Making Sight Reading Fun!

inspiring confidence to play by touch- Making sight reading easier and more effective. A progressive set of imaginative pieces to take students and teachers step by step through the technique. Don't LOOK at the Keys! is a progressive series in three parts teaching piano keyboard geography by touch in an accessible enjoyable way making sight reading easier and more effective. In Book 3 pieces with wider leaps all over the keyboard follow careful instruction clear direction and comprehensive exercises to build confidence. The music offers a widevariety of styles including Jazz more traditional boogie woogie and to conclude a piece in 'stride piano' to demonstrate progress made by following the series - INSPIRATIONAL AND GREAT FUN! Why should I buy this book? It is the only book to practise pieces and give instruction to play piano by touch. It is not just another sight reading practice book of which there are many good ones already on the market. How does it do this? Step by step it instructs and develops the skill and confidence to look at the music instead of the hands. Book 1 starts by encouraging students (and their teachers) to find middle C by FEELING for the groups of two and three black notes. This is followed by a plethora of imaginative inspiring pieces to practise develop and improve the skills. Book 2 builds on a knowledge of scales and arpeggios. Book 3 HAS A SERIES OF EXERCISES TO PRACTISE AND DEVELOP THE ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF KEYBOARD GEOGRAPHY. To conclude there are two pieces to demonstrate the progress made by following the series.

A Practical Rhythm Reading Course-Designed for choirs bands orchestras and general music classes 'The Rhythm Reader' promotes quick comprehension with solid rhythm reading resulting in only a few minutes of use each rehearsal. Assuming no prior music readingexperience on the students' part rhythm concepts are introduced logically and sequentially throughout more than 90 challenging exercises. Optional Accompaniment Trax promote high motivation and success for all students. Theserecordings feature a wide variety of styles and timbres from classical to reggae string quartet to rock making learning to sight-read FUN!Available: Teacher Edition Student Edition Reproducible Pak (includesreproducible rhythm patterns) and Accompaniment CD. For all ages.

Follow-up to Anselma's New Bassoon Method, Book 1.Brings aspiring bassonists from Adam and Eve to Mozart. In this second book, we are already a bit closer to Mozart than to the apple tree - o)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 2: Bb - g1 (chromatically)- 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. It helps you making learning fun and effective. For a colorful learning experience that builds naturally a strong foundation and makes you fall in love with music making. The new standard method! / Basson

Reproducible Pak-A Practical Rhythm Reading Course. Designed for choirs bands orchestras and general music classes 'The Rhythm Reader' promotes quick comprehension with solid rhythm reading resulting in only a few minutes of use each rehearsal.Assuming no prior music reading experience on the students' part rhythm concepts are introduced logically and sequentially throughout more than 90 challenging exercises. Optional Accompaniment Trax promote high motivation andsuccess for all students. These recordings feature a wide variety of styles and timbres from classical to reggae string quartet to rock making learning to sight-read FUN!Available: Teacher Edition Student Edition Reproducible Pak (includes reproducible rhythm patterns) and Accompaniment CD. For all ages.

A Practical Rhythm Reading Course-Here is a follow-up to Audrey Snyder's popular rhythm reading method. Designed for choirs bands orchestras and general music classes 'The Rhythm Reader II' promotes quick comprehension with solid rhythm reading resulting inonly a few minutes of use each rehearsal. Volume II continues the sequential curriculum by offering instruction and practice in ties dotted rhythms cut time and other meters sixteenth note combinations compound meters triplets and more. The concepts are introduced logically and sequentially throughout more than 100 exercises. Optional recorded accompaniments on the CD promote high motivation and success for all students. These recordingsfeature a wide variety of styles and timbres from classical to reggae string quartet to rock making learning to sight-read FUN!

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory-Ear-training is of equal importance as sight-reading and in order to learn music students must hear examples of the topics they are learning. Alfred???s Essentials of Music Theory CDs 1 and 2 contain all the samples for the Ear Training exercises and studies in the Essentials Of Music Theory Textbooks. These CDs will enhance the learning process making it more practical more fun and more effective and students will be able to hear the unique differences whilst following on the page.

This latest, classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Featuring some very fine compositions, First Beethoven is perfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course.These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces like Minuet In G Major, Rondo In C, the sublime Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement and the classic Für Elise will reinforce essential technical ability, while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. First Beethoven is therefore ideal for pupils who've worked through the course at levels 2 to 4, but it's also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students.The pieces in this songbook become progressively more difficult, and, to this end, dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces, since they're not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy and Turkish March help to reinforce what pupils learn in the beginning of the John Thompson Method, with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook, more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique will help pupils to enhance their technical skills, play more melodically, and, most importantly, enjoy playing!Generally, these pieces stay in the 5-finger position, with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook are beautiful to hear and to play, making First Beethoven a really great beginner's songbook for pupils who want to learn some of the finest music ever composed. As an introduction for beginners to classical music and Beethoven in particular, this songbook is rewarding and enjoyable, these pieces being timeless and never going out of fashion.The John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course First Beethoven songbook is the ideal beginning book for classical music fans. It's tailor-made for pupils working through the renowned and revered Piano method, so it's authoritative and accurate, helping you to enhance your technique and learn some amazing music at the same time. / Piano

This Easiest Pop Songs edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course allows the beginner pianist, who is progressing from part one to part two of the world-renowned course, to learn some fantastic and well-known pop songs. With simplified arrangements and large notation, these are popular hits in the familiar John Thompson style.As well as reinforcing basic technique, developing musicality and making learning great fun, the Easiest Pop Songs will be familiar to most young beginners, allowing them to learn and play some of their favourite tunes of the moment. Repertoire books like this have been specially created and graded to be used with the John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course, so pianists who are working through that will recognise the style of this songbook.This book features a number of pop songs, including Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, Sam Smith's Brilliant Stay With Me and Adele's huge smash-hit Hello. There are many more, though, such as Wings by Birdy, Flashlight by Jessie J and I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen. These Easiest Pop Songs are perfect supplementary material for those working through parts 1 and 2 of the course, but also make great sight-reading practice for more advanced students. Since dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part 3 of the course, they are not included here, although some invaluable hints and tips and fingering guides are featured for all songs.All beginner Piano pupils will love to learn the famous pop songs included in this repertoire book - an ideal complement to John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. / Piano

for Bks 1and2-Ear-training is of equal importance as sight-reading and in order to learn music students must hear examples of the topics they are learning. Alfred???s Essentials of Music Theory CD contains all the samples for the Ear Training exercises and studies in the Alfred???s Essentials Of Music Textbook 1-2. This CD will enhance the learning process making it more practical more fun and more effective and students will be able to hear the unique differences whilst following on the page.

Theory Book-This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven . Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven? isperfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces likeMinuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement ?and the classic Für Elise ?will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. FirstBeethoven? is therefore ideal for pupils whove worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but its also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively moredifficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since theyre not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy? and Turkish March? help to reinforce what pupils learn inthe beginning of the? John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique ?will help pupils to enhance theirtechnical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook arebeautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven? a really great beginners songbook for pupils who want to learn some of the finest music ever composed. As an introduction for beginners to classical music and Beethoven in particular thissongbook is rewarding and enjoyable these pieces being timeless and never going out of fashion. The John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course First Beethoven? songbook is the ideal beginning book for classical music fans. Its tailor-made forpupils working through the renowned and revered Piano method so its authoritative and accurate helping you to enhance your technique and learn some amazing music at the same time.

At last a method that covers all the most important aspects of guitar playing and music making in one volume! Containing nearly 200 pages Guitar Works will get you started and take you to an advanced level of musicianship. Players of all levels and styles will benefit from this comprehensive approach.Guitar Works covers: rock blues Latin funk jazz country and other styles; teaches in standard notation and tab; and includes advanced lead techniques such as arpeggios tapping sweep picking and more. Each step-by-step lesson covers harmony and theory rhythm concepts sight-reading scales and techniques. The accompanying CD contains full demos of all essentiallessons.