The very thought of aural, especially in examinations, strikes fear into the heart of many young pianists and instrumentalists. But aural should not be an occasional optional extra, it's something to be developing all the time, because having a good ear will help you to improve as a musician more th[...]
Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve Your Sight-reading series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you ove[...]
The best-selling Improve your sight-reading series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. The books have been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for each grade and con[...]
The best-selling Improve your sight-reading series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. The books have been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for each grade and con[...]
The essential handbook for instrumental and singing teachers, relevant for working at home or in schools, full-time or part-time, teaching individuals or groups. Contains advice, information and pragmatic solutions to teaching problems. Deals with the quality of teaching and learning, such as monito[...]
80 Graded Studies for Clarinet brings together in two books a broad selection of 19th-century study repertory, with studies by Baermann, Berr, Demnitz, Klose, Lazarus, Lefevre, Muler, Rose, Stark, Vanderhagen, and Wiedemann - all virtuosi of their day. Also included are a number of specially compose[...]
80 Graded Studies for Clarinet brings together in two books a broad selection of 19th-century study repertory, with studies by Baermann, Berr, Demnitz, Klose, Lazarus, Lefevre, Muler, Rose, Stark, Vanderhagen, and Wiedemann - all virtuosi of their day. Also included are a number of specially compose[...]
80 Graded Studies for Saxophone brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Arban, Baermenn, Blatt, Brod and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris.
The studies are arranged in increasing difficulty f[...]
80 Graded Studies for Saxophone brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Arban, Baermenn, Blatt, Brod and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris.
The studies are arranged in increasing difficulty f[...]
Clarinet Basics is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in clarinet education. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about elementary level.
There are 22 stages, each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes an[...]
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Encourages children to think about various aspects of their music as they play. This title gives them musical understanding of their pieces and also encourages independent thought and exploration.[...]
Enables students to think about different aspects of their music as they play. This title also encourages independent thought and exploration.[...]
This new series from Paul Harris builds on his previous series' "Improve your Scales" and "Improve your Sightreading". "Improve your Practice Grade 1" begins by encouraging students to plan their practice sessions, starting with warm-ups and then giving tips on how to 'explore a piece'. This book wi[...]
Teaching beginners is a huge responsibility and a challenge, but also reaps enormous rewards. Today there are a host of colourful tutors to choose from, but none tells us how to teach beginners. It can be a hit and miss affair! Energising and inspirational, "Improve your teaching!" is a 'must have' [...]
Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pi[...]
Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pi[...]