Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve Your Sight-reading series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams.
Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece, first through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and...

The best-selling Improve Your Sight-Reading series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. This collection of duets for grades 2-3 gives players a chance to practice their sight-reading skills with another player (the second parts are easily playable by other students or teachers). As well as providing a fun break from solo sight-reading practice, these duets will help develop a strong sense of rhythm and the all-important ability to 'keep going'. Complete with associated questions...

The best-selling Improve Your Sight-Reading series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. The books have been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for each grade and contain new material throughout. Designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, these books follow the same progressive format as previous editions: technical aspects are introduced step by step, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with...

The best-selling Improve Your Sight-Reading series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris has now been extended to offer a series of editions supporting the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria. The books have been specifically written to reflect Trinity's parameters for each grade and contain new material throughout. Designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, these books follow the same progressive format as previous editions: technical aspects are introduced step by step, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with...

Offering a method by one of the leading figures in clarinet education, this title starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2. It contains 22 stages and each section includes a variety of concert pieces from composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups'.

Teaching beginners is a huge responsibility and challenge, but also reaps enormous rewards. Today there are a host of colorful tutors to choose from, but none tell us how to teach beginners . . .
Teaching Beginners is an inspiring book by renowned educationalist Paul Harris. By looking at all the issues concerning the teaching of beginners, Paul outlines a series of principles, ideas and strategies upon which the best foundations can be laid.
Topics include:
* How to approach the first lessons
* Practice ideas for beginners
* Inheriting students
* Improvisation and...

Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces.

Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces.

Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces.

The new editions of this popular series supports the new ABRSM string syllabus requirements from 2012, ensuring success in the sight-reading tests of graded exams.