Little Exercises

Finger Fitness 3 is an ideal supplement to The Classical Piano Method: Method Book 3 (ED 13536). It contains easy to intermediate technical exercises, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break.This book includes 44 elementary finger exercises, studies and etudes for developing finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality.The pieces are presented in a progressively graded format, providing you with relevant repertoire as your playing develops. / Piano

The 'Guided tour of the Little Peppers' is a fantastic teachers resource that accompanies all five books in the Little Peppers series. The book offers brief tips and advice on each piece in the series encouraging the use of rhythmic exercises and musical association as well as offering suggestions for composition and improvisation as follow up activities. The book is accompanied by a CD which gives full performances of each piece in the series played by Elissa Milne herself - and is an invaluable teaching resource.

This comprehensive approach to basic guitar skills includes varied repertoire, theory, detailed instruction about seating and hand position, standard music notation, an introduction to tablature, basic improvisation, and teaches both the pickstyle and fingerstyle techniques. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs, and group guitar classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 16 units, each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, and timed tests at the end. Unit 16 provides instructions for playing 11 hit songs. Students can cut out flashcards provided at the back of the book to use for home study. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. / Guitare

Book 1-Teach your kids how to play Keyboard with Progressive Keyboard For Little Kids: Book 1. Covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Keyboard including correct posture hand position andfingering technique for playing 5 notes with the left hand and 5 notes with the right hand. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all types of children’s Keyboards and Pianos. Includes 33 great soundingKeyboard exercises containing popular easy Keyboard songs for kids. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout with easy-to-read Keyboard music for kids with lyrics included. Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containingKeyboard videos and audio demonstrating all examples. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the Keyboard is required to teach your child to learn to play Keyboard from this book. Includes free Keyboardchord/note poster and free Keyboard note stickers.

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. This clear and well organised text is suitable for students of arranging and composition, and for classically trained musicians wishing to further grasp the simple logic of jazz harmony. Essential understandings: - Triad structures and inversions - How to select chords - chord symbols - Simple but effective voicing formulae - The circle of 4th progressions, - Extensions to the 9ths and dominant 13ths, and altered 5ths and 9ths. Included in the 107 pages are comprehensive explanations, examples, exercises and solutions. For school students, the course can be started in year 9 and worked through to year 13. 'This book certainly delivers. Mr. Griffin does a superb job giving clear and concise steps that students should take when approaching the task of harmonizing a melody. The book is laid out in a clean, easy-to-understand format. Mr. Griffin is obviously a gifted teacher, and has developed a book that would be a great resource for any music teacher or student interested in understanding and implementing more complex theory/harmony concepts.' - Natalie Wickham, Music Matters, USA. 'Particularly good for A Level pupils composing in a pop and jazz style. The material gradually increases in difficulty and there are a lot of useful exercises to be completed by students”- Music teacher, UK. 'Excellent resource which will save teachers hours of preparatory work. Useful for a general understanding of options when harmonising in composition. An essential part of KS5 harmony work which goes beyond the common chords and progressions. Very professionally set out.”- ZigZag Education, UK./ Méthode / Tout Instrument

These popular 48 Preparatory Exercises were written by Johann Pischna and Bernhard Wolff and serve as preparation for the more difficult Technical Studies. Melodically pleasing with contrapuntal passages, the exercises accentuate maintaining proper fingering, dynamics and tempo, while reinforcing the ability to play in different keys. This new edition corrects old errors, translates all text into English and adds new helpful directions. / Piano

Keynotes: Grades 1-2 (Early Intermediate) is a collection of pieces from across the ages, arranged specifically to provide the early Piano student with an exciting variety of styles to master. The melodies in this book range from Bach to Tchaikovsky and beyond, with exercises in improvisation and writing your own pieces. Each piece is accompanied by guidance footnotes that will help you to understand the music and get the best from your performance. The pieces in this book have been selected and edited by John Lenehan.