Teaching Resources
Out of Time, Volume 2 - Secular
By choral
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$25.00
Various choral combinations, incl. SATB with and without divisi, unison voices, 2 part, with optional accompaniments variously for organ, and solo melodic line instrument.
The two volumes of Out of Time are asynchronous choral art music. Sacred and secular works by six Australian composers to celebrate the musical aesthetic resulting from the interesting aleatoric effects created by asynchronous choral writing, and can be performed live or online.
- Out of Time – Diana Blom
- Time Hangs Heavily – Brett McKern
- Music is a Gentle Hammer – Andrew Schultz
- Clearly Sing - Brett McKern
- Alfresco Dining – Brennan Keats
- Seven Rings of Saturn – Diana Blom
- Witches Cauldron - Diana Blom
- For Now - Diana Blom
- Waves on the Ocean - Tania Owens
- Drinking with Friends - Rod Heard
Sample pages
Sample piece with instructions
ISMN 9790720231617
For discount on multiple copies of individual works contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Review by Resonate Magazine
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Outdoor Suite
By Rod Heard
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$25.00
Trumpet and piano - suitable for intermediate grades, 4-5The 4 pieces comprising the Outdoor Suite are written with the young trumpeter in mind featuring comfortable keys, phrasing and range that will suit a player of intermediate grade.
The time durations and rhythmic figures are within the skill set of a young player but with some challenges, particularly the syncopations in some of the pieces.
Composed 2017
Download piano accompaniment sound files below
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- Reef Ramble - audio
- and piano accompaniment - Grade 5
- Sun Shower - audio
- and piano accompaniment - Grade 4
- In the Bush - audio
- and piano accompaniment - Grade 4
- Skip - audio
- and piano accompaniment - Grade 5
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Outdoor Suite for Trumpet and Trombone
By Rod Heard
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$25.00
Arranged for Trumpet and Trombone with piano accompaniment - suitable for intermediate grades 4-5.The 4 pieces comprising the Outdoor Suite are written with the young brass players in mind featuring comfortable keys, phrasing and range that will suit a player of intermediate grade.
The time durations and rhythmic figures are within the skill set of a young player but with some challenges, particularly the syncopations in some of the pieces.
Composed 2018
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Piano Favourites for Teens (Beginners - 2)
By Joanne Burrows
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$20.00
A collection of favourite piano pieces for teens - Beginners to Grade 2
An APPC Special Edition
Compiled 2024
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ISMN 9790673145184
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Piano Favourites for Teens (Grades 3-4)
By Joanne Burrows
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A collection of favourite piano pieces for teens - Grades 3 and 4
An APPC Special Edition
Compiled 2024
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ISMN 9790673145184
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Piano Grades
By Australian Composers
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- Early - Pre-preliminary to grade 4
- Intermediate - grades 5 - 7
- Advanced - grades 7 - 8
- Diploma and above - AMus, LMus, Professional
Additional works are available from the catalogue that are not included in these lists.
Piano Progressions Anthology One
By Katie Zhukov
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$50.00
Beginner to Grade 3
48 piano works by Wirripang-published, Australian composers.
New repertoire for Piano Progressions was commissioned from Australian male and female composers to celebrate 10 years since the release of Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology in 2011. The first anthology consisted of three books, with 46 new works from Grade One to Diploma level. The success of this publication had led to two Australian Women Composers’ Anthologies in 2015 and 2019 and a third in 2021, all aiming at intermediate-to-advanced piano students. The feedback from teachers indicated the need for more repertoire at beginner-to-intermediate level, resulting in the two books of Piano Progressions that provide fresh teaching materials from Preliminary to Grade 6 level.
Especially written and selected for this volume as edited by Katie Zhukov
- Preliminary grade
- Big Ben Calls – Brennan Keats
- Little Starfish/Little Bluefish – Brennan Keats
- Happy Cats – Yvonne Barton-Leach
- Happy Days – Mark Matthews
- Kangaroo Jazz – Joanne Burrows
- Dusky Bells 1 – Ann Carr-Boyd
- Dusky Bells 2 – Ann Carr-Boyd
- At Home Again Blues – Joanne Burrows
- Tenderly – Simone Lobbia
- Murrumbidgee Deep – Joanne Burrows
- Rainbows and Sunshowers – Learne Faint
- Windy Weather – Joanne Burrows
- Rock Riff – Amanda Handel
- Skecher Shuffle – Mark Matthews
- Leap-Frog ? Tip-Toad – Graeme Wright Denniss
- Kangaroos – Carolyn Morris
- The Woodpecker – Brett McKern
- Chester Chicken’s Afternoon Stroll – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Grade 1
- The Beanie Boo Bounce – Mark Matthews
- Suspended – Simone Lobbia
- March of the Fire Ants – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- River of Dreams – Michael Hannan
- Lilia Prima – Robert Burrell
- River Stones – Nicole Murphy
- M.I.A. – Mark Matthews
- Low Tide – Jennifer Trynes
- Play for Pleasure – Betty Beath
- Letting go … – Mark Matthews
- Reverie – Simone Lobbia
- Grade 2
- Morning Calm – Brennan Keats
- Melody from the Fridge – John D’Arcy
- A Little Waltz for Sara – Ann Carr-Boyd
- Bag Walk – John D’Arcy
- Head in the Clouds – Amanda Handel
- Happy Daze – Carolyn Morris
- Gum Tree Waltz – Joanne Burrows
- Phantom of the Pyramid – Amanda Handel
- Rainbow Lori – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Tripping Lightly – Phillip Wilcher
- Reflections in the Looking Glass – Tania Owens
- Rockin’ Sonatina – Joanne Burrows
- Suave – Jennifer Trynes
- Misty Morning – Joanne Burrows
- Grade 3 (transitioning)
- A Sedate Little Waltz – Ann Carr-Boyd
- B for Bass – Graeme Wright Denniss
- Bright ‘n’ Breezy – John Martin
- The Time Traveller – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Catherine – John D’Arcy
Sheet music samples
Piano Progressions Anthology One - sheet music
and YouTube links
Listen to the following selection of pieces from both Anthologies One and Two performed by students of Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, courtesy RCM.
Sample recital performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaRmjSkoKE
A Little Waltz for Sara (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Bag Walk (John D'Arcy)
Chester Chicken's Afternoon Stroll (Jocelyn E Kotchie)
The Beanie Boo Bounce (Mark Matthews)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Tripping Lightly (Phillip Wilcher)
Reverie (Simone Lobbia)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)
ISMN 9790720231570
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Piano Progressions Anthology Two
By Katie Zhukov
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$50.00
Grades 3 to 6
32 piano works by Wirripang-published, Australian composers.
New repertoire for Piano Progressions was commissioned from Australian male and female composers to celebrate 10 years since the release of Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology in 2011. The first anthology consisted of three books, with 46 new works from Grade One to Diploma level. The success of this publication had led to two Australian Women Composers’ Anthologies in 2015 and 2019 and a third in 2021, all aiming at intermediate-to-advanced piano students. The feedback from teachers indicated the need for more repertoire at beginner-to-intermediate level, resulting in the two books of Piano Progressions that provide fresh teaching materials from Preliminary to Grade 6 level.
Especially written and selected for this volume as edited by Katie Zhukov
- Grade 3
- Baby Prelude No 1 - Thomas McConochie
- Darling boy - Jennifer Trynes
- No Rain Blues - Joanne Burrows
- Sunny Daze - Carolyn Morris
- Yarraldool - Ann Carr-Boyd
- Wistful Waltz - John Martin
- Early Morning - Glenn Dixon
- Allegretto - Brett McKern
- Grade 4
- Butterfly Dreams - Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Promise of Hope - Learne Faint
- Dappled Light - Robert Burrell
- The Winter Moon - Mark Matthews
- A Little Blue Music - Joanne Burrows
- Skippy the Swamp Wallaby - Ann Carr-Boyd
- Sunset Serene - Mark Matthews
- The Flying Car - Diana Blom
- Blue Funk - John D’Arcy
- Greetings - Betty Beath
- Far Away and Long Ago - Rob Stove
- Grade 5
- Passage - Nicole Murphy
- Lost for words - Mark Matthews
- Courtly Dance - Graeme Wright Denniss
- Prelude I - Betty Beath
- Prelude II - Betty Beath
- A Little Song - May Howlett
- Now and Then - Brett McKern
- Grade 6
- Industrial Workers - Glenn Dixon
- Beach House Blues - Amanda Handel
- Summer Lightning Storm - Brennan Keats
- Jack Russell Rag - John Martin
- The Liquid Light She Spills - Phillip Wilcher
- The Trunkey Creek Blues - Ann Carr-Boyd
Sheet music samples
Piano Progressions Anthology Two - sheet music
and YouTube links
Listen to the following selection of pieces from both Anthologies One and Two performed by students of Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, courtesy RCM.
Sample recital performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaRmjSkoKE
A Sedate Little Waltz (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Dappled Light (Robert Burrell)
Blue Funk (John D'Arcy)
Far Away, Long Ago (R J Stove)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Trunky Creek Blues (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Sunset Serene (Mark Matthews)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)
ISMN 9790720231587
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Play with Ease
By Michael Hugh Dixon
Regular price
$80.00
BAND TRAINING PROGRAM
This training band program has been developed to allow beginners to start together whilst playing some of their easiest notes. This requires the use of harmony from the outset. Concert B-flat is easy to produce on a clarinet and a saxophone but not at all easy on a flute or an oboe. The same note is easy for many a player of the trumpet, baritone and trombone yet some find a concert F easier, so there are options for those players. Horn players often find a concert F easier to play than a concert B-flat at, also a concert F is easily playable on both a single B-flat at horn and a single F horn. Concert A is an easy note on the flute and oboe, although a B would be easier, the A is not much more complicated and provides a nice note in the dominant chord of B-flat at major. The whole process begins with alternating B-flat at and F chords. Often, training band leaders direct from a keyboard, so the chords are shown above the flute part to make it simple to play along.
Each student has a page advising the numbers to practice each week and the program is divided into sections to give the feeling of completion from time to time. It is important that each band be directed at the most appropriate pace, therefore the music director should feel at liberty to overlap the designated weekly projects, hold them back, or skip some altogether. Much effort has been made to progress the players of an instrument at a decent pace. It is anticipated that many players will be ready to play other published material by the time they can play the numbers at the end of the book.
Composed 2018
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ISMN 9790720214429
Instrument program training books are available on request - $20.00 each, please contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Preliminary Grade Piano Technique
By Lorna Menzies-wall
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$10.00
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There may be several reasons why we wish to play the piano – to have fun, to give pleasure to others, or to show what we can do. As we grow older, we realise the importance of paying due regard to the intentions of the composer, and the creation of the most beautiful TONE or the most appropriate effects by the control of TOUCH. This is often called TECHNIQUE. Our goal should always be to achieve the ultimate effect with least effort. The cultivation of certain basic skills cannot begin too soon. Following are some simple exercises which will make the playing of the earliest pieces most effective. They cover: Finger control and legato touch A balanced arm and staccato Thumb preparation for scales Two hand coordination for mixed touch Balanced tone between two hands Phrasing action in a two note slur Mixed touch in the fingers of one hand Balanced tone in the fingers of one hand – voicing. Created 2015 |
ISMN 9790720151281
Rhythm Rocks
By Joanne Burrows
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$25.00
A collection of 30 rhythmic drills for students to clap, tap, read and count. Designed and sequenced to develop and improve recognition and reading of rhythmic patterns. The second in a four part series of similar books - Clap and Count, Death by Rhythm, Rhythm Rocks and Extreme Rhythm. Compiled 2012
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ISMN9790720126968
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Secrets of HSC Aural Skills - Music 1
By Joanne Burrows
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$35.00
Suggestions for study to help students find ways to develop their aural and writing skills.
Examples of answers intended for discussion to give students some ideas about how to set out their answers.
Compiled 2018
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ISBN 9781876829520
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