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Responding to the upsurge of interest in wind and brass bands, Dr Kevin Thompson has written a practical manual for all who are involved with them whether in school or music centres, or in an adult community band. This essentially pragmatic book - the first of its kind - gives helpful advice on how to start a band, the choice of instruments, basic organisation, useful seating plans, rehearsal tips, composing and scoring for bands of different sizes. Additionally, there are innovative approaches...

Contains 144 hymns both traditional and modern. Fourteen are specially written for this collection and forty are arranged for recorder and guitar accompaniment, with the music provided for the pupil. The words to all the hymns plus the melody to forty of them are provided.

This series is designed to describe and analyse examples of various musical forms. Each section explains the origins and development of the form in question, with clearly set out analyses of varied and typical examples. The main text of each unit is a detailed description of the music, with examples. For each work included, there is a brief background and illustrations to help set the scene for the music which follows. There are also suggestions for further listening. These lists, together with...

This is the first of two books which introduce practical music making to pupils of all abilities who want to play the electronic keyboard. They demonstrate in easy stages the keyboard functions and introduce basic music theory at the same time, so that pupils can play the pieces of music provided at the end of each unit. Additional pieces to play are included at the end of Book 2. No previous musical knowledge is needed as the absolute beginner is given an easy step-by-step guide to playing musi...

This practical and concise revision guide is designed to support students preparing for their WJEC and Eduqas GCSE Music assessment. It provides the necessary musical information in a succinct and accessible format, ensuring students are fully equipped for assessment. It offers students the opportunity to practise identifying the elements of music when listening, and how they are used in composing. As well as general help and advice on how to approach the listening examination and coursework,...

Get the best grades with this SQA endorsed guide from one of Scotland's top experts. This guide provides complete revision support by combining an overview of the course syllabus with ways to improve exam performance. - Refresh knowledge with complete course notes - Improve performance and avoid unnecessary mistakes with top tips and hints - Find out what markers are looking for to gain vital extra marks

Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qual...

Australian television has been transformed over the past decade. Cross-media ownership and audience-reach regulations redrew the map and business culture of television; leading business entrepreneurs acquired television stations and then sold them in the bust of the late 1980s; and new television services were developed for non-English speaking and Aboriginal viewers.Australian Television Culture is the first book to offer a comprehensive analysis of the fundamental changes of this period. It is...