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What's New!


Margaret is the major contributing writer of the written component of the
AMEB's new "Music Craft" student workbooks.
Margaret's existing theory, chord and ear-training materials
are useful for introducing students to many of the topics in the new AMEB course.

AMEB MUSIC CRAFT – PRELIMINARY GRADE TOPICS
AMEB MUSIC CRAFT – FIRST GRADE TOPICS
AMEB MUSIC CRAFT – SECOND GRADE TOPICS
AMEB MUSIC CRAFT – THIRD GRADE TOPICS
AMEB MUSIC CRAFT – FOURTH GRADE TOPICS


Harmony Comes Together

 

Seriously Good Fun

Lyric Fantasy

A contemporary yet listenable work for Piano and Orchestra

JUNIOR TRAX

This book replaces the earlier edition entitled 'Favourite Songs from Kidz TV'

Featuring:

  • Early grade pieces arranged for both hands simultaneously
  • Easy reading with the interval approach
  • An interesting new skill in each tune
  • Gently graded material
  • Included single-line duets.

Imaginative arrangements of young children's favourite songs from Australian early childhood programs. Designed to follow on from the Junior Primer, the pieces in this book present extra two-handed practice taking the skills gained in the Junior Primer to the next level.

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Daily Dexter-Flexers

Technical exercises for beginning keyboard students using the simplified interval approach combined with scale topography. The fun way to gain finger dexterity and speed reading skills.

 

Newly revised!



Six Contemporary Pieces - Piano performance pieces with a hint of Jazz.
Some pieces are included in the ANZCA Syllabus.


The AMEB has also included  Margaret's composition   'Spider on the Mirror' in their Anthology of Australian Compositions as a list piece for Classical Piano - Grade 4;    Minnamurra Rainforest-dreaming is set for 'Music for Leisure" Grade 3.   This piece and Margaret's arrangement of Song for Guy by Elton John, both appear in the newly released  Music for Leisure Series 2 - Grade three book.
  Both  original compositions included in these grades, were selected from Margaret's collection of pieces entitled "Twelve Timely Pieces"  

Lyrics by Désirée Regina and Music by Margaret Brandman

Listen to "Do you remember?" This song has a haunting modal melody.

This recently composed cycle of six songs is available on CD with performances by lyricist and mezzo soprano Désirée Regina and the composer Margaret Brandman on piano. The recording of the music is available either singly or as part of a CD and sheet music pack.

Désirée Regina has been called by Le Figaro "Sparkling and genuinely breathtaking"

At the age of 12, Désirée won a major European prize for her poem 'The Old Oak'. She has since gone on to writing many lyrics for songs and musical shows.

She is one of the infamous Duelling Sopranos and has performed worldwide with various award winning shows from The Phantom of the Opera in Europe to Ephimera in the Sydney Opera House.

Désirée is a Mezzo Soprano with a Bachelor of Music, a Master is Singing Performance and a PostGrad in Opera.

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Order Numbers:
Songs of Love and Desire - Book MMP 8040
Songs of Love and Desire - CD MMP 8041
Songs of Love and Desire - Book and CD pack MMP 8052

 

COMPLETELY NEW EDITIONS!

These editions are fully updated and include extra pages with more in depth information and explanations.

The Contemporary Chord Workbook 1 contains information and exercises on all standard three and four note chords and altered seventh chords. Contemporary Chord Workbook 2 contains information and exercises on extended chords. Suitable for all instruments.

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The Contemporary Theory Primer includes the "Rhythm Colour Boxes" - Margaret's easy approach to timing, as well as providing plenty of practice in interval and pattern recognition.


NEW COURSE!

Set 8 of the aural course has recently been completed. Together with Set 7 these courses now cover the sound of every chord type and mode presented in Contemporary Chord Workbook 1.

Chords are heard in the context of pieces and in progressions as well as individually.

Set 8 not only covers modern chords sounds but also covers chords such as the French 6th found in classical harmony.

 

 

 

PICTORIAL PATTERNS
for Keyboard Scales and Chords

 

Designed as a companion scale book for all levels of the Contemporary Piano Method.

Pictorial Patterns is a unique book which allows pianists to learn scales by understanding keyboard geography rather than relying on notation.

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Junior Primer

The new edition of the Contemporary Method Junior Primer