written exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test and apply their knowledge. Topics include: basic music-reading instruction - triads in root position - triads in inversion - cadences - non-harmonic tones - the dominant seventh chord - other seventh chords - and more. / Formation Musicale

Spanish edition-A Spanish language edition of Music Theory in Practice Grade 2 which contains a detailed list of the requirements for the Grade 2 Theory of Music examination information which may be needed in the context of the examination specimen questions and exercises and guidance on their solutions will provide a sound foundation for anyone wishing to understand music theory as it is used in practice a wide variety of music examples are used to illustrate the texts and to provide exercises

Spanish Edition-A Spanish language edition of Music Theory in Practice Grade 4 which contains a detailed list of the requirements for the Grade 4 Theory of Music examination information which may be needed in the context of the examination specimen questions and exercises and guidance on their solutions will provide a sound foundation for anyone wishing to understand music theory as it is used in practice a wide variety of music examples are used to illustrate the texts and to provide exercises

Spanish Edition-A Spanish language edition of Music Theory in Practice Grade 5 which contains a detailed list of the requirements for the Grade 5 Theory of Music examination information which may be needed in the context of the examination specimen questions and exercises and guidance on their solutions will provide a sound foundation for anyone wishing to understand music theory as it is used in practice a wide variety of music examples are used to illustrate the texts and to provide exercises

Swedish language edition-A Swedish language edition of Music Theory in Practice Grade 2 which contains a detailed list of the requirements for the Grade 2 Theory of Music examination information which may be needed in the context of the examination specimen questions and exercises and guidance on their solutions will provide a sound foundation for anyone wishing to understand music theory as it is used in practice a wide variety of music examples are used to illustrate the texts and to provide exercises