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PDF and mp3 files are available for free download.  Simply click "Go to download page" and download the files that you want! :)  1. Winter Sunshine Go to download page 2. Sad Prelude Go to download page 3. Sad Prelude II Go to download page 4. Let's Play Together! Go to download page 5. Sing Along With Me Go to download page For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com  

In grade 8 ABRSM practical exam, candidates have to sing or play in memory the lowest part of the phrase played by the examiner.  The examiner will first play the key chord and the starting note, then count in 2 bars.  Here are some sample exercise for you:  Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Answers: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com  

It's always easier to memorize the musical terms with correct pronunciations.  That's why I recorded these videos!  Other than the Italian musical terms, the English translation of the terms are also included on screen so that you can memorize their meanings while listening to their pronunciations.  Here you go:  Grade 3 Music Theory Italian Terms:  Grade 4 Music Theory Italian Terms:  Grade 5 Music Theory Italian Terms: For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com  

  Isn't it a good idea to start your first piano lesson in the new school year with a swing piece?  This book is written for grade 3-5 students to enjoy swing and rock styles on the piano.  Content: 1. After the Rain 2. Deja Vu 3. Dessert Time 4. Run Away 5. Happy Friday 6. Time Spent Together 7. Good Luck Go to download page    For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com  

Aural exercise for ABRSM grade 1 students.  Part A: Clap the pulse of a melody Part B: Echo-singing Part C: Where does a pitch change occur? Part D: Identifying musical features  > More similar exercise For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com

Answers are at the bottom of this post.  Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Answers:  Exercise 1: Perfect cadence Exercise 2: Imperfect cadence Exercise 3: Perfect cadence Exercise 4: Perfect cadence > More similar exercise For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com

Are you teaching piano beginners? Do you want some funny but easy pieces for your beginner students to play in the next concert? Perhaps I can give you some ideas here!  1.  Humpty Dumpty (piano duet)        Go to download page 2.  Billy Boy (piano duet)        Go to download page 3.  Little Tommy Tucker        Go to download page   4.  Amaryllis       Go to download page 5. The Mulberry Bush       Go to download page 6.  Home Sweet Home       Go to download page 7.  Heidenröslein       Go to download page For more music resources, please visit:  https://reginapratley.com

Choosing a balanced programme while fulfilling the requirements of the ARSM diploma can be tricky. Therefore, I would like to show you some sample programmes here! :) Feel free to ask me questions if you are not sure whether your programme works. :)  Sample 1:  1. Scarlatti: Two Sonatas in G, Kp.259 and Kp.260;  2. Chopin: Nocturne in E, Op.62 no.2;  3. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor (‘Pathétique’), Op.13 (complete)  Overall Programme Length: 29 minutes Sample 2: 1. Bach: Toccata no.5 in E minor, BWV 914: complete;  2. Liszt: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca: no.6 from ‘Années de Pèlerinage, 2ème Année, Italie’;  3. Haydn: Sonata in E flat, Hob.XVI/49: complete  Overall Programme Length: 30 minutes  Sample 3:  1. Bach: Prelude and Fugue no.11 in F, BWV 880;  2. Debussy: Prélude no.10, ‘La Cathédrale engloutie’;  3. Mozart: Sonata in D, K.311: complete;  4. Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79 no.2  Overall Programme Length: 31 minutes   Sample 4:  1. Bach: Prelude and Fugue no.5 in D, BWV 874  2.