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With Violin Playtime Book 3, the beginner violinist can make music from the very first lessons. In the three books that make up this series, there are over a hundred little pieces, a treasure-trove of attractive tunes - some traditional, some by composers of the past, some newly composed. This is more then just an easy anthology, as the underlying approach is 'learn as you play', and a carefully devised ground plan of technical development makes it a manual in disguise, a tutor without text. This book is for players of about grade 2. Lively illustrations contribute visually to the excitement of learning the violin. Violin Playtime Book 1 caters for players from the beginning to around grade 1, while Violin Playtime Book 2 is for those firmly within grade 1. **ABRSM selected piece (Violin 2008-2011): To the Maypole (Trad.)

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Alan Bullard's award-winning Joining the Dots series now includes five books that develop sight-singing skills. By working through creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for ABRSM Singing exams. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes, as a resource for choirs or audition preparation. Joining the Dots Singing covers the requirements for ABRSM's sight-singing tests at Grades 1 to 5. Each book includes workouts and simple songs to build the rhythm and pitch skills required for the grade. There are characterful pieces to sight-sing in a range of approachable musical styles, and simple improvisation exercises in which students can explore ideas and develop their sense of rhythm and key. Plus, there are songs and rounds to sing with others, for additional sight-singing practice or to learn quickly and sing for fun.

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This edition of Improve your sight-reading! Trombone (Bass Clef) Grades 1-5 has been revised to support the ABRSM syllabus from 2023. It also includes online audio of the ‘going solo’ pieces for students to check their performances against. All exercises in this book are in the bass clef. 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 and improve confidence. Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

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Serendipity Solos presents 9 imaginative songs, written especially for young singers by the talented Lin Marsh. The solo songs with piano accompaniment are ideal for class singing, concerts, music examinations and festivals. Lin Marsh's experience with young singers, whether in the classroom or on the concert platform, is second to none. As well as creating the Songscape series, Lin has written for BBC education programmes, the television and radio. She works extensively in music education and was an advisory teacher for music in Oxfordshire for ten years, as well as directing the Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre. Lin wrote the set pieces for the ABRSM's Singing Prep Test, and is also an Advocate for Sing Up, the Music Manifesto's National Singing Programme. **ABRSM selected pieces (Singing from 2009): The Cuckoo Clock (Marsh) Butterfly (Marsh) Windy Weather (Marsh)

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Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’ Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-singing! Grades 1-3 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight-singing. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by making connections to your wider music-making, studying prepared pieces and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-singing pieces. These editions of the best-selling Improve your sight-singing! series have been simplified into two (midrange) volumes, making them suitable for instrumentalists who wish to improve their singing as well as for singers preparing for sight-singing in vocal exams. The books feature over 100 completely new practice exercises throughout and have been brought up to date to match the latest ABRSM sight-singing criteria.

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John Miller’s Trumpet Basics Series is widely regarded as the leading method for beginner trumpet players and their teachers. This edition of Trumpet Basics Pupil’s book offers a fresh design, clear technical drawings, fun illustrations, new activities and of course all the great tunes featured in the original Trumpet Basics. Starting at absolute beginner level and progressing to about Grade 2, it contains: 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. **ABRSM selected pieces (Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn from 2009): Ronde (Susato) Kalinka (Trad. Russian) Your first hit single (Wedgwood) Cornish Dance (Arnold) Flashback (Wedgwood) Twelfth Street Rag (Bowman)

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The Language of Song: Intermediate (High Voice) is part of the successful series by Heidi Pegler and Nicola-Jane Kemp. The ability to sing in foreign languages is a much-needed skill for singers, but few vocal training resources tackle this aspect comprehensively in one book. With this in mind, ABRSM examiners and professional singers Heidi and Nicola-Jane have written a graded series of songbooks that provide classic song repertoire, carefully selected to develop the vital skills required to sing in a foreign language. An invaluable resource for all singing students and teachers, each song gives both a literal and poetic translation of each text, a detailed pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) guide and background information on the songs as well as technical and musical teaching points. The accompanying CD provides the text for each song spoken by a native speaker - expert language consultants who specialise in coaching singers - as well as a recording of each song accompaniment by international pianist John Lenehan. Not just ideal for those taking graded singing exams, these are invaluable for singers of any age exploring international song repertoire up to university and college level. Learn to sing this wonderful foreign language repertoire confidently and effectively and celebrate the Language of Song! The Language of Song series was voted 'Best Educational Publication' at the 2007 Music Industries Association Awards. **ABRSM selected pieces (Singing from 2009): Vergebliches Ständchen (Brahms) Mariä Wiegenlied (The Virgin’s Slumber Song/Mary’s Cradle Song) (Reger) En Jerez de la Frontera (The Miller’s Wife) (Rodrigo) Tu lo sai (You know well) (Torelli) Le charme (Chausson) Aurore (Faure) Ständchen: No. 4 from Schwanengesang (Schubert) Amarilli, mia bella (Amaryllis, my lovely) (Caccini) Se tu m’ami (If you love me) (attrib. Parisotti/Pergolesi) Toglietemi la vita ancor: from Il Pompeo (Scarlatti) Vaga luna, che inargenti (Bellini) Clair de lune (Faure) Le secret (Faure) Die Forelle (Schubert) Die Lotosblume (Schumann) El majo discreto: from Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo (Granados) Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito (Montsalvatge)

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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

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Technique Takes Off! Viola presents fourteen original, imaginative studies for solo viola, specially written with the timbre and register of the instrument in mind and designed to lead on from elementary studies for younger players to those of Mazas and Kreutzer. 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 invaluable, yet light hearted, collection both enjoyable and stimulating. "I have been meaning to write to say how much pleasure Technique Takes Off has given me and my students. Beautifully conceived, imaginative and great fun to teach. I have been using it at higher levels with more detail too. All power to your elbow!" William Bruce (Head of Strings and ABRSM examiner)

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Selected Solos for soprano/tenor saxophone contains pieces for the Grade 1-3 level player. With works by composers such as Bizet and Vivaldi standing aside the ever-popular Pam Wedgwood and Paul Harris, players are sure to find this music both stimulating appealing. A companion album for players of grades 4-6 standard is also available. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013): Theme and Variations (Glazunov) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) (Verdi) Midnight Air (Harris) I Believe (Wedgwood) Trio (from Water Music) (Handel) Greensleeves (attrib. Henry VIII) Pirates Ahoy! (Harris) Chinese Take It Away (Wedgwood) Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) (Mussorgsky) Cantabile (from Il Cordellino) (Vivaldi) Showtime (Harris) Rosie or Plaza de Toros (Wedgwood) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014): La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) (Verdi) Trio (from Water Music) (Handel) Chinese Take It Away (Wedgwood) Greensleeves (attrib. Henry VIII) Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) (Mussorgsky) Plaza de Toros (Wedgwood) Cantabile from II Cordellino (Vivaldi)

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Concert Repertoire For Alto Saxophone is a collection of fifteen imaginative and sax-friendly arrangementsand original pieces, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 5–7 player, with piano accompaniment, by talented duo Paul Harris and Beverley Calland. Their wealth of talent and experience have been pooled together to create this varied and challenging collection. From Ellington’s jazz classic Caravan and Brubeck’s It’s a raggy waltz, to Villa-Lobos, Debussy, Gershwin and J. S. Bach - there is something here for every occasion! Paul Harris is one of the leading figures in music education, with many varied publications to his name. Beverley Calland is in great demand as a player and teacher, and was one of the founder saxophonists in The Fairer Sax. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013): Allegro vivace (Singelée) Theme from Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) Spanish Love Song (Anon.) Saxsequential (Harris) Music of the Spheres (Harris) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014): Theme from Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) Spanish Love Song (Anon.)

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Team Woodwind is firmly established as a leading 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 series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire and develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and downloadable online audio of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Woodwind is available for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone and Tenor Saxophone all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Woodwind to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Strings.

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Technique Takes Off! Cello presents fourteen original, imaginative studies for solo cello, specially designed to lead on from elementary studies for younger players to more advanced material by Dotzauer and Popper. 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 spicatto bowing, string-crossing, moto perpetuo, cantible, and easy double stops. Teachers and pupils will find this invaluable, yet light hearted, collection both enjoyable and stimulating. "I have been meaning to write to say how much pleasure Technique Takes Off has given me and my students. Beautifully conceived, imaginative and great fun to teach. I have been using it at higher levels with more detail too. All power to your elbow!" William Bruce (Head of Strings and ABRSM examiner) **Trinity College London selected piece (Cello 2010-2012): Village Bagpipes (Cohen)

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This is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful repertoire in two sets of graded anthologies, one set (3 volumes) for manuals only, the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals. Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes, Interludes, Processionals, and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century, with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collection have been selected for the ABRSM organ syllabus. The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players, containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing.

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Team Woodwind is firmly established as a leading 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 series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire and develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and downloadable online audio of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Woodwind is available for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone and Tenor Saxophone all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Woodwind to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Strings.

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The Language of Song: Elementary (High Voice)is part of the successful series by Heidi Pegler and Nicola-Jane Kemp. The ability to sing in foreign languages is a much-needed skill for singers, but few vocal training resources tackle this aspect comprehensively in one book. With this in mind, ABRSM examiners and professional singers Heidi and Nicola-Janehave written a graded series of songbooks that provide classic song repertoire, carefully selected to develop the vital skills required to sing in a foreign language An invaluable resource for all singing students and teachers, each song gives both a literal and poetic translation of each text, a detailed pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) guide and background information on the songs as well as technical and musical teaching points. The accompanying CD provides the text for each song spoken by a native speaker - expert language consultants who specialise in coaching singers

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The very thought of aural, especially in examinations, strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra, it’s something to be developing all the time, because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill. Improve your aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities, boxes to fill in and practice exercises, this workbook focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected, a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing, clapping, playing your instrument, writing music down, improvising and composing. This edition supports ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010, ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams. All the answers for Improve your aural! Grade 3 are provided on the last page of the physical book.

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Team Strings is firmly established as a leading series of string 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 series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire and develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and downloadable online audio of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Strings is available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Strings to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Woodwind.

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Nikki Iles & Friends Book 2 is a collection of 13 original compositions and new arrangements for piano written by Nikki Iles and her friends from the world of jazz. Expertly curated and commissioned by Nikki Iles, this book contains piano pieces at the levels of Grades 6 to 8 written by some of the best-known figures on the jazz scene. Also including a CD with recordings of every piece, this book provides a wealth of new and original jazz piano music for those seeking to explore accessible jazz repertoire, building a recital or a programme for ABRSM Performance Grades, or simply playing for pleasure. Contents: Fly Me to the Moon (arr. Nikki Iles) Tilt that Woolly Hat (Julian Joseph) Abide with Me (arr. Pete Churchill) Shenandoah (arr. Nikki Iles) Lakeshore Drive (Andrea Vicari) Eco Warrior (Tim Garland) Yewfield (based on Clapperclowe) (arr. Nikki Iles) Time Will Tell (Kate Williams) Lower East Side (Nikki Iles) Kickin' Off (Jason Rebello) A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (arr. Nikki Iles) Go with the Flow (Zoe Rahman) On a Mission (Gwilym Simcock)

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The very thought of aural, especially in examinations, strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra, it’s something to be developing all the time, because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill. Improve your aural! Is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities, boxes to fill in and practice exercises, this workbook with downloadable online audio, focuses on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected, a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing, clapping, playing your instrument, writing music down, improvising and composing. This edition supports ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010, ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams. All the answers for Improve your aural! Grade 1 are provided on the last page of the physical book.

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Team Strings is firmly established as a leading series of string 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 series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire and develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and downloadable online audio comprising of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Strings is available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Strings to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Woodwind.

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Team Strings is firmly established as a leading series of string 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. This book contains plenty of carefully graded music for cello in a wide range of styles, from Baroque and Classical eras to film, folk, jazz and Latin American. The series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire 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. Team Strings is also available for Violin, Viola and Double Bass, all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Strings to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Woodwind.

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Music Theory: the essential guide offers musicians of all ages and levels a practical and relevant guide to music theory today. Written and structured to make content as easily digestible as possible, this indispensable guide: introduces key musical concepts such as pitch, tempo, rhythm, harmony, scales, instruments, musical forms and structure outlines the conventions governing music notation, demonstrating their relevance to the musical language of the twenty-first century provides interesting facts and real music examples to contextualise music theory offers practical tips on how to identify intervals, make up melodies and rhythms, set words to music and much more supports all aspects of the ABRSM Theory examinations (grades 1 to 5) includes an introduction and ‘theory in practice’ notes by renowned educationalist Paul Harris contains quick-reference tools including an appendix, list of further repertoire examples, table of instruments, periods of music history, table of scales and modes and summary keys and time signatures. Music Theory: the essential guide is a joint publication, published by Faber Music and Edition Peters.

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***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1–5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 3 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’s Simultaneous Learning approach, it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt, improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural! Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations Fun games and quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces – allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice Opportunities for composing, improvising, aural and listening activities, all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding. *** Download the Improve your theory! Grade 3 answers and audio tracks here ***

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***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1–5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 5 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’s Simultaneous Learning approach, it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt, improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural! Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations Fun games and quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces – allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice Opportunities for composing, improvising, aural and listening activities, all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding. *** Download the Improve your theory! Grade 5 answers here and the audio tracks here ***

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***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1–5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 2 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’s Simultaneous Learning approach, it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt, improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural! Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations Fun games and quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces – allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice Opportunities for composing, improvising, aural and listening activities, all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding. *** Download the Improve your theory! Grade 2 answers and audio tracks here***

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***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1–5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 4 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’s Simultaneous Learning approach, it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt, improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural! Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations Fun games and quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces – allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice Opportunities for composing, improvising, aural and listening activities, all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding *** Download the Improve your theory! Grade 4 answers and audio tracks here ***

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Team Brass is firmly established as the best-selling series of brass 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 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 downloadable online audio of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Brass is available for Trumpet/Cornet, French Horn, Trombone/Euphonium Bass Clef and Brass Band Instruments all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Brass to play in ensembles with students using Team Woodwind and Team Strings.

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Team Brass is firmly established as the best-selling series of brass 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 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 downloadable online audio of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Brass is available for Trumpet/Cornet, French Horn, Trombone/Euphonium Bass Clef and Brass Band Instruments all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Brass to play in ensembles with students using Team Woodwind and Team Strings.

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The very thought of aural, especially in examinations, strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra, it’s something to be developing all the time, because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more than any other single musical skill. Improve your aural! is designed to take the fear out of aural. Through fun listening activities, boxes to fill in and practice exercises, this workbook with downloadable online audio, focus on all the elements of the aural test. And because all aspects of musical training are of course connected, a range of interconnected activities are included to help develop the ear including singing, clapping, playing your instrument, writing music down, improvising and composing. This edition supports ABRSM syllabus requirements from 2010, ensuring success in the aural test of graded exams. The answers for this book are provided at the bottom of this page on the right hand side. Scroll down and click on the PDFs to download.

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80 Graded Studies for Oboe brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Blatt, Brod, Ferling, Fetzen, Garnier, Hinke, Luft and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris. Book One contain studies 1-46, with studies 47-80 in Book Two. 80 Graded Studies for Oboe Book One are arranged in increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression (Grades 1-5). Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids to development. 80 Graded Studies for Oboe is a must-have resource for all students and teachers, and the two books feature heavily on the major examination board syllabuses. **ABRSM selected pieces (Oboe 2006-2013): Study in C (Garnier) Study in C or Study in G (Harris) Study in C (Brod) Study in C (Fetzen) Study in C (Baermann) Study in D (Langey) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Oboe 2012-2014): Study no.11 (Garnier) Study no.12 (Baermann) Study no.22 or Study no.29 (Harris) Study no.40 (Harris) Study no.42, Csardas (Wiedemann)

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Superstart Violin is a break-through for beginner violinists, full of exciting music and fun activities from the very first lesson to inspire and stimulate pupils and teachers. Mary Cohen is one of Britain’s leading string teachers and this new edition is a distillation of her many years of teaching and research - a core method now in one book. Complete violin technique is introduced from the start, providing a solid foundation and taking the player up to grade one level. Carefully structured, each unit covers a clear technical point through expertly written pieces, providing the student with a true musical experience at each tiny step. Mary takes an imaginative child-orientated approach throughout, encouraging interaction and the exploration of new sound worlds through a superb variety of music. The accompanying CD provides all the piano accompaniments, with unique cue entries to help beginners get started. A separate accompaniments book for violin is also available. For extra flexibility, most of the pieces in Superstart Violin, Superstart Viola and Superstart Cello book are compatible, making this a great resource for individual or group teaching. **ABRSM selected piece (Violin 2012-2015): Rondeau (Purcell)

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80 Graded Studies for Saxophone, selected and edited by John Davies and Paul Harris for both Alto and Tenor Saxophones, brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Arban, Baermenn, Blatt, Brod and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris. These introduce aspects of 20th-century style and considerably extend the scope of the selection. The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression. 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book One are arranged in increasing difficulty from elementary level to early intermediate (Grades 1-5). Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids to development. 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone is a must-have resource for all students and teachers, and the two books feature heavily on the major examination board syllabuses. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013): Study in C (Brod) Study in C (Baermann) Study in D (Garnier) Study in A minor (O. Langey) Study in Bb (Gariboldi) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014): Study no.9 (Demnitz) Study no.8 (Garnier) Study no.21 (Garnier) Study no.32 (Baermann) Study no.31 (Gariboldi)

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Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies) was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. He first became well known through the song Keep the Home Fires Burning which he composed during World War I. After the war, he began a film career, and also appeared on stage in the West End, in musical shows of his own devising, most notably The Dancing Years. Novello starred in two early Hitchcock films before heading to Hollywood and appeared in some successful films. He died in 1951, at a fairly young age of 58. Novello wrote his musical shows in the style of operetta, and was one of the last major composers in this form. He generally composed his music to the librettos of Christopher Hassall. The Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting, are awarded each year by the record industry to songwriters and arrangers as well as the performing artistes. **ABRSM selected pieces (Singing from 2009): We’ll gather lilacs: from Perchance to Dream (Novello) Waltz of my heart: from The Dancing Years (Novello & Hassall) **Trinity College London selected piece (Singing 2010-2012): We’ll gather lilacs: from Perchance to Dream (Novello)

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80 Graded Studies for Clarinet Book One are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, up to early intermediate level, according to carefully planned technical progression (Grades 1-5). 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet, selected and edited by John Davies and Paul Harris, brings together in two books a broad selection of 19th-century study repertory, with studies by Baermann, Berr, Demnitz, Klose, Lazarus, Lefevre, Muler, Rose, Stark, Vanderhagen, and Wiedemann - all virtuosi of their day. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris that introduce aspects of 20th-century style and considerably extend the scope of the selection. Book One contains studies 1-50, with 51-80 in Book Two. Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids to development. 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet is a must-have resource for all students and teachers, and the two books feature heavily on the major examination board syllabuses. **ABRSM selected pieces (Clarinet 2008-2013): Study in F (Demnitz) Study in A minor or Study in F (Demnitz) Csardas (Wiedemann) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Clarinet 2012-2014): Study no.5 or Study no. 9 (Demnitz) Study no. 6 (Harris) Study no. 13 (Demnitz) Study no.15 (Lazarus) Study no.22 or Study no.27 (Demnitz) Study no. 39 (Baermann) Study no. 35 (Demnitz) Study no. 50 (Stark) **Trinity College London selected pieces (Clarinet 2012-2014): Study no.60 (Harris) Study no.52 (Demnitz) Study no.56 (Lazarus) Study no.64, Romance (Wiedemann) Study no.73 (Baermann) Study no.67 (Harris)

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The first serious study of music in independent schools, which bears eloquent witness to a high standard achieved over the last fifty years. This is the first serious study of music in independent schools. The high standard of musical work in such schools has long been known but now Andrew Morris and his team have provided up-to-date information. There are contributions from seven individual schools - Bedford, Dulwich, Eton, Gresham's, St. Paul's, Uppingham and Worksop - as well as chapters about Girls' Schools, Preparatory Schools, Choir Schools and Specialist Schools. Andrew Morris was Director of Music at Bedford School for thirty-two years and was President of the Music Masters and Mistresses Association in 1996-97. He is thus ideally placed to mastermind a substantial compendium which is eminently readable andabsorbing. The book includes material from Bernarr Rainbow's study, Music in the English Public School (1990) and brings it up to date. As a historian, Rainbow looked back at how music developed in independent schools. Progress was slow, even tortuous, but Rainbow's fascinating documents, supported by his commentary, show how idealism won through, and Morris and his colleagues bear eloquent witness to the very positive development over the last fifty years. ANDREW MORRIS taught in secondary modern, grammar and comprehensive schools in London before becoming Director of Music at Bedford School for thirty-two years. He was President of the Music Masters' and Mistresses' Association from 1996-97 and President of the RAM Club at the Royal Academy of Music 2005-06. He has examined for the ABRSM for over thirty years. BERNARR RAINBOW (1914-1998) is widely recognised as the leading authority on the history of music education. His seminal books are all published by Boydell and are listed on the back pages of this volume. His series of Classic Texts in Music Education is a major resource and in 1997 he foundedthe Bernarr Rainbow Trust which supports projects in music education. CONTRIBUTORS: Catherine Beddison, Elizabeth Blackford, Timothy Daniell, Richard Mayo, James Peschek, Alastair Sampson, Graham Smallbone, Jonathan Varcoe, Myfanwy Walters, Nathan Waring, Robert Weaver, Hilary Webster.

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