Forwoods Music Music Text Books & DVD

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Making Music Reference: 9780193222014 Making Music is an invaluable practical resource for all instrumental and singing teachers. It will ensure that you make the most of every minute of lesson time and gives you the necessary tools to develop a student's musicianship to the full. Making Music presents 200+ accessible and imaginative activities guaranteed to improve every student's musical understanding and aural awareness. Subjects include warming up, pulse and rhythm, and basic musical elements such as harmonic progression, scales, melody, improvising, and composing. Some of the less tangible aspects of music-making, such as musical character and style, are also explored. Suitable for both group and individual lessons, and for students at all stages, Making Music provides a refreshingly practical approach to developing the whole musician. An OUP publication by Patricia Gane Price: £19.95

		Paul Harris Improve Your Teaching Reference: 525342 'Improve Your Teaching brilliantly communicates the remarkable energy and enthusiasm that has made Paul Harris one of the great reflective practitioners of our time. His fascination with teaching process proves to be truly inspirational. This book will surely revolutionise the teaching of music at all levels' Colin Lawson (Royal College of Music) Price: £8.95


		Rhythm Coach Reference: UE32347 This little book with CD is packed full of everything you need to get rhythmically fit. Not just a "hands-on" booklet but feet and voice join in too. It will stimulate, energise and liberate - building confidence and a strong sense of pulse. All developing musicians from an early stage and of any age can use this as: · a "teach-yourself" book · a book for using parallel to music lessons · a book for using together with a teacher - individually or in a group Included are: · a few basic facts about notation of rhythms · call & response exercises (using the enclosed CD) · exercises using body and vocal percussion. · special rhythmic sing and play-alongs to reinforce newly acquired skills · a 5 minute daily rhythm workout and rhythm training plan Price: £7.99


		Achieving Success Diploma Preparation DVD Reference: D3994 An invaluable guide for anyone preparing for the Associated Board's Diploma in Music Performance Demonstrates the standards required at each diploma level - DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM Advice on how to make the exam day go smoothly, including choosing repertoire, writing programme notes and preparing for the Quick Study test and viva voce Interviews with successful candidates and with a diploma examiner, offering tips on preparing for the exam and what the examiners will be looking for Price: £15.95


		Achieving Success Diploma Preparation Video Reference: D5407 Video edition Price: £15.95


		Composer's World Reference: 511368 Composers world is a series of books, illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With pictures, words and music, it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career. Faber Music edition Price: £5.99
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		Bach An Extraordinary Life Reference: 1860961908 ‘Moroney’s prose makes gripping reading, much like a good novel. This book will open your eyes to a side of Bach with which you might not be familiar - a determined, sometimes stubborn, competitive, humorous man, but above all a human-being.’ Early Music News Nov 2000 Price: £8.50


		Elgar An Extraordinary Life Reference: 9781860967702 "This is now possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar’s life ... On the complex yet sympathetic genius himself Harper-Scott presents a well-detailed and believable likeness." BBC Music Magazine June 2007 An ABRSM publication Price: £10.95


		Mozart An Extraordinary Life Reference: 1860964192 How did an 18th-century child prodigy become a 20th-century icon? Was the adult Mozart really a womanizing, drink-fuelled gambler with Tourette's Syndrome? Was he murdered...? Julian Rushton jumps right into the debate with this fascinating and readable history, dispensing with the myth, conjecture , and popular iconography that frequently distorts our notions of what Mozart and his times were really like. What emerges is a more human and believable portrait , challenging our preconceptions while deepening our understanding of this extraordinary man and his music Price: £8.50


		Keeping Your Nerve Reference: 519229 'Keeping your nerve!' is the perfect pocket-sized prop for any performer hampered by stage fright, whether a keen amateur or student preparing for an exam. Full of comforting advise and entertaining anecdotes, this book will go a long way to helping conquer the fear of performing in public and will be of equal interest to teachers, parents and friends of performers. It will help the reader to prepare for performances, understand why musicians perform and why audiences turn up, offer support to friends or pupils who are about to perform, learn how to unwind after a performance, and finally, ultimately enjoy performing. Price: £3.50


		Pop Music - The Text Book Reference: P7690 Pop Music The Text Book – Traces the development of pop music from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, investigating the influence of each generation upon the next. It identifies the forms and musical characteristics of different styles and includes extensive chapters on the development of music technology. Pop Music The Text Book examines the different roles of people working in the music industry and explains the processes involved in making and selling a CD. Price: £15.95


		Pop Music: Question & Answer Book Reference: P7797 Includes photocopiable question pages Price: £12.95


		Performer's Guide to the Baroque Period Bk/Cd Reference: D1924 These stimulating guides will help students and their teachers to achieve stylish performances of music of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. They will also add to the knowledge and understanding of amateur and professional musicians and all music lovers. Includes a full-length CD of excerpts from authoritative recordings Price: £15.50


		Performer's Guide to the Classical Period Bk/Cd Reference: D1932 Associated Board publication Price: £15.50


		Performer's Guide to the Romantic Period Bk/Cd Reference: D1940 Associated Board publication Price: £15.50


		Music in Words Reference: D236X An invaluable reference tool giving much needed advice on how to research and write about music. An Associated Board publication written by Trevor Herbert. Price: £12.95