#My music tutor series#

This is especially important for teaching in mixed group lessons. While not all the tunes match (read below), a good proportion match between each instrument. Piano accompaniment and play-along CDs for all tunes in the book.įor students that share lessons, particularly with instruments in different keys, these books are ideal to allow the students to all play together.Larger font size at the start helps students with their reading early on.Great value - up to 80 pages, with up to 178 tunes.The scales included at the back of the book match popular Australian exams.A large number of Australian tunes have been included.Many of the tunes are transposed to match the other books in the series.What is different about My Favourite Tutor Books? *alternative 4th valve for Eb & BBb tubas also included.ġ. Also included is a one or two page reference chart that includes all the fingerings, including optional chromatic fingerings.Įach fingering has been specially designed from musical characters giving a stylish look while remaining easy to read. Each time a new note is introduced, the fingering as well as the notation is given. Two options are given for fingerings in My Favourite Tutor Books. All you need is in the music! There is such a wide range of fun tunes, the technical development is subtly integrated into the book. There are extra fun, well known tunes for the difficult areas, such as the clarinet 'break'. The tunes have been progessively ordered to ensure that thorough technical development takes place while playing the tunes. Included are major and minor scales, major and minor apreggios, melodic minor scales and chromatic scales. This allows the teacher to introduce a scale at any time that is most appropriate for each individual student.įor convenience, the scales match popular exam requirements, offering a chance for the teacher to quietly prepare the student for future exams.

In My Favourite Tutor Books, all technical work is listed in the convenient reference section. Technical work is vital to the development of every musician. Many other folk tunes from Australia and abroad are included. Some of the familiar tunes that can be found include: Advance Australia Fair, Walzting Matilda, Botany Bay, Bound for South Australia and the Wild Colonial Boy. The anthems, the christmas carols and the swing section match transposition in all of the books.Ī key feature of My Favourite Tutor Books is the large number of Australian tunes found within the book. As Australian musicians, being familiar with the heritage of our musical culture is a valuable facet of our education. Special sections in all the books have been matched to provide groups of tunes that can be played together. They can quickly scan down the column of their friend's instrument and find all matches. The fast find index is also useful for students who wish to play tunes with their friends on different instruments. For teachers working in small groups or even small ensembles, these books provide and excellent way to teach and still have all students playing together at the the same time and in the same key!Many tunes also match between brass and woodwind. French Horn matches more than half of the time. Similarliy, nearly all tunes for trumpet, trombone, euphonium & tuba match in transposition. Teachers can use these books to comfortably teach the woodwind instruments together in the same lesson. This feature is especially useful where the teacher has mixed instruments in the same lesson. A special fast find index at the start of each book enables you to quickly find which tunes match and where they are in the other books. Many of the tunes in My Favourite Tutor Books are tranposed to match the same tunes in the other books.

Written by pianist/arranger Graeme Vendy, these piano accompaniments have been written to give a contemporary feel to the traditional tunes used in My Favourite Tutor Books. CDs match exactly My Favourite Tutor Book piano accompaniment books. Students can quickly learn correct pitch, precise rhythm and harmonic awareness. There are 2 CDs for each tutor book and every single tune has an accompaniment. Each tune has a musical introduction, so no count-ins are needed.

introduction for every tune serves as a musical count-in.ĭigitally recorded from a Steinway D piano, these play-along CDs are for students to play with at home or for teachers who do not have access to a piano during lessons.

Written by pianist/arranger Graeme Vendy, these piano accompaniments have been written to give a contemporary feel to the traditional tunes used in My Favourite Tutor Books.

#My music tutor series#

This new series of books will help you learn your instrument,ĭevelop solid technique and understand music theory.įor more information, please select from the topics on the left. My Favourite Tutor Books for woodwind and brass.