Scores, Songbooks & Lyrics

The ABRSM’s popular and well-established Manual of Scales, Arpeggios and Broken Chords is now published in a new modern edition. Still containing all the standard scale and arpeggio patterns, it has been enlarged to include whole-tone scales, augmented arpeggios and additional broken chord patterns. Ruth Gerald, formerly Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal College of Music and a senior ABRSM consultant and examiner, has written an informative introduction, which includes some technical guidance and practice suggestions. This new edition with its clear page layout and accessible structure is an excellent resource for all pianists.

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A must for all rugby fans! Anthems, hymns and folksongs for the ideal rugby sing-song. Includes ‘Sosban Fach’, ‘Fields of Athenry’, ‘Scotland the Brave’ and much more …

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Thomas Balinger
The Ukulele Songbook
Shanties & Songs of the Sea

Far-away oceans, perilous storms, bold explorers, bloodthirsty pirates and treasures hidden on mysterious islands – but likewise the hopes and the fears of friends, lovers and families left back home on dry land – have made for fascinating and evocative stories since the day men caught a glimpse of the deep blue sea.
But there’s more to the ocean’s fascination than just stories and myths. It also spawned its very own kind of music: the Shanties – songs of the wind and the waves, of hard work on the seven seas, of romantic buccaneers and brutal skippers harrying their crews to the marrow.

In this book you’ll find a collection of shanties known and loved all over the world, arranged for easy Ukulele in standard C tuning (G-C-E-A). Of course, there’s „classics“ like Banks of Sacramento, Blow the man down or What shall we do with the drunken sailor, but you’ll also encounter some songs not as common and maybe some you might never have heard before.

All songs in musical notation with chord symbols plus melody TAB – you don’t have to read music to start playing right away!
Whether you want to pick the melody, strum the chords or just need the complete lyrics: you’ll find everything you need on these pages. And if you don’t know how to play a particular chord, don’t worry: each song features easy-to-read chord diagrams, too.
For reference, there’s a handy appendix listing all the chords used in this book plus a selection of easy strumming patterns you can use to accompany songs.

Songs

1. A drop of Nelson’s blood
2. All for me grog
3. A sailor and his true love
4. Banks of Sacramento
5. Banks of the Ohio
6. Blow the man down
7. Blow the wind southerly
8. Boney was a warrior
9. Boston harbor
10. (Bound for) South Australia
11. Bound for the Rio Grande
12. Bully in the alley
13. Cape Cod girls
14. Dundee whalers (Balena)
15. Essequibo river
16. Eternal Father, Strong to Save
17. Goodbye, fare thee well
18. Good night, ladies
19. Handsome Molly
20. Harbour Grace
21. Haul away, boys
22. Jack the Sailor (Jackie Monroe)
23. John Kanaka
24. Lowlands away
25. Maggie May
26. Miss Lucy Long
27. Molly Malone
28. My Bonnie lies over the ocean
29. New York girls
30. On board of the Kangaroo
31. Paddy lay back
32. Roll, Alabama, roll
33. Rowler Bowler
34. Rule, Britannia
35. Sailor on the deep blue sea
36. Santiana (Across the plains of Mexico)
37. Shenandoah
38. Spanish ladies
39. The bottle-o
40. The coast of High Barbaree
41. The dead horse
42. The flying dutchman
43. The Forsaken Mermaid
44. The Glendy Burk
45. The John B. sails
46. The mermaid
47. The Shanty Boy on the Big Eau Claire
48. What shall we do with the drunken sailor
49. Whip Jamboree
50. Whiskey Johnny

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Graded books for Clarinet exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied and unaccompanied pieces for the grade, covering a range of styles and periods, with duets up to Grade 3. Performance notes for all pieces in the book give valuable insights, tips and suggestions.

Downloadable demo and backing audio is included.

Contents

In One Spot (Bartók, arr. Davies)

The Grasshoppers’ Dance (Bucalossi, arr. Lane)

La Fiesta (Corea, arr. Ramskill)

Plym Valley (Jenkins)

Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata no. 1 from Méthode de clarinette) (Lefèvre, ed. Mauz)

Hornpipe (McDowall)

Odessa Bulgarish (Trad., arr. Ostermeier)

Basque Folk Song (White)

Allegretto (Berr)

Valse (Crasborn-Mooren)

Gently (no. 2 from Three Smiles for Tracey) (Hailstork)

Study: Allegro non troppo (Langey)

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This book contains a selection of 13 pieces for Trinity Classical Guitar Grade 1 exams, carefully chosen, graded and edited for the syllabus from 2020 by a panel of experts. Encompassing a wide range of styles and including duets up to Grade 5, 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:

Joy to the World (Mason, arr. Longworth/Walker)

Die Forelle (The Trout) (Schubert, arr. Hegel)

Chansonnette (Rak)

The Forest Wakes (Powlesland)

Spider (Richter)

Pirate’s Delight (Fogel)

Metamorphosis (Tromp)

Oasis (Cracknell)

Lotus Flower (Sanderson)

Romance de amor (Trad., arr. Hvartchilkov)

Melodie (from Album for the Young, op. 68) (Schumann)

Waltz in G (Carulli, arr. Cracknell)

Lágrimas de las ondas (Márquez)

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This book contains a selection of ten pieces for Trinity Classical Guitar Grade 4 exams, carefully chosen, graded and edited for the syllabus from 2020 by a panel of experts. Encompassing a wide range of styles and including duets up to Grade 5, 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:

Orlando Sleepeth (Dowland, arr. Hegel)

Gavotte (from Suite in D minor) (de Visée, arr. Scheit)

Menuets I & II (from Partie in A major) (Daube, arr. Willis)

Andante (no. 2 from 24 leçons progressives, op. 31) (Sor)

Nostalgia: petite mélodie (from Tres piezas fáciles) (Sagreras)

Bossa-Nova Breeze (Schwertberger)

Line by Line (Norton, arr. Nestor)

Spice Trail (Ryan)

Village Blackbird Blues (Fogel)

Allemande (from Sonata for Two Guitars) (Baron)

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This book contains everything needed to prepare for the performance and technical work components of a Trinity Electronic Keyboard Grade 2 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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This book contains everything needed to prepare for the performance and technical work components of a Trinity Electronic Keyboard Grade 3 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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Graded books for Flute exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied and unaccompanied pieces for the grade, covering a range of styles and periods, with duets up to Grade 3. Performance notes for all pieces in the book give valuable insights, tips and suggestions.

Downloadable demo and backing audio is included.

Contents

Something Strange is Happening (Bhachu)

T-Rock (Hilliard)

Cantilena (from Adiemus) (Jenkins)

Minuet (Krieger)

The Elephant (Saint-Saëns)

Blue Ridge Mountain (Saunders)

A Lullaby for Hairouana (Sutherland)

La donna è mobile (duet) (Verdi, arr. Hellen)

Andante (Klosé)

Under the Rainbow (Mears)

Blue Sky Blue (Watts)

Tangled (Williams).

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Graded books for Flute exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied and unaccompanied pieces for the grade, covering a range of styles and periods, with duets up to Grade 3. Performance notes for all pieces in the book give valuable insights, tips and suggestions.

Downloadable demo and backing audio is included.

Contents

Embrace the Space (Bhachu)

Hutty’s Friends (Charlesworth)

The Last Rose of Summer (Kuhlau)

When You Play with Fire… (Perinpanayagam)

A Stroll down Wallilabou Bay (Sutherland)

Shaker Melody (Trad.)

Mango Walk (Trad., arr. Mohrs)

Canon II (duet) (Degg)

Wallpaper Waltz (Nightingale)

Study no. 34 (Soussmann)

Jasmine Flower (Trad.)

Spiritoso (Velázquez)

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Graded books for Flute exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied and unaccompanied pieces for the grade, covering a range of styles and periods, with duets up to Grade 3. Performance notes for all pieces in the book give valuable insights, tips and suggestions.

Downloadable demo and backing audio is included.

Contents

Wind Throughout My Heart (Reminiscence of Old Days with My Grandmother) (Li)

Mystery (Lynch)

To a Wild Rose (MacDowell, arr. Birtel)

A Whole New World (from Aladdin) (Menken)

Holidays (Norton)

Sore Loser (Perinpanayagam)

Over the Waves (Rosas, arr. Rae)

Stars, No Moon (duet) (Trad., arr. Harrison)

Lord Nelson’s Hornpipe (Anon.)

Waltzer (Ledbury)

In the Red (Madden)

Minor Song (Williams)

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Graded books for Flute exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied and unaccompanied pieces for the grade, covering a range of styles and periods, with duets up to Grade 3. Performance notes for all pieces in the book give valuable insights, tips and suggestions.

Downloadable demo and backing audio is included.

Contents

Presto (3rd movt from Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030) (J S Bach)

Fantaisie, op. 79 (Fauré)

Sehr langsam (2nd movt from Flute Sonata) (Hindemith)

Rondo (3rd movt from Flute Quartet in D, K285) (Mozart, arr. Moyse)

Distance (Sorrentino)

Triste and Vivace (1st and 4th movts from Sonata in F minor, TWV 41:f1) (Telemann )

Life Dance (no. 2 from Two Dances) (Vlemmiks)

Tragica (no. 4 from Suite Florentine) (Widor)

Adagio (from Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001) (J S Bach, ed. Stallman)

Credoscapes I (Ndodana-Breen)

Gigue Rondo (3rd movt from Sonata a’la Baroque) (Perkinson)

Molto marcato e energico (Piazzolla)

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This book contains a selection of 12 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 3 exam, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. It also includes the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the syllabus. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist. An extended edition of this book is also available. This includes everything in this book along with the scales and arpeggios for the grade, an ebook of nine extra pieces (with performance notes) and downloadable audio for all 21 pieces.

Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Piano 2021-2023 Exam Pieces syllabus books will no longer operate with an end date, and the pieces they contain will remain listed in the syllabus indefinitely. Any planned changes, or removal of pieces listed in the syllabus will be messaged out with a one-year overlap period. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2021’, however there are books with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book. Trinity’s 2021 Piano books will be indefinitely valid alongside the new 2023 Piano books.

Contents:

Les coucous bénévoles (The Benevolent Cuckoos) (Couperin)
Andante (3rd movt from Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:8) (Haydn )
Rondino (no. 17 from Melodious Exercises, op. 149) (Diabelli)
Study in D minor, op. 65 no. 40 (Loeschhorn)
Sonatina (Gedike)
The Highway Robber (from For Children, Sz. 42) (Bartók)
Hound Dog (Leiber & Stoller, arr. Pam & Sam Wedgwood)
I’m Late! (Iles)
An Autumn Leaf (Donkin)
nDcvr Agnt (Lynch)
The Night of the Sleepy Panda (Tan)
Ballad (Tadman-Robins)

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This book provides access to 21 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 3 exam: 12 are printed in this book and nine more are available in the included ebook (2018-2020 repertoire), with audio recordings of all 21 pieces available to download. They have been carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, and every piece is accompanied by informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. The book also contains the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the syllabus, and the scales and arpeggios for the grade. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist.

Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Piano 2021-2023 Exam Pieces syllabus books will no longer operate with an end date, and the pieces they contain will remain listed in the syllabus indefinitely. Any planned changes, or removal of pieces listed in the syllabus will be messaged out with a one-year overlap period. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2021’, however there are books with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book. Trinity’s 2021 Piano books will be indefinitely valid alongside the new 2023 Piano books.

Contents:

Les coucous bénévoles (The Benevolent Cuckoos) (Couperin)
Andante (3rd movt from Sonata in G major, Hob XVI:8) (Haydn )
Rondino (no. 17 from Melodious Exercises, op. 149) (Diabelli)
Study in D minor, op. 65 no. 40 (Loeschhorn)
Sonatina (Gedike)
The Highway Robber (from For Children, Sz. 42) (Bartók)
Hound Dog (Leiber & Stoller, arr. P & S Wedgwood)
I’m Late! (Iles)
An Autumn Leaf (Donkin)
nDcvr Agnt (Lynch)
The Night of the Sleepy Panda (Tan)
Ballad (Tadman-Robins)
Ebook: Tango-Prelude II (Schmitz)
Ebook: Le petit rien (Couperin, arr. Snell)
Ebook: Sonata in G major (D Scarlatti)
Ebook: Between the Fingers (Graham)
Ebook: Rain (Schönmehl)
Ebook: Model T (J & A Bullard)
Ebook: Badlands (Donkin)
Ebook: The Clown and the Ballerina (Crosland)
Ebook: Sunrise on the Matterhorn (Rollin)

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This book contains a selection of 12 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 4 exam, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. It also includes the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the syllabus. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist. An extended edition of this book is also available. This includes everything in this book along with the scales and arpeggios for the grade, an ebook of nine extra pieces (with performance notes) and downloadable audio for all 21 pieces.

Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Piano 2021-2023 Exam Pieces syllabus books will no longer operate with an end date, and the pieces they contain will remain listed in the syllabus indefinitely. Any planned changes, or removal of pieces listed in the syllabus will be messaged out with a one-year overlap period. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2021’, however there are books with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book. Trinity’s 2021 Piano books will be indefinitely valid alongside the new 2023 Piano books.

Contents:

Tower Hill (Farnaby)
Sonata in A minor (Cimarosa)
Allegretto (from Sonatina in G major, op. 55 no. 2) (Kuhlau)
Étude no. 23 (from Études enfantines, op. 37) (Lemoine)
Sicilienne (no. 11 from Album for the Young op. 68) (Schumann)
Valse (no. 5 from Biriulki, op. 28) (Maykapar)
Forty Winks (Tanner)
Lights in the Rearview (Crosland)
Calypso (Knowles)
Please Count (Petot)
Balloons in the Air (Taneva)
Remembrance (Mifsud)

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This book contains a selection of 12 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 7 exam, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. It also includes the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the syllabus. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist. An extended edition of this book is also available. This includes everything in this book along with the scales and arpeggios for the grade, an ebook of nine extra pieces (with performance notes) and downloadable audio for all 21 pieces.

Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Piano 2021-2023 Exam Pieces syllabus books will no longer operate with an end date, and the pieces they contain will remain listed in the syllabus indefinitely. Any planned changes, or removal of pieces listed in the syllabus will be messaged out with a one-year overlap period. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2021’, however there are books with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book. Trinity’s 2021 Piano books will be indefinitely valid alongside the new 2023 Piano books.

Contents:

Invention no. 12 in A major (Bach)
Capriccio in G minor, HWV 483 (Handel)
Finale (3rd movt from Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:24) (Haydn)
Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in E major) (von Martinez)
Prelude no. 8 (Bullard)
Mélodie, op. 4 no. 2 (Hensel)
Lento (no. 139 from Moods, Impressions and Souvenirs, op. 41) (Fibich)
Improvisation (no. 4 from Twelve Virtuoso Studies, op. 46) (MacDowell)
Assez modéré (no. 1 from Trois mouvements perpétuels) (Poulenc)
Struttin’ at the Waldorf (no. 3 of Three Little Bites at the Big Apple) (Lane)
At Miss Florence’s (homage to Robert Schumann) (Earl)
Soho (Botterill)

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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.

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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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This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 6 to 8. 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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Graded books for Singing exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied songs for the grade as well as downloadable demo and accompaniment audio. The repertoire covers a varied range of styles and periods including musical theatre. Performance notes are included for all pieces in the book giving valuable insights, tips, and suggestions.

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Graded books for Singing exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied songs for the grade as well as downloadable demo and accompaniment audio. The repertoire covers a varied range of styles and periods including musical theatre. Performance notes are included for all pieces in the book giving valuable insights, tips, and suggestions.

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Graded books for Singing exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied songs for the grade as well as downloadable demo and accompaniment audio. The repertoire covers a varied range of styles and periods including musical theatre. Performance notes are included for all pieces in the book giving valuable insights, tips, and suggestions.

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