18 Recital Pieces in First Position for Cello and Piano or Two Celli. The 18 pieces in Volume 1 are structured to follow the same progression of finger patterns introduced in the 'Early” Start method. This systematic progression helps the student to solidify the hand position and improve intonation. The basic bowing techniques do not require changes in bow speed or sounding point. The young perfor…

Music Express - the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?' - is now in a brand new edition. All new content in the familiar structure of units, lessons and activities, provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. The new edition offers 60 completely new units of work, supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first ed…

21 character duets for pupil and teacher. Par COBB CELIA. Cool Beans is an eclectic mix of 21 character duets composed by Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell. The pieces draw on a wide range of moods, styles and playing techniques, and young string players will enjoy exploring and performing them with their teachers. The duets in Cool Beans are designed to encourage excellence in both technical and perfo…

Make your practice time efficient and organized! Every guitarist has their own personal practice needs and goals, so it's important to have flexibility and options when you're trying to get better as a player. This customizable planner lets guitarists and guitar teachers decide what topics they should focus on. Use it to stay organized and make practice purposeful and fun. Helpful tips on the art …

This collection contains 39 easy-to-play piano pieces from the Baroque to the Early Modern period and presents an ideal repertoire for music schools and private music-making.Conceived as a current supplement to Bärenreiter's popular anthology 'Easy Classics for Piano? (BA 8758), it offers a wide-ranging repertoire which includes popular classical pieces but also small gems such as Chopin's 'Contre…

Based on teacher requests, master arranger Dan Coates has created a brand-new piano library geared towards the piano student. Each edition of the Dan Coates Popular Piano Library contains appropriately leveled arrangements, phrasing, pedaling, and fingering. Students and teachers can enjoy and explore the motivating world of popular music together while reinforcing concepts learned in their lesson…

Music Express - the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?' - is now in a brand new edition. All new content in the familiar structure of units, lessons and activities, provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. The new edition offers 60 completely new units of work, supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first ed…

Jessica O'Leary (Editor). Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 1 Violin pieces, including Land of the Silver Birch , Dvorák's Largo from the New World Symphony and Gershwin's Oh, Lady, Be Good . Containing fresh editions of folk and class…

Most voice teachers and singers still prefer the pianistic, wonderfully gratifying editions made by Alessandro Parisotti (1853-1913) of early Italian arias. This newly researched edition, with updated composer attributions, features new, clean music engravings. The collection includes the original contents of 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries plus four addition…

Jessica O'Leary (Editor). Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 3 Violin pieces, including Build that Wall, Overnight Mail Express (Cohen) and Sleep Song (Humperdinck). Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside…

These two collections (BA 9668, BA 9669) give young students and teachers a rich selection of recital pieces, either to complement the Sassmannshaus 'Early Start on the Violin? method or to play independently from it. As all the pieces are written entirely in first position, they can be used after just a few months of lessons.The piano part may be played by the teacher or an advanced student. As a…

Par NELSON SHEILA MARY. This comprehensive view of the Violin and Viola by a professional violinist, teacher and author details the historical development and changing structure of these two instruments. The text covers the contributions of Stradivarius and the legendary Cremona school of makers, techniques and improvements advocated by such celebrated teachers and Geminiani, Tartini and Leopold M…

Par . Does your student have unexplained arm pain when playing violin? Does a beginner in your band complain of a sore neck and shortness of breath when playing clarinet? Or does your piano student complain of sore wrists? Expanding on the concepts of Body Mapping developed by Barbara Conable in her flagship book, What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body, licensed Andover Educator Jennifer…

Music Express - the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?' - is now in a brand new edition. All new content in the familiar structure of units, lessons and activities, provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. The new edition offers 60 completely new units of work, supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first ed…