Music by Me, Book Three

My First Theory Book by Lina Ng is the first workbook in a series of three designed to offer a smooth transition to Grade 1 Theory.There are plenty of exercises and games to encourage a wider understanding of music even at the very early stages of learning. Included within this first book are exercises in writing treble and bass clefs note names and counting time signatures the piano keyboard writing notes in treble clef writing notes in bass clef rests accidentals stem positions time signatures completing bars with missing notes completing bars with missing rand games. My Second Theory Book and My Third Theory Book are also available as is a series of five books in the Theory Made Easy series.

Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage is a fantastic new edition of a long-established resource for Early Years practitioners. The new edition incorporates the whole Early Years age range from birth to five and includes old favourites alongside exciting new songs rhymes and activities. Authors Sue Nicholls Sally Hickman and Patricia Scott have fully revised this edition to support the 2012 Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage comprises a book and three audio CDs and is supported by videos graphics and lesson plans on the Early Years section ofthe Music Express website. Forty-two starting points and holistic activities guide the practitioner through the revised curriculum for Early Years from birth to Early Learning Goals. Arranged in popular themes within the areas of learning and development the content ranges holistically from songs stories and rhymes to dances and games for indoor and outdoor learning. The fresh new design incorporates photographic images of children in real play situations and includes new features such as ideas for child-initiated learning and parent participation plus even more activities for exploring the outdoor environment. Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage was a 4-star winner in the Teach Early Years Awards 2018. ?This resource offers simple enough songs that even the youngest children can actually sing and participate in making the music.? ?It features a good range of musical activities including creative opportunities for dance instruments and singing all clearly set out in age-specific sections.? Judges? comments Teach Early Years Awards 2018

Revised 4th Edition With Answers-This revised 4th edition of Practice in Music Theory Grade 6 comes complete with detachable Model Answers! The success of its previous editions for the past two decades has prompted the need for more definitive solutions. Based on the ABRSM theory examination syllabus it is the first of three comprehensive coursebooks leading to Grade 8 and beyond. Students are guided to achieve a high theoretical standard with competent knowledge in harmony counterpoint melodic writing and score analysis. The J Koh?s instructional approach is academic and systematic; yet musically conceived with graphical layouts and selective examples. There are 2 parts to thiscoursebook. Part I ? Harmony The principles of harmony are introduced here: 4-part writing 2-part counterpoint concepts of traditional chord progression use of inversions principles of voice-leading and the use of non-harmony notes. Harmonic guidelines and rules are clearly explained with relevant examples. Exercises are progressively structured to ensure a strong grasp of the theoretical concepts. Part II ? Melodic Composition and Analysis Meloic composition is taught through an analytical approach. The concepts of phrasing use of motifs modulations and melodic contour are illustrated with authentic extracts. By taking students through the works of the great masters their technical skills are sharpened enhanced with useful tools for the creative compositional process. Skills in score analysis involve the acquisition of sound musical knowledge - the study of forms genres history of western music that spans 4 centuries along with the composers? works and styles. Appendices II and III provide guidance for basic research needed at this level. The essential and highly recommended reference texts are: Musical Forms and Terms and Understanding Orchestration The Orchestra and Its Instruments.

The New Real Book is the best-selling legal fake book of all time, with over 100,000 musicians depending on it for accurate, easy-to-read charts for hundreds of the most important tunes in the jazz canon. Don't go to the gig without it!All living composers have approved these charts - many of them are from the composer's own lead sheets.Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the best recorded jazz versions.Created by musicians, for musicians. The new standard in fake books! / Instruments En Bb

The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Par RICKER RAMON. A new Play along system for learning to play jazz. Each set contains a book with transposed parts for all instruments and a play along CD with Ray playing many of the book examples on his saxophone. Volume one is for the absolute beginning jazz student who knows his/her major scales. Subjects covered in this book include: VOCABULARY: Intervals, Roman Numerals, Scales, Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, Major, Minor, Dominant, and Suspended Chords, Chord/Scale Relationships, The Blues Progression, Using Pentatonic Scales with Blues, Pentatonic Chord/Scale Relationships, The II-V-I Progression, Rhythm Changes, The Circle of Fifths, and The Circle of Fourths, and Steps for Playing on Changes. STYLE: Swing Eighth Notes, Use of the Metronome, Scale Practice, and Scat-Singing Solos. EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice. REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire. This improvisation method is more than just another play-along. It is a series of books and CDs that progress step by step, offering concrete suggestions and advise that shows you how and what to practice. Drawing on twenty-five years of teachingexperience at the Eastman School of Music, Ramon Ricker uses text, recorded demonstrations by him and his students, and practice and play-along tracks that present the material in a clear and concise manner. Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums. Since they performed and recorded together consistently over aperiod of several years, they played as a unit - a true jazz rhythm section. The recordings were brought up to meet todays higher CD standards and served as an inspiration for Ramon Ricker to write three entirely new books. In addition, new demonstration, ear training, and play-along tracks were added. / Niveau : Débutant / Jazz / Recueil / Tout Instrument

George Self. This book recognises that aural work is essential to help pupils derive the full benefits from class music. The 17 lessons are designed to be used with students of varied ability. Most questions are based on the comparative method; for example a short melodic shape is played pupils identify this from three or four shapes printed in their own books. Gradually structural elements are introduced and the book draws its examples from different musical periods and cultures.

My Third Theory Book by Lina Ng is the third workbook in a series of three designed to offer a smooth transition to Grade 1 Theory.There are plenty of exercises and games to encourage a wider understanding of music even at the very early stages of learning. Included within this third book are exercises in basic revision of material learnt in the two previous books black notes semitones tones dotted notes key signatures scales position of stems basic transposition double note values half note values tonic triads tests and games. My First Theory Book and My Second Theory Book are also available as is a series of five books in the Theory Made Easy series.

My Second Theory Book by Lina Ng is the second workbook in a series of three designed to offer a smooth transition to Grade 1 Theory.There are plenty of exercises and games to encourage a wider understanding of music even at the very early stages of learning. Included within this second book are exercises in finding notes on a piano keyboard new notes in the treble clef new notes in the bass clef rests quavers the quaver rest ties tests and games. My First Theory Book and My Third Theory Book arealso available as is a series of five books in the Theory Made Easy series.

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.

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Bebop, West Coast Jazz, The Blue Note Era, Contemporary Jazz, ''Groove'' Jazz, Brazilian Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. The wide variety of styles included means that every jazz combo will be able to find exactly the material that fits their needs.Difficulty ranges from very simple blues, like Charlie Parker's ''Now's The Time'' to deep, but still playable, contemporary tunes, like Mike Stern's ''These Times.'' Also featured are some great beginning trad jazz arrangements of ''Bill Bailey'' and ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'', including separate clarinet and trombone obligato parts to get that authentic Dixieland feeling!In addition to the tunes and educational material, there are also fun and informative introductory texts for each section. These short histories of each era of jazz introduce both the flavor of the era, and a discussion of the musical innovations that each one brought to the evolution of jazz.The end result is a multi-dimensional teaching tool that will keep band directors and their students smiling all year long! / Instruments En Bb