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Faber Music Ltd 101 Exercises For Piano
101 Exercises for Piano brings together a collection of Carl Czerny's famous piano studies. Czerny's most important legacy is that of a teacher of piano & composition & above all as a writer of studies which develop both technique & musicianship. These studies cover a wide range of piano technique in a clear and concise manner, focusing on strengthening fingers, developing stylistic awareness and improving technical control. Edited by Christine Brown, there are helpful practice notes included, making this an invaluable resource for every pianist, whether beginner or returning to piano study.
£11.24
Faber Music Ltd Play Hollywood (Flute)
Play Hollywood (Flute) features 10 all-time great film themes from across the decades with fun backing tracks to play along with. From the classic Chariots Of Fire and Superman to action-packed Star Wars, James Bond and Lord Of The Rings. You can play along with all your favourite movie themes. All the songs have been carefully selected and arranged for the Intermediate (Grades 3-5) player by Richard Harris, with fun backing tracks and piano accompaniments to download online.
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Keyclub Pupil's Book 1
Keyclub Pupil's Book 1, by Ann Bryant, is part of a fun-packed series of tutors for beginner pianists that introduces young players to the rudiments of piano playing in an exciting and colourful way. Each book is packed full of great pieces, as well as animated characters such as, the Mud Monsters and the Wizards of the White Wishing Well, who will really liven up the early stages of learning to play. The Keyclub Series is a piano course that’s up to date, fun to use and packed with pieces to play, things to do and stickers to stick! The Keyclub Course takes place in Keyland – a magical fantasy world of characters and places.
£10.08
Faber Music Ltd In Rainbows
Following the landmark digital release of Radiohead's In Rainbows, the experimental rock stalwarts finally issued the album in its physical CD format. It headed straight to the top of the album charts and a limited discbox edition with extra tracks followed at the beginning of 2008. This official songbook contains all the songs from that limited edition discbox version, arranged in guitar tablature format. Musically, In Rainbows is a culmination of the band's previous work, taking in both the avant-garde electronics of their later records with their more traditional guitar-heavy sound. Many are claiming it to be the obvious heir to OK Computer, often cited as the 'best rock album of all time'.
£17.99
Faber Music Ltd High Times: Singles 1992-2006
High Times: Singles (1992-2006), Jamiroquai’s greatest hits collection, which reached one in the album charts in November 2006. It brings together the space cowboy Jay Kay’s singles and is packed with successes such as Cosmic Girl, Space Cowboy and Deeper Underground. All the funkalicious grooves are here, with 17 songs arranged for piano, voice and guitar.
£17.99
Faber Music Ltd The Best Of Grade 4 Flute
The Best of Grade 4 Flute is a major collection of the best loved pieces and studies selected by the leading examination boards, from current favourites to forgotten gems. Technically tried and tested, all the pieces have been rigorously researched by flute expert Sally Adams. Downloadable online audio of performances, together with piano accompaniments is available, as well as useful practice tips. In each of the books, one piece from each list of the 2008-2013 Associated Board syllabus is included, enabling candidates to use the books in their graded examinations.
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Nifty Shifts
Mary Cohen’s Nifty Shifts is ideal for the Grade 3-4 violinist and is specially designed to kick-start position changing. Featuring lots of well-known tunes and technical tips - including the use of a ‘guide’ finger, preparation strategies, melodic fragments to play in different keys and positions, and by ear - there are also handy technical exercises in the form of ‘fingerobics’ and ‘glisserobics’, helping the player to develop these new skills.
£9.30
Faber Music Ltd Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection
The official songbook to Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection, an anthology of 16 of Take That's greatest hits from their '90s heyday, including A Million Love Songs, Never Forget and Back for Good, arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords.
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd After Hours Jazz 1
After Hours Jazz 1 is a superb collection of original pieces as well as arrangements of your favourite jazz standards by Pam Wedgwood for the Grade 3-5 pianist. Relax with the lush harmonies and laid-back melodies of many well-known pieces as well as some great original repertoire.
£11.24
Faber Music Ltd The Best of Grade 2 Piano
The Best of Grade 2 Piano comprise pieces selected by the major examination boards in one volume, which have captured the imaginations of teachers and students over the years, including some old favourites and some forgotten gems. All the pieces are tried and tested and perfectly graded and fingered for Grade 2. This book also provides top-quality music that is ideal as a sight-reading resource for more advanced students. The music has been carefully selected and edited by Anthony Williams, a leading ABRSM piano examiner and selector. There are five books in the series Best of Grade... for piano and a similar series exists for Flute (selected and edited by Sally Adams), Clarinet (selected and edited by Paul Harris) and Singing.
£10.08
Faber Music Ltd Rhapsody In Blue
Rhapsody in Blue received its première in a concert entitled 'An Experiment in Modern Music' held on the 12th February 1924 in the Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band with Gershwin playing the piano. This version is for piano solo and was made by the composer himself in 1927.
£9.67
Faber Music Ltd Meet George Gershwin At The Keyboard
A terrific collection of songs by George Gershwin that the composer has arranged as piano solos. Ideal for the advanced pianist and a great insight into the mind of one America's greatest composers. **ABRSM selected piece (Piano 2011-2012): 'S Wonderful (Gershwin)
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd The Eva Cassidy Songbook
Eva Cassidy had a diverse reprtoire of jazz blues folk and pop music. She remained virtually unknown in her lifetime but has been afforded great critical and popular acclaim following the posthumous release of her vocal recordings. The Eva Cassidy Songbook collects some of her most famous and best-loved arrangements for guitar and voice, containing tablature, standard notation, chords and lyrics, so that you are able to reproduce some of her best works.
£17.99
Faber Music Ltd Jam With Gary Moore
Jam with Gary Moore is part of the series that brings rock icons into your living room. Learn to play these eight classic Gary Moore guitar parts and jam along with a professional session band, courtesy of the online audio. Feel like a rock star and perfect your improvisational skills along the way. The Jam with series allows you to accurately recreate the original, or to use the transcriptions in this book in conjunction with the backing tracks as a basis for your own improvisation.
£19.99
Faber Music Ltd On Piano Teaching and Performing
Fanny Waterman DBE has become a legend in her own lifetime. The original edition of this book, published in 1983, distilled the knowledge and experience of a brilliant piano teacher over a 45-year career. Twenty years on, this new edition has been updated to reflect Dame Fanny's most recent experiences. The book's insights into fundamentals of playing technique and of musicianship, it's shrewd practical advice and illuminating turn of phrase have immeasurably benefitted all who teach and all who learn the piano. Now fully updated, Dame Fanny offers some inspiring thoughts and words of advice not just for pianists but for all musicians. The book now includes a new chapter about the world of competitions (local, national and international), for which she has become renowned, and an appendix with some of the thought-provoking and often inspiring "Rules and Maxims for Young Pianists" of Robert Schumann, which are still startlingly refreshing and relevant for today's musicians.
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd 50 Graded Studies for Recorder
50 Graded Studies for Recorder brings together a broad range of repertoire spanning three centuries. Placing pieces by de Boismortier next to specially composed pieces by Sally Adams and Paul Harris, the book is progressive and studies are arranged in order of difficulty spanning from a preparatory level to Grade 5 standard. **ABRSM selected pieces (Recorder from 2008): Moderato in G (Fetzen) King Richard, his Delight (Harris) Al hebben de Princen haren (van Eyck) The Quaker's Grace (Playford) Menuett–allegretto (Wiedemann) Fred's Frolic (Adams) **Trinity College London selected piece (Recorder 2012-2014): Study no.13 (Boismortier) Study no.22 (Gariboldi) Study no.34 (Harris) Study no.24 (Hinke) Study no.50 (Harris) Study no.26 (Kohler) Study no.45 (Gariboldi) Study no.47 (Kuhlau)
£10.08
Faber Music Ltd Sound At Sight Electronic Keyboard (Initial-Grade 5)
Sound At Sight Electronic Keyboard (Inital-Grade 5) provides a wealth of approachable and attractive sight-reading pieces for the Electronic Keyboard. Each piece has been carefully graded to match exam requirements and is presented in a clear attractive layout. This book offers invaluable practice material for keyboard players and is vital in preparation for examinations.
£8.10
Faber Music Ltd Jazz Piano Studies 1
Jazz Piano Studies 1 is a great collection of original Jazz studies and study pieces, spanning a host of jazz idioms from blues, trad. and ‘big band’ to gospel, ballad and more reflective styles. These carefully-graded studies explore systematically a broad range of techniques including left and right-hand chord shapes, large hand stretches, more complex rhythms, blue notes, ornaments and chromatic phrasing. Whether you are learning on your own or with a teacher, Jazz Piano Studies is the ideal route to stylish piano playing! For piano players at Grade 3 and above.
£10.08
Faber Music Ltd Clarinet Basics Teacher's book
Paul Harris’s Basics Series is widely regarded as the leading method for beginner players and their teachers. Clarinet Basics Teacher’s book contains piano and clarinet accompaniments for the pieces in Clarinet Basics Pupil's book along with a general introduction and guidance for teachers. Starting at beginner level and progressing to Grade 2, this edition offers a fresh design, clear technical drawings, and includes all of the great tunes featured in the original Clarinet Basics, as well as: • a wide range of repertoire, including original pieces and well-loved favourites from every genre • warm ups and fun original exercises • invaluable fact files, quizzes and technical advice covering notation, general musicianship and care of the instrument • helpful fingering diagrams and rhythm boxes • duets throughout – ideal for group teaching • pull-out fingering chart to pin on your wall
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Electronic Keyboard Basics 2
Keyboard Basics 2 follows on directly from book 1 and introduces bass-clef reading, key signatures and scales. 'Echo playing' and simple improvisation encourage pupils to play by ear and develop good aural skills. Packed with the widest variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary, and full of fantastic illustrations.
£10.08
Faber Music Ltd Superstudies Violin Book 1
Superstudies Violin Book 1 is a collection of nineteen original, imaginative studies for solo violin and has been specially designed for young players. Each piece concentrates on one or two aspects of technique, and the whole set covers a wide range of left and right hand skills, including spiccato bowing, string crossing. Moto perpetuo, cantabile, and easy double stops. Teachers and pupils will find this valuable yet light hearted collection both enjoyable and stimulating.
£9.30
Faber Music Ltd Rock, Jazz and Pop Arranging: All the Facts and All the Know-how
A practical comprehensive guide to rock, jazz and pop arranged by one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musicians. Written in lively, accessible and entertaining style, Rock, Jazz and Pop Arranging contains everything the professional arranger or aspiring amateur needs to know, from setting out a lead sheet to scoring a full arrangement. The problems and pitfalls of writing for every group of instrument are discussed, from keyboards, drums and bass to brass strings, woodwind, percussion, guitar and a 'cappella' vocal writing. Packed with vital tips and hints, and presented in easy-to-use reference format, Rock, Jazz and Pop Arranging also includes two valuable appendices - on time saving shortcuts and chord symbols - and indispensable glossary.
£25.00
Faber Music Ltd Boogie for Beginners
£9.30
Faber Music Ltd Scales And Arpeggios For Violin
A fantastic book for any violinist's library which lists the complete scales and arpeggios for violin.
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd The Young Violinist's Repertoire Book 3
Following on from the first two books in the The Young Violinist’s Repertoire series, this book presents pieces of moderate difficulty (grades 2-4) that give plenty of scope for development of the bow arm, introduce spiccato and require some finesse of execution. There is also ample opportunity for the introduction of vibrato. The first ten pieces are in first position enabling the player to master the basics of a sound technique before undertaking the crucial step to third position - this should prepare the ground for players as they tackle larger scale works as by now they will have already met many of the techniques and playing styles that these will require. **ABRSM selected pieces (Violin 2012-2015): March of the Hunters (Weber) Gavotte from Suite BWV1012 (J.S. Bach)
£10.45
Faber Music Ltd Second Book Of Bassoon Solos
The Second Book of Bassoon Solos continues the natural progression established in the First Book of Bassoon Solos. The sixteen pieces are arranged in approximate order of difficulty and provide a wide range of music for study and performance. The book encourages players to address technical issues such as rhythm, tone quality, intonation, articulation and musical character. The wide selection of pieces from a number of composers introduce a variety of styles that each require a slightly different approach to playing.
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Piano Lessons Book One
Piano Lessons Book One is a part of The Waterman/Harewood Piano Series, and includes easy pieces by Purcell, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, as well as a large and indespensible note-learning chart. Piano Lessons Books 1–3 are the central course books of this highly successful piano method aimed at the older beginner. Devised jointly by distinguished authors Dame Fanny Waterman and Marion Harewood, the series is established as one of the foremost piano methods. Technical material is skilfully and imaginatively presented, while each chapter guides the young player towards the successful performance of a comprehensive selection of pieces and studies. The Waterman/Harewood Piano Series has been devised jointly by the world famous piano teacher Fanny Waterman and the co-founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, and is established as one of the foremost piano methods.
£11.24
Faber Music Ltd 28 transcriptions for solo piano
A selection of twenty-eight of Luke Howard’s favourite and most requested compositions for solo piano, including Portrait Gallery and In Metaphor, Solace. Faber Music presents this beautiful book of scores and photographs, matching the sold-out first edition. These wonderful neo-classical style pieces are ideal for intermediate to advanced level pianists.
£40.00
Faber Music Ltd Standing Like Statues: The Enter Shikari Authorised Biography
The very first authorised biography of one of the most invigorating, inventive and independent bands the UK has ever produced. Written by Enter Shikari expert, Luke Morton, Standing Like Statues tells the Enter Shikari story through a series of comprehensive interviews with all members of the band and the team that surrounds them. This hardback edition is printed in full colour with a huge selection of unseen photographs.
£28.00
Faber Music Ltd Improve your teaching! Teaching Beginners
Teaching beginners is a huge responsibility and a challenge, but also reaps enormous rewards. Today there are a host of colourful tutors to choose from, but none tells us how to teach beginners. It can be a hit and miss affair! Energising and inspirational, Improve your teaching! Teaching Beginners is a must-have resource for all instrumental and singing teachers. Written by the UK's leading music educationalist Paul Harris, it is packed full of comprehensive advice and practical strategies, it offers creative yet accessible solutions to the challenges faced in music education. Written in an approachable style and distilled from years of personal experience and research Paul Harris looks at the issues concerning the teaching of beginners, outlining a series of principals, advice and strategies, discussing: How to approach the first lesson, Practice ideas for beginners, Introducing the tutor book and notation, Taking stock and moving forward, Inheriting pupils, Improvisation and Composition for beginners. A companion to the best-selling Improve your teaching!, this book is guaranteed to challenge, affirm and energise your teaching!
£12.82
Faber Music Ltd Peaceful Guitar Playlist
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd Edexcel GCSE Music Practice Papers Teachers Book
The Edexcel GCSE Practice Papers Teacher's Book and CD accompanies the Edexcel GCSE Music Practice Papers and supports Component 3: Appraising. The book contains four Practice Papers with model answers and the mark scheme for each question. (The blank practice papers need to be purchased separately). A CD with the audio tracks for all papers is also included. Supporting the new Edexcel GCSE in Music, for first teaching in 2016.
£19.99
Faber Music Ltd Its never too late to play guitar
More and more adults are taking the positive step to learn or rediscover how to play the guitar. But having made the decision, the challenge is knowing where to turn! Whatever your starting point, leading guitar educationalists James Longworth and Nick Walker provide the answers in this all-in-one adult tutor, It's never too late to play guitar: An instructive teach-yourself programme covering essential music theory and the basics of guitar technique Contains a wealth of original music alongside pop, rock, blues, folk, classical and jazz hits Breaks down the key musical features of different styles, such as classic chord progressions, riffs and strumming patterns ideal for aspiring songwriters! Packed with useful information in the form of technical tips, help with notation and Did you know?' boxes Photocopiable chord and notation guides for quick reference Recommended listening ideas CD containing a vast
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Team Woodwind Flute
Team Woodwind is firmly established as the best-selling series of woodwind tutors. It presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student, ideal for individual, group and class tuition - including the ABRSM music medals. The books in the series contain plenty of carefully graded music in a wide range of styles, from Baroque and Classical eras to film, folk, jazz and Latin American. The Team Series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for both orchestral and brass band instruments and develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and a CD comprising of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Woodwind to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass, Team Percussion, Team Recorder and Team Stri
£12.02
Faber Music Ltd Musiktheorie kurz gefasst Allgemeine Musiklehre
£11.65
Faber Music Ltd Aural Test Survival Book, Grade 5 (Rev. Edition)
£8.07
Faber Music Ltd Piano Stylings of The Great Standards Volume IV
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd Frank
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works
Jóhann Jóhannsson was an award-winning Icelandic composer, renowned for his compositions across film, television, theatre and dance, including his stunning score to James Marsh’s Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything (2014), which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works brings together for the first time transcriptions of his best-loved works in a special limited-edition collection for solo piano, which celebrates music from his solo albums alongside his highly acclaimed and powerfully moving film scores. Featuring 30 pieces accurately transcribed for solo piano, this collection will allow fans of Jóhannsson to immerse in his unique sound-world with music from across his career including The Theory of Everything, Odi et Amo and Flight From the City. Suitable for intermediate piano. With only a thousand copies available, Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works is presented as a stunning high-end cloth-bound hardback limited-edition book. Alongside the scores, it includes a wealth of striking photographs and a specially written introduction from American composer Dustin O’Halloran, a longtime friend of Jóhannsson. “I believe that music acts as a time capsule, preserving the very essence of an individuals heart. When we play music from the past, we possess the ability to summon their spirit and bring them back to life. Jóhann’s music, in its timelessness, will forever remain vibrant and alive. By playing these pieces, you will find yourself drawing closer to his musical world, ensuring its eternal resonance”. Dustin O’Halloran, composer. “Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works offers a superb tribute and testament to the musical achievement of this much-missed composer.” Andrew Eales, pianodao.com
£48.00
Faber Music Ltd YolanDa Brown’s Clarinet Collection: Inspirational works by black composers
This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level clarinet with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.
£12.82
Faber Music Ltd Yiruma SOLO: Original
Discover the enchanting world of Yiruma with the official piano sheet music from his best-selling recorded album, SOLO. Released in 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Yiruma’s debut as a composer, SOLO features best-loved works including Kiss the Rain and chart-topping sensation River Flows in You. Yiruma SOLO: Original presents the composer’s own official authorised scores for each piece from SOLO. Featuring all the tunes fans want to play these luxury editions with thread-sewn binding and gold foiling also include exclusive photography and an inspiring note from the composer himself. “I have compiled a list of my pieces for solo piano that have existed for a long time. These works were the simplest way of capturing a specific moment and feeling when I wrote them. I would like to share these moments with you now and wish sincerely that my music be a hand to hold along the winding path of life.” – Yiruma “These deluxe books… offer the best introduction to Yiruma’s music that anyone could hope for.” Andrew Eales, Pianodao.com
£16.74
Faber Music Ltd The Cinematic Piano Playlist
The Cinematic Piano Playlist is an incredible collection of over 30 themes from film, gaming and TV, arranged for intermediate piano solo. Featuring film themes from the likes of Hans Zimmer, John Williams and Rachel Portman, alongside tracks from gamers’ favourites, Assassin’s Creed, Minecraft, Final Fantasy and Halo.
£15.17
Faber Music Ltd Graded Playalong Series: Piano Grade 3
This exciting collection of 10 hit tunes for piano has been meticulously arranged by Ned Bennett for Grade 3 (Late Elementary) level and is ideal for own-choice exam pieces. Take centre stage as you play with downloadable live backings and demo tracks recorded by professional musicians. In addition, all the Grade 3 books in the series work together. From pop to musicals, jazz and film, bring your practice sessions to life as you perform with the band! "The Graded Playalong Series is certainly a welcome arrival on the scene, and is among the most appealing and potentially successful initiatives of its kind…this book is an excellent first entry in what I hope will prove a successful and growing Graded Playalong Series....I found that playing with the backing tracks was a blast, and thoroughly enjoyed the collection as a whole." Andrew Eales, January 2023, Pianodao.com
£11.24
Faber Music Ltd Gershwin for Guitar
This dynamic collection brings together 12 of Gershwin’s iconic songs arranged for solo classical guitar by the late John W. Duarte. Suitable for classical guitar players from intermediate to advanced level, this unmissable compilation is complete with a unique foreword containing insights from the acclaimed guitarist himself. Digital downloads of selected song accompaniments arranged by John W. Duarte are also available. "Duarte’s arrangements are second to none with regards to their imagination, cleverness and just generally brilliant arranging” Chris Dumigan, July 2023, www.allclassicalguitar.co.uk.
£13.60
Faber Music Ltd The Planets: facsimile edition
Winner of Deluxe Edition of the Year at the Presto Music Awards 2023 This facsimile full score edition of Gustav Holst’s The Planets Opus 32 edited by Imogen Holst and Colin Matthews, is presented as a clothbound, full-colour, hardback edition with dustjacket. With a limited number available, this is a true collector’s edition. The manuscript of the full score of The Planets reproduced in this edition represents the work as it was first performed in 1918, three years before the first published edition. Not all of the manuscript is in Holst’s handwriting, since pressure of work and the painful neuritis in his arm meant that he had to rely on amanuenses to help him complete the score. There is a detailed description of the various handwritings, and two appendices help to illustrate how Holst worked with his assistants: these are Holst’s autograph arrangements of Mars for two pianos and of Neptune for organ duet. The textual collation lists all the differences between the manuscript and the printed score.
£155.00
Faber Music Ltd Peaceful Piano Playlist: Christmas
Peaceful Piano Playlist: Christmas presents a chilled collection of over 20 festive piano solos for the intermediate pianist. Inspired by the popular Peaceful Piano playlists available on streaming services, it features both original pieces and arrangements of well-known Christmas songs by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Luke Howard, Alexis Ffrench and many more. “Peaceful Piano Playlist: Christmas sets the bar high…this is a rewarding collection which offers plenty of fresh value, even to the pianist who already owns other albums of Christmas favourites. Here is a collection which is distinctively different and genuinely magical.” Andrew Eales, November 2022, www.pianodao.com
£14.38
Faber Music Ltd Improve your sight-reading! A Piece a Week Piano Grade 4
A piece a week Piano Grade 4 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire, the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved, developing confident sight-reading. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to develop sight-reading skills, especially in the context of graded exams.
£8.50
Faber Music Ltd Musicians' Union Practice Diary
£6.66