The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way,…

Ten Easy Pieces. Par SCOTT CYRIL. The English composer Cyril Scott (1879–1970) studied piano and composition at the Frankfurt Conservatoire. In 1898 he returned to Liverpool to work as a composer and teacher. He composed for every musical genre from opera and symphonies to chamber music, but always took a special interest in writing easy teaching material for children and young people. The collect…

Par SENFTER JOHANNA. The composer Johanna Senfter (1879 1961) from Oppenheim concerned herself with chamber music for strings all her life, even studied violin in Frankfurt herself. Max Reger then gave her lessons in Leipzig, first privately, then in his composition class at the conservatoire and valued her 'extraordinary compositional talent'. The strict teacher more and more became a committed p…

Par TAYLOR SUE. Blow the Oboe and Blow the Bassoon are comprehensive tutors, each published in two volumes, with separate piano accompaniment books for the teacher. They combine to give students the greatest possible pleasure from the development of their musical potential. Starting off with the very basics, Sue Taylor gradually introduces more difficult material. Each volume includes studies, pla…

Par AUER LEOPOLD. From the master teacher of the Masters comes the most comprehensive and valuable method written. This book is suitable for the quick and dedicated, or older student. Also highly recommended for the advancing Suzuki player for introduction to note reading. / Date parution : 2023-05-06/ Méthode / Violon

Par HERPAY AGNES. Comprising four printed books and rich digital material, the Bassoon ABC is a modern and innovative instrumental method by Ágnes Herpay, a successful Hungarian bassoonist and teacher. The method itself comprises two volumes (Z. 20092, Z. 20093), while piano accompaniments have been published in two further volumes (Z. 20092P, Z. 20093P). In this book all pieces with piano accompa…

Par BUSH ALAN. (GCSE/AL) This is one of the very few tried and tested manuals, by a much admired teacher, for those seeking instruction in the complex yet rewarding art of two-part species counterpoint. There are 55 exercises as well as many worked examples./ Livre / Livre

Mostly remembered for his great compositions, during his life Edward Elgar was also a violin teacher.These six short studies, presented in a progressive order of didactic difficulty, are, despite their simplicity, very musical. They can be played in the first position, but require the knowledge of all fingering patterns. The compositions are set in C major, A minor and G major with occasional modu…

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written for pianists at the early-intermediate level, the pieces in this collection expand the reading range and technical level. Both primo and secondo parts are equal in difficulty. A variety of keys, styles, meters, and tempos are featured. / Piano 4 Mains Et Plus

Par SPANSWICK MELANIE. Snapchats 3 Snapchats Book 3 offers slightly more complex pieces of intermediate to early advanced standard, from around Grade 4 to Grade 6 level. These ensemble pieces are ideal for student and teacher or two (or three) students together. / Date parution : 2024-06-01/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains et 6 Mains

Par KEMBER JOHN. A great collection of original jazz study 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, larger hand stretches, more complex rhythms, blue notes, ornaments and chromatic phrasing…

Par WOHLFAHRT FRANZ. Renowned Violin teacher Franz Wohlfahrt's 40 Elementary Studies Op. 54 for Violin./ Etude / Violon

Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. The sequence of expressively and dynamically contrasting tempi (Lento assai e tranquillo – Allegro con vigore – Lento assai e tranquillo – Allegro con vigore – Lento assai – Allegro con vigore – Lento assai e tranquillo – Allegro con vigore – Lento assai da lontano) creates a distinctly twofold form. Yet the two agogic-expressive strands display two features in common: musi…

Par HARRIS PAUL / O'LEARY JESSICA. Viola Basics is a landmark method by two of the leading figures in music education. Comprising pupil?s tutor book with online audio and downloadable teacher?s accompaniments, Viola Basics provides everything you need to get playing. This book starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to Grade 1.  Step-by-step technical progression is supported by fun exer…

with Rhymes for the Youngest Violinst. Par MICKOVA MAGDALENA. This little violin method was written by the well-known Czech violin teacher Magdaléna Micková for children of around five years old and incorporates her longstanding teaching experience with this age group. The child first learns to hold the violin correctly, to place the fingers on the fingerboard, to pluck the strings and use the bow…