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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.

Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 1 (Early 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.

Hamilton presents vocal selections from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton. The show debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales and has already become one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever. This collection features 17 songs in piano/vocal format from the music penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Already a winner of 11 Tony Awards, a Grammy and a Pulitzer Prize, Sir Cameron Macintosh's production opened in London's West End in December 2017.

A piece a week Piano Grade 1 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire, the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved, developing confident sight-reading.The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to develop sight-reading skills, especially in the context of graded exams.

Film Themes: The Piano Collection brings together 30 favourite themes and songs from such films as Star Wars, Frozen, Hunger Games, How To Train Your Dragon and Twilight, plus several pieces from the Harry Potter film series and “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme” from the acclaimed new movie La La Land. All pieces have been arranged for the intermediate pianist.

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.

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.

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.

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 transcribed for piano and voice with guitar chords, following the original music and keys as closely as possible. Features the Oscar-winning song ‘City of Stars’.

50 Graded Studies for Recorder brings together a broad range of repertoire spanning three centuries. Placing pieces by de Boismortier next to specially composed pieces by Sally Adams and Paul Harris, the book is progressive and studies are arranged in order of difficulty spanning from a preparatory level to Grade 5 standard.

Rock & Pop Studies: Piano, written by rock & pop music experts, comprise 88 studies that develop all aspects of pop piano playing through focused technical work. Styles covered include Motown, metal, the blues, soul, funk, ska, reggae, disco, country, indie, dance, classic rock, synth pop and many more. Each study features accompanying teaching tips and further listening ideas, with a focus on syncopation, different basslines, gospel chord progressions, classic rock arpeggios, twelve bar blues – and how to rock out like Jerry Lee Lewis!Suitable for the established beginner to intermediate level piano and keyboard players, this progressive collection helps players learn and understand the many different challenges of popular piano playing.

6 Of The Best: Nirvana comprises the sheet music to six of their greatest hits, arranged for guitar tab. 6 Of The Best simply does what it says - 6 of the best hits from leading artists available in a new and competitively priced format.Nirvana's rebellious and fresh sound transformed the rock scene of the early 1990s and inspired an entire generation musically. Their career, which became a victim of its own success, ended tragically after just five albums.

John Miller’s Trumpet Basics Series is widely regarded as the leading method for beginner trumpet players and their teachers.This edition of Trumpet Basics Pupil’s book offers a fresh design, clear technical drawings, fun illustrations, new activities and of course all the great tunes featured in the original Trumpet Basics. Starting at absolute beginner level and progressing to about Grade 2, it contains:a wide range of repertoire, including original pieces and well-loved favourites from every genrewarm ups and fun original exercisesinvaluable fact files, quizzes and technical advice covering notation, general musicianship and care of the instrumenthelpful fingering diagrams and rhythm boxesduets throughout – ideal for group teaching.**ABRSM selected pieces (Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn from 2009):Ronde (Susato)Kalinka (Trad. Russian)Your first hit single (Wedgwood)Cornish Dance (Arnold)Flashback (Wedgwood)Twelfth Street Rag (Bowman)

Piano Lessons Book One is a part of The Waterman/Harewood Piano Series, and includes easy pieces by Purcell, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, as well as a large and indespensible note-learning chart.Piano Lessons Books 1–3 are the central course books of this highly successful piano method aimed at the older beginner. Devised jointly by distinguished authors Dame Fanny Waterman and Marion Harewood, the series is established as one of the foremost piano methods. Technical material is skilfully and imaginatively presented, while each chapter guides the young player towards the successful performance of a comprehensiveselection of pieces and studies.The Waterman/Harewood Piano Series has been devised jointly by the world famous piano teacher Fanny Waterman and the co-founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, and is established as one of the foremost piano methods.

Discover the enchanting world of Yiruma with the official piano sheet music from his best-selling recorded album, SOLO. Released in 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Yiruma’s debut as a composer, SOLO features best-loved works including Kiss the Rain and chart-topping sensation River Flows in You.Yiruma SOLO: Original presents the composer’s own official authorised scores for each piece from SOLO. Featuring all the tunes fans want to play these luxury editions with thread-sewn binding and gold foiling also include exclusive photography and an inspiring note from the composer himself.“I have compiled a list of my pieces for solo piano that have existed for a long time. These works were the simplest way of capturing a specific moment and feeling when I wrote them. I would like to share these moments with you now and wish sincerely that my music be a hand to hold along the winding path of life.” – Yiruma“These deluxe books… offer the best introduction to Yiruma’s music that anyone could hope for.” Andrew Eales, Pianodao.com

It's never too late to play jazz gives players the chance to learn about jazz, as well as explore their favourite repertoire in easy-to-play arrangements. The pieces are suitable for those who have learnt for approximately one year, or have reached Level 14 of the It's never too late to play piano tutor, by Pam Wedgwood. This book guides the player through the different skills and techniques needed to play jazz, covering swing rhythm, syncopation, walking bass, blues and improvisation.The pieces are gently progressive and include irresistible new pieces by Pam and Olly Wedgwood, as well as plenty of jazz classics such as I Get A Kick Out Of You, A Nightingale Sang, My Baby Just Cares For Me and As Time Goes By. The CD contains performance tracks and a range of backing tracks to bring your jazz playing to life!Pam Wedgwood is one of the UK’s favourite composers of popular piano music and creator of Jazzin' About, After Hours and Up-Grade. The ground-breaking It's never too late... Series gives adults the opportunity to learn the piano with a method devised especially for them. This best-selling tutor breaks the learning into manageable chunks, features accompanying CDs, and is packed with irresistible music and fascinating information - all the motivation needed to make learning fun!

**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.”

Jazz Clarinet Studies brings together 78 of James Rae’s pieces from his successful method Progressive Jazz Studies into a single great-value book, suitable for Grade 1 to 5 clarinetists.•Part 1 introduces the beginner to jazz rhythms including swing quavers, syncopation and anticipation•Part 2 contains fully graded melodic jazz studies •Part 3 develops confidence within common jazz tonalities: whole-tone, diminished and blues scales, modes and the II-V-I chord sequence.

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 A3 manuscript pad features the finest quality paper ideal for pencil, ink, ballpoint and water-based fibre-tip pens. With 18 staves per page, it is ideal for all serious composers.

**WINNER OF BEST JAZZ PUBLICATION AT THE 2020 PRESTO MUSIC AWARDS**The Faber Music Jazz Piano Anthology is a timeless collection of some of the best Jazz music ever written, beautifully presented in progressive order and specially arranged for the intermediate pianist. Featuring Jazz favourites such as Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, My Baby Just Cares For Me, I Got Rhythm, My Funny Valentine and many more.

The Faber Music Night Time Piano Anthology is a timeless collection of peaceful piano solos inspired by the night. Featuring over 50 lullabies, peaceful classical works and beautiful neoclassical pieces suitable for intermediate pianists, including Bella Notte (Ludovico Einaudi), Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven), Dreamy (Hania Rani) and You (Nils Frahm). Featuring Van Gogh’s painting Starry Night over the Rhone (1888) on the cover, this beautiful anthology has been carefully curated for the intermediate pianist with music for late-night dreaming, relaxation and contemplation.The Faber Music Piano Anthology series has been created for pianists to enjoy and return to again and again. All the pieces have been expertly arranged for piano solo and are presented in beautiful, sewn-bound books.

Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the New Romantic and New Wave era. They have had forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as one US and two UK number one albums. According to their record company Mute Records, Depeche Mode have sold over 72 million records worldwide.This songbook, The Singles (1986-1998), features 21 of Depeche Mode's songs recorded between 1986 and 1998 arranged for voice and piano with guitar chord boxes. It also includes a comprehensive discography.

Technique Takes Off! Cello presents fourteen original, imaginative studies for solo cello, specially designed to lead on from elementary studies for younger players to more advanced material by Dotzauer and Popper. 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 spicatto bowing, string-crossing, moto perpetuo, cantible, and easy double stops.Teachers and pupils will find this invaluable, yet light hearted, collection both enjoyable and stimulating."I have been meaning to write to say how much pleasure Technique Takes Off has given me and my students. Beautifully conceived, imaginative and great fun to teach. I have been using it at higher levels with more detail too. All power to your elbow!" William Bruce (Head of Strings and ABRSM examiner)**Trinity College London selected piece (Cello 2010-2012): Village Bagpipes (Cohen)

Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams.Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces.

Take over from bad boys Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy and Duff and become part of the legnedary rocksters Guns N' Roses! Guns N' Roses Authentic Guitar Playalong presents 8 of their rock classics, transcribed from the original recordings for guitar, in standard notation and tablature with melody line and chord symbols.The Authentic Playalong Series also includes a specially recorded sound-alike CD with backing tracks to play and sing along to. Full performance demonstrations are also included.  **Contains recommended songs for Trinity Rock & Pop Exams.  See songlist below.

The musical legacy of one of the most popular voices in American history is quite simply “unforgettable”! This songbook of accurate transcriptions brings together all his essentials, not least his breakthrough hit, Straight Up And Fly Right, as well as many much-loved classics. Cole was inducted into both the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990, and in 1997 was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.

WINNER OF 'THE BEST EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION' AT THE 2024 THE ART OF PIANO EDUCATION AWARDS WINNER OF 'OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION PRINT RESOURCE' AT THE 2025 MUSIC & DRAMA EDUCATION AWARDSDo you believe that some people can sight-read and others just can’t?In How to sight-read, Paul Harris dispels this and other common misconceptions about sight-reading, presenting instead the idea of sight-reading as a technique that can be developed and learned by anyone. He breaks down the fascinating science behind sight-reading as well as providing practical advice and exercises that can be incorporated into both lessons and practice.The engaging activities in the book are supported by a unique accompanying web app enabling readers to improve key areas of sight-reading technique including rhythm, pattern recognition, and brain processing speed.Written to help students, parents and teachers alike, How to sight-read challenges existing perspectives on sight-reading and presents an innovative new approach to teaching and learning this vital musical skill.‘This book has elevated sight-reading practice to the next level, using a fresh, fun approach that blends solid vision, science principles, and 21st-century technology.’Debra Grant BSc (Hons) MCOptom‘Paul Harris has offered the concept that sight-reading is simply a technique that can be easily learnt by us all... This is a mustread for music students and teachers.’John Hutchins, Director Junior Academy and LRAM, Royal Academy of Music“Harris has the wonderful skill of being able to distill complex information and present it with simple (but not simplistic) clarity, making accessible a deeper understanding of the topics he addresses. This book provides another excellent example of this, the author’s several decades of research and experience in the field of sight-reading brought to life with assured confidence and genuine insight.” Andrew Eales, Pianodao.com"...packed full of sensible down-to-earth advice, underpinned with experience of teaching at grass roots level. As ever, Paul’s books are inherently accessible and readable for teachers at all stages, and for even the most experienced, there’s still plenty to enjoy and learn from this book and the others in the series." David Barton, www.davidbartonmusic.co.uk