If any one gets offended by me posting about aural, I advise you to stop reading now.

Can anyone recommend a good aural training book and CD that I can use to develop my poor skills? Preferably starting at around grade 2 sort of thing... It needs to be relatively low priced... I'm a broke student at the moment... I have had a look on ebay, and the only aural book with a CD is grade 4-5, and i is the AB one which someone said is very useful? It is rather reasonably priced at £10 because aparently in the shops they are more than this... But my aural skills arn't this advanced yet... Does anyone know of any beginner books?

I checked online and you can get the Aural Training in Practice grades 1-3 book and cassette for £9:95 or the book and CD for £12:95.
I use these regularly as I don't often have access to a piano with pupils. They are very useful and easy to use on your own.

I am doing Guildhall Grade 7, if I bought the AB Grade 7 aural would I find it similar?

QUOTE (nicki_flute @ Jan 2 2005, 05:10 PM)

I am doing Guildhall Grade 7, if I bought the AB Grade 7 aural would I find it similar?

Probably. The aural test are similar between boards.

Ughhhh, I'm getting utterly done in by these posts on au... NO! only joking.

Sincerely, Helen. May I ask if you play the piano?

R

Edited to correct the grammar

QUOTE

Sincere, do you play the piano?

*looks around* Who?

Sorry, I'll edit that post....hahahaha, it's all this noo inglish i bin lernin off anuva fred. Nver got me advurbs rite, did I?


R

Can anyone give any feedback on the Guildhall books, especially book 2 (grades 5-8?)

QUOTE (Rhapsodin @ Jan 2 2005, 06:44 PM)

Sincerely, Helen. May I ask if you play the piano?

A small amount. A very small amount - about grade 2 ish.

You don't need to play piano to use the AB books and the CD!
I have all the David Turnbull books too - but you really need a piano/keyboard with them.

So if I purchased the Guildhall book (with CD), I wouldn't need to be able to play the piano? I can but only about Grade 2 standard.

Presumably not Nicki, however as I haven't used the Guildhall material I can't be sure.
Certainly with the Ab books and Cd everything is played for you and you can follow the book.