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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Weiss for Guitar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scarlatti for Guitar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are new collections, each containing 10 arrangements for guitar of lute music by Weiss and keyboard music by Scarlatti.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both collections contain pieces selected from List A, Grades 6 to 8, on the new Guitar Syllabus from 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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These new volumes, together with Time Pieces for Guitar, Guitar Scales &amp;amp; Arpeggios and Guitar Sight-Reading Tests, support the Guitar Syllabus from 2009 and are available from music retailers worldwide, or&amp;#160;from the&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/guitar&quot;&gt;ABRSM Publishing Guitar Page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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<guid>Weiss for Guitar and Scarlatti for Guitar are new collections, each containing 10 arrangements for guitar of lute music by Weiss and keyboard music by Scarlatti.</guid>
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<title>The ABRSM Songbooks - Out Now</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ABRSM Songbooks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; provide a major new repertoire resource for teachers and students. These 5 progressively graded volumes support the new Singing Syllabus from 2009 at Grades 1 to 5. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ABRSM Songbooks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; offer unrivalled choice for the new syllabus and&amp;#160;are ideal for the young singer.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;Over 100 art songs - all titles selected for the new Singing Syllabus&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;60 unaccompanied traditional songs from around the world, providing a wide choice for this section of the syllabus&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;New arrangements by Carol Barratt of 18 classic songs&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;CDs featuring piano accompaniments to all art songs and recordings of the text for every art song and traditional song, narrated by native speakers&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;English singing translations for every non English-language song - many newly-commissioned for the volumes&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Includes background information and performance suggestions&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Available from music retailers worldwide, or&amp;#160;from the&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/voice&quot;&gt;ABRSM Publishing Vocal Page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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We hope you enjoy exploring this new vocal repertoire.&lt;br /&gt;
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<guid>The ABRSM Songbooks provide a major new repertoire resource for you and your students. These 5 progressively graded volumes support the new Singing Syllabus from 2009 at Grades 1 to 5. The ABRSM Songbooks offer unrivalled choice for the new syllabus and are ideal for the young singer.</guid>
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<title>New Piano Syllabus and Publications</title>
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<description>&lt;table bgcolor=&quot;white&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;583&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;    &lt;tr&gt;      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/instrument/42&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;New Piano Exam Titles&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/images/piano_covers.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td bgcolor=&quot;white&quot;&gt;The new Associated Board &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=exams/gradedMusicExams/latestSyllabuses.html&quot;&gt;Piano Syllabus for 2009-2010&lt;/a&gt; is now available, with supporting books and recordings.&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;The following new titles are published today:&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;ul&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Selected Piano Exam Pieces with CD&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Selected Piano Exam Pieces (book only)&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Complete Piano Exam Syllabus on CD and as MP3s&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Teaching Notes on Piano Exam Pieces Grades 1 - 7&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Piano Scales, Arpeggios and Broken Chords - New Editions&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests - New Editions&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;/ul&gt;We have completely refreshed the choice of pieces to include music from many different countries and genres. The scale and sight-reading requirements for exams from 2009 have also been updated. For more detailed information, download our &lt;a href=&quot;resources/pianoGuide.pdf&quot;&gt;Guide to the 2009 Piano Syllabus&lt;/a&gt; (PDF). &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;The CD of the complete syllabus is now available packaged with &lt;span&gt;Selected Piano Exam Pieces&lt;/span&gt;. The CD is also available separately, as in previous years. &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;All of the above publications are available from good music shops. In case of difficulty they can be ordered from our new &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/instrument/42&quot;&gt;Piano Exams Homepage&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;h2&gt;New ABRSM MP3 Store&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.dloadshop.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; alt=&quot;MP3 Store&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/grades_piano/mp3storeicon.gif&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;Students and teachers can now listen and buy recordings of the individual syllabus pieces. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.dloadshop.com/&quot;&gt;Visit the MP3 Store&lt;/a&gt; to:      &lt;ul&gt;        &lt;li&gt;listen to free audio samples&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;buy MP3s of piano exam pieces&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;/ul&gt;      &lt;h2&gt;New Syllabus&lt;/h2&gt;The new syllabus is now &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=exams/gradedMusicExams/latestSyllabuses.html&quot;&gt;available to download or view online&lt;/a&gt;.      &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
<guid>The new Associated Board Piano Syllabus for 2009-2010 is now available and new exam books and CDs have just been published.</guid>
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<title>Spectrum for String Quartet</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5311&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;212&quot; alt=&quot;Spectrum for String Quartet&quot; hspace=&quot;4&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/cover_drop_shadow.jpg&quot; width=&quot;135&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; vspace=&quot;4&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; color=&quot;black&quot; algin=&quot;right&quot; /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spectrum for String Quartet&lt;/em&gt; is the seventh volume in the award-winning Spectrum series, and the first volume of string quartet music to be published by ABRSM Publishing.&lt;br /&gt;
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The volume contains three string quartets commissioned by the London String Quartet Foundation as part of its mission to encourage the art of string quartet playing among the young.&lt;br /&gt;
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The three composers &amp;#8211; Alun Hoddinott, David Gorton and Graham Fitkin &amp;#8211; are of widely different backgrounds and experience and have written works of about eight minutes duration for players of Associated Board Grade 8 standard.&lt;br /&gt;
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The London String Quartet Foundation presented the premiere of &lt;em&gt;Spectrum for String Quartet&lt;/em&gt; performed by the Sacconi String Quartet on 11 March 2008 at the Wigmore Hall. There will also be a coaching day at 5.00pm on 26 April when the Sacconi will coach three young quartets on the new pieces, also at the Wigmore.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Spectrum for String Quartet&lt;/em&gt; is available from all good music stores&amp;#160;and&amp;#160;from www.abrsmpublishing.com&amp;#160;in the following formats:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Debbie Butler&lt;br /&gt;
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<guid>ABRSM Publishing announces SPECTRUM FOR STRING QUARTET, three string quartets by Alun Hoddinott, David Gorton and Graham Fitkin</guid>
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<title>Music Theory in Practice - New Edition</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5652&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;151&quot; alt=&quot;Music Theory in Practice grade 1&quot; hspace=&quot;4&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860969423.jpg&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; vspace=&quot;4&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;More than one million musicians worldwide have used this series to learn about music theory.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now fully revised and with attractive new covers, these workbooks remain the best way to prepare for the AB&#39;s theory exams.&lt;br /&gt;
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Grade 1 is now available, with Grades 2-5 to follow in April and May. Grades 6-8 will have new covers, but the text will remain the same.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;straightforward language throughout&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;many examples and exercises&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;definitions of important words and concepts&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;helpful tips for students&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Music Theory in Practice is available from all good music stores or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5652&quot;&gt;buy yours here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
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<guid>Now fully revised and with attractive new covers, these workbooks remain the best way to prepare for the AB's theory exams.</guid>
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<title>Preview of the 2009 Guitar Syllabus</title>
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<description>&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Nigel Scaife&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/nigelscaife.jpg&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;In July we will be publishing a revised guitar&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;syllabus featuring revised set piece, scale and sight-reading requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Here Nigel&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Scaife, Syllabus Director, reports on the significant&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;changes and provides a preview of some of the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;exciting support materials being published.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Revising any syllabus requires much consultation with teachers and very careful deliberation. In the case of guitar, this process will have taken us about three years, from the first working party meeting to the publication of the syllabus and support materials later this year. During this time we have been in touch with guitar teachers via a major pilot study and the detailed feedback generated by this project has been invaluable &amp;#8211; many thanks to all those who took the time to share their views with us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Repertoire&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;We have refreshed the repertoire lists, reflecting the diverse range of good-quality publications that have come into existence in recent years. We have included some excellent core pieces that have not been on the syllabus before, many suggested by teachers. For continuity, about 10% of the repertoire from the current syllabus is being kept. Also, in the lower grades we are retaining a selection of accompanied pieces using a single-line approach for the candidate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Overall, in choosing the pieces we have worked to achieve a clear sense of the technical progression through the grades and to ensure that there is parity with the demands of other instruments. The wealth of new and exciting repertoire should entice and challenge pupils at all levels and make for really enjoyable music making.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;New resources&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;To complement the new repertoire lists we will be publishing a range of resources for teachers and pupils. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ABRSM Publishing&lt;/a&gt; is extending its popular &lt;em&gt;Time Pieces&lt;/em&gt; series to embrace guitar. The two volumes of &lt;em&gt;Time Pieces for Guitar&lt;/em&gt; will include items from each list at Grades 1 and 2 in the first volume and Grades 3 to 5 in the second. There are over 30 pieces in each, covering the whole gamut of styles and periods from &lt;em&gt;Sumer is icumen in&lt;/em&gt; of 1250 to newly commissioned pieces by Colin Tommis, Andy Crowdy, Colin Downs and Stephen Goss. These volumes will provide a helpful selection of potential exam pieces and a rich source of repertoire for developing guitarists.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;We are also publishing new editions of music by Weiss and Scarlatti, bringing together syllabus pieces selected for use at Grades 6, 7 and 8 in single volumes, and producing a set of CDs containing recordings of the guitar syllabus pieces at all eight grades.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Sight-reading&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;With the&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=downloads#guitar&quot;&gt;new sight-reading tests&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;we are trying to encourage and enable a more musical approach to sight-reading. The new tests have been written in attractive styles and will not present greater technical challenges than the current materials. At the lower grades they are shorter than the current ones, allowing greater focus on musical detail, and from Grade 6 all tests have titles so that they appear as real pieces, helping candidates to get a feel for the musical mood and style.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Scales&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;In putting together the new requirements we considered many issues such as the unnecessary duplication of scales using identical left-hand fingerings, the role of the thumb, the progression of scales in intervals, and the use of rhythm patterns.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Some of the main changes are outlined here.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Right-hand finger scales are now complemented by lower-octave scales played by the thumb alone at Grades 1 and 2, and by those in which the thumb plays the lower octave and the fingers the upper at Grades 3 to 5. These patterns promote independence of thumb movement and a stable right-hand position when changing between thumb and fingers.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;From Grade 3 we have introduced scales in intervals which relate directly to patterns found so frequently in guitar music.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;We now make a distinction between over-ringing broken chords and non-over-ringing arpeggios. We hope that this new feature will help students to understand the function of different musical elements &amp;#8211; whether an arpeggiated passage is part of a melodic line or the accompanying harmonic texture.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Candidates will no longer have to play scales with specified right-hand fingerings. However, we will be providing some guideline fingering in the scale books.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The new requirements represent a more logical progression up the grades, with tasks more closely interrelated for easier absorption. Candidates will have covered all keys by the time they reach Grade 8, and even with the additions outlined above, there is a considerable reduction in the number of items required at each grade.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The new guitar syllabus, valid from &lt;strong&gt;January 2009&lt;/strong&gt;, will be published in July together with the scale and sight-reading books. &lt;em&gt;Time Pieces for Guitar&lt;/em&gt;, the CDs of Guitar Exam Pieces and the Weiss and Scarlatti books will be available later in the year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nigel Scaife&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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<guid>In July we will be publishing a new guitar syllabus featuring revised set piece, scale and sight-reading requirements.</guid>
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&lt;td&gt;In support of the new Viola Syllabus from 2008, we are delighted to announce the publication of recordings of Viola Exam Pieces.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;
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The CDs include the majority of the exam pieces from Lists A, B and C, Grades 1 to 8.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;World-class performances by professional soloists, chamber musicians and orchestral players&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Top recording quality by highly experienced classical music producers&lt;/li&gt;
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These high quality exemplar recordings are an innovative and valuable resource for exam preparation and will help candidates prepare with confidence for their Viola exams.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Recordings of Viola Exam Pieces are available from all good music retailers or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/search/index.html?search=true&amp;amp;quickSearchKeyword=viola+exam+pieces&amp;amp;x=0&amp;amp;y=0&quot;&gt;click here to order yours online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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<guid>ABRSM is delighted to announce the publication of new recordings of Viola Exam Pieces.</guid>
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<title>Beethoven: Launch and New York Times Article</title>
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<description>&lt;!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN&quot; &quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd&quot;&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;  &lt;meta content=&quot;text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1&quot; http-equiv=&quot;content-type&quot;&gt;  &lt;title&gt;Beethoven Launch&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5639&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Beethoven Sonatas&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860968907.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;br&gt;The new edition of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beethoven:The 35 Piano Sonatas&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span &gt;, edited by Barry Cooper, was launched at the Wigmore Hall on 7 December 2007. The launch was presented by John Suchet. Barry Cooper talked about the new edition and David Ward, professor at the Royal College of Music, discussed his approach to fingering. Performances were given by pianists Martin Roscoe and Andrew Aarons on a modern piano and fortepiano.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span &gt;The New York Times has also recently featured this new edition. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/arts/music/20whit.html?ex=1358398800&amp;amp;en=c9c9af5bb6865b3e&amp;amp;ei=5124&amp;amp;partner=permalink&amp;amp;exprod=permalink&quot;&gt;Clickhere to read the article.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/420/news&quot;&gt;&lt;span &gt;Click here for more information on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span &gt;Beethoven: The 35 Piano Sonatas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span &gt;Press queries to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;Debbie Butler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;ABRSM Publishing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt; 24Portland Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;London W1B 1LU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;tel: +44 (0)20 7467 8272&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br &gt;&lt;span &gt;email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;mailto:dbutler@abrsm.ac.uk&quot;&gt;dbutler@abrsm.ac.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div &gt;Click on the pictures below to view larger images.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table  border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;7&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;    &lt;tr&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Group-2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Group Picture 2&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Group-2_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td  align=&quot;center&quot; colspan=&quot;1&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Andrew2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img   alt=&quot;Andrew Aarons and the Wigmore Hall&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Andrew2_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Group-1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Group Picture&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Group-1_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;tr&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/John.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;John Suchet&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/John_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Martin.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Martin Roscoe&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Martin_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;tr&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Barry.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Prof. Barry Cooper&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Barry_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/David.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Prof. David Ward&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/David_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;      &lt;td &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Andrew1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img  alt=&quot;Andrew Aarons&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Andrew1_tb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</description>
<guid>The new edition of Beethoven: The 35 Piano Sonatas, edited by Barry Cooper, was launched at the Wigmore Hall on 7 December 2007</guid>
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<title>Autumn Seminars</title>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;null&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/delegates3.jpg&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; ABRSM&#39;s Autumn&amp;#160;Seminar&amp;#160;series&amp;#160;provides&amp;#160;teachers with a wealth of information on the new ABRSM&amp;#160;woodwind syllabuses and practical, useful teaching tips to help ensure exam success&amp;#160;during the new academic year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;It was great to hear pieces from the higher grades played with the tricky corners and technical challenges explained&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - &lt;strong&gt;2007 seminar attendee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our expert presenters guide&amp;#160;delegates through the new syllabus repertoire, offering guidance and advice on issues such as:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;What examiners look for in exams&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;How to go about choosing repertoire and introducing new pieces&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Hints and tips for effective exam preparation and on-the-day advice&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Information on the latest teaching resources&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;free copy&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Selected Pieces for Examinations for Flute&lt;/em&gt; at Grade One&amp;#160;is given to each seminar attendee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Remaining Dates and Venues&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please&amp;#160;highlight the venue name for further information and a map.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;caption&gt;Flute&amp;#160;Seminar&lt;/caption&gt;

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&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot;&gt;Date&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Glasgow&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;9 February&amp;#160;2008&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/images/travel_map_big.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Presenters&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;img alt=&quot;Delegates&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/delegates.jpg&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 

&lt;h3&gt;Flute Seminar:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/teachers/courses/UKIreland/seminarBiographies/christineHankin.html&quot;&gt;Christine Hankin&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;and&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/teachers/courses/UKIreland/seminarBiographies/jenniferSturgeon.html&quot;&gt;Jennifer Sturgeon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/teachers/courses/UKIreland/seminarBiographies/chrisSwann.html&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Times, Price,&amp;#160;and Payment Details&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The seminar costs &amp;#163;40.00. The fee includes refreshments but not lunch.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Registration for all seminars&amp;#160;is at 09:30. The seminars commence at 10:00 on each day and finish&amp;#160;by 17:15.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that each venue has a limited capacity and that&amp;#160;therefore it is wise to book early in order to avoid disappointment.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Contact and Booking Details&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/profDev/clarinetFluteSeminars.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Download a flute seminar booking form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For further information, please&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=process/contactform.html&amp;amp;id=12&amp;amp;contact=SmFuZSUyMERlbm5pc29u&quot;&gt;email Jane Dennison&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;or contact her by telephone on&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;020 7636 8254&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<guid>The last few remaining places at the Glasgow flute seminar at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama on 19th February are still available. Book now to avoid disappointment!</guid>
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<title>Beethoven Piano Sonatas: New edition now available</title>
<link>/publications/420/news</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860968907.jpg&quot; /&gt;             &lt;p&gt;We are delighted to announce the publication of a new edition of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas, edited by Professor Barry Cooper, a renowned authority on Beethoven, widely known for completing the unfinished Tenth Symphony, and author of several books on the composer. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Barry Cooper has been working for ten years on the edition. His work represents the latest original research into the Piano Sonatas and he has tried to reproduce what Beethoven actually wrote - and what he meant to write - more accurately than has been done in any previous edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Notable among the features of the edition is that there are 35 sonatas while all other recent editions have 32. Cooper says: &amp;#39;The three extra ones are normally omitted as they were very early works written when Beethoven was 12. I feel there is no reason to omit them as they are full scale works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Key features of the edition:&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;faithful to the original notation, correcting long-standing errors found in other editions&lt;/li&gt;              &lt;li&gt;presents new and important research&lt;/li&gt;              &lt;li&gt;general Introduction covering performance practice, including tempo, articulation, pedalling and dynamics&lt;/li&gt;              &lt;li&gt;commentary to each sonata, including history,full assessment of the sources and detailed notes on interpretation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;introductory CD of commentary and demonstrations included in each volume&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;/ul&gt;      &lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created for today&amp;#39;s performers, teachers and scholars, this is the most comprehensive study of these extraordinary works yet undertaken and sets a new standard for scholarly performing editions.     &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This new edition is available now from all good music stores, or click below to buy yours online.&lt;/p&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;             &lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;3&quot;&gt;              &lt;tbody&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;Format&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;ISBN&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;Price&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;/tr&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2188&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Volume 1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860962455.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2188&quot;&gt;Volume 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                  &lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;978-1-86096-245-5&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;£16.95&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;/tr&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2189&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Volume 2&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860962462.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2189&quot;&gt;Volume 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;978-1-86096-246-2&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;£16.95&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;/tr&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2190&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Volume 3&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860962479.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2190&quot;&gt;V&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/2190&quot;&gt;olume 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;978-1-86096-247-9&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;£16.95&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;/tr&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5639&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Boxed Set with Volumes 1-3&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860968907.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5639&quot;&gt;Boxed set of Volumes 1-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;978-1-86096-890-7&lt;/td&gt;                  &lt;td&gt;£50.00&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;/tr&gt;              &lt;/tbody&gt;            &lt;/table&gt;</description>
<guid>ABRSM Publishing is delighted to announce the publication of Beethoven's 35 Piano Sonatas edited by Professor Barry Cooper, renowned Beethoven specialist.</guid>
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<title>ABRSM Publishing triumphs at MIA Awards 2007</title>
<link>/publications/412/news</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/4883&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Spectrum for Clarinet&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;/resources/images/postcard-small.jpg&quot; vspace=&quot;5&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;ABRSM Publishing is delighted to announce that Spectrum for Clarinet has been voted Best Classical Publication at the Music Industries Association (MIA) annual awards ceremony held at The Savoy, London, on 10 October.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The award was accepted by Ian Mitchell, clarinettist and compiler of Spectrum for Clarinet, an inspiring collection of specially commissioned pieces by 16 of today&amp;rsquo;s finest composers. The volume comes with a CD recording of all 16 pieces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben Selby, ABRSM&amp;rsquo;s Publishing Director, said: &amp;ldquo;We&amp;#39;re delighted to have again won an award for Spectrum - the third MIA award for this series. Spectrum has played a major role in introducing contemporary music to a new audience, the series having sold some 35,000 copies since the first piano volume was released in 1996. This award recognises ABRSM&amp;#39;s commitment to supporting living composers, and we thank all those who voted.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hugely successful Spectrum series was established by ABRSM Publishing with pianist and teacher Thalia Myers, with the goal of commissioning some of the finest composers to write pieces of modest length and difficulty, while preserving the essential characteristics of their compositional style, providing technically accessible music for players of all ages and abilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The series now encompasses four piano albums and one for cello, with a volume for violin in preparation. The series has resulted so far in the publication of 171 new compositions by 115 composers. The first two piano albums - Spectrum and Spectrum 2 - have already been celebrated with MIA awards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The best book of contemporary music for clarinet I have seen. My students could not wait to get playing the pieces - the ultimate recommendation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Music Teacher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spectrum for Clarinet is available from all good music retailers or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/4883&quot;&gt;click here to order your copy now.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/press/SpectrumClarinetPressRelease.pdf&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Click here to download this story as a PDF&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<guid>ABRSM Publishing is delighted to announce that Spectrum for Clarinet has been voted Best Classical Publication at the Music Industries Association (MIA) annual awards ceremony held at The Savoy, London, on 10 October.</guid>
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<title>New Clarinet and Flute Titles - Out Now!</title>
<link>/publications/408/news</link>
<description>&lt;h3&gt;ABRSM Publishing&amp;#160;is delighted to announce&amp;#160;the publication of &lt;em&gt;Selected Flute Exam Pieces&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Selected Clarinet Exam Pieces&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Selected Clarinet Exam Pieces&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/SCEPs-cover-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;img alt=&quot;Selected Flute Exam Pieces&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/SFEPs-cover-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the first time volumes of selected pieces with CDs of performances and playalong tracks are available for flute and clarinet. The volumes contain three pieces from each of Lists A, B and C.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Formats available:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div&gt;piano part, solo part and CD, grades 1-7&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div&gt;piano and solo parts, grades 1-7&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div&gt;part only, grades 1-5&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div&gt;CD of complete performances and playalong tracks, grade 8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Selected Flute Exam Pieces&amp;#160;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Selected Clarinet Exam Pieces&lt;/em&gt; are available to purchase from all good music retailers or click on the links below to buy directly from ABRSM Publishing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/flute0813&quot;&gt;Selected Exam Pieces for Flute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/clarinet0813&quot;&gt;Selected Exam Pieces for Clarinet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<guid>Publication on 6 September</guid>
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<title>Retailer Open Day</title>
<link>/publications/400/news</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;ABRSM Publishing&amp;#160;hosted their first open day on Sunday 8 July for retailers. The day&amp;#160;consisted of speeches&amp;#160;by directors from across the Associated Board&amp;#160;which were aimed at&amp;#160;informing attendees of&amp;#160;the Board&#39;s many&amp;#160;activities. This was followed by a buffet lunch and a&amp;#160;guided river cruise&amp;#160;along the Thames. We were fortunate enough to see the rare spectacle of Tower Bridge being raised as seen in the picture below. We would like to thank all those who came to the event for making it such a success.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Leslie-and-Cake-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Leslie East and his Birthday Cake&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/images/Leslie-and-Cake-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/set-up-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Display&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/set-up-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-1-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Richard Crozier&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-1-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-2-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Retailers&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-2-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-3-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Ben Selby and Roger Gale&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Presentaion-3-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Retailers and Staff on the Thames&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-2-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;A Retailer enjoying the day&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-2-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-3-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Retailers&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-3-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-4-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Roger Gale and retailers look out to the Seas!&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-4-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-5-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Ben Selby, Penny Milsom and a Retailer&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-5-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-8-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Tower Bridge&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-8-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-6-L.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Debbie Butler and a Retailer&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Boat-Trip-6-s.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<title>New Violin Exam Publications</title>
<link>/publications/390/news</link>
<description>&lt;h2&gt;ABRSM Publishing are delighted to announce the publication of&amp;#160;new editions of Selected Violin Exam Pieces for&amp;#160;exams from 2008&amp;#160;and Violin Scales and Arpeggios.&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;New Violin Exam Pieces&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860968679.jpg&quot; /&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;img alt=&quot;Violin Scales and Arpeggios&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/resources/images/covers/9781860968938.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Volumes of &lt;em&gt;Selected Violin Exam Pieces,&amp;#160;&lt;/em&gt; released in line with the new syllabus for violin,&amp;#160;are indispensable&amp;#160;to students entering ABRSM violin exams.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A CD recording of the complete syllabus&amp;#160;is now available packaged with the violin and piano parts of the selected pieces for grades 1-7. Alternatively the violin and piano parts can be purchased without CD for grades 1-7,&amp;#160;and the violin part only for grades 1-5.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Three pieces from each list A,B and C have been selected to ensure a rich and varied repertoire suitable for concert halls or exam rooms. The books include helpful footnotes and syllabus information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For Grade 8 a CD of the complete syllabus will be available.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We are&amp;#160;also delighted to announce the release of new editions of &lt;em&gt;Violin Scales and Arpeggios&lt;/em&gt;, which, for the first time, will be printed in eight individual graded volumes for easier and quick learning.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The new &lt;i&gt;Selected Violin Exam Pieces&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Violin Scales and Arpeggios&lt;/i&gt; editions&amp;#160;are available to purchase&amp;#160;from&amp;#160;local retailers or&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/violin0811&quot;&gt;click here now to get your copies from this website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<guid>In July ABRSM publishing will be releasing new editions of Selected Violin Exam Pieces and Violin  Scales and Arpeggios.</guid>
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<title>Elgar&#39;s 150th Anniversary Launch</title>
<link>/publications/387/news</link>
<description>&lt;blockquote dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the eve of&amp;#160;Elgar&#39;s 150th birthday and neighbouring&amp;#160;his last home in London, ABRSM Publishing officially launched &lt;em&gt;Elgar: an extraordinary life&lt;/em&gt; with the author J.P.E. Harper-Scott at the Royal Over-Seas League&amp;#160;on St. James&#39;s Street in London.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book is available from our website. Click&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/5301&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to purchase&amp;#160;your copy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;J.P.E. Harper-Scott and Leslie East, Executive Director: Syllabus and Publishing&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/images/Leslie-and-Paul.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;J.P.E. Harper-Scott and Leslie East,&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director: Syllabus and Publishing&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
<guid>ABRSM Publishing Launch Elgar: an extraordinary life with the author J.P.E. Harper-Scott</guid>
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<title>Embarking on a new teaching career?</title>
<link>/publications/380/news</link>
<description>&lt;h2&gt;About Teaching Music Effectively&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Teaching Music Effectively is a short, four-day course that takes place over two weekends.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;There is a gap of 6 weeks between the two study weekends to give&amp;#160;you the opportunity to reflect upon and implement new skills and techniques that you&amp;#160;have learned.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Is this course for me?&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Teaching Music Effectively is&amp;#160;for&amp;#160;any instrumental or vocal&amp;#160;teacher who has just started teaching on either a full- or part-time basis.&amp;#160; It is also suitable for those teachers with more experience, who&amp;#160;are simply seeking fresh ideas and new teaching techniques to incorporate into their lessons.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whatever your starting point,&amp;#160;Teaching&amp;#160;Music Effectively&amp;#160;will equip you with an in-depth understanding of different teaching and learning styles and a raft of new skills and techniques that you can implement straight away in future lessons.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Where and When&lt;/h2&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Closing date&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Study day 1&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Study day 2&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Study day 3&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Study day 4&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.st-marys-music-school.co.uk/location.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;St. Mary&amp;#8217;s Music School, Edinburgh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Mon 26 March 2007&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sat 21 April 2007&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td class=&quot;rowdark&quot;&gt;Sun 22 April 2007&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class=&quot;rowdark&quot;&gt;Sat 9 June 2007&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class=&quot;rowdark&quot;&gt;Sun 10 June 2007&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;What you will cover on the course&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;th id=&quot;hdr2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Module 1&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;Module 2&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr4&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Module 3&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th id=&quot;hdr1&quot;&gt;Sessions&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr2&quot;&gt;STUDY DAY 1&lt;br /&gt;
Understanding Teaching &amp;amp; Learning&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr2&quot;&gt;STUDY DAY 2&lt;br /&gt;
The Effective Teacher&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;td headers=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;Gap of five to seven weeks, during which students:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr4&quot;&gt;STUDY DAY 3&lt;br /&gt;
The Reflective Practitioner&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th id=&quot;hdr4&quot;&gt;STUDY DAY 4&lt;br /&gt;
Planning for Success&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;1&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Teaching&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;ICT and music teaching (visiting speaker)&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;td headers=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;keep a diary;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Review of progress&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Dalcroze and Kodaly (visiting speaker)&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;2&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Learning&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;What to say when the music stops: Assessment&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;td headers=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;complete a written assignment;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;An holistic approach to music education&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;A sound technique&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;3&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Improvisation&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Group teaching and lesson planning&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;td headers=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;prepare a lesson video for Module 3;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Music in schools (visiting speaker)&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Curriculum planning&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;4&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;The first lesson&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Materials&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;td headers=&quot;hdr3&quot;&gt;have a teaching observation with your subject-specific mentor&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Improvisation&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot;&gt;Next steps&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Cost&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The price per person for this course is &amp;#163;600, if you pay in full on or before 13 April.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;This cost includes refreshments and lunch each day.&amp;#160; You&amp;#160;will also receive a certificate of attendance to add to your professional development portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A discount of 10% is available to organisations who book places for five or more teachers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/profDev/teachingMusicEffectively%20065.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Further details of payment options can be found on our course leaflet and booking form.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Deadline for applications&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All applications must be received by Monday 26 March.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you would like to discuss any details of this course, please contact Emma Odell on 020 7467 8226, or&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=process/contactform.html&amp;amp;id=10088&amp;amp;contact=RW1tYSUyME9kZWxs&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;send Emma an email&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/resources/profDev/teachingMusicEffectively%20065.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Download further information, course dates and an application form here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<guid>If you've recently started teaching music and would like some guidance on how to get started or if you've taught for a while and want new ideas to revitalise your teaching, why not consider our Teaching Music Effectively course this March?  Find out more.</guid>
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<title>Senior Management Reorganisation at ABRSM</title>
<link>/publications/376/news</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the ongoing work of the organisation, the following senior managers have joined the directorate of the Associated Board with effect from 1 February:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tim Arnold&amp;#160;&amp;#173;&amp;#173;- International Operations Director&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Penny Milsom -&amp;#160;UK Operations Director&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Eugene O&amp;#8217;Donnell -&amp;#160;IT Director&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nigel Scaife - Syllabus Director&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clara Taylor - Chief Examiner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Director of Examinations announces retirement&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philip Mundey, Director of Examinations has announced his decision to retire on 31 July 2007, following a career that has spanned more than 30 years in music education.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Commenting on Philip&amp;#8217;s departure, Richard Morris, Chief Executive of the Associated Board, said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Throughout his 20 years at the Associated Board, Philip has stood for the absolute integrity at the heart of our work, and has provided outstanding leadership and flair in the development and delivery of the Associated Board&amp;#8217;s examinations.&amp;#160; He has made a major contribution to music education in the UK and internationally.&amp;#160; After the end of July he will be greatly missed by all his colleagues, who will be wishing him every success with his new directions.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Senior management restructure&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;In view of Philip&amp;#8217;s departure, senior management responsibilities will be restructured as follows, with effect from 23 April 2007 :&amp;#8211;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Director of Publishing, Leslie East will assume the expanded role of &amp;#8220;Executive Director: Syllabus and Publishing&amp;#8221;.&amp;#160; In this new role, he will take on supervisory responsibility for the ongoing research and development of examination syllabuses as well as for ABRSM Publishing and the planning of its publishing programme.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chief Examiner, Clara Taylor will retain all her current responsibilities.&amp;#160; She will take on additional responsibility for the direction of the examinations administration team, the quality assurance office, the theory department and the theory moderating team.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ben Selby will take up the new post of Publishing Director with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the operations of ABRSM Publishing, reporting to Leslie East.&amp;#160;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Commenting on these changes, Richard Morris said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The organisational changes announced today reflect the closer integration of all our activities and are designed to further enhance the quality and delivery of Associated Board exams, publications and services to all our customers.&amp;#160; This new structure will ensure that we are in the best position to successfully implement our future plans and to retain our position as the world&amp;#8217;s leading music examination board and a major supplier of services for the teaching and learning of music.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Notes for Editors&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Biography - Philip Mundey&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philip joined the Associated Board twenty years ago as Head of International Division and was subsequently appointed Director of Examinations in 1990.&amp;#160; Prior to this, having taught in schools in Bristol and Nairobi, he became Director of the Kenya Conservatoire in 1983, was Principal Conductor of the Nairobi Orchestra and lectured at Kenyatta University, Nairobi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;About the Associated Board&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world&amp;#8217;s leading provider of music exams and assessments.&amp;#160; Each year over 600,000 candidates take our exams in more than 90 countries around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A total commitment to music education lies at the heart of our work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Associated Board provides:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vocal and instrumental exams and assessments &amp;#8211; a clear, simple framework against which to measure musical development&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Publications &amp;#8211; music examination and educational support materials together with a wide range of additional repertoire&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Professional development &amp;#8211; courses, workshops and seminars for instrumental and singing teachers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Online services &amp;#8211; including the multi-award winning website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soundjunction.org/&quot;&gt;www.soundjunction.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Associated Board has the authority of four of the leading conservatoires in the UK:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Royal Academy of Music, London&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Royal College of Music, London&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Royal Scottish Academy of Music &amp;amp; Drama, Glasgow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h3&gt;For further information please contact&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christine Morris&lt;br/&gt;Corporate Marketing Manager, ABRSM&lt;br/&gt;Tel: 0207 467 8244&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/?page=process/contactform.html&amp;amp;id=721&amp;amp;contact=Q2hyaXN0aW5lIE1vcnJpcw&quot;&gt;Send Christine an email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<guid>The Associated Board announces the reorganisation of senior management responsibilities and the retirement of Director of Examinations, Philip Mundey after over 20 years of service.</guid>
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<title>Washington High Scorers celebrate achievements with a concert</title>
<link>/publications/374/news</link>
<description>&lt;p&gt;On January 6, 2007 Washington State celebrated the achievement of it&#39;s exam candidates&amp;#160;by hosting&amp;#160;an ABRSM High Scorers&amp;#8217; Concert.&amp;#160; The concert took place at&amp;#160;Sherman Clay Pianos Recital Room in Bellevue, Washington&amp;#160;and featured performances from the 36 students who achieved Merit and Distinction results&amp;#160;in their Practical Exams taken&amp;#160;during October to December&amp;#160;last year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;imagefloatleft&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Washington High Scorers&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/images/HSCNYS01.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The concert brought together a whole community of performers, students, teachers and parents, giving everybody a chance to share their musical talents, tastes and experiences.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Given the large numbers participating and attending, the concert was split into two parts - Grade 1-3 candidates performed at Session I, and Grades 4-8 performed at Session II.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Performers described&amp;#160;their thrill&amp;#160;at&amp;#160;being able to&amp;#160;perform their pieces in public and those pianists taking part were delighted&amp;#160;to have the opportunity to play a wonderful Steinway piano, provided by Sherman Clay Pianos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;imagefloatleft&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;All laid out - the trophies awarded to the Top Scorers for each grade&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/images/HSCNYS05.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The highlight of the evening was, of course,&amp;#160;the presentation of&amp;#160;High Scorers badges in recognition of each candidate&#39;s achievement.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;For the first time in Washington State, special awards were also given to&amp;#160;the Top Scorer&amp;#160;from&amp;#160;each grade.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The concert generated a fantastic atmosphere and a great deal of positive feedback from teachers and parents who felt that it had helped to&amp;#160;energize and encourage their students to pursue their future musical aims and ambitions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Participants await their chance to perform&quot; src=&quot;http://www.abrsm.org/images/HSCNYS03.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

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<guid>Washington State starts the new year in style with an ABRSM High Scorers' Concert.  Find out more here - photos coming soon!</guid>
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<description>&lt;h3&gt;ABRSM Publishing announces SPECTRUM for CLARINET,&lt;br /&gt;  a collection of 16 new pieces for clarinet and piano,&lt;br /&gt;  compiled by clarinettist Ian Mitchell.&lt;/h3&gt;           &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/4883&quot;&gt;SPECTRUM for CLARINET&lt;/a&gt; is the sixth volume in the highly successful award-winning SPECTRUM series.  There have so far been four albums for piano and one for cello.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            The SPECTRUM series has so far involved the commissioning of 189 pieces from 127 composers from 42 countries.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            The main purpose of the SPECTRUM series is to create a repertoire of new music for amateur and professional players; composers were commissioned to write short pieces with carefully-graded technical demands, at the same time preserving the essential characteristics of their compositional style.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            The clarinet book covers technical demands ranging in standard from grades 1 to 8 and presents a colourful collection of pieces that are satisfying to play and offer interesting and stimulating challenges to performers.  The book includes a CD of all 16 pieces performed by Ian Mitchell and Thalia Myers, pianist, teacher and instigator of SPECTRUM.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            Contributing composers to SPECTRUM for CLARINET include international names such as Mark-Anthony Turnage, Nicola LeFanu, Robert Saxton, Elena Firsova and Libby Larsen.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            The album was launched at the Clarinet and Saxophone Society&amp;#39;s annual conference on 29 October 2006 where performances of pieces from the album were premiered by Ian Mitchell, clarinet students from the Royal College of Music Junior Department and Thalia Myers. &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;            Review copies and further information from:&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;           Debbie Butler&lt;br /&gt;           ABRSM Publishing&lt;br /&gt;           24 Portland Place&lt;br /&gt;           London W1B 1LU&lt;br /&gt;           tel: +44 (0)20 7467 8272&lt;br /&gt;           email: dbutler@abrsm.ac.uk&lt;br /&gt;           www.abrsmpublishing.com&lt;/p&gt;       &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/4883&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<description>Each January, ABRSM Publishing produces volumes of the theory papers used in the previous year&amp;#39;s Associated Board theory of music exams at grades 1 to 8.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   In January 2007, theory of music exam papers from 2006 will be published, four papers per grade at grades 1 to 8, offering excellent practice material for exam candidates.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;Due to customer demand, Answer Books will be available for the first time. The answer books will be published in January 2007 and correspond to the 2006 exam papers at grades 1 to 5.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   The model answers given in these books provide a list of answers where appropriate, and for questions where the answer can be expressed in a variety of ways, a selection of likely options is given; for questions where a composition-style answer is required, a single exemplar is given.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   Theory Papers and Model Answers offer a helpful and practical resource for students and teachers preparing for Associated Board theory of music exams.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    Further information from:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  Debbie Butler&lt;br /&gt;  ABRSM Publishing&lt;br /&gt;  24 Portland Place&lt;br /&gt;  London W1B 1LU&lt;br /&gt;  tel: +44 (0)20 7467 8272&lt;br /&gt;  email: dbutler@abrsm.ac.uk&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;www.abrsmpublishing.com&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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