Alan Charlton

This workbook will help students gain the necessary skills and confidence to write a successful composition at GCSE. A series of forms, styles and genres are covered, including music for special occasions, verse and chorus, ternary form, theme and variations, minimalism, rondo, musique concrete, film and programme music. There are various exercises throughout, building in difficulty to help students gain the required level of knowledge to work towards their first composition. For downloadable resources and sample pages, please scroll to the bottom of this page. "Very useful for teachers who perhaps aren’t so comfortable with teaching composition, and would appreciate a structured course to follow." Russ Millard Head of Academic Music, Charterhouse

Music Composition Workbook: Volume 1: Selected Projects for GCSE Music

This is the ideal guide for those who wish to get to grips with music to a greater depth, to learn to play faster, more complicated scores, to compose and arrange music – the possibilities are endless. This guide provides everything you need to know, explaining pitch, the treble clef, the bass clef, rhythm, accidentals, key signatures, scales and chords, along with a compendium of additional information. Then practise what you have learnt with the ‘Play Along’ sections containing simple, well-known examples of music, from ‘Scarborough Fair’ to ‘Jerusalem’. With helpful diagrams, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format.

Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Learn; Simple Musical Examples

How To Read Music

Jake Jackson

A companion to "Chords for Kids" and "My First Recorder Music." Suitable for children aged between 8 and 10, it explains the essentials: pitch, the treble clef, the bass clef, rhythm, accidentals, key signatures and time signatures, followed by practice pieces. Features helpful diagrams, clear accessible text and a practical spiral-bound format.

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