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‘What happened to the heart? It’s the most important, beautiful and sad question I’ve ever wondered in my life.’ AURORAIn April 2022, Aurora discovered a love letter to Earth, written by indigenous activists from Brazil. The letter was a plea for mankind to “heal the land”, “reforest our minds” and celebrate our connection to Mother Nature. The profound impression this letter left on Aurora became the inspiration for her fourth studio album, What Happened to the Heart?Complete with full album lyrics and striking photography, this beautiful clothbound reproduction of Aurora’s personal album notebook gives fans intimate insight into her creative process and takes readers on a journey through the human body as she seeks the soul of humanity.

**Sheet Music Publications of the Year Finalist at the Presto Music Awards 2025** **Printed Methods Books & Series Finalist for the 2026 Art of Piano Education Awards**Bluey: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together – no musical know-how is needed. Just bring your imagination and have fun at the piano together! With full-colour illustrations throughout plus a page of colourful illustrated stickers. The composer of Bluey, Joff Bush, introduces the book, saying: “A very warm welcome to the piano! This book is a shared experience for grown-ups and kiddos – for you both to enjoy the magic together. Before writing the music for Bluey, I was a piano teacher. Seeing students discover the joy of playing was always a highlight. This book contains the ideas I used with beginners, plus plenty of Bluey-themed games! We call it ‘playing’ the piano for a reason, so I hope you  have lots of fun and relish this wonderful time.”

Behind Bars is the indispensable reference book for composers, arrangers, teachers and students of composition, editors, and music processors. In the most thorough and painstakingly researched book to be published since the 1980s, specialist music editor Elaine Gould provides a comprehensive grounding in notational principles.Behind Bars covers everything from basic rules, conventions and themes to complex instrumental techniques, empowering the reader to prepare music with total clarity and precision. With the advent of computer technology, it has never been more important for musicians to have ready access to principles of best practice in this dynamic field, and this book will support the endeavours of software users and devotees of hand-copying alike. The author's understanding of, and passion for, her subject has resulted in a book that is not only practical but also compellingly readable.This seminal and all-encompassing guide encourages new standards of excellence and accuracy and, at a weighty 704 pages, it is supported by 1,500 music examples of published scores from Bach to Xenakis. This is a hardback book, with dust jacket.

Following on from the first three books in The Young Violinist's Repertoire series, this volume is for the player already familiar with first and third positions. It presents a broad range of European music from three centuries, including some beautiful but relatively unfamiliar pieces by Handel, Leopold Mozart and others. Priority has been given to melodic pieces demanding a sustained legato, so that players are introduced to the cantabile style, which so important to violin playing. The technical level in this book covers approximately grades 3-5.

Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 4 (Early Intermediate) is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook 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 by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.

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. Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition Initial Piano has been specifically written to reflect Trinity’s parameters for beginner, sight-reading pianists and contains new material throughout.Improve your sight-reading! series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions, where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

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. Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition Piano Grade 4 has been specifically written to reflect Trinity’s parameters for Grade 4 and contains new material throughout.Improve your sight-reading! Series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions, where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

The official matching songbook to Somewhere by Eva Cassidy, arranged for  piano and voice with guitar chord boxes.Ten years after the release of Songbird, an album that has since gone platinum, this new Eva Cassidy collection brings together yet more magical moments from one of America’s most lauded singersongwriter legends. Embracing Cassidy’s usual kaleidoscope of styles—from country and folk to Appalachian and Celtic—Somewhere is a set of covers that reminds us of the singer’s consummate musicality and all-encompassing vocal skills.The overall mood fluctuates between hushed intimacy and summery exuberance. Special mention must be made of the final two songs: a gorgeous acoustic arrangement of Gershwin’s Summertime, and the soaring title track, Somewhere, in true Cassidy style. This seventh posthumous album from Eva Cassidy is the first to contain tracks written by Eva herself.

It's never too late to play piano is perfect for those who wished they'd learnt to play the piano when they were younger, or those who wish they hadn’t given up. At last, a truly grown-up approach to learning the piano!Pam Wedgwood, author of many popular piano series, takes you through the rudiments of piano technique and music theory in her own friendly style that’s guaranteed to get results. The book is organized into clearly structured progressive units with a fabulous array of music to get you playing straight away, including Pam’s own jazzy pieces, plenty of well-known classics and a smattering of pop and show tunes.Help and information is included at every step with top playing tips, technical boxes, fact files, general advice noticeboards, crosswords, recommended listening and boxes of fascinating musical history. The downloadable online audio includes full performance play-along tracks as well as interactive activities to help you practise. Free teacher’s accompaniments are also available to download online.The ground-breaking It's never too late... series gives adults the opportunity to learn the piano with a method devised especially for them alongside a selection of exciting supplementary repertoire books.

80 Graded Studies for Saxophone, selected and edited by John Davies and Paul Harris for both Alto and Tenor Saxophones, brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Arban, Baermenn, Blatt, Brod and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris. These introduce aspects of 20th-century style and considerably extend the scope of the selection. The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression.80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book One are arranged in increasing difficulty from elementary level to early intermediate (Grades 1-5).Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids to development. 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone is a must-have resource for all students and teachers, and the two books feature heavily on the major examination board syllabuses. **ABRSM selected pieces (Saxophone 2006-2013):Study in C (Brod)Study in C (Baermann)Study in D (Garnier)Study in A minor (O. Langey)Study in Bb (Gariboldi)**Trinity College London selected pieces (Saxophone 2012-2014):Study no.9 (Demnitz)Study no.8 (Garnier)Study no.21 (Garnier)Study no.32 (Baermann)Study no.31 (Gariboldi)

80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book Two is a direct continuation of the first book, designed to progress players to a late intermediate level (Grades 6-8). It concentrates on a number of techniques such as tone quality, dynamics, intonation, articulation, finger technique and playing in character. The wide variety of styles also encourages young players to pay attention to expression and fosters a musical understanding in the young saxophonist.80 Graded Studies for Saxophone, selected and edited by John Davies and Paul Harris for both Alto and Tenor Saxophones, brings together in two books a broad selection of 18th and 19th century repertory, with studies by Arban, Baermenn, Blatt, Brod and others. Also included are a number of specially composed studies by Paul Harris. These introduce aspects of 20th-century style and considerably extend the scope of the selection. The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression.Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids to development. 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone is a must-have resource for all students and teachers, and the two books feature heavily on the major examination board syllabuses.

The romantic musical comedy-drama film La La Land is the winner of six Oscars, seven Golden Globes and five BAFTAs. This artist-approved selection of 10 songs from the Oscar-winning music by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul has been expertly arranged for intermediate solo piano, including the Oscar winning City of Stars.

This superior Manuscript Notebook is designed to inspire all musicians to compose. It contains 240 pages of high-quality 120gsm white paper, ideal for ink or pencil. The sewn binding allows for lie-flat pages, a page-finder ribbon helps you keep your place, and the elastic closure and pen loop provide ease of use. Each page presents twelve 6mm staves, designed with optimal spacing and line weight, plus an increased left-hand margin to allow for instrumentation indications.The cover features an extract from the manuscript of Thomas Adès’ In Seven Days score and quotes from composers and songwriters provide inspiration on the inside endpapers.

Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 3 (Elementary) is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook 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 by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.

**Finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Print Resource Category for the 2025 Music & Drama Education Awards**Stringtastic Beginners is a fun new series designed to teach through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. A fully integrated series, violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Each book contains over 40 imaginative pieces to steadily establish a secure playing technique and build confidence, one step at a time, taking the student from complete beginner (open strings) to playing the notes of the D major scale. The first 20 pieces comprise two independent tunes that can be played as duets – one for open strings and a more advanced part using the left-hand fingers, which students can revisit as they progress. Ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. Plus, the teacher’s book provides the complete piano accompaniments which work with any combination of instrumental parts.Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education.Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.

Jazz Piano Studies 1 is a great collection of original Jazz studies and study pieces, spanning a host of jazz idioms from blues, trad. and ‘big band’ to gospel, ballad and more reflective styles. These carefully-graded studies explore systematically a broad range of techniques including left and right-hand chord shapes, large hand stretches, more complex rhythms, blue notes, ornaments and chromatic phrasing. Whether you are learning on your own or with a teacher, Jazz Piano Studies is the ideal route to stylish piano playing! For piano players at Grade 3 and above.

Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 5 (Intermediate) is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook 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 by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.

Lang Lang Piano Academy: mastering the piano level 5 (approximately equivalent to Grade 5/Intermediate) includes sections on legato pedalling, phrasing and rubato and new accompaniment styles.Units:Developing dexterityInstinctive pedallingRefining the touchPhrasing and rubatoCharacterOrnamentationInterpretation and stylePerformingMastering the piano is the first series of books to be launched in the Lang Lang Piano Academy. Comprising five progressive books, mastering the piano captures Lang Lang’s passion, drive and extraordinary mastery of the piano. Each book gives students the chance to learn from this exceptional talent, with: 8 units that develop key aspects of piano technique; specially devised exercises & studies; a diverse selection of repertoire including Lang Lang’s favourite works;  and inspirational commentary & guidance from Lang Lang himself.Listen to Lang Lang perform  Prelude in C by J. S. BachDownload FREE Scales & Arpeggios Chart for Level 5

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. Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition Piano Grade 5 has been specifically written to reflect Trinity’s parameters for Grade 5 and contains new material throughout.Improve your sight-reading! Series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions, where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

Part of the best-selling Improve your sight-reading! Series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition Piano Grade 2 has been specifically written to support the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria and reflects Trinity’s parameters for Grade 2.Improve your sight-reading! Series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

Part of the best-selling Improve your sight-reading! Series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, Improve your sight-reading! Trinity Edition  Piano Grade 3 has been specifically written to support the Trinity College London sight-reading criteria and reflects Trinity’s parameters for Grade 3.Improve your sight-reading! Series is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems. These books follow the same progressive format as previous editions where technical aspects are introduced step-by-step, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

The accordion is a most versatile instrument, whether being played 'just for fun' or as a serious study the accordion is an instrument which has developed from its humble folk music beginnings to one of major importance in the world of music.This tutor is suitable for beginners and players up to intermediate standard, although the music included could benefit players beyond this. Care has been taken to include a sufficient theoretical grounding, and most of the pieces are classical in content although some popualr standards have been included. Chord symbols are also explained in later chapters.

PRINTED CLASSICAL SHEET MUSIC FINALIST FOR THE 2026 ART OF PIANO EDUCATION AWARDSFeaturing 30 pieces from the album Lang Lang Piano Book 2, this is a collection of repertoire selected by international superstar pianist. It also includes exclusive photographs and musical annotations from Lang Lang’s own performance notes. Following on from the hugely popular Lang Lang Piano Book, this collection is ideal for intermediate to advanced pianists who wish to explore new repertoire and master the classics.

Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 2 (Elementary) is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook 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 by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.

‘I named my first album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend to help welcome the sadness into our lives more as a friend than a part of you. Because I think we’re better at being good to our friends than we are to ourselves. Especially when we feel that we are made of things we dislike.’ AURORAThis fully illustrated book has been curated by AURORA as a celebration of the 10th anniversary of her 2016 debut album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It features beautiful pages from her early notebooks and sketches, alongside specially written commentary, exclusive photography, behind-the-scenes footage from early concerts and music shoots, and full album lyrics.

Superstudies Violin Book 1 is a collection of nineteen original, imaginative studies for solo violin and has been specially designed for young players.Each piece concentrates on one or two aspects of technique, and the whole set covers a wide range of left and right hand skills, including spiccato bowing, string crossing. Moto perpetuo, cantabile, and easy double stops.Teachers and pupils will find this valuable yet light hearted collection both enjoyable and stimulating.Piano accompaniments for this collection are available in digital sheet music format from fabermusic.com.

Improve your sight-reading! Violin Initial-Grade 1 is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook 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 by ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against. The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.

This is by far and away the best short guide to Mahler's music, written expressly for music lovers by a great scholar who had an unparalleled gift for lucid and attractive exposition. The book contains the full texts, in German and English, of all the poems set by Mahler in his songs and symphonies. For this new, second edition the translations have been carefully revised, and the composer David Matthews has contributed a new preface. Deryck Cooke, who died in 1976 was renowned world-wide as a Mahler scholar. His performing version of Mahler's uncompleted Tenth Symphony, published by Faber Music, has been recorded by Simon Rattle, and is widely performed.

This is THE definitive Porter songbook - a truly magnificent collection containing 50 of Cole Porter’s best songs for piano and voice with guitar chords. All the songs within this book are newly engraved and have been thoroughly researched and edited to provide the best published edition. No other series can claim to be as definitive as Faber Music’s new Platinum Collection.