Teaching Resources

A collection of piano pieces for pattern recognition, memory and sight reading to encourage students to develop unassisted at home. The student encounters in a range of a patterns in various positions, rhythms and keys and encouraged to use what they already know and build new learning on previous knowledge. Memory is encouraged, as students can memorise a pattern, a chord progression, a simple phrase, then see it as a musical word in other pieces. Additional ideas for improvisation can be found in Making My Own Music.  
Composed 2018

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• I can play that, Book Three  - sheet music

ISMN 9790720209159

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This is a book of beginner piano pieces, including several chord charts for the students to work out unassisted at
home or in the lesson.

The aim of these pieces is to:

• Encourage music reading and memory
• Develop recognition of musical words rather than a note by note reading approach
• Develop the ear through transposition and harmonisation
• Improve student confidence in music reading
• Develop an instinctive feel for simple rhythmic patterns
• Enable the use and awareness of consistent fingering
• Improve memory skills

The repertoire included in this volume reinforces the recognition of

• Patterns: skipping patterns, intervals of a 3rd and stepping patterns, intervals of a second
• Direction: ascending, descending, changing direction
• Simple rhythmic patterns

Composed 2019

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• I can play that  - sheet music

ISMN 9790720214801

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This is a book of beginner pieces that can be used for sight reading, improvisation, transposition and memory practice.
The aim of these pieces is to:

• Encourage music reading and memory
• Develop recognition of musical words rather than a note by note reading approach
•  Develop the ear through transposition and harmonisation
• Improve student confidence in music reading
•  Develop an instinctive feel for simple rhythmic patterns
• Enable the use and awareness of consistent fingering
• Improve memory skills

The repertoire included in this volume reinforces the recognition of

• Patterns: skipping patterns, intervals of a 3rd and stepping patterns, intervals of a second
• Direction: ascending, descending, changing direction
• Simple rhythmic patterns in simple quadruple metre (Book 2 incorporates triple meter)
• Pieces can be used in any order that suits the student’s individual curriculum ad program of study

Composed 2019

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• I can READ that, Primer  - sheet music

ISMN 9790720214818

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Finding your musical voice

This is a resource book for the student, the classroom teacher and the private studio teacher with suggestions to inspire creativity and music composition. I believe everyone is capable of writing music. Nick Cave when describing his song writing process stated, “The big problem with song-writing for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but the starting of the new song.” 

A range of exercises is included so that students can explore the possibilities of sound in terms of: pitch, duration, texture, register, tone colour, and expressive techniques. 

For ease of use 
•   Most examples and exercises are in simple keys and all exercises can be transposed to suitable keys
•   Examples in treble and bass clefs are included, this will enable all students to read and connect with the information presented
•   The words triad and chord are used interchangeably to describe three or more notes played together. 

Compiled 2018

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• I can write music - Contents  

ISMN 9790720209135

Comprehensive guide to the cor anglais and oboe and and extensive repertoire list and valuable program notes.

Welcome to the wonderful world of musical wind instruments! The cor anglais and oboe belong to the class of wind instrument called the double reed. The bassoon and contra-bassoon are the other members of the double-reed family. The purpose of this book is to give you access to the cor anglais and oboe; how to play them, what to play on them and the techniques that will help you play them well.

It is also a vital guide for the music lover as it will inform you as to the repertoire of these instruments and will help promote your listening pleasure. Very little is written about the cor anglais so this book seeks to promote it along with the oboe, both often heard but rarely recognised.

Hard copy includes a CD of cor anglais works performed by Rachel Tolmie. 
Also available online is Rachel's CD - Simply, Cor Anglais (Wirr007)

ISBN1876829 12 5

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A book designed specifically to introduce the notes of the clarion register in a way which makes them easy to assimilate. Each note is dealt with easily and thoroughly, with tuneful studies, before moving on to the next note. Also included are exercises for the student to practice reading in the upper register, and some simple, familiar tunes.

This book is intended as a supplement to any of the available tutor books, many of which deal with the clarion register notes rather too abruptly, and with insufficient time for the development of familiarity.

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Creating an aural and kinetic vocabulary

The Invisible Tutor Book allows the teacher to put together a tutor book and or supplementary materials to help the student learn. Its aims are to:

• Build kinaesthetic vocabulary
• Build an auditory vocabulary

The Invisible Tutor Book

• Lays a secure foundation for the student’s reading skills
• Provides a vocabulary for improvisation and composition
• Encourages and improves aural and technical skills
• Provides a kinetic vocabulary of basic finger patterns

Composed 2019

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• The Invisible Tutor Book - sheet music

ISMN 9790720214863

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This book offers 21 jazz styled solo pieces for Mallets that can be used for reading and or performance.

Resource book for theory, music craft and musicianship

The works progress in difficulty from easy beginner material to later beginner works.

Compiled 2018

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• Jazz Solos for Mallets - resource samples

ISMN 9790902253710

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Solos, duets and trios - Violin, Viola and Cello  for beginner students. For Theory, Musicianship, Music Craft

The Kaleidoscope series is aimed to provide teachers with a resource that has multiple options regarding the combination of keys, instrumental parts, repertoire, solo works and ensemble pieces including duets, trios and quartets providing flexi-score arrangements.

In the easy and medium difficulty volumes pieces are presented in several keys.

• Sometimes the arrangement of the duets is slightly modified to suit the range of the instrument or the difficulty level, thus the parts I and II are not identical across each key.
• There is a simple piano accompaniment for most of the duets and may be performed by a student or the teacher.
• Playing with other students encourages peer learning, is motivating and fun and a great way to introduce performance for the shy or timid student.
• Most of the piano parts are intentionally simple, so that a piano student may provide the accompaniment for either the solo or the duet.

Compiled 2018

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• Kaleidoscope Easy Strings - resource samples

ISMN 9790902253741

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Solos, duets and trios - Violin, Viola and Cello jazz-style in a variety of levels. For Theory, Musicianship, Music Craft

The Kaleidoscope series is aimed to provide teachers with a resource that has multiple options regarding the combination of keys, instrumental parts, repertoire, solo works and ensemble pieces including duets, trios and quartets providing flexi-score arrangements.

In the easy and medium difficulty volumes pieces are presented in several keys.

• Sometimes the arrangement of the duets is slightly modified to suit the range of the instrument or the difficulty level, thus the parts I and II are not identical across each key.
• There is a simple piano accompaniment for most of the duets and may be performed by a student or the teacher.
• Playing with other students encourages peer learning, is motivating and fun and a great way to introduce performance for the shy or timid student.
• Most of the piano parts are intentionally simple, so that a piano student may provide the accompaniment for either the solo or the duet.
• Parts are included where relevant.

Compiled 2018

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• Kaleidoscope Jazz Strings - resource samples

ISMN 9790902253666

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Solos, duets and trios - for beginner students.

The Kaleidoscope series is aimed to provide teachers with a resource that has multiple options regarding the combination of keys, instrumental parts, repertoire, solo works and ensemble pieces including duets, trios and quartets providing flexi-score arrangements. For Theory, Musicianship, Music Craft

• A range of genre’s and different composers are included across a number of different books.
• Part one of the duets can be played as a solo piece.
• The pieces are designed to build sight-reading and performance skills for instrumental students.
• Playing with other students encourages peer learning, is motivating and fun and a great way to introduce performance for the shy or timid student.
• Most of the piano parts are intentionally simple, so that a piano student may provide the accompaniment for either the solo or the duet.

In the easy and medium difficulty volumes pieces are presented in several keys.

• Sometimes the arrangement of the duets is slightly modified to suit the range of the instrument or the difficulty level, thus the parts I and II are not identical across each key.
• There is a simple piano accompaniment for most of the duets and may be performed by a student or the teacher.
• Parts are included where required.

Compiled 2018

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• Kaleidoscope - Woodwinds for beginners - resource samples

ISMN 9790902253659

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Solos, duets and trios - for beginner students.

The Kaleidoscope series is aimed to provide teachers with a resource that has multiple options regarding the combination of keys, instrumental parts, repertoire, solo works and ensemble pieces including duets, trios and quartets providing flexi-score arrangements. For Theory, Musicianship, Music Craft

• A range of genre’s and different composers are included across a number of different books.
• Part one of the duets can be played as a solo piece.
• The pieces are designed to build sight-reading and performance skills for instrumental students.
• Playing with other students encourages peer learning, is motivating and fun and a great way to introduce performance for the shy or timid student.
• Most of the piano parts are intentionally simple, so that a piano student may provide the accompaniment for either the solo or the duet.

In the easy and medium difficulty volumes pieces are presented in several keys.

• Sometimes the arrangement of the duets is slightly modified to suit the range of the instrument or the difficulty level, thus the parts I and II are not identical across each key.

• There is a simple piano accompaniment for most of the duets and may be performed by a student or the teacher.
  
  
• Parts are included where required.

Compiled 2018

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• Kaleidoscope - Woodwinds for intermediate - resource samples

ISMN 9790902253727

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