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Two at the Piano presents 50 duets for beginner pianists by composer Josef Gruber, and is part of the Waterman/Harewood Piano Series, devised jointly by the world famous piano teacher Dame Fanny Waterman and her co-founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood (now Thorpe). It is established as one of the foremost piano methods and represents a distillation of the thoroughness, inspiration and sense of adventure that characterize Dame Fanny Waterman's own teaching methods. The excellence of the musical material and attractive presentation have won universal acclaim.

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This is an attractive and lively collection of some of the best-known rhymes and songs drawn from the British Isles, Europe and the USA. A single line of music is provided to help make the tunes more memorable, and easy chord symbols are provided for keyboard or guitar accompaniment. Annabel Spenceley's delightful and amusing full-color illustrations - in traditional style, but with a few surprises! - bring these favorite rhymes vividly to life.

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W.S. Gilbert's complete libretto for H.M.S Pinafore, which opened May 28, 1878, at the Opera Comique and ran for 571 performances. Subtitled 'The Lass That Loved A Sailor', the story concerns a captain's daughter and a common sailor that fall in love.

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Trombone Basics (Bass Clef Edition) is a landmark method by two leading figures in music education, Paul Harris and Jonny Watkins. Comprising pupil's tutor book, free downloadable accompaniment parts and online audio, Trombone Basics provides everything you need to get playing.This book starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2. It contains: a wide range of repertoire, including classical and traditional favourites warm ups and fun original exercises to help develop a sound technique invaluable fact files, activities and technical advice covering notation, general musicianship and care of the instrument helpful position diagrams and rhythm boxes downloadable accompaniments (piano and trombone duet parts) available online.

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Trombone Basics (Treble Clef Edition) is a landmark method by two leading figures in music education, Paul Harris and Jonny Watkins. Comprising pupil's tutor book, free downloadable accompaniment parts and online audio, Trombone Basics provides everything you need to get playing.This book starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2. It contains: a wide range of repertoire, including classical and traditional favourites warm ups and fun original exercises to help develop a sound technique invaluable fact files, activities and technical advice covering notation, general musicianship and care of the instrument helpful position diagrams and rhythm boxes downloadable accompaniments (piano and trombone duet parts) available online.

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Ukulele Quest is an ideal first ukulele book that teaches many musical styles, including rock, reggae and the blues. This colourful tutor provides a great introduction to chord charts, how to read music and musical concepts such as dynamics, pitch and tempo. Accompanying audio at every stage brings the music to life. Come on a quest into the world of music and learn how to play the ukulele! Travel through time, meet dragons, pirates and robots, and make new friends along the way. “This book is beautifully put together and extremely well researched… It’s the ukulele book all children deserve.” Phil Castang, Head of Bristol Plays Music

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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 Lord is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series 'The Vicar of Dibley' which starred Dawn French. Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is warm and melodious and has been, and will continue to be, popular with choirs everywhere. This best-selling arrangement is for SATB choir with piano accompaniment.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's brilliant musical adaptation of T.S.Eliot's much loved classic. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, has delighted audiences all over the world. Here is the theme music Memory from the hit show Cats, arranged for piano, voice and guitar.

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Birdy: The Piano Songbook is the artist-approved songbook from award-winning English singersongwriter Birdy. Specially curated by the artist herself, the book includes an introduction from her alongside accurate transcriptions of her most popular songs, many in print for the first time.

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John Lunn’s theme tune to ITV’s critically acclaimed costume drama Downton Abbey arranged for piano solo. Lunn’s music possesses a wonderfully unique voice that spans the spectrum of musical style. Classically trained yet contemporary in attitude, he combines a highly intelligent and sensitive approach with a sound that always finds the emotional core of drama. His score to Getting Hurt, the BBC Screen Two Film, won the Royal Television Society’s award for Best Original Music and his music to Bad Blood (Carlton) was also nominated for an Ivor Novello Award.

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Bowie: Acoustic presents over 30 of David Bowie's greatest songs for acoustic guitar. Featuring songs spanning Bowie's entire career, including classics such as The Man Who Sold the World, Space Oddity, Starman, Quicksand, Rock n' Roll Suicide, as well as many unplugged versions in print for the first time. Each song has been expertly transcribed in standard notation and tab, with full lyrics and vocal line.This unique collection features an iconic cover photo taken by Masayoshi Sukita in 1972.

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This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level alto saxophone with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

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Picture a day like this is the fourth collaboration between George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, whose acclaimed partnership produced Written on Skin, Lessons in Love and Violence, and Into the Little Hill. The 60-minute opera is cast in seven scenes and scored for five voices (S-S-MS-Ct-Bar) and twenty-two instrumentalists. It premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2023, with the composer conducting. Picture a day like this tells the story of a Woman (mezzo-soprano) who has lost her child; if she can meet one truly happy person before nightfall, they will return to life. In her search she meets a pair of lovers, a Composer and their assistant, an Artisan, Collector, and the mysterious Zabelle. Benjamin’s music meets Crimp’s text to create a bittersweet fable on grief and renewal. This product comprises the vocal score.

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Stringtastic Book 2: Violin teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as fl exible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher’s Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.

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Folk Tunes from the Women, is a tune book like no other! This is a bumper book of over 150 contemporary tunes from 100 composers from Britain and Ireland, all from different areas, traditions and backgrounds and has been curated by the Northumbrian piper and fiddle player Kathryn Tickell. There’s a wide selection of Jigs, Hornpipes, Reels, Airs, Marches, Polkas, Waltzes, Mazurkas and a heap of tunes which don’t fall into a natural category. All tunes are presented as melody lines with chord symbols, making it the most useful book for teachers and players alike. "Folk Tunes from the Women is a beautiful book. It is important that a collection of tunes like this now exists, in a field that is largely male-dominated...The emotions reflected range from celebration to sorrow, and the melodies go from the more traditionally rooted to the more contemporary. They are helpfully categorized into groups (e.g. jigs, polkas) and are complete with chord symbols, which is fantastic for playing with others. There are illustrations scattered throughout, which along with the vibrant cover artwork are absolutely stunning. Folk Tunes from the Women would be a wonderful purchase for folk enthusiasts of any standard." Beth Penny, Just Flutes

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Best day of my life is the matching artist approved songbook to Tom Odell’s fifth studio album, released 28th October 2022. The album is intentionally minimalistic, with just Tom’s voice and piano. He says: “One year ago, almost exactly to the day, I set myself the challenge to write and record an entire album using only my voice and my piano with absolutely nothing else. I found myself digging deeper than I ever have before both with my words and piano playing. I am so proud of the way this record has turned out and I really cannot wait for you all to hear it.” Featuring an introduction from Tom himself, these songs are transcribed for piano and voice, with guitar chords and match the original recordings.

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It’s never too early to encourage good sight-reading in young players. Now revised to support ABRSM’s Initial Grade, this book is designed to lay the foundations at the most fundamental level, through the proven, systematic formula of the highly acclaimed Improve your sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris. Step by step a complete picture of each piece is built up, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to a specific technical issue, then through prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. Also includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.

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Stringtastic Beginners is a fun new series designed to teach through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. A fully integrated series, violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Each book contains over 40 imaginative pieces to steadily establish a secure playing technique and build confidence, one step at a time, taking the student from complete beginner (open strings) to playing the notes of the D major scale. The first 20 pieces comprise two independent tunes that can be played as duets – one for open strings and a more advanced part using the left-hand fingers, which students can revisit as they progress. Ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. Plus, the teacher’s book provides the complete piano accompaniments which work with any combination of instrumental parts. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.

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A Treatise on Possibility: Perspectives on Humanity Hereafter by Rou Reynolds is a companion guide to the critically acclaimed sixth Enter Shikari album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible. Human possibility. If we get our act together, our long-term potential is virtually infinite. And infinitely beautiful. But currently humanity is being guided not by wisdom, cooperation and self-reflection but by archaic systems and false assumptions. There are warning signs everywhere: ecological destruction, mental health crises and obscene levels of inequality. At a time when quite literally Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible, Rou Reynolds has gone in deep, head first, exploring the predicaments of modernity. Using his lyrics to navigate the complicated web of problems, he arrives on the other side with his Treatise on Possibility. Hard-hitting and thought provoking, this is a unique perspective on humanity as we approach a point of great change.

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Songscape World presents 18 inspiring songs from around the globe, ideal for both classroom and concert use. Exploring a variety of themes and styles, this book is the perfect way to discover the traditional folk music of the world and to encourage an awareness of other cultures. Fun and easy to learn, the songs are translated where appropriate and there is demonstration audio, backing tracks and backings with vocal guide as well. The vocal ranges are perfect for Key Stages 2–3 and many songs include an optional second part.

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The Piano Player: Uplifting Classics presents 20 of the most famous pieces of classical music, ideal to lift the spirits and specially arranged for intermediate solo piano. Contents include Can-Can by Offenbach, Zadok The Priest by Handel and William Tell Overture by Rossini. The striking cover features Edward Bawden’s colour linocut Aesop’s Fables: Peacock and Magpie, 1970, and a double-side colour print provides the full artwork as a beautiful collectible. The Piano Player series includes several wonderful collections of some of the greatest classical music ever written, specially arranged for the intermediate pianist, each with its own collectible pull-out poster of the stunning Edward Bawden cover artwork.

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Since childhood, Keaton Henson has had a sketchbook by his side, catching moments and keeping him company. Inside Voice is a collection of his drawings, sketches and doodles from these sketchbooks over the last 12 years. Curated by Keaton himself, this collection gives a rare glimpse of what’s inside his head. “These books have been with me in every bus, train, plane, hotel room, hospital waiting room and park bench I have ever inhabited. Since childhood I have had one at my side at most hours of most days, catching whatever falls from my withering head. Keeping me company.” Keaton Henson This paperback book of illustrations features a dust jacket which replicates the look of Keaton’s own well-worn sketchbook and has a deliberately distressed effect.

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A piece a week Piano Grade 1 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.

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Stringtastic Beginners is a fun new series designed to teach through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. A fully integrated series, violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Each book contains over 40 imaginative pieces to steadily establish a secure playing technique and build confidence, one step at a time, taking the student from complete beginner (open strings) to playing the notes of the D major scale. The first 20 pieces comprise two independent tunes that can be played as duets – one for open strings and a more advanced part using the left-hand fingers, which students can revisit as they progress. Ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. Plus, the teacher’s book provides the complete piano accompaniments which work with any combination of instrumental parts. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.

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