New Releases- Faber Piano Adventures: Sightreading Book - Level 1Level 1 students can have lots of fun while developing strong sight-reading skills. This inventive course uses sets of exercises based on melodic and rhythmic patterns from the Level 1 Lesson Book. […]
- World Music SongbookThis unique collection features 100+ folk favourites from countries around the globe arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. […]
- BigTime Piano: PopularThis new collection features 11 hits that students will love to learn, including: Dancing Queen • I Saw Her Standing There • Lean on Me • 100 Years • Pachelbel Canon • Pure Imagination • Star Wars (Main Theme) • You Raise Me Up • and more. […]
- Piano Duet Play-Along Volume 3: Broadway for TwoThis great series comes with a CD that features separate tracks for the Primo and Secondo parts – perfect for practice and performance, anywhere and any time! […]
- Ukulele Play-Along Volume 9: The Sound Of MusicThe Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily, with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! This pack features 8 beloved classics from The Sound Of Music […]
- Faber Piano Adventures: Sightreading Book - Level 1
Music for Kids Archive
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US schools shown the history of blues music
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsBlues music emerged as a genre from African American musicians living in Southern Texas and the Deep South and today it forms part of the US’ rich history of music.... -
Children pick up first of Mayor’s music scholarships
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsSchoolchildren from London have personally picked up their new music scholarship at a ceremony last week. The first round of the Mayor’s Fund for Young Musicians (MFYM) has allocated 100... -
The parent’s guide to purchasing your child’s first instrument: the ukulele
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThe ukulele now rivals the recorder as the school classroom’s musical instrument of choice. With its small size, perfect for little hands, kids can strum along to their favourite songs,... -
John Bassett provides the answers! Common questions about children learning to play for the first time.
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsLearning a musical instrument can be a fun and fufilling hobby for children. For parents, however, the world of music can appear difficult to navigate, with fact finding missions often... -
Finding a voice: the benefits of learning to play music for children with autism
Posted on January 18, 2012 | 1 CommentAs reported on the BBC News website, interactive technologies and games are becoming increasingly important outlets for autistic children and their families. Tailored to the needs of their focussed perception... -
Gaza music school shows defiance in troubled land
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsChildren living in Gaza have to grow up fast, yet a local music school is working to nurture their talent despite the troubles going on outside. Pupils at the Gaza... -
Royal Opera House launches singing teaching programme
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Royal Opera House (ROH) is launching a two-year programme to boost teaching skills in singing. Called Voices of the Future, the programme will provide professional development opportunities for music... -
Gove promises to protect music education
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe education secretary Michael Gove has said that music education in schools will be protected despite budgetary cuts and next year’s national curriculum review. Critics have voiced their concerns that... -
ABRSM welcomes govt’s emphasis on music teaching
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has welcomed the government’s new focus on making sure that teachers are fully trained in delivering music education. As part... -
Government launches music education plan
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe Department for Education has launched its national plan for music education which promises to change the way in which music is delivered to schools. Titled The Importance of Music,...