Theory Time®: Grade Eight Workbook

Composer Ron Levy sets the table with eleven delicious salad courses. Sometimes crunchy, always funky! Chock full of sweet rhythms and savory melodies for intermediates of all ages. You will want your musical menu to begin with a nutritious helping of Jazz Salad!

This packet, along with High School 4A, is what you want to use for a High School band, choir, orchestra or theory class that already knows their Major key signatures, scales, and 6/8 time. Concepts include: Rhythm drill, simple, compound & irregular meter, authentic & half cadence, seventh chords, V7 chords, 4-part harmonic analysis, sight-singing, ear-training, post-test. Answer booklet included!

Teacher accompaniment parts for all of the pieces from the Piano Pronto Movement 3 method book by Jennifer Eklund. These performance-ready, contemporary accompaniments make for great rhythmic reinforcement for students and will be showstoppers at your next recital.

I Surrender All, in a poignant setting, arranged by Kevin Costley. This solo is ideal for intermediates of all ages.

Overture from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet, arranged for intermediates, by Lisa Donovan Lukas.

Tweedledum & Tweedledee, composed by Stacy Fahrion, is a whimsically macabre bluesy solo for intermediates. This piece is part of the Once Upon a Time songbook.

Fur Elise arranged for intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 3 and includes a teacher duet part.

Be Thou My Vision in a soothing and restful arrangement by Lisa Shoemaker. This reimagined setting of the traditional Irish melody is suitable for students, church performers, and music-lovers alike!

Another Day, composed by Amanda W. Smith, is an elegant lyrical solo for intermediates. This piece is part of the Set Sail songbook.

Fur Elise educational pack features seven unique arrangements of this piano favorite, including two duets, at various levels. Includes biography of Beethoven and music history page with the background information about this perennial favorites. Arrangements and instructional material by Jennifer Eklund.

Rock On! Volume 3 features ten showcase-style pop, rock, and blues solos composed by Chrissy Ricker. Ideal for intermediates of all ages.

Chopin’s iconic Fantaisie Impromptu, arranged in a contemporary lyrical style by Jennifer Eklund. This solo, for early intermediates and up, provides ample opportunity to work on interpretation, rubato, and lyrical artistry.

Back to the Hymns: Volume 2 is a collection of nine timeless sacred melodies arranged artfully by Kevin Costley. These elegant solos will delight pianists of all ages and serve as a joyful addition to any service.

Phoenix Rising, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a fast and flashy showcase solo for intermediates.

Toyland arranged for intermediates as an upbeat jazz-waltz by Jennifer Eklund. Part of the Jazzy Jingles Volume 2 songbook.

Something Else, by British composer Joanne Griffiths, has a gently meandering melody over an accompaniment of two patterns, two chords and two time signatures. A little quirky lilt changing from 3/4 to 4/4 time will keep your students counting.

This packet, along with High School 4B, is what you want to use for a High School band, choir, orchestra or theory class that has already learned major and minor key signatures, major & minor scales, and 6/8 time. Concepts include: Pre-test, perfect, major, minor, diminished & augmented intervals & triads, inversion of intervals, tritone, parallel keys, melody writing, whole tone, chromatic & pentatonic scales, major & 3 types of minor scales, ear-training, teacher ear-training guide. Answer booklet included!

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today in a majestic setting arranged by Sarah Reaser O’Brien. This sacred Easter classic is full of lush modern harmonies and will be enjoyed by late intermediates of all ages. Includes a full sheet of lyrics with all verses.