A collection of short, jazzy and bluesy canons (with a hint of latin here and there) for classroom use, community singing, choirs or small groups of singers.
Fun, easy to learn and progressing from... More > very simple (manageable at roughly Keystage 2) to more challenging, these canons have been successfully trialled in numerous voice workshops involving both children's choirs and groups of adults.
The collection features the ever-popular "Blue Brother Jake", performed by massed children's choirs for the NAPE Festival of Voices at London's Wembley Arena.< Less
A collection of short, jazzy and bluesy canons (with a hint of latin here and there) for classroom use, community singing, choirs or small groups of singers.
Fun, easy to learn and progressing from... More > very simple (manageable at roughly Keystage 2) to more challenging, these canons have been successfully trialled in numerous voice workshops involving both children's choirs and groups of adults.
The collection features the ever-popular "Blue Brother Jake", performed by massed children's choirs for the NAPE Festival of Voices at London's Wembley Arena.< Less
This A4 notebook is specifically designed for the piano teacher and pupil to use together, to keep a record of what the pupil has covered in the lesson, to help schedule practice sessions for the... More > time in between lessons, and to allow the teacher to include any extra notes, quizzes, theory notes or writing practice.< Less
A collection of children's songs aimed at the 8-11 age range. The songs offer an inspiring, colourful and challenging song repertoire for children to enjoy, and to use as material for school concert... More > performances. The collection covers subjects relating to children's common everyday experience - mobile phones, sleepovers, toys, insects, school, fashion - and draws on jazz, blues and other popular musical styles. It sets out to encourage schools to utilise a whole range of musical talents available, from young children who enjoy singing and playing instruments to members of staff who may be talented pianists, guitarists or creative musicians bringing other instruments to the ensemble. The book includes detailed guidance notes for each song, full scores, guitar chords, lyric sheets for the creation of OHP acetates, separate recorder and piano parts. Accompanying MP3 tracks with sample performances of each song and full backings for all songs are available separately.< Less
A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TUNES for descant recorder to provide beginners with a new, colourful and fun repertoire to enjoy, however new they are to the instrument. The collection draws on a... More > VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES inspired by Boogie to Bluesy grooves, Latin and Scottish flavours, echoes of China to Merrie Olde England, groovy funk to gentle ballads. ARRANGED FOR PIANO & DESCANT RECORDER, the accompanying MP3 tracks, available separately, comprise sample performances & backings with fuller arrangements. *ALSO AVAILABLE SOON: Teachers'/Accompanists book.*< Less
Canons are a brilliant way to introduce a group of singers to harmony. There are no difficult parts to be learned, and yet the singers can very soon enjoy the wonderful harmonies they are making... More > together. HARMONIC ECHOES is a series of 10 short, simple canons which have been very successfully trialled in a number of voice workshops.
With recurring themes of love, light and peace, these canons are not only a pleasure to sing, their effect on singers and listeners alike can be one of meditative stillness and joyful calm.
Accessible and easy to learn, they progress from very simple to more challenging later in the collection. Although intended for a minimum of three voices or groups of voices, HARMONIC ECHOES can also be used as solo voice/unison chants if so desired.
MP3 downloads of optional backings, and of sample performances (unison and canonic)of the chants are also available from www.lulu.com/trixifield.< Less
A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TUNES for descant recorder to provide beginners with an up-to-date, colourful and fun repertoire to enjoy, however new they are to the instrument.
The collection draws on... More > a VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES inspired by Boogie to Bluesy grooves, Latin and Scottish flavours, echoes of China to Merrie Olde England, groovy funk to gentle ballads.
ARRANGED FOR PIANO & DESCANT RECORDER, the accompanying MP3 tracks, available separately, comprise sample performances & backings with fuller arrangements.
FULL SCORE & NOTES FOR TEACHERS & ACCOMPANISTS.< Less
A growing body of evidence seems to indicate that singing, chanting and gentle vocal toning can be excellent for improving your voice, for racking up your joy quota, improving your general health and... More > wellbeing, reducing your stress levels, and for helping to develop soaring self confidence. Would you like to tone up your voice? Begin to use it with more confidence? Enjoy the relaxing, stress-busting effects that singing, toning and chanting can have? Enhance your sense of inner peace and well being through mindful song and chant? Simply sing your heart out, no matter what anyone else thinks about it? Easy to read and packed full of simple ideas, tips and exercises, let this little book help you begin to tone up that most natural of communication tools and musical instruments and start to enjoy just what YOUR VOICE can do for you!< Less
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Available as an INSTANT FREE DOWNLOAD, you are heartily invited to try out this sample song extracted from "Jazzicle Pops!" children's song collection. Do try out this... More > song with your 8-11 (Keystage 2) pupils and see how they enjoy it before purchasing a full copy of "Jazzicle Pops!" The extract includes guidance notes for teachers, a full score, words arranged to make them easy to copy onto acetate, and separate parts for recorders and piano. Don't forget to download the FREE MP3 TRACKS to go with this song!< Less
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