ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams These Grade 2 Practice Papers have been adapted from the 2017 Music Theory exam papers to include the new question types that will be in use from 2018 ...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams These Grade 3 Practice Papers have been adapted from the 2017 Music Theory exam papers to include the new question types that will be in use from 2018 ...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams These Grade 4 Practice Papers have been adapted from the 2017 Music Theory exam papers to include the new question types that will be in use from 2018 ...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams They provide authentic practice materials & are a reliable guide to what to expect in the exam This collection contains four 2017 Grade 8 past papers to work through ...

This pioneering book reveals how the music classroom can draw upon the world of popular musicians' informal learning practices so as to recognize & foster a range of musical skills & knowledge that have long been overlooked within music education It investigates how far informal learning practices are possible & desirable in a classroom context; how they can affect young teenagers' musical skill & knowledge acquisition; & how they can change the ways students listen to understand & appreciate music as critical listeners not only in relation to what they already know but beyond It examines students' motivations towards music education their autonomy as learners & their capacity to work co-operatively in groups without instructional guidance from teachers It suggests how we can awaken students' awareness of their own musicality particularly those who might not otherwise be reached by music education putting the potential for musical development & participation into their own hands Bringing informal learning practices into a school environment is challenging for teachers It can appear to conflict with their views of professionalism & may at times seem to run against official educational discourses pedagogic methods & curricular requirements But any conflict is more apparent than real for this book shows how informal learning practices can introduce fresh constructive ways for music teachers to understand & approach their work It offers a critical pedagogy for music not as mere theory but as an analytical account of practices which have fundamentally influenced the perspectives of the teachers involved Through its grounded examples & discussions of alternative approaches to classroom work & classroom relations the book reaches out beyond music to other curriculum subjects & wider debates about pedagogy & curriculum ...

Ideas in Profile Series Is music a science or an art? It's both as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively & accessible account of what music is & what it's for Music has been central to life since the dawn of humankind & is intimately bound up with the origins of language Andrew Gant introduces us to its long history & its many genres & manifestations He explains how composers compose players play & singers sing He looks at how musical styles develop the ways they fall in & out of fashion & why certain kinds of music
- dancing & love songs for example
- is a universal in human culture He considers how music is composed the nature of genius & the workings of inspiration He shows how music can be composed & used to stir patriotism instill courage reinforce identity sell a product or make a political point & he goes beyond humans to examine music in the natural world in the creativity of birdsong This is in short the ideal introduction to a very big subject

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A collection of some of the greatest musicals of all time including ANNIE GET YOUR GUN EASTER PARADE CALAMITY JANE HIGH SOCIETY & MEET ME IN STLOUIS ...

Little children can hear the sounds of more than 70 musical instruments with these delightfully illustrated sound cards There are four double-sided cards showing groups of instruments from a cello to a didgeridoo & trombone Slot a card into the frame then press the picture of an instrument to hear its sound ...

Press the buttons on the pages of this delightful book to hear the tunes for seven well-loved nursery rhymes including Humpty Dumpty Little Bo-peep Sing a Song of Sixpence & Hey Diddle Diddle

Includes:: the words for each rhyme & delightful illustrations by Richard Johnson with fingertrails & cut-out shapes to discover

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Now on CD you can play tracks in random order & easily repeat each track This is an easy-to-play game simply listen to the first few bars of each song & then name that tune! There are 80 different melodies designed to bring back memories & perhaps change the quiz session into a sing-along session ...