Art Of Piano Performance 'Perfect Practice'

Stan Of Exc Bk3 Award Medal

This green Medal is the perfect gift for musicians who have completed book 3 of the Standard Of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method .

Stan Of Exc Bk3 Award Pin

This green Pin Badge is the perfect gift for musicians who have completed book 3 of the Standard Of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method .

Soe: Festival Ensembles-mallet/Perc

Playing in a variety of ensembles is an important component in the complete education of young instrumentalists. Festival Ensembles, Book 1 presents a collection of 15 flexibly scored, Grade 1-1.5 ensemble pieces perfect for festivals, concerts, summer camps, and variety chamber practice throughout the year.

Bastien Classic Manuscript Book

This colorful notebook has 64 tear-out pages of 10-stave manuscript paper.  A helpful "Guide to Notation" appears on the inside covers explaining the basics of notes & rests, stems & beams, time signatures, accidentals, repeats, music symbols, dynamics, tempo marks and more.  Perfect for young composers.  Useful with any piano course.

Bradley Sowash: That's Jazz Christmas - Book One

That's Jazz is the perfect avenue for motivating elementary and intermediate-level students, while opening them up to the vital musical traditions and artistic expressions of jazz. Whether a teacher has limited jazz training or none at all, they can feel confident leading students through their first experiences with jazz!

Center Stage Duets: German Love Song

Some teachers may know this waltz tune by its German title, "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen," but most will recognize it quickly upon hearing its graceful melody. The arrangers have provided ample musical interest in both the primo and secondo parts. Perfect for any recital, especially one featuring folk songs from around the world.

Keith Snell: Classic Sonatina (Piano Town)

Although only two pages in length, this delightful one-movement sonatina has all of the formal elements labeled for students. The melodic themes tie together so completely that even Clementi or Mozart would be impressed. Simple scale work for both the right and left hands (separately) makes this piece even more attractive to teachers, perfect for sonatina festivals, contest repertoire, or recitals.

Successful Warm-ups Book 1: Vocal Edition

Nancy Telfer. Perfect for choirs and choral classes, this series provides a detailed plan for implementing a comprehensive programme of vocal production through warm-ups. The purpose of each practical warm-up piece is clearly identified, with tips to help singers make the most of each warm-up. Further information is given in the Conductor?s Edition, together with weekly plans and a diagnostic chart.

Center Stage Duets: Oh! Susanna

This Stephen Foster song has survived the test of time and continues to be a favourite piece of Americana today. This showy piano duet setting falls nicely under the hands. It features an attractive bass line helping to provide interest for both performers.The effective use of dynamics and articulate is key to a successful performance. This is a perfect duet for public performances and multiple piano festivals.

Successful Warm-ups Book 2: Conductor?s Edition

Nancy Telfer. Perfect for choirs and choral classes, this series provides a detailed plan for implementing a comprehensive programme of vocal production through warm-ups. The purpose of each practical warm-up piece is clearly identified, with tips to help singers make the most of each warm-up. Further information is given in the Conductor?s Edition, together with weekly plans and a diagnostic chart.

Successful Warm-ups Book 1: Conductor?s Edition

Nancy Telfer. Perfect for choirs and choral classes, this series provides a detailed plan for implementing a comprehensive programme of vocal production through warm-ups. The purpose of each practical warm-up piece is clearly identified, with tips to help singers make the most of each warm-up. Further information is given in the Conductor?s Edition, together with weekly plans and a diagnostic chart.

Successful Warm-ups Book 2: Vocal Edition

Nancy Telfer. Perfect for choirs and choral classes, this series provides a detailed plan for implementing a comprehensive programme of vocal production through warm-ups. The purpose of each practical warm-up piece is clearly identified, with tips to help singers make the most of each warm-up. Further information is given in the Conductor?s Edition, together with weekly plans and a diagnostic chart.

Deborah Baker Monday and Janice McAllister: Holidays Extraordinaire! (Violin)

Following the highly successful publication, Strings Extraordinaire!, this collection offers 25 arrangements for Christmas, Chanukah, and wintertime. Like its predecessor, Holidays Extraordinaire! is a progressive collection designed for students of different playing levels. All pieces are scored with an advanced and beginning part for each instrument, while being progressively ordered throughout. Two selections feature a special advanced solo obbligato part. Holidays Extraordinaire! is perfect for those festive December concerts when orchestras of varied levels perform together!

Robert S. Frost: String Techniques For Superior Musical Performance (Violin)

This comprehensive technique and musicianship book provides an abundance of enjoyable repertoire and musical, results-driven exercises (including scales, etudes, chorales, classical repertoire, and more) that will help your students develop solid, accurate technique. Establishing a strong foundation with good left and right hand technique will result in outstanding musical performances and will help open your students? world to a vast wealth of incredible literature. Perfect for intermediate level students in class or private studio settings.

Center Stage Duets: Lightly Row

This lively arrangement of a common children's tune is a study for articulation and for balancing melody and accompaniment. Written in the key of F Major, this duet is perfect for elementary level students.The secondo remains in F Major five-finger position, but must balance RH "off-beat" chords with the LH bass line. In the middle section, the primo part plays the "off-beat" chords, shifting positions one step at a time, and later playing IV and V chord inversions.

Diane Hidy: The Vanishing Villain (Piano Town)

This is a showy recital piece that is full of fun. It opens with hand-over-hand arpeggiated minor triads going up and down the keyboard (with pedal), establishing the sinister mood ... and a full sound!It is full of dynamic contrasts and ends with a large glissando to the highest note of the piano (the villain vanishes)! Teachers will find this solo perfect for students moving out of five-finger positions by way of crossing over of the thumb.

Bastien Student Boosters

A set of four unique and highly effective motivational tools to inspire students when learning the Piano. Renowned teacher Jane Smisor Bastien has developed and used these simple but effective motivators to great success. The set contains: One Minute Club cards that are awarded for students able to read a predetermined number of notes on the stave in less than one minute.A Reader Of The Week calendar to celebrate excellence in sight-reading.An Around The World Of Scales wall chart.A Practice Makes Perfect wall chart that helps teachers and students set goals for practice achievements.

Bastien Play-Along Treasury Of Solos: Book 2

The hugely successful Bastien series presents a set of solos that are perfect for any early repertoire. Eighteen delightful solo pieces have been assembled to give the Piano student a rich source of music to add variety to practice hours. These simple melodies will challenge your left and right hand coordination, playing melodies and basic chords. The pieces gradually build in difficulty to include contrary motion and scale-based accompaniments.The book is complete with a CD that features two tracks for each piece, one at a slower rehearsal tempo and another at the 'goal' tempo.

Bradley Sowash: That's Jazz Book One - Getting Into It

Piano students thrive on experiencing a variety of musical styles. Teachers are discovering that jazz is the perfect avenue for motivating their students, while opening them up to a vital musical tradition of artistic expression. Until now, Jazz literature has primarily been accessible only to advanced players, leaving emerging Pianists with a gap in their education. That's Jazz fills this gap with a collection of compelling, and accessible tunes covering the main Jazz styles of Swing, Latin and Rock. Each book is organized in a clear and consistent format including several unique components.

Bradley Sowash: That's Jazz Book Three - Let Rip

Piano students thrive on experiencing a variety of musical styles. Teachers are discovering that jazz is the perfect avenue for motivating their students, while opening them up to a vital musical tradition of artistic expression. Until now, Jazz literature has primarily been accessible only to advanced players, leaving emerging Pianists with a gap in their education. That's Jazz fills this gap with a collection of compelling, and accessible tunes covering the main Jazz styles of Swing, Latin and Rock. Each book is organized in a clear and consistent format including several unique components.

Bradley Sowash: That's Jazz Book Two - Digging Deeper

Piano students thrive on experiencing a variety of musical styles. Teachers are discovering that jazz is the perfect avenue for motivating their students, while opening them up to a vital musical tradition of artistic expression. Until now, Jazz literature has primarily been accessible only to advanced players, leaving emerging Pianists with a gap in their education. That's Jazz fills this gap with a collection of compelling, and accessible tunes covering the main Jazz styles of Swing, Latin and Rock. Each book is organized in a clear and consistent format including several unique components.

Bastien Play-Along Treasury Of Solos: Book 1

The hugely successful Bastien series presents a set of solos that are perfect for any early repertoire. Twenty-four delightful solo pieces have been assembled to give the Piano student a rich source of music to add variety to practice hours. These simple melodies will challenge your left and right hand coordination, playing melodies and basic chords. The pieces gradually build in difficulty to include contrary motion and scale-based accompaniments.The book is complete with a CD that features two tracks for each piece, one at a slower rehearsal tempo and another at the 'goal' tempo.

All For Strings Theory Workbook 1 Cello

Perfect companion to the method All For Strings, suitable for classroom or individual study. Including exercises and games encompassing music fundamentals introduced in the method books, the workbooks are correlated with the method, and provide beginning string players with essential elements for a thorough understanding of music. Theory Workbook 1 will help you to understand the fundamentals and theory of music. The study of music fundamtentals and theory together with careful practice in playing your instrument will help you to develop into a complete musician with the ability to perform with musical understanding. Best Wishes!Gerald E. AndersonRobert S. Frost

Standard Of Excellence: Festival Solos Book 1 - French Horn

Festival Solos is a collection of solo Literature perfect for contests, festivals, concerts, and private study. Each of the 15 instrumental part books comes with an instrument-specific CD containing a demonstration recording with piano accompaniment for each solo, plus a play-along accompaniment only track. Program notes for each solo are included in each book, and a Piano Accompaniment book is available separately for performance or practice with a live accompanist. Since each instrumental part book includes the same titles, all solos can be rehearsed in a group situation as well as individually, saving valuable teaching time for classroom band directors!