Educational Resources

My name is Monte Skelton, and I have 18 years of music education experience. Here are some things I’ve learned along the way.

Kindergarten-any age

Here is an AWESOME resource for music worksheets for Kindergarten and up. Honestly, you might find some pages you adults may find fun as well! 🙂

www.musicfun.net.au/worksheets

Note Reading

Want to work on your note reading skills? Check out some of these worksheets!

http://www.opusmusicworksheets.com/

Easy Songs

Here’s one for easy songs for guitar!

Merriammusic.com

Recommended Books:

Flute

1. Method Books
   • Beginner
     • First Book of Practical Studies for Flute
     • Standard of Excellence
   • Intermediate
     • Second Book of Practical Studies for Flute
     • Klose 25 Daily Exercises 
   • Advanced
     • Selected Studies for Flute

Oboe

1. Barret Kalmus Oboe Method

Clarinet

1. First Book of Practical Studies for Clarinet
2. Second Book of Practical Studies for Clarinet

Saxophone

• Method Books
  • Beginner
    • First Book of Practical Studies for Saxophone
    • Standard of Excellence
  • Intermediate
    • Second Book of Practical Studies for Saxophone
    • Klose 25 Daily Exercises 
  • Advanced
    • Selected Studies for Saxophone
    • Giampiere
    • Quarane Huit Daily Exercises for Saxophone
• Solos
  • Beginner
    • The Cabalero
    • At the Ball
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced 
    • Creston Sonata

Trumpet

1. Arbans Complete Conservatory method for trumpet

French Horn

1. Traditions of excellence for French Horn

Violin

• Method Books
  • Beginner
    • New Directions for Strings Violin Book 1
    • I Can Read Music! (Joanne Martin) Vol.1
  • Intermediate 
    • World’s Favorite Intermediate Violin Pieces
  • Advanced

Guitar

• Method Books
  • Beginner
    • Hal Leonard Guitar for Kids
    • Hal Leonard Guitar Book 1
  • Intermediate 
    • Everyday Guitar Method Book 2

Bass

Piano

• Method Books
  • Beginner 
    • Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level
    • Faber Piano Adventures Lesson Book 1
  • Intermediate
    • Faber Piano Adventures Lesson Books 2-4
  • Advanced
    • Romantic Sketches

Theory

Recommended Books

• Patterns for Jazz