{"title":"Teaching ebooks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"handbook-of-musical-knowledge","title":"Handbook of Musical Knowledge - ebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis download item is a digital version of the 1987 revised edition of James Murray Brown's Handbook of Musical Knowledge (first published 1967): an informative general text for all Theory of Music study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trinity College London Press Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36529367515286,"sku":"TCL001191e","price":11.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/6570\/4598\/products\/TCL001191e.jpg?v=1601379447"},{"product_id":"creative-composition-for-the-classroom","title":"Creative Composition for the Classroom - ebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreative Composition for the Classroom\u003c\/strong\u003e (digital edition) is a practical resource aimed at aspiring composers, those teaching creative music-making or composition, and instrumental teachers wanting to add more creativity to their tuition, as well as those choosing to present an original composition of their own in Trinity grade exams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames MacMillan and Jennifer Martin draw on their wealth of expertise, offering the reader a window into their techniques and demystifying the concept of musical creativity. 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