(Music Sales America). Book 1 covers the first 15 notes on the descant recorder, introducing each note with illustrations. Book 2 completes the study of the descant recorder, then proceeds to teach the treble recorder.

Winner of the Pura Belpre Illustrator Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael Lopez tell the story of Teresa Carreno, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln. As a little girl, Teresa Carreno loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too--the Civil War. Still, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House! Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa's music bring comfort to those who needed it most?

Babies and toddlers will delight in the wonderful world of classical music with this series that features a sound button on every spread. Press the buttons to hear the beautiful music of Vivaldi! Three flamingos dance to Spring from the Four Seasons. (Watch out for that high kick!) Four frogs synchronise swim to Summer. Two bats sway to the magical sounds of Allegro molto from the Concerto in C Major. These are just three of the wonderfully imaginative spreads that feature animals dancing, skating, and playing instruments in this wonderful introduction to the classical works of Antonio Vivaldi. Children will giggle over the silly illustrations as well as love pushing the sound buttons over and over. What a great way to learn about Vivaldi! The final spread features fun facts about Antonio Vivaldi as well as a colour search and find!

Three year old twins, Tshepi and Sipho, receive a gift of a piano from their father.. Realising that small children have a natural ability to soak up and store information, their mother spends quality time with them, teaching them the names of some keyboard notes in an interesting and fun way. She uses the same method to teach them about the stave on which music is written and how to read a few notes. This book will help young children to develop an interest in playing music and with this basic understanding allow them the freedom to choose to eventually study music if they enjoy it. The author felt that the fact that young children have the ability to learn and retain knowledge in their early years, they could develop a love for music through a book of this type. Valerie has spent many years successfully teaching music to people of all ages and felt inspired to share her knowledge with impressionable young children at home as well as children who attend pre-primary, primary and nursery schools. Her aim is to write further books in this series which will steadily become more advanced with the added benefit that children could become interested in playing other instruments as well.

Cello Time Starters is a great beginner book for the budding cellist. Carefully paced to suit young learners, it supports players through the important early stages, step by step-from how to hold your instrument and bow, through basic notation, to exciting pieces in a range of styles. With plenty of entertaining illustrations and audio tracks to play along to, with Cello Time Starters it really is fun to play!

Molly has developed even more amazing powers in the sixth and final hypnotic installment of the New York Times bestselling Molly Moon series--perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch

Molly Moon can hypnotize or morph into anyone she chooses, travel through time, read minds--and now, thanks to a mysterious and magical coin, she can play EVERY instrument. The harmonica The guitar The drums The piano You name it. But will Molly be able to free herself from the coin's powers to save her friends--and herself?

In the fun-filled sixth and final book of the Molly Moon series, Molly must face the music--the hypnotic music--of a magical coin that has the power to turn its owners into monsters

Learn to play the trumpet with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique. Features include: * Carefully graded songs and tunes * Clear guidance on theory and technique * Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches * Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios * Playalong CD for home practice

The popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play. An exciting new course by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, written specially for the twenty-first century child. Using the authors' tried and tested progression, the book guides learners from Prep test to Grade 1. Provides a holistic approach to music with plenty of fun activities covering: Note learning Technique Aural skills Music theory Composing Packed with favourites such as What shall we do with a drunken sailor?, In the hall of the mountain king, Amazing grace, The entertainer and engaging new tunes in contemporary styles, Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 2 is the perfect tutor for getting to Grade 1.

Facing the Music investigates the practices and ideas that have grown from some five decades of cultural diversity in music education, developments in ethnomusicology, and the rise of 'world music'. Speaking from rich, hands-on experience of more than thirty years at various levels of music education (music in schools, community organizations and professional training courses), Huib Schippers makes a powerful case for the crucial role of learning music in shaping rich and diverse musical environments for the 21st century, both in practical terms and at a conceptual level: "what we hear is the product of what we believe about music."
Advocating a contemporary, positive and realistic approach to cultural diversity in music education and transmission, Schippers advocates taking into account and celebrating the natural dynamics of music. He argues that "most music travels remarkably well," and regards every musical act as an expression of the 'here and now', as do many of the musicians and scholars he quotes. In this way, he challenges stifling directives to recreate 'authentic contexts', which in fact constantly change (and have always changed) in the cultures of origin as well. This liberates music educators to seek with integrity appropriate ways of presenting music at all levels of education: in schools, community settings, and professional training.
In seven succinct chapters that each approach the issues from a different angle, Schippers gradually unfolds the complexities of learning and teaching music 'out of context' in an accessible manner, and presents a coherent model to approach these, as well as lucid suggestions for translating the resulting ideas in practice. While mapping the various factors that determine all acts of music transmission, he also comes to surprising insights into the nature and preconceptions underlying much formal music education settings across the world, including those focusing on western classical music.
Facing the Music provides a rich resource for reflection and practice for all those involved in teaching and learning music, from policy maker to classroom teacher.

The Beatles provided the soundtrack for the `Swinging Sixties', wrote and recorded groundbreaking albums, made films and were adored by fans universally. To pay tribute to their success as one of Britain's most loved bands, this special tin includes four vinyl record coasters that celebrate some of the fab four's best-known hits!