comprehensive band method. (Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000) Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged…

Akkordeon spielen - mein schönstes Hobby is a practical method that aims at young people and adults who wish to get to know the whole multifaceted world of accordion music. Suitable for beginners and false beginners.After Vol. 1 (ED 20951) and Vol. 2 (ED 20952) of the method, Schott now publishes tune book #1 with many beautiful songs and pieces for lessons, ensemble playing at home or auditions. …

Par BACH. Source of the cello suites composed c. 1720 in Cöthen is the manuscript of Anna Magdalena Bach which, according to certain scholars, is supposed to be in Bach's own hand. The editorial additions to the present volume by Ede Banda, professor at the Academy of Music of Budapest, founding member of the Tátrai String Quartet are based on the editor's experiences as performing artist and teac…

These easy-to-read, progressive exercises by Joanne Martin develop a student's reading skills one stage at a time, with many repetitions at each stage. I Can Read Music is designed as a first note-reading book for students of string instruments who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method, or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practice. Its …

Have fun playing the Cello. Par KOEPPEN GABRIEL. The first book in the trailblazing new Koeppen Cello Method, putting the emphasis on having fun with your cello! Taking a playful and effective approach to learning the cello, the Koeppen Cello Method breaks new ground, sprucing up the usual Baroque and Classical repertoire by adding pieces in popular styles: rock, Bossa Nova, reggae, swing and mor…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM / LUMSDEN C.. If you thought dinosaurs were creatures of the past, you'd better think again! Velociraptors, Iguanadons and pterodactyls are brought back to life in Jurassic Blue, a colourful collection of pieces with a jazzy twist. Following on from Jackaroo this book begins with a revision of the first finger and then moves on to second, third and fourth fingers. Each piece intro…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM / LUMSDEN C.. Monstrous pieces for beginners with pictures to colour in! Jurassic Blue follows on directly from Jackaroo , it begins with a revision of the first finger and then moves on to second, third and fourth fingers. Each piece introduces a new rhythmic or technical point, with useful suggestion boxes for the teacher. There's also the chance to create you own dinosaurs too,…

Par KINNAIRD ALISON. There can be little to replace the one-to-one relationship between teacher and pupil, but this hugely popular introductory tutor to the small harp, first published in 1989, is widely seen as the first and best beginners guide to the instrument, and is often supplied with newly built harps by several of the most renowned instrument makers. The Small Harp Tutor was written by A…

Par BACHUS NANCY. The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with recordings and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the pi…