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Music Island Adventure-Ages 7-11 KS2
	Price: £45.83 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Visit this amazing musical island - an exciting and engaging musical adventure exploring the building blocks of music - with loads of fun along the way. Five contrasting areas contain musical games and characters. There is composing, mixing, performing and listening - and plenty of music, lyrics, puzzles, worksheets and artwork to print out. All the games, projects and performances are linked to programmes of music education currently undertaken at Primary School. Music Island Adventure is the perfect destination to enjoy and progress in the world of music. Includes an Island Poster (size 42 x 57cm) and three sheets of 12 Music Island stickers.

Rain Forest Music-Ages 7-11
	Price: £56.34 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Features & Benefits Rain Forest Music is a piece of creative software that provides children with the perfect interactive environment to express their thoughts and ideas through the digital creation of rich multimedia soundscapes. The four rainforest-themed creative canvasses, and the numerous visual and musical elements available to pupils, enable the creation of interesting, unique and personal multimedia compositions. Many pupils just need the right opportunities and guidance to encourage their natural creativity and musical competence to grow and blossom…Rain Forest Music is sure to get your pupils hitting all the right creative notes! Contents Four rain forest themed creative canvasses Many visual and musical elements Simple musical structure Introduction to simple notation Musical teaching ideas for use in the classroom

The Music Handbook(Includes 6 audio cd roms)
	Price: £34.65 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
The Music Handbook has been developed so that any teacher can teach music in school, even those without any music experience. - 30 clear structured and sequenced lesson plans - Photocopiable child assessment record - Resources section with songs, rhymes, actions and games - Puppet templates - The Handbook has 144 pages and includes six CDs with all teaching and performance tracks. - Beginners level suitable for ages 4-7 Dimensions: 219 x 297mm

eJay Dance 7
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Dance 7 has been completely re-designed from the ground up, with an all new interface and code base. Dance 7 features 99 true stereo tracks which have controls for pan and volume, as well as Performance Curves. Songs are now built from Sound Clips, which contain one real-time instrument from a selection of Sample Loop Player, Poly Synth, Bass Synth and Drum Machine, and up to 4 real-time effects per clip, allowing extreme flexibility and final production polish. Dance 7 sports a new Sample Studio, with enhanced editing features and the ability to process samples using any of the virtual effects. Other key features are integral CD Burning, File Manager and off-line HTML based Help & Tutorial Document. Please Note: By using the .wav export function in the previous eJay software you will be able to import samples or complete tracks into Dance 7 as Dance 7 has direct wav files support. Key Features: · Build songs from Sound Clips or create your own songs, note by note · 5000+ Sounds (Sound Clips, Waveforms and Virtual Instrument Patches) · Fully expandable with more Plug-in Instruments and Effects · Virtual Instruments can be operated in Simple or Advanced mode · Polyphony and effects count are only limited by the speed of your PC · Change BPM without changing the pitch of the song (40 - 600 bpm) · Faster Load times than previous versions · Full Undo/Redo function · 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 960 screen modes · Performance meter shows how hard your PC is working Song Arranger · Up to 99 channels and 999 bars · Song Data Cut, Copy & Paste · User can save Virtual Instrument settings as a “Preset” · Volume Performance Curve for each channel · Pan Performance Curve for each channel · Mute and Solo multiple channels · Individual Volume & Pan setting for each channel · Zoom function allows zooming in or out of the Arranger screen · V.U. meter shows the stereo output as the Song plays · "Panic" mute to toggle volume on/off Sample Studio · Sample new sounds into Dance 7 · Edit samples with cut, copy, paste and trim · Apply any number of effects · Save for later use or use in Sample Loop Player Virtual Instruments · Sample Loop Player · Plays back custom loops, samples or WAV files · Edit the aspects of a loop at a component level · Synthesizer · Built in note sequencer allows the creation of any melody · Virtual Instrument allows almost infinite sound creation by parameter editing · Fully polyphonic, allowing chord pattern creation · Drum Machine · Use up to 8 drum sounds to create your own rhythms · Edit the volume, pan, filter and other parameters of each instance of each sound · Bass Synth · Built in note sequencer allows the creation of any bass line · Virtual Instrument allows almost infinite sound creation by parameter editing · Monophonic with Portamento for slide bass effects Effects · Master Effects – Chose 4 Master Effects to modify your song · Reverb - Fully configurable to creation environments (hall, room, etc) · Chorus - Fully editable to create gentle phasing, wide choral or pipe delay effects · Echo - Vary the echo time, stereo width and mix levels · E.Q. - Fine tune with 10 frequency band controls

eJay Virtual Music Studio
	Price: £29.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Virtual Music Studio is the culmination of over 3 years invested in bringing you the best sounding music technology possible. VMS includes professionally produced samples spanning all popular musical styles; Dance, R&B, HipHop, Trance, Techno, Electro, Ambient and many more! Fully expandable, VMS brings you remarkable real-time synthesizer technology featuring 5 superb virtual instruments and 7 classic effects units. Clarity of sound and an intuitive interface makes VMS a self contained musical powerhouse! Features: Write your first track in seconds using professionally recorded sound clips. Fully expandable Sound Library! Add more; Samples, Instruments, Effects and Instrument Presets. Caters for Notive & Expert alike, with an easy-to-learn interface and immediate results. eJay gives you as many channels & sounds as your PC can handle (max 99 channels). eJay loads and manages files far quicker than previous versions. Choose from 1000's of included sounds or create your own, note by note. CPU power bar lets you see how hard your PC is working as your track plays back. Features Virtual Instruments comparable with those costing £100's! Unlimited import and export of WAV files

eJay Hip Hop 6
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Bring on the noise with Hip Hop 6, the new hip hop based music studio from eJay Virtual Music Studio range! Hip Hop 6 is easy to use. You will be making music and sound clips in no time. Key Features: · Fully expandable music creation studio. · 5000 royalty-free professional sound clips, loops and beats. · Professional audio editor to create and modify your own sounds. · Sample direct from CD or from any device connected to your soundcard. · Record your own rhymes, and freestyle along to your tracks. · Five virtual instruments with simple and advanced modes: sampler, multitrack drum machine, poly synth, bass synth and dj decks. · Many audio effects included: echo, chorus, reverb, compressor, distortion… · An equalizer to fine tune your sound. · Volume and pan curves for each track. · Integrated CD burning to record your tracks on CD. · Unlimited import and export of WAV files. · Comprehensive online manual and quick-start tutorial.

eJay R n B
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
&B 1 is the perfect tool to start mixing your beats like the pros! R&B 1 is the latest music creation tool from the eJay line of award winning music creation software. Start producing today with 1000's of royalty-free Rythm and Blues and other sound clips included with this package! Features: Build songs from pre-written Sound Clips or create your own songs note by note. Songs built from Sound Clips which contain 1 virtual instrument and up to 4 effects. Fully expandable with more Plug-in Instruments and Effects. Virtual Instruments can be operated in Simply (beginner) or Advanced (enthusiast) mode. Polyphony and effects count distacted by the speed of your PC. Faster Load times. Change BPM without changing the pitch of the song (40 - 600 bpm). 1000's of Sound Clips and virtual instrument patches. 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 960 screen resolution. PC Processor Performace meter customised to your PC shows how hard your PC is working.

Musical Leaps and Bounds Early Years Ages 3-6
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
This educational program is designed with fun packed music and listening activities to encourage children to respond, explore, experiment, express their ideas and use their imagination. This superb program helps to develop many vital early skills. It is designed to: Improve listening skills and lengthens concentration span Enhance visual and auditory memory Develope mouse skills and hand-eye co-ordination Encourage confidence and self-esteem

Three Little Nativities-ages 3-5
	Price: £24.98 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Three retellings of the nativity story carefully planned to lead children in Founcation Stage and reception classes through successful impromptu musical performances — perfect for an informal end of term celebration in class or in front of the parents. Simple practice, performance, costume and artwork suggestions are all included in this complete performance pack which includes FREE performance licence. The three settings • traditional Bethlehem stable • a magical toy shop • a journey through space

The Twelve Days of Christmas Ages 7-11
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
The Twelve Days of Christmas Musical is a sparkly adaptation of the famous Christmas song of the same name. It is a wonderful, exciting musical that really captures the true giving spirit of Christmas. Intended for children in Key Stage 2 (7-11 year olds), there are parts for all the characters from the song and many many more, all with amazingly colourful costumes. Children just love the fun, catchy songs, and the CD includes backing tracks as well as incidental music providing opportunities for adding dance and mime to the production.

The Night Before Christmas Ages 7-11
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a magical, musical adaptation of the well-known nineteenth century rhyme of the same name. This heart-warming tale brings the magic of Christmas to life in a fantastically festive setting. Intended for children in Key Stage 1 and early Key Stage 2 (6-9 year olds). There are parts for mice, children, toys, Father Christmas, reindeer and many, many more, all with amazing costumes. The songs are incredibly Christmasy and the CD includes backing tracks and performance tracks as well as incidental music providing opportunities for adding dance and mime to the production.

Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen Ages 7-11
	Price: £24.98 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Following on from the success of A & C Black’s Roald Dahl series of musicals comes a sparkling adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen. Written by popular children’s author Kay Umansky, this musical provides schools with the same winning format as before: a complete performance pack including great songs, dramatic incidental music, full CD backing tracks, and an expandable cast list which gives everyone a chance to shine. Each complete performance pack contains: Script and staging directions Melody lines and piano vocal score No-fuss application for performance licence Backing tracks Full performances Composition and Literacy activities Included in the pack is a CD/Enhanced CD. Played in a CD player, the CD contains backing tracks and incidental music plus performances of the songs to help you rehearse. Played on a computer, the CD allows you to access: additional staging ideas and suggestions, acting activities for developing confident performers, supplementary composition activities, complete piano/vocal score to print out, all song words for classroom use and CD cue list including timings and useful descriptions.

Music And Dyslexia: Opening New Doors-Book KS1-4
	Price: £13.61
This collection of essays demonstrates how dyslexics can also be highly gifted musicians, despite difficulties in reading and remembering musical notation. Ten of the 21 contributors are themselves dyslexic and each relates their personal experiences and in most cases eventual success

2 Simple Music Toolkit-Foundation-KS2
	Price: £42.30 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
A suite of six easy to use programs for Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2. It allows children to explore a wide variety of musical concepts, from creating simple sequences of sounds and rhythms through to composing short pieces of music - something for learners and aspiring performers everywhere. The on-screen videos act as tutorials for both teachers and learners. The learning objectives and techniques are strongly linked to the QCA Schemes of Work for Music and ICT. Although designed for use by non-specialists, the software has been developed to teach important musical concepts.

Children`s Music Journey Ages 4-7
	Price: £24.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
This animated interactive music program is specifically designed for ages 4-7. The software is suitable for both school and home use and follows established music education learning methodology. Students begin each lesson receiving instruction from an animated Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Fanny Mendelssohn or other famous composer. Lessons are interactive and entertaining. Sessions incorporate a creative component and opportunities to play music games.

Ages 8+, Making Musical Instruments from Junk -Book
	Price: £7.99
This book offers a wealth of ideas for making satisfying musical instruments from everyday materials. It is aimed at children aged eight and upwards who can work on their own with occasional adult help. The book will include 12 practical projects, with step by step instructions and photographs. There are also sections on choosing appropriate materials, and design and decoration techniques. The book encourages children to develop their own ideas, as well as offering tried and tested design and technology techniques. The book encourages children to develop their own ideas, as well as offering tried and tested design and technology techniques which are guaranteed to work.

The Chester Book Of Nursery Rhymes And Children's Songs
	Price: £9.89
Description 169 classic songs arranged for piano, voice and guitar. A wealth of all-time favourite songs for children, including Nursery rhymes, campfire songs and folk tunes, plus traditional games and activities all gathered together in one great collection. Sample: Ding Dong, Bell Do Your Ears Hang Low Doctor Foster Dry Bones Eeensy Weensy Spider Fee! Fi! Foe! Fum! Fiddle-de-dee Five Little Ducks Five Little Speckled Frogs Found A Peanut Frere Jacques Frog Went A-courtin' Georgie Porgie Ging Gang Gooli Going Over The Sea Goosey Goosey Gander Grandfather's Clock Green Grow The Rashes, O Hark, Hark, The Dogs Do Bark Have A Little Dog Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes Here We Go Gathering Nuts In May

ABC For Kids Bumper Songbook: 100 Songs
	Price: £14.79
Description One hundred favourite children's TV and classroom songs in one bumper volume, everything from 'Bananas in Pyjamas' to 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'. Featuring a mixture of arrangements - some songs have melody line, lyrics and chords, some have full piano and voice with guitar chords. Media-Sheet Music Sample of content: A Sailor Went To Diz Baa Baa Blacksheep Bananas In Pyjamas Bear Hunt Bobby Bingo Bumping And A-jumping Bunjip Groove 'C' Is For Cookie Can We Fix It? Can You (Point And Do The Twist?) D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) Did You Ever See A Lassie Doctor Knickerbocker Five Green Bottles Five Little Ducks Flower Pot Time Freres Jacques

The Hutchinson Music Reference Suite
	Price: £14.98 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Description The Hutchinson Music Reference Suite is jam-packed with more than 9,000 fascinating articles, complete with music clips, pictures, and quotes. Explore the biographical entries on the wide range of people that have shaped the musical world through the ages, from conductors and composers such as Simon Rattle and Johann Bach, to tenors including the world-renowned Luciano Pavarotti. Discover the different types of works such as Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Bizet's Carmen or Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, and study the theory behind the music, including musical terms and notation. Features An easy-to-use search facility to guide you through the numerous articles available. Categories include: People, Works, Instruments, Institutions, Theory, and a Timeline. Listen to, and learn about a wide variety of musical instruments from the accordion to the zither. A timeline dating back to 25,000 BC. Key musical selections are all brought to life through high quality sound extracts and illustrations. Articles can be printed, copied to the clipboard and pasted into other applications, such as your word processor for personal use. An interactive quiz to test your knowledge of music. Supports the Music Curriculum at GCSE level.

Chambers Dictionary of Music-Book
	Price: £12.49
Over 7000 entries Illustrated with musical examples Chronology of key composers and works This broad-ranging dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of the world of classical music and includes entries on terminology, genres, composers and works from early music to the present day. Compiled with the assistance of eminent professors of music, it is an authoritative but accessible guide to the subject.

Farmer Pete Song Pack
	Price: £44.64 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Resources that support the Number Fun CD Rom. Each song book contains a unique, fun-filled and catchy set of songs that cover the breath of the Primary National Numeracy Strategy. Each song pack comes with both a full-track and backing-track CD.

MusicBox2-Home User Ages 5-15
	Price: £24.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Features Award-winning software that explores and nurtures childrens' musical talents National Curriculum-based Designed for children aged 5-15 years Key Stages 1-4, Scotland P1-S3 Four activities with more than 200 instruments Sound Box, Chord Box, Beat Box and Tune Box Young musicians' enjoyment and learning with MusicBox 2 is only limited by imagination! Also suitable for children with special educational needs

Cinematrix 3.0 KS2-3-4
	Price: £55.23 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Description Cinematrix 3, enables pupils and teachers to mix music and video in real time. It can bring together many multi-media tools already being used in schools such as cameras, music software etc. This produces impressive results instantly and easily. Cinematrix 3.0 can mix twenty channels of audio and video in real time, using pre-installed files. A pupil can also easily capture and load in their videos, photos and music to create documentaries, presentations and music videos.Teachers have found that Cinematrix has helped pupils to explore, develop, share and exhange idea as well as evaluate and develop their work. Features Mix, playback, save and export facilities Capture live video Create special effects Imports MP3, WAV, Quicktime, AVI (Quicktime compatible),and J-PEG files. Exports audio and video files. Music and Video Editting Benefits Suitable for key stages 2, 3 and 4. Cinematrix covers essential ICT curriculum objectives Requires minimal training even for non-music specialist teachers. Impressive finished result can be achieved in a single lesson but also excellent for extended projects. Engaging for all levels of learners. Helps and encourages pupils to explore ideas using engaging modern media.

Music Factory KS1-KS2
	Price: £42.98 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Listening to sounds and building your own music from pre-defined sound clips Most children enjoy making music, especially when they can be confident the results will be excellent. Music factory enables anybody to make satisfying, top quality music. The program provides rifs and rhythmic patterns which can be conbined in many thousands of ways from simple to complex. Any combination will always work. A variety of styles provides something for every taste and ability group. Play music in realtime - Play in 'live' mode to explore the different sounds and combinations before building up a composition to save. A range of input devices and access facilities: Larger icons for easy mouse or trackerball options Touch window for direct access Overlay Keyboard and IntelliKey Keyboard access as an alternative to mouse Switch access for users with physical difficulties Save input settings for different us. Music factory gives an ideal foundation to computer-based music making, introducing concepts and processes found in more advanced sequencing packages. Music Factory allows all non-musicians to produce compositions quickly and easily, by building patterns and sequences. All the sounds within each style have been selected so that they 'fit together'. Build and record compositions: There are several music styles to choose from including Reggae, Blues, Techno, Spooky, Salsa, Waltz, Medieval and the 60s... Choose the music style you want Choose the instruments or sound to suit your mood Choose the sound elements for each instrument Program your own chord sequences alongside the music Using Music Factory in the classroom: Start with one or two instruments Play the patterns sequentially See how the sounds fit together Add different types of sounds Save input settings for different users Alter the tempo Add drum fills Make chord changes Key Stage: KS1 to KS2 Platform: Windows Format: CD Scottish Primary Key Stage: P1 to P6

Music Express-Foundation Stage
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Foundation Stage provides a two-year rolling programme of active, holistic, play-based learning that is imaginative, inspiring and fun for 3-5 year olds. The book + double CD + CD-ROM pack provides 36 units divided into six sections which represent Areas of Learning at Foundation Stage: Personal, social and emotional development Communication, language and literacy Mathematical development Knowledge and understanding of the world Physical development Creative development Within each unit there are four progressive activities which take children through the stepping stones yellow, blue and green, to the grey of an Early Learning Goal. This is a child-centred resource which starts from where the children are and progresses from there. The pack includes two CDs containing 96 tracks of songs, chants, stories, poems, and listening resources. On the CD-ROM there are videoclips for the children to watch, exemplar clips of practitioners using the material with their children (an unrehearsed, sampler of how you can expect children to respond), and videoclips of a range of useful instruments. Also on the CD-ROM there is an extensive full-colour picture gallery of printable images, some of which are interactive. All the melody lines of songs are given as an aid to music readers. Single printouts of these and all the story texts may be made for use within the setting. In addition, the CD-ROM contains a carefully cross-referenced directory of the Learning intentions behind each of the activities. This is a resource which has been written for Foundation Stage Practitioners and assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. No music reading is required! Music Express Foundation Stage provides a solid basis on which to continue building children's skills, understanding and enjoyment of music. It leads directly into Music Express Years 1-6 which follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, and provides complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland

Music Express-Year 1
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 1 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 5-6 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland.

Music Express-Year 2
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 2 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 6-7 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland

Music Express-Year 3
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 3 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 7-8 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland.

Music Express-Year 4
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 4 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 8-9 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland

Music Express-Year 5
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 5 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 9-10 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland.

Music Express-Year 6
	Price: £24.99
Music Express Year 6 provides teaching activities that are imaginative, inspiring and fun for 10-11 year olds. The book & CD + CD-ROM pack includes: CD-ROM medium term plans 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans (view the plans on your computer and print them out for your files) teacher's videoclips videoclips and picture gallery to go with the activities in the book. CD all the recorded music to accompany the activities in the book - performances, backing tracks and teaching tracks BOOK 36 instantly accessible music lessons with photocopiables! NO MUSIC READING REQUIRED written for primary class teachers, this resource assumes no prior musical knowledge or experience. Used as a scheme, Music Express follows the English QCA scheme of work for music, ensuring steady progression from one year to the next and complete coverage of the Music National Curriculum of England, of Wales and of Northern Ireland and the 5-14 National Guidelines for Scotland

Music Express Year 7 Book 2-Performing Together
	Price: £33.99
Building on the performing unit in year 6, pupils rehearse and perform a two-part song with accompaniment. All resources are provided for learning the parts by ear or using simple notation. Whether preparing to sing in a pop group or performing in a massed choir, this unit is an important step in the right direction Book + CD + CD-ROM Pack.

Music Express-Year 7-Book 6-Musical Cliches-Book
	Price: £33.99
The finale to the Music Express Year 7 series. In this fantastic unit, pupils learn how to use musical conventions to compose their own music for a Blockbuster film trailer. Book + CD + CD-ROM Pack

Abracadabra Violin Book 1 (Pupil's Book +CD)
	Price: £8.89
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. A comprehensive beginner's course in 20 learning steps, containing over 100 popular songs and tunes - from classical and traditional pieces to themes from film and TV. The accompanying CD with this edition contains a mixture of violin and piano accompaniments, which are recorded on a separate channel to the pupil's violin part, so students may turn down one speaker to listen to their solo part, or the other to hear the accompaniment only.

Abracadabra Viola Book 1 (Book + CD
	Price: £8.89
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. A brand new edition of the popular viola tutor with a fresh new look. In this edition, the accompanying CD contains a mixture of viola and piano accompaniments, which are recorded on a separate channel to the pupil's viola part, so students may turn down one speaker to hear their solo part, or the other to listen to the accompaniment only.

Abracadabra Cello Book 1 (Pupil's book + CD)
	Price: £8.89
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. With this fresh edition of the highly popular cello tutor comes an exciting playalong CD of piano and cello accompaniments, all performed by professional musicians. The accompaniments are recorded on a separate channel to the pupil's cello part, so students may turn down one speaker to listen to their solo part, or the other to hear the accompaniment only. This unique, flexible resource can be used for individual and group lessons, and for mixed ensemble performances.

Abracadabra Double Bass book 1+CD
	Price: £14.99
Endangered Species - Youth Music Foundation has launched a £1m initiative that will put specific musical instrument s in to the hands of over 5,000 children, Double Bass is one of them. The Abracadabra Strings team have already created a highly successful series; now two more consultants have added their expertise to make a first-class tutor for double bass. Teachers and students alike will be delighted with this collection of carefully graded, well-known tunes which includes many duets and trios as well as solo pieces. Of particular interest to teachers will be the tie-in with Abracadabras Violin, Viola and Cello; the double bass book contains all the same pieces in all the same keys, enabling students of the different instruments to make music together from lesson 1. The CD contains performances of each item played on double bass, accompanied by the piano (the written music can be found in Abracadabra Strings Piano Accompaniments.) The Double Bass and Piano are recorded on separate channels; if CD machines have this facility, students can turn down either channel to listen to each instrument on its own. 07136-7097-5

Abracadabra Strings Book 1 (Piano Accompaniments
	Price: £6.99
Simple and effective piano accompaniments for all pieces in the new Abracadabra Strings tutors for violin, viola and cello. Provides musically rewarding support right from the start. One piano accompaniment book for all three of the Book 1 Abracadabra Strings tutors.

Abracadabra Trumpet (Pupil's Book + CD)
	Price: £9.89
This edition of the popular trumpet tutor, Abracadabra Trumpet, comes with a playalong CD. As well as enabling the pupil to hear how the pieces sound, the CD is invaluable for ensemble experience, and offers all the fun of playing with a piano accompaniment. Ideal for home practice and concerts alike. Abracadabra Trumpet leads the learner form the earliest stages to competence throughout the basic range of the instrument. The pieces in this book have been carefully selected to cover each aspect of technique in an accessible, inviting and satisfying way. Without sacrificing musical interest, the material has been graded to encourage good reading. The accompanying CD with this edition contains a mixture of trumpet and piano accompaniments, which are recorded on a separate channel to the pupil's trumpet part, so students may turn down one speaker to listen to their solo part, or the other to hear the accompaniment only.

Abracadabra tutors:Abracadabra Brass - bass clef
	Price: £7.18
Now with a brand new cover to bring it in line with the other books in the Abracadabra series: Abracadabra Brass bass clef edition. This popular tutor book, a reliable favourite with teachers since its publication in 1995, contains the tunes that children will know and want to play. Carefully graded to take the student from the earliest stages to competence, it contains clear fingering diagrams and exercises to reinforce new notes and tricky corners. A valuable resource for players of bass instruments that don't usually 'get the tune'. The trombone, baritone and euphonium are all on the list of 'endangered species' instruments identified earlier this year by Youth Music, which has launched a œ1m initiative that will put these musical instruments I to the hands of over 5,000 children.

Abracadabra French Horn (Pupil's Book)
	Price: £5.38
Abracadabra beginners' tutors feature: carefully graded selections of songs and tunes; clear guidance on theory and technique; enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches; fingering diagrams; scales and arpeggios. This beginners' tutor for French horn contains a lively mixture of songs and tunes from all over the world, with classical tunes and folk melodies, traditional tunes and pop songs, arranged as solos and duets. The book is graded throughout, from the pupil's first lesson up to about Grade 4.

Abracadabra Flute (Pupil's Book + CD
	Price: £8.98
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. The perfect book for pupil and teacher - songs and tunes you will know and want to play, carefully graded to cover each aspect of technique for the beginner. Abracadabra Flute leads the learner from the earliest stages to competence throughout the basic range of instrument. The blend of musical styles provides material which is inviting and accessible, and yet covers each aspect of technique. Without sacrificing musical interest, a careful rhythmic grading has been achieved to encourage genuine reading of note-values from the start.

Abracadabra Clarinet (Pupil's Book + CD)
	Price: £8.98
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. This excellent clarinet tutor has enjoyed great popularity since it was first published in 1988. The material featured on the brand new playalong CD that accompanies this new edition is performed by professional musicians, demonstrating each piece on clarinet with piano accompaniments, enabling the pupil to hear how the pieces sound. Clarinet and piano are recorded on separate channels so students may turn down one speaker to listen to the clarinet on its own, and the other to play along with the piano. Ideal for home practice.

Abracadabra Saxophone (Pupil's Book)+CD
	Price: £8.98
Pupil's book + CD performances and chanelled backing tracks. This edition of the popular saxophone tutor, Abracadabra Saxophone, comes with a playalong CD. The CD includes all the pieces played on alto saxophone accompanied by piano, for home practice and ensemble experience. The instruments are recorded separately to allow the piano accompaniment to be heard alone, by turning down one channel.

Learn Recorder
	Price: £4.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Esay to use isoftware for learning the recorder.

Eyewitness: Music Ages 8+ Book
	Price: £5.99
Discover the intriguing world of musical sound and the extraordinary variety of instruments that create it, in this new paperback edition Ever since Stone Age humans used slabs to create sound, man has invented an extraordinary variety of instruments in the pursuit of new ways of making music. Many of the instruments featured in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures come from specialist museum collections; all are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give new insight into the fascinating world of music and musicians Starting with an explanation of how sound is created, Music explores the three main categories of instruments: wind, string and percussion, showing how different instruments are played, and describing the types of sound they produce. Music reveals how many familiar instruments have evolved from curious-looking early designs, and shows how some modern instruments are made. It also explores the fascinating rituals and traditions that lie behind much of the world's music. Superb, real-life photographs of instruments, ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and syntesizers, offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of ancient and contempory music See how strings vibrate to make a note sound; how an invisible 'column' of air sounds a pipe; which instrument resembles a peacock; how sousaphone players wear their instruments Learn who invented an important new key system; how to master the bagpipes; why pipe organs have 'ears' and 'mouths'; why French horns are 'doubled up' Discover how a vegetable gourd charms snakes; why tangled fingers led to the invention of the piano; why spiders add a 'buzz' to zylophones'; where reindeer toe-bones were used as whistles

In2Arts: Opera (Kar2ouche Ages 11-18
	Price: £42.63 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
In2arts: Opera proves that opera can be fun and interesting at the same time. The opera Peter Grimes is a perfect starting point for the numerous cross-curricular activities contained in this Content Library aimed at KS3. Fully mapped to the NC for Music, English, Art, Drama, PSHE, Geography and History, these activities take students through composing and performing their own operatic conventions, painting their interpretations of the music, role-playing the main characters and reflecting upon different points of view.

BlackCat Compose Ages 4-11
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
A versatile and stimulating musical compostion program that can be used by those with little or no musical knowledge or technique, or by more advanced musicians. Features include: Ability to experiment with over 70 different musical projects of varying musical styles Includes a unique technique of using pictures and names to represent musical phrases Capacity to save your composition for use in Web pages or other musical applications Choose from 128 instruments Select either a grid display or multi-track music sequencer Numerous music controls including tempo and loop Suitable for a range of ages through the use of four built in levels

First Class Music KS2 (Limited stock only) Home User
	Price: £19.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
A unique step-by-step learning program designed to help pupils understand the core building blocks or 'elements' of music: dynamics, pitch, rhythm, structure, tempo and timbre With about 15 hours of learning across 375 interactive screens, over two hours of high-quality audio, 50 video clips, animated graphics, and a feedback system that tracks progress and responds to over 40 assessed activities. Quotes: A wonderful, creative and playful introduction to musical concepts

Piano and Keyboard Method
	Price: £34.98 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)