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The Work: The lyrics of Scott Hutchison
The Work is a book of lyrics and illustrations by the late Scott Hutchison, lyricist, vocalist and songwriter of Frightened Rabbit. This paperback follows the sold-out limited hardback edition and presents the band’s complete lyrics (including B-sides and rarities) with handwritten excerpts by Scott, alongside his illustrations. The book is meant both as a celebration of and tribute to Scott’s unbridled creativity. It aims to fulfil his wishes by being the book that he wanted to create and had spoken of creating before his death.
Readers are advised that The Work includes content about topics that some may find upsetting, including references to suicide.
“Seeing this book come to life has been something of a bittersweet experience. Reading the lyrics without music really brings home the stark reality of what Scott was going through and at the same time highlights the talent of someone who I consider to be one of the best songwriters in the world. This would’ve been a different release had Scott been involved but we all felt it was important that his lyrics be celebrated and given the spotlight they deserve. As Scott has said, these words were always meant to be accompanied by music, but the impact of digesting them without is no less great. Pick up this book of words, hold it, share it and immerse yourself in the world Scott created by opening not only his heart but his whole soul to the world.” Grant Hutchison (Scott’s brother and drummer of Frightened Rabbit)
Contents:
The Greys
Music Now
Yawns
Be Less Rude
Go-Go Girls
Behave!
Square 9
Snake
It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop
The Modern Leper
I Feel Better
Good Arms vs Bad Arms
Fast Blood
Old, Old Fashioned
The Twist
Head Rolls Off
My Backwards Walk
Keep Yourself Warm
Poke
Floating In the Forth
Who’d You Kill Now?
Don’t
Soon Go
Things
Swim Until You Can’t See Land
The Loneliness and The Scream
The Wrestle
Skip The Youth
Nothing Like You
Footshooter
Not Miserable
Living In Colour
Yes, I Would
Fun Stuff
Learned Your Name
Scottish Winds
Fuck This Place
The Work
State Hospital
Boxing Night
Home From War
Off
Wedding Gloves
Acts of Man
Backyard Skulls
Holy
The Woodpile
Late March, Death March
December’s Traditions
Housing (In)
Dead Now
Nitrous Gas
Housing (Out)
The Oil Slick
If You Were Me
Snow Still Melting
Escape Route
Today’s Cross
Architect
Default Blues
Radio Silence
Candlelit
Death Dream
Get Out
I Wish I Was Sober
Woke Up Hurting
Little Drum
Still Want to Be Here
An Otherwise Disappointing Life
Break
Blood Under the Bridge
400 Bones
Lump Street
Die Like a Rich Boy
The Wreck
Wait ‘Til the Morning
A Lick of Paint
Roadless
How It Gets In
Rained On
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Singing For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Go from singing in the shower to taking your audience’s breath away
Whether you picture yourself as the next Ariana Grande or just feel like picking up a new hobby, Singing For Dummies walks you through the surprisingly straightforward steps you’ll need to take to develop your voice. It’s a practical guide to every important aspect of singing, from vocal techniques to performance tips.
You’ll learn exercises and practice songs that gradually improve your craft and receive instruction on the latest technology and recording devices to capture and play back your songs. Singing For Dummies also shows you how to:
- Understand and use important singing techniques, improve your tone, upgrade your posture, and maximize your breath
- Maintain your voice with preventative self-care that keeps your vocal cords in tiptop shape
- Sing with instrumental accompaniment or with a partner in a duet
Perfect for men, women, boys, and girls, Singing For Dummies is the most intuitive and accessible resource on the market for anyone who hopes to find their voice.
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Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023
‘Profoundly moving.’ EDMUND DE WAAL
‘A work of searching scholarship, acute critical observation, philosophical heft, and deep feeling.’ ALEX ROSS
‘A rare book: extraordinarily powerful – magisterial, meticulously rich and unexpected, deeply affecting and human.’ PHILIPPE SANDSA remarkable and stirring account of how music acts as a witness to history and a medium of cultural memory in the post-Holocaust world.
When it comes to how societies commemorate their own distant dreams and catastrophes, we often think of books, archives, or memorials carved from stone. But in Time’s Echo, Jeremy Eichler makes a revelatory case for the power of music as culture’s memory, an art form uniquely capable of carrying forward meaning from the past.
Eichler shows how four towering composers – Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich – lived through the era of the Second World War and the Holocaust and later transformed their experiences into deeply moving works of music, scores that carry forward the echoes of lost time. A lyrical narrative full of insight and compassion, this book deepens how we think about the legacies of war, the presence of the past, and the profound possibilities of art in our lives today.
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Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy: From the Nutcracker Suite
Steiner level III 1/2. A perfect selection for a holiday recitals or other gatherings, this D minor arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet piece will give the intermediate level pianist a lot of enjoyment and a nice challenge in artistic touch and dynRead more
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Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor
This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It’s more than a social history: it’s a set of interconnected histories of the overlooked places where dancing happens . . .
Why do we dance together? What does dancing tells us about ourselves, individually and collectively? And what can it do for us? Whether it be at home, ’80s club nights, Irish dancehalls or reggae dances, jungle raves or volunteer-run spaces and youth centres, Emma Warren has sought the answers to these questions her entire life.
Dancing doesn’t just refract the music and culture within which it evolves; it also generates new music and culture. When we speak only of the music, we lose part of the story – the part that finds us dancing as children on the toes of adults; the half that triggers communication across borders and languages; the part that finds us worried that we’ll never be able to dance again, and the part that finds us wondering why we were ever nervous in the first place.
At the intersection of memoir, social and cultural history, Dance Your Way Home is an intimate foray onto the dancefloor – wherever and whenever it may be – that speaks to the heart of what it is that makes us move.
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Royal Blood: For Guitar and Bass with Tab
Royal Blood is the album-matching songbook to the self-titled chart topping debut album from this unique rock duo featuring just bass and drums. Includes note-for-note transcriptions of Mike Kerr s basslines as well as lyrics.
Contents:
Better Strangers
Blood Hands
Careless
Come On Over
Figure It Out
Little Monster
Loose Change
Out of the Black
Ten Tonne Skeleton
You Can Be So Cruel.
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Sea Shanties: The Lyrics and History of Sailor Songs
Pull up anchor, set sail and hit the open water with this wonderful collection of sea shanties and their fascinating history.
People have been singing at sea since they first set sail and sea shanties still fascinate and entertain. Composed and performed by sailors to ensure the rhythmic operation of hauling and heaving tasks aboard huge merchant vessels, the songs also boosted camaraderie, positivity and motivation. Life at sea was harsh and relentless, and these songs brought some much-needed energy and humour.
This bountiful book brings together over 50 of the best-loved ballads and their fascinating history, alongside stunning black and white illustrations. This is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to delve into the magical maritime world of ‘Wellerman’ and beyond.
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Acting and Singing with Archetypes (Limelight)
The journeys in ÊActing and Singing with ArchetypesÊ are based on the Voices of the Archetypes and Myths workshops that Frankie Armstrong has conducted throughout Europe Australia and the United States. Primarily geared toward theatre teachers directors and theatre workshop leaders this groundbreaking interactive book ä with an accompanying CD ä shows actors and singers how to expand their creative choices by taking journeys to find the archetypes within themselves. ÞArchetypes are universal essences that we all recognize: the Mother the Lover the Trickster the Spiritual and Temporal Leader. Each one is not a fully developed character but rather its essence ä images forms voices bodies and psychological elements ä around which a performer can organize a portrayal and begin full character development. ±The first part of the book± contains sixteen archetype journeys. Each archetype journey is accompanied by preparatory explorations for the voice body and imagination. The CD sung by Ms. Armstrong provides songs and examples of vocal ornamentation to prepare and assist the journeyer. ±The second part of the book± contains suggestions on how to apply the discoveries to real acting situations explaining how to use the archetypes in the creation of multifaceted characters and in classroom explorations such as mask making improvisation monologue scene and song work and devising theatre.Read more
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Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal – a unique, inside account of the musical phenomenon
BOOK OF THE WEEK – BBC Radio 4‘One of the most joyous and clear-eyed approaches to playing a character that I have ever read… I am so grateful Giles took notes on his process and turned them into this book. I was already in awe of his performance; now I’m in awe of his humanity and attention to detail and willingness to share the hard work and magic that goes into it.’ Lin-Manuel Miranda, from his Foreword
‘Stand. Breathe. Look. Try to empty my mind. Somehow, for some reason, I have been brought to this place to tell this story, now. So tell it. That’s all.’
When Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical Hamilton opened in London’s West End in December 2017, it was as huge a hit as it had been in its original production off – and on Broadway. Lauded by critics and audiences alike, the show would go on to win a record-equalling seven Olivier Awards – including Best Actor in a Musical for Giles Terera, for his portrayal of Aaron Burr.
For Terera, though, his journey as Burr had begun more than a year earlier, with his first audition in New York, and continuing through extensive research and preparation, intense rehearsals, previews and finally opening night itself. Throughout this time he kept a journal, recording his experiences of the production and his process of creating his award-winning performance. This book, Hamilton and Me, is that journal
It offers an honest, intimate and thrilling look at everything involved in opening a once-in-a-generation production – the triumphs, breakthroughs and doubts, the camaraderie of the rehearsal room and the moments of quiet backstage contemplation – as well as a fascinating, in-depth exploration of now-iconic songs and moments from the musical, as seen from the inside. It is also deeply personal, as Terera reflects on experiences from his own life that he drew on to help shape his acclaimed portrayal
Illustrated with dozens of colour photographs, many of which are shared here for the first time, and featuring an exclusive Foreword by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this book is an essential read for all fans of Hamilton – offering fresh, first-hand insights into the music and characters they love and know so well – as well as for aspiring and current performers, students, and anyone who wants to discover what it really felt like to be in the room where it happened.
The author’s credentials as a Hamilton expert are second to none… the real strength of this book lies not only in its affection for the show and the company but also a great deal of detail about the topsy-turvy adventure of bringing it to the stage. British Theatre Guide
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Technical Exercises (Esteban)
This 223-page edition is comprised of 86 different technical exercises composed by Liszt during 1868 to 1880. Liszt intended these highly challenging exercises to build greater performance skills in virtuoso pianists. The complete series consists of twelve volumes, each one dealing with a different pianistic problem. This edition has been compiled from the original set to present the exercises in a reasonable length without harming the essence and effectiveness of the original work.Read more
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Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Technical Exercises For Note Reading Success, Book 1: 226 Primer Piano Exercises In Middle C Position And C Position (Piano Student Workbooks)
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The 226 technical exercises in this book for primer piano students are scaffolded to ensure note reading success.
Using a step-by-step introduction of notes, Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Technical Exercises For Note Reading Success, Book 1 follows the progression of most primer piano books with carefully-crafted exercises that grow with your piano students as they acquire new notes, skills, and abilities.
By the end of this book, you will have developed primer piano students who can play and read notes in middle C position and C position without ever experiencing the frustrations that fall on so many new piano players.
The scope and sequence of this book are designed to align perfectly with Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano, Book 1 and Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Playing With Note Printing Activity Book, Book 1.
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How to Play the Banjo: The Ultimate Guide to Learning, Playing, and Becoming Proficient at the Instrument (Instruments for Beginners)
Master the art of playing the Banjo and fall in love with the incredible tunes your fingers create.Are you in love with the sound of the Banjo?
Have you always wanted to play but have no idea where to begin?
Do you want to become a great, professional banjo player someday?
Then this book is for you! This guide will show you all you need to know about the Banjo to start your journey to mastery.
In this book, you will
- Discover the deep cultural significance of the Banjo to make your playing more meaningful.
- Master proper posture and hand positioning to play clear, pain-free notes.
- Explore the various banjo playing techniques from the simplest to the most intricate.
- Learn the different parts of your Banjo, so you have a deep appreciation for it.
- Unlock the secrets to maintaining rhythmic control and playing dynamics for emotional depth.
- Navigate banjo tablature and easily read sheet music so you can enjoy playing all sorts of music genres.
- Grow more confident, starting with learning simple songs.
- Learn how to adapt your playing to fit different genres of music.
- Arm yourself with tips and tricks to keep you motivated as you learn to play.
- Understand why connecting with seasoned banjo players will skyrocket your progress and knowledge.
- Find out how to keep progressing and beat the plateau that so often causes players to stumble.
By the end of this informative guide, you’ll have the tools to play the Banjo from a place of raw passion and authenticity, setting yourself apart from the amateurs.
Click the “Add to Cart” button now and become a master of the strings.
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Piano Sheet Music for Kids (Book + Online Video How to Play + Online Audio Files): Beginner Piano Book for Children. Easy Piano Arrangements with 35 … in 2 Levels of…
Would you like to spend some quality time with your child that would also be a lot of fun?
1. While learning to play songs from this book on the piano, your child will develop finger motor skills and synchronize left and right hemispheres of the brain through simultaneous playing with both hands. These skills will teach coordination that is indispensable in everyday life situations, whether it is cooking, writing on paper, tying shoelaces, grabbing small objects, even closing the door and any other actions where finger work is involved.
2. During the learning process the child will develop an ear for music and improve memory. Just imagine – your child will be able to create own melodies, compose music and songs on his or her own and thoroughly enjoy it! They will be happy they could take part in the process of creating music!
3. The child will also develop a sense of rhythm and time. This, in turn, has a positive effect on the speech center of the brain as well as the smoothness of body movement in space. This can prove especially useful if your child might be engaged in dancing, running, rowing, or even regular walking – basically any physical activity where it is important to maintain the same rhythm for some time.
4. All of this will allow your child to accomplish various tasks in life much faster and better and be happier and more successful than others, which is what every parent wants for their child!
5. Additionally, playing the piano is really fun and cool! It is very satisfying and enjoyable!
Click Add to Cart or Buy Now, get the book and start learning – and having fun – right away!
The book contains 35 songs that are divided into two levels of difficulty (70 songs total).
- Level 1 – just the melody from the song (playing right hand only)
- Level 2 – melody + simple accompaniment (playing with both hands)
- All note names are written out (so you could start playing right away)
- Fingering is also provided for every song – this will keep the child from trying to play the music using one finger. Instead it teaches the child to use the correct sequences of fingers. This ensures proper development of all fingers allowing in the future to play more complicated pieces.
Additionally, if you would like to practice sight-reading music or if you would prefer to write down your own fingering, the book contains links to downloadable printed materials without the names of the notes and fingering.
Each song is accompanied by a QR code for the video (on YouTube) and audio (on Google Dick) of that song.
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Guided Practice Routines For Guitar – Advanced Level: Practice with 128 Guided Exercises in this Comprehensive 10-Week Guitar Course (How to Practice Guitar)
The Comprehensive Advanced Guitar Practice Method
Frustrated with long-term plateaus?
Feel like you’re wasting time in the practice room?
Don’t know what to study to improve your guitar playing?
If you already practice guitar but struggle with the what, when, and how, then this book is for you.
Because what you need is a structured practice plan that yields positive short-term growth and long-term guitar excellence.
Guided Practice Routines for Guitar – Advanced Level is book three in Levi Clay’s ground-breaking guitar practice series. Books one and two were instant bestsellers, now he’s ready to take you on the ultimate guitar practice bootcamp!
There’s no fluff here, Levi’s no-nonsense approach cuts to the heart of the skills you need to become a bulletproof guitar player. This serious set of routines will expose areas in your playing that need development and immediately set about fixing them.
You’ll learn by using carefully designed practice drills and play along with Levi himself on 128 exercises with accompanying audio tracks.
Plus… everything is clearly illustrated with neck diagrams, standard notation and TAB.
Advanced-Level Skills for Every Guitar Player!
Each of the 10 routines in Guided Practice Routines for Guitar – Advanced Level lays the foundation for guitar mastery
Develop the following skills:
Advanced major scale workout
- Drill extended major scale patterns in all positions and in the Circle of 4ths
- Master major scales vertically and horizontally
Mastering triads Pt1
- Learn multiple triad shapes for major, minor, dominant, diminished and augmented arpeggios. Mix and match triad voicings
Advanced 1/16th note rhythms
- Nail reading advanced rhythms with Levi’s fool-proof method
Mastering triads Pt2
- Learn to build scales around any triad form. Stop seeing scales as shapes and start seeing them as the flesh on your chord skeletons
Mastering triads Pt3
- Build on your triad knowledge to form any kind of 7th chord, anywhere on the neck with three-note guide tone voicings & rootless 7th chords
Major & minor pentatonic drills
- Despite being one of the first things we learn, often we never truly master pentatonic scales. That’s about to change with this game-changing workout
Mastering triads Pt4
- The ultimate “joining the dots” workout to help you master connecting triad forms with melodic lines. These ground-breaking drills will open up the fretboard for you like never before
Mastering triads Pt5
- Open-voiced triads and foundational chord melody skills. Explore the advanced chordal structures used by Eric Johnson and others
Modal control
- Use major scale knowledge to quickly compare and play any modal scale
Economy/sweep picking
- Refine and develop your picking technique with a tailored crash course on economy picking
Build practice habits that will keep you growing musically
Every routine in this ultimate guitar practice guide will improve your playing and enhance your musicality. It’s a powerful approach that has already paid off for thousands of students, and now it’s available to you!
Buy it now and quickly hear meaningful practice become excellent musicianship.
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The Songwriters Handbook: Songwriting For Songwriters
Are you a songwriter? Have you always wanted to write a song?Whether you’re a professional songwriter, an artist with a dream, a multi million-selling act, a hobbyist, or even if you’ve never written a song before this book was written for YOU.
Maybe you just love writing songs or perhaps you are writing a new album or you are writing for or with artists and you need ideas to spark new songs into being, possibly you’re stuck in a bit of an artistic rut and you’re looking for fresh ideas to write about or perhaps you’ve always felt there is a songwriter inside of you but don’t know where to begin.
This book will become your best friend. It will help you and inspire you to write a new songs, sharpen your voice as a songwriter or help you to find the spark to start writing a new song.
On each page is an idea, something to think about, something to provoke your creativity, something to shift your perspective, challenge or inspire you to write a song. You could start from the beginning of this book, or close your eyes and pick a page at random and see what arises within your mind. There are 52 ideas, one a week, so you could use this song as a year long songwriting exercise.
Author Elijah’s songs have been championed on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 and in MOJO Magazine and he hosts a weekly Songwriting Podcast with songwriters of note and distinction as well as a weekly songwriting challenge on YouTube and Spotify.
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Five Pillars of Islam: Easy to Understand Islamic Book for Kids | Teach Your Child About Islam In A Simple, Easy, Fun and Educational Way: 3 (Islam Made Easy For Kids)
The Five Pillars of Islam | Easy Islamic Books For Kids and Beginners Alike
Presented in a friendly, fun way, this ‘Five Pillars of Islam’ book is a perfect introduction to help children of all ages learn about the importance of the Pillars. The content is presented with Images designed to attract children and the written language is kept simple and factual so it’s easy to understand.
How this Book can help
The book is designed to help parents, grandparents and children connect and have an honest conversation about Islam with the focus being on the Five Pillars of Islam. It’s ideal for kids aged between 4 and 12, but can also be for any person wanting to learn more about Ramadan in an easily digestible way.
Included is a Bonus at the end of the book are short additional interesting facts about Islam.
High-quality color pages and images making the message easy and fun to understand
The book covers the following topics:
- What are the Five Pillars of Islam
- What is Shahada
- What is Salah
- What is Zakat
- What is Saum
- What is Hajj
- Interesting facts about Islam
This book makes for a great birthday or Ramadan present or gift. Collect the Series of Books!
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Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
A progressive rock supergroup? In the 1980s? Who would want such a thing critics asked, as they immediately went on the attack. But music fans disagreed. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer had played with the likes of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Yes and ELP to name just a few and they lived up to the supergroup tag. Asia’s self-titled debut album went to number one for nine weeks on the US charts, went top twenty in the UK and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Asia was all over MTV, had a sold-out world tour, several hit singles and a Grammy nomination. After 1983’s Alpha album, Wetton left to be replaced, bizarrely by Greg Lake was in, then Wetton was back and Howe was gone, replaced by Mandy Meyer for Astra in 1985. Fans needed a scorecard to keep track of it all, then the group split. Geoff Downes would struggle to keep the flame alive with John Payne from 1991-2005 until the original line up reunited in 2006 with newfound respect accorded them by both the media and fans until Wetton’s sad passing in 2017. This book covers every studio album as well as key live albums, compilations and solo projects in detail, making it a comprehensive guide to the music of this enigmatic and ever-changing band.Read more
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Piano Homework Book and Practice Tracker (Blue)
The Meridee Winters Music Method Piano Homework Book and Practice Trackers are available in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black.Are you a piano student who wants to maximize progress? Are you a piano teacher who wants your students to have a tool that will track assignments AND promote practicing? Do you want a visually fun book that will let you set goals, notate music, assign homework, and record theory – all in one place? If so, this is the piano lesson secret weapon you’ve been missing.
The Meridee Winters Piano Homework Book & Practice Tracker includes:
• Staff paper for notating music, song ideas and more
• Notebook pages for writing out assignments and lesson notes, complete with a weekly practice tracker
• Goal-setting pages
• Theory tools like a build-it-yourself blank glossary for theory concepts and circle of fifths chart
• A “Create Your Own” practicing game board
• … And more!About the Meridee Winters Music Method:
Founded by a former school teacher, the Meridee Winters Music Method was created as a solution to a problem: that lesson and exercise books teach at the “rote and recall” level, with little room for creativity. There is also a need for great music materials for learners of all styles, including gifted learners, young learners, students that fall on the autism spectrum, those with dyslexia and more. The Meridee Winters Music Method tackles all of these complex needs with her playful, progress-boosting books and activities.
Organize, create and supercharge your piano lessons with this innovative book, part of the Meridee Winters “Whole Brain” approach to music education and a great supplement to any series.
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100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Music Department
The 100 Ideas for Teachers series offers early years, primary and secondary practitioners/teachers quick and practical ideas, tips, advice and/or activities to improve specific areas of their teaching in an accessible, dip in and out format. In making this relevant for a Secondary Music Department, My-Hanh Doan and Dave Guinane have focussed on four main areas: the classroom, extra-curricular activities, the department and the wider school. Their ideas cover Key Stage 3 to A-level, and cover areas from behaviour, homework, kick-starting orchestras through to ensembles, trips and tours, social media strategies and much more. An invaluable resource for every secondary teacher.Read more
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Teaching Little Fingers to Play. Piano
A book for the earliest beginner, combining note and note approach with something new in every lesson.Read more
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Pride, Pop and Politics
Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that provided the soundtrack.Fifty years on from Britain’s first Pride march, the long road to LGBT equality continues. Through protest songs and gay club nights, street theatre activism and fundraising concerts, the performing arts have played an influential role in each great stride made.With new interviews with musicians and DJs, performers and activists, including Andy Bell, Jayne County, John Grant, Horse McDonald and Peter Tachell, Pride, Pop and Politics hears from those whose art has been influenced by the campaign for LGBT rights – and helped push it forward.This informative, eye-opening book is the first to focus on the relationship between gay nightlife and political activism in Britain.Darryl W. Bullock won the prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize in 2022 with The Velvet Mafia, a thrilling account of the gay men who ran the swinging sixties.Read more
£10.40Pride, Pop and Politics
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Trinity College London Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work From 2019: Grade 5: And Technical Work – Grade 5
This book contains everything needed to prepare for the performance and technical work components of a Trinity Electronic Keyboard Grade 5 exam from 2019. All pieces have been composed or arranged specifically for the keyboard, and encompass a wide range of styles – from classical favourites to TV, film or show themes. The ‘own interpretation’ piece allows the candidate to create a personal arrangement, choosing their own voices, style, keyboard functions and interpretation. Also included are the scales, chord knowledge and exercises that form the technical work component of the exam. Demonstration recordings can be downloaded free.
This series provides progressive steps in performance and keyboard functions for all electronic keyboard students, whether preparing for a Trinity exam or studying on another path.
Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard 2019-2022 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces 2019-2022 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2019’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.
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Trinity College London Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn Exam Pieces From 2019. Grade 2
Selected pieces for Trinity College London trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn exams from 2019. Each book has been compiled and edited by a panel of experts and contains a selection of repertoire from across a range of styles and genres, including accompanied and unaccompanied pieces. Demonstration recordings (Andrew Crowley, trumpet) and piano playalongs can be downloaded free.
Note: Trinity’s Brass 2019-2022 Syllabus has been extended to 2024, at which point a new syllabus and new publications will be released. Therefore, Trinity’s Trumpet Exam Pieces 2019-2022 books will be valid under overlap until 2025, 12-months after the release of new publications.
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London College of Music Piano Anthology Grades 1 & 2
These Piano Anthologies contain pieces which have been carefully selected from previous piano exam lists dating from 1988 to 2006. All of the pieces in these volumes have proved popular with piano students, teachers and listeners, and we are pleased to be able to make them available again in these new collections. Pieces from these anthologies may be chosen as List B and C pieces, allowing students to increase their choice of repertoire beyond the already extensive selection offered in the LCM piano repertoire lists for grade, recital grade and leisure play options. It is hoped that these anthologies will also be of interest to piano students generally. The range of styles broadly covers the late 18th century to the present. Some familiar pieces are present in these volumes, but they include pieces additionally from composers who have had a distinguished career in the role of teacher or student at LCM. Amongst the former are William Lloyd Webber and Martyn Williams, and amongst the latter are Nicholas Grace and John Guilfoyle, who now have eminent academic and professional musical careers. CONTENTS: Grade 1, List B:: Children at Play (Bartók); March (Boyce); Fairy Tale (Grechaninov); Cuckoo (Horák); A Waltz for Springtime (Lloyd Webber); Rhapsody (Rowcroft); Rocking Song (Sheard); Morning Has Broken (Traditional (arr. Wild); Grade 1, List C:; Baby Bossa Nova (Chamberlain); Copycat (Chapple); Ticking Away (Guilfoyle); Pony Ride (Hedges); Cheerful Cha-cha-cha (Hall); Pluto (Wedgwood); Saturday Shuffle (Wedgwood); Grade 2, List B: Dance With Me (Bartók); Puppet Waltz (Berens); The Princess and the Spinning-wheel (Hall); Farewell (Grechaninov); Conversation Piece (Wild); The Shepherds Song (Plé); Playtime (Sheard); Sweet Dreams (Wooding); Grade 2, List C:; In the Pink (Chapple); Sarahs Song (Gange); Cats at Play (Grace); Playful Plesiosaurs (Hall & Drayton); Rattlesnake Rag (Hall); Space Walk (Norton); Tango II (Habanera) (Seiber).Read more
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London College of Music Piano Anthology Grades 5 & 6
These Piano Anthologies contain pieces which have been carefully selected from previous piano exam lists dating from 1988 to 2006. All of the pieces in these volumes have proved popular with piano students, teachers and listeners, and we are pleased to be able to make them available again in these new collections. Pieces from these anthologies may be chosen as List B and C pieces, allowing students to increase their choice of repertoire beyond the already extensive selection offered in the LCM piano repertoire lists for grade, recital grade and leisure play options. It is hoped that these anthologies will also be of interest to piano students generally. The range of styles broadly covers the late 18th century to the present. Some familiar pieces are present in these volumes, but they include pieces additionally from composers who have had a distinguished career in the role of teacher or student at LCM. Amongst the former are William Lloyd Webber and Martyn Williams, and amongst the latter are Nicholas Grace and John Guilfoyle, who now have eminent academic and professional musical careers. CONTENTS: Grade 5, List B:; Pensive Rag (Cornick); Am Abend (Hofmann); Drifting (Hounsome); A Sailor Tune (Howells); Champagne Waltz (McCabe); Dance (Kabalevsky); Promenade (Prokofiev); Wiegenliedchen (Schumann); Allegro (Stravinsky); Compound Frolics (Williams); Grade 5, List C:; Easy Music (Ball); Blues (Chapple); Come Dancing (Chapple); On the Cool Side (Chapple); Washtub Rag (Chapple); Cheesecake Walk (Draper); Downstream (Guilfoyle); Rumba (Ingoldsby); La Poupée de Marcella (Linn); Taking it Easy (Mier); Young at Heart (Norton); The Owlglass (Rybicki); Grade 6, List B:; Capricho Catalan (Albéniz); Saturdays Child (Bennett); Klavierstück (Bruch); Mazurka (Glière); Volkslied (Grieg); Variations XI, XII and Coda (Kabalevsky); Mélodie (Massenet); Prelude (Pachulski); Sonata in F (Duek); Cortège de Sauterelles (Prokofiev); Valse (Prokofiev); Modinha Russo-Brasileira (Slonimsky); Londonderry Air (Trad. (arr. Cornick)); Fantasie-Dance (Schumann); Grade 6, List C:; Traffic Jam (Grace); No. V from 5 Short Pieces (Berkeley); Un Phare dons le Brouillard (Linn); Elite Syncopations (Joplin (arr. Turner)); Prelude VI (Norton); Small Hours (Peters).Read more
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London College of Music Piano Anthology Grades 7 & 8
These Piano Anthologies contain pieces which have been carefully selected from previous piano exam lists dating from 1988 to 2006. All of the pieces in these volumes have proved popular with piano students, teachers and listeners, and we are pleased to be able to make them available again in these new collections. Pieces from these anthologies may be chosen as List B and C pieces, allowing students to increase their choice of repertoire beyond the already extensive selection offered in the LCM piano repertoire lists for grade, recital grade and leisure play options. It is hoped that these anthologies will also be of interest to piano students generally. The range of styles broadly covers the late 18th century to the present. Some familiar pieces are present in these volumes, but they include pieces additionally from composers who have had a distinguished career in the role of teacher or student at LCM. Amongst the former are William Lloyd Webber and Martyn Williams, and amongst the latter are Nicholas Grace and John Guilfoyle, who now have eminent academic and professional musical careers. CONTENTS: Grade 7, List B:; Merry Andrew (Bartók); Prelude No. 26 in A flat (Chopin); Rêverie (Debussy); Holy Boy (Ireland); Bagatelle No. 2 in F sharp Minor (Ferguson); Petites Litanies de Jésus (Grovlez); Berceuse (Ilynsky); Versönung (Reger); Grade 7, List C:; No. 3 from Four Piano Blues (Copland); Stamp! (Gould); Le Chat et le Moucheron (Linn); A Steady Hand (Norton); Folksong Prelude No. 2 (Warlock); Prelude II (Norton); Grade 8, List B:; Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 3 (Bartók); Suite Op. 14, first movement (Bartók); Nouvelle Etude No. 3 in A flat (Chopin); Prelude No. 5 (Berkeley); Andaluza (Granados); Prelude No. 12 (Rachmaninov); Menuet (Ravel); Valse Viennoise (Schmitt); Grade 8, List C:; Minstrels (Debussy); Scottish Dance No. 3 (Arnold (arr. York)); Ode to a Princess (Barnett); Burlesque (Moeran); Sturdy Build (Norton); Novelette No. 3 in E Minor (Poulenc).Read more
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Vocals Grade 3 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Vocals at grade 3.Read more
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Guitar & Plectrum Guitar Scales & Exercises Grade 6-8 from 2016: Grades 6-8 from 2016
This item contains all the scales, arpeggios and studies required for Trinity College London s guitar and plectrum guitar exams for Grades 6 8, valid from 2016. Newly commissioned studies are also included which may be used as an alternative to scales and arpeggios.Read more
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Trinity College London Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work from 2019 Grade 1: And Technical Work – Grade 1 (Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work 2019-2022)
This book contains everything needed to prepare for the performance and technical work components of a Trinity Electronic Keyboard Grade 1 exam from 2019. All pieces have been composed or arranged specifically for the keyboard, and encompass a wide range of styles – from classical favourites to TV, film or show themes. The ‘own interpretation’ piece allows the candidate to create a personal arrangement, choosing their own voices, style, keyboard functions and interpretation. Also included are the scales, chord knowledge and exercises that form the technical work component of the exam. Demonstration recordings can be downloaded free.
This series provides progressive steps in performance and keyboard functions for all electronic keyboard students, whether preparing for a Trinity exam or studying on another path.
Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard 2019-2022 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces 2019-2022 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2019’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.
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Trinity College London Violin Exam Pieces From 2020: Grade 6 (Violin Part Only)
Replacement violin part only for Trinity Violin Grade 6 exams from 2020, containing a selection of eight pieces carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts. Encompassing a wide range of styles and including accompanied and unaccompanied pieces at every grade and duets up to Grade 3, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any violin player. CD available separately, or stream or purchase audio from Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify and other platforms.
Note: As of April 2023, Trinity’s Strings 2020-2023 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Violin Exam Pieces 2020-2023 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2020’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.
Contents:
Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in D)
Etude, op. 36 no. 8
Hungarian Dance, op. 196 no. 5
Tarantelle napolitaine
Andante (2nd movt from Violin Sonata in Eb)
Syncopation
Nocturne
Mot d’amour, op. 13 no. 1
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Keyboards Grade 1 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Keyboards grade 1.Read more
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Trinity College London Sight Reading Cello: Grades 3-5
This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 3 to 5. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of focus. Stage-appropriate sight reading tips, both general and specific to the instrument, are given along the way. Each lesson presents four or five preparatory exercises leading to a duet, included to encourage the development of ensemble sight reading skills. While duets are not required for grade exams, they are vital in building confidence and rhythmic fluency. Each duet builds on the same musical ideas as the preceding exercises, consolidating the learning and assisting the student through familiarity. Official Trinity specimen sight reading tests conclude each grade section. By the time the student has completed the ten lessons they should be well prepared to cope with the demands of these tests.Read more
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London College of Music Piano Handbook 2021-2024: Grade 8
Designed for those in the advanced stages of studying the piano, this is part of a progressive series of eleven handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in piano. This handbook covers all the material needed for the grade eight exam: twelve performance pieces in a variety of musical styles (with practice notes & info about every piece), all the required technical work, details of the discussion component, and specimen sight reading and aural tests – in fact, absolutely everything you need for this grade!Read more
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Trinity College London Classical Guitar Exam Pieces From 2020: Grade 7
This book contains a selection of ten pieces for Trinity Classical Guitar Grade 7 exams, carefully chosen, graded and edited for the syllabus from 2020 by a panel of experts. Encompassing a wide range of styles at every level, our progressive series offers teachers and learners a wealth of engaging repertoire, whether working towards Trinity exams or studying with other guitar methods.
Note: As of April 2023, Trinity’s Classical Guitar 2020-2023 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Classical Guitar Exam Pieces 2020-2023 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2020’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.
Contents:
Pavanas por la D (from Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española) (Sanz, arr. Koenigs)
Tarantelle (Coste)
Forgotten (no. 77 Impromptu) (Pratten)
The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond (Trad., arr. Russell)
Rosita (Tárrega)
Bolero (Arcas)
Légende, op. 201 (Shand)
Bagatelle no. 2 (from Five Bagatelles for Guitar) (Walton)
Serenade (Gubaidulina)
Halcyon Days (Smith)
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London College of Music Piano Anthology Grades 3 & 4
These Piano Anthologies contain pieces which have been carefully selected from previous piano exam lists dating from 1988 to 2006. All of the pieces in these volumes have proved popular with piano students, teachers and listeners, and we are pleased to be able to make them available again in these new collections. Pieces from these anthologies may be chosen as List B and C pieces, allowing students to increase their choice of repertoire beyond the already extensive selection offered in the LCM piano repertoire lists for grade, recital grade and leisure play options. It is hoped that these anthologies will also be of interest to piano students generally. The range of styles broadly covers the late 18th century to the present. Some familiar pieces are present in these volumes, but they include pieces additionally from composers who have had a distinguished career in the role of teacher or student at LCM. Amongst the former are William Lloyd Webber and Martyn Williams, and amongst the latter are Nicholas Grace and John Guilfoyle, who now have eminent academic and professional musical careers. CONTENTS: Grade 3, List B:; Jest (Bartók); No. 11 from For Children (Bartók); The Elfin Harp (Carroll); Zephyr (Carroll); Sérénade Espagnole (Ferrer); Impromptu (Gurlitt); Rondo (Hook); Too Bad for You, I Love Another (Trad. Czech (arr. Eben); Song of Twilight (Nakada); Masquerade (Wedgwood); Sentimental Waltz (Wild); Grade 3, List C:; Rip, Rag, Panic! (Barratt); Tango (Chapple); Spanish Tummy (Chapple); Highland Fling (Christopherson); Cha-cha-cha (Hengeveld); Nimble as Ninepence (Rose); Cake Walk (Seiber); Jazz-Etudiette (Seiber); Sticky Toffee (Jacques); The Blarney Stone (Wedgwood); Prelude (Williams); Grade 4, List B: Ballade (Burgmüller); Barcarolle (Burgmüller); Pizzicato Polka (Delibes (arr. Turner)); Sonatina (Elgar); A Sad Story (Kabalevsky); Grandfather is Dancing (Karganov); Chromatic Polka (Köhler); Scottish Seafarer (Grace); Sentimental Waltz (Lloyd Webber); Tongue-Twister (Rowcroft); A Beach Picnic (Taylor); Grade 4, List C:; A Little Dance (Williams); Lazy Days (Chapple); Tea with Aunt Maud (Chapple); Two-Part Invention (Cornick); Argentijnse Tango (Hengeveld); Jelly Baby Jazz (Jacques); Warm Up (Stratford).Read more
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Piano Scales & Arpeggios : GRADES 6 -8 FROM 20.: Piano Teaching Material
Trinity College London publication containing all of the scales & arpeggios required for Grades 6 to 8 from 2015.Read more
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Keyboards Grade 3 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Keyboards at grade 3.Read more
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London College of Music Piano Handbook 2021-2024: Grade 7
Designed for those in the advanced stages of studying the piano, this is part of a progressive series of eleven handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in piano. This handbook covers all the material needed for the grade seven exam: nine performance pieces in a variety of musical styles (with practice notes & info about every piece), all the required technical work, details of the discussion component, and specimen sight reading and aural tests – in fact, absolutely everything you need for this grade!Read more
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Trinity College London Sight Reading Piano: Grades 3-5
This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 3 to 5. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of focus. Stage-appropriate sight reading tips, both general and specific to the instrument, are given along the way.
Each lesson presents four or five preparatory exercises leading to a duet, included to encourage the development of ensemble sight reading skills. While duets are not required for grade exams, they are vital in building confidence and rhythmic fluency. Each duet builds on the same musical ideas as the preceding exercises, consolidating the learning and assisting the student through familiarity.
Official Trinity specimen sight reading tests from Trinity’s Sound at Sight Piano (original series) conclude each grade section. By the time the student has completed the ten lessons they should be well prepared to cope with the demands of these tests. Further specimen tests are available separately in Sound at Sight Piano (2nd series).
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Trinity College London Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work From 2019: Initial Grade: And Technical Work – Initial Grade
This book contains everything needed to prepare for the performance and technical work components of a Trinity Electronic Keyboard Initial exam from 2019. All pieces have been composed or arranged specifically for the keyboard, and encompass a wide range of styles – from classical favourites to TV, film or show themes. The ‘own interpretation’ piece allows the candidate to create a personal arrangement, choosing their own voices, style, keyboard functions and interpretation. Also included are the scales, chord knowledge and exercises that form the technical work component of the exam. Demonstration recordings can be downloaded free.
This series provides progressive steps in performance and keyboard functions for all electronic keyboard students, whether preparing for a Trinity exam or studying on another path.
Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard 2019-2022 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces 2019-2022 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2019’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.
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