Enter the Magical
World of Music
with Harry Potter Foundations, only in MakeMusic Cloud
The Ultimate Beginner Class Companion
Beginners are so excited to learn their instrument—kindle their enthusiasm with enchanting accompaniment soundtracks by John Williams as they practice the fundamental skills they need.
Beginning Band:
- Choose from concert Bb, D, or F starting pitches—or mix and match based on your class and preference!
- Supplement your current method or use this as a standalone resource.
- Follow a traditional method progression to match the typical skills learned in a method book 1.
- Percussion included! Your percussion students can be part of the magic with their own set of fundamental skills to work on alongside peers.
Beginning Strings:
- Traditional Pizzicato start that moves progressively to Bowing skills.
- Tetrachord building to prepare scale fundamentals and culminating withD Major.
- Whole, half, and quarter notes + rests in 4|4, 3|4, and 2|4 time signatures.
- Supplement your current method or use this as a standalone resource.
Available Now: Print Scores and Curriculum Guide
A spiral-bound version of the full scores, with helpful curricular text, is available for purchase.
Text by expert educators Darcy Vogt Williams, Ivan Trac (band and percussion), and Annie Ray (strings).
Power Up Your Intermediate Players
Enhance the musical experience of your intermediate players by building skills and techniques with immersive soundtrack accompaniments—they will practice more (our research shows 2x more!) and are more likely to stay in love with their instrument and involved in your music program!
The intermediate skills in Harry Potter Foundations are great for the beginning of a new school year to bring younger students up to speed and deliberately review with more experienced students. The newest enhancements include favorite and familiar warm-up routines all set to the magical Harry Potter soundtrack.
- Choose from concert Bb, D, or F starting pitches—or mix and match based on your class and preference!
- Supplement your current method of choice or use this as a standalone resource.
- Follow a traditional method progression to match the typical skills learned in a method book 1.
- Percussion included! Your percussion students can be part of the magic with their own set of fundamental skills to work on alongside peers.
- Traditional Pizzicato start that moves progressively to Bowing skills.
- Tetrachord building to prepare scale fundamentals and culminating with D Major.
- Whole, half, and quarter notes + rests in 4|4, 3|4, and 2|4 time signatures.
- Supplement your current method or use this as a standalone resource.
Students, Teachers, and Parents Love
Harry Potter Foundations!
Tried this with my beginners this week and they are obsessed! They couldn’t believe how good they sounded!”
Normally, getting my daughter to practice her violin is like pulling teeth; but she has been so excited about these Harry Potter Foundations exercises, she has even been asking ME if she can practice when she gets home! What an incredible resource; thank you so much for creating exercises she is passionate about playing.”
The Magic Continues
The popular 2024 release of Harry Potter Foundations was just the beginning!
New: with soundtrack accompaniments from Harry’s second year at Hogwarts™, enjoy a complete Beginner Book 1 Method that can be used for the entire year, expanded intermediate exercises, and a teacher curriculum guide available for print purchase.
Harry Potter Foundations Conductor Scores and Curriculum Guide
Band Book 1 and Strings Book 1 are available now on alfred.com Band curriculum text by esteemed educator, Darcy Vogt Wiliams, with percussion notes by Ivan Trac. String curriculum text by Annie Ray, winner of the Music Educator Award™ presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®.
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