CDs


Music for Ballet

Adventures In Ballet

An exciting collection of pieces of music that will stretch the ballet dancer and push the boundaries of ballet dance. Amongst the more conventional pieces there are some with touches of contemporary, hints of jazz and inklings of modern. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Ballet Brilliance

With Ballet Brillance, we've tried to produce an all-purpose ballet compilation, useful for exercises (both barre and floor) and with pieces ideal for free work. It also includes an 11-minute suite of pieces which can be used to provide a story-line for a show. Most of the pieces are piano-only, and the others range from music-box to full orchestra. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

The Beauty of Ballet

This compilation of "tremendous value and interest to all teachers" (Glen Trickett, Dance Teacher magazine) has 21 delightful pieces for ballet classes, festivals and shows. One section is of short, simple pieces aimed at the younger child, and the other has longer, more demanding pieces suitable for the older student. Now also available on CD. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Favourite Ballet Pieces

Beautifully lyrical piano solos, recorded for us by Fiona Laskaris, through to fully orchestrated pieces for group work, combine to create a CD to inspire every young ballet student. Pieces generally between one minute and five minutes long, and examples of all main time-signatures. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Studies In Ballet

A collection of training and complete exercises of ballet class music ideal for older students and higher grades, including adult education and further education. Includes solo piano and fully orchestrated pieces for barre and centre practice. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Until The Cows Come Home

Our newest album is due for release in the summer of 2012. Recorded live with real musicians and real instruments, it's the sort of album you want to buy just to listen to! Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Don't forget, there are also some ballet pieces among our festival CDs.

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Music for contemporary dance

K'nama

Our most listened to album online, and we're very excited about "K'nama". K'nama includes pieces recorded specially for us by some of the artists we've worked with over the years: some scat performed by Stephanie Glen, a very moody spoken piece read by Keith Outterside, some jazz written and performed by Bim Sinclair and a classic string quartet performed by The Waterden String Quartet. It has a selection of pieces designed for classwork and a selection to inspire creativity of thought for choreography. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

more of that ilk

Another huge selection of pieces ideal for modern and contemporary dance. Percussive, lyrical, jazz and so on, from string quartet to oud. A host of atmospheric and exciting pieces especially good for AS level - all under three minutes long. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

leapage

Our smallest selection yet! A mini-EP containing three downloadable tracks for choreography - all just under three minutes long.

Don't forget, there are also some contemporary pieces among our festival CDs.

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Music for Festivals, Choreography and Shows

Everybody Dance

Choreographic opportunities abound in this compilation made especially with festivals and shows in mind. With ballet, contemporary, modern, stage, jazz, tap and more, there's something for everbody!. Available on both CD and cassette. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

The Festival Collection

Fourteen two-minute pieces for modern, ballet, lyrical, stage, tap, jazz and national solos, and a host of longer pieces for groups go together to form over an hour's worth of music ideal for festivals and shows. An essential part of any festival dancer's collection, this could be all you need for your next fesitval entry! Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Showcase

Song and Dance, Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Stage, Tap, Modern, Disco and so on. There are pieces which could be combined together to tell a story, and pieces which tell a story in their own right. When you need that special piece for an end-of-term show or festival entry, this is where to find it. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Showtrain

A backdrop for all types of dance show ... festivals, end-of-term shows, circuses, gymnastics displays, with ballet, stage, modern, contemporary, musical theatre and song and dance high on the list. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

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Music for Modern

The Magic of Modern

A selection of 16-bar and 32-bar pieces in different styles and rhythms for exercises, and a selection of 1-minute to 3-minute dances with music to inspire the modern dancer make this a compilation ideal for its purpose. With lyrical modern, blues, jazz, disco ... well, just what you'd expect, really ... Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

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Music for Stage, Musical Theatre and Theatrecraft

The Sparkle of Stage (cassette)

A cassette of choreographic opportunity with rag, jive, oriental and hoe-down amongst the many different styles included. "One to add to the library" (Jean Pearce, Dance teacher magazine). Also ideal for festivals and shows. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

The World Is My Stage (CD/book/pack)

A selection of Song and Dance pieces also ideal for auditions, as there are a number of character songs included. Each piece has at least two tracks on the CD; one as an example and then either one or two backing tracks to perform to. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

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Music for Tap

Get Tapping!

Original music and well-known pieces combine to create a compilation ideal for tap teachers everywhere. From jazz waltz to show-stopper, this includes pieces with tacets / stop-time as well as pieces with variations in tempo. Available on CD, but we may have a few copies of the cassette version left ... Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Inspiration on Tap

With pieces designed for groups, trios and duets as well as pieces written for solo work, this collection includes a couple of Gershwin's own piano arrangements amongst a host of rags, soft shoe shuffles and show numbers. Available on both CD and cassette. Click on image to view track listing, hear clips and so on.

Step By Step

A selection of tap music graduated by tempo and complexity, ideal for tap practice and suitable for all ages. From solo piano to big band, with some modern pieces thrown in, this compilation has something for every tapper. Individual pieces are generally between two and three minutes in length.

Studies In Tap

Released in January 2011, this album will complement any tap class, especially those for the middle grades. Divided into seven sections (Warm-Ups, Riffs, Pick-Ups, Wings, Timesteps, Arm Routines and Rhythm & Tap) with pieces of varying levels of difficulty within each section, we think this is the best tap class album ever!

Don't forget, there are also some tap pieces among our festival CDs.

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