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CDs 1 - 3

A series of three 50 minute CDs packed with 16 and 32 bar phrases all played on piano, bass and drums. Great for class work and exam amalgamations. The music is graded from Primary to Grade V and is compatible with the ISTD tap grades syllabus. Recommended for any general tap class.

CDs 4 - 6

A series of three 40 minute CDs packed with 8 and 16 bar phrases. The music is mainly played on piano and is graded for infants to students. It is compatible with the NATD tap syllabus. These CDs also contain a total of 50 separate pieces of dance music ranging from simple 32 bar routines to jazzy 1.5 and 2 minute long dances played on piano, bass and drums. Recommended for exam, medal test, festival and show work.

CD 7

A great selection of standards in 16 bar measures and played on piano, bass and drums. Compatible with PTD (Professional Teachers of Dance) syllabus but ideal for any general tap class.

Play sample track in Windows Media Player (Class Tap 2)
 

Class Tap 1
PRE-PRIMARY
Warm Up Bars Speed
bpm
 1 A Scatter-Brain 1+16 100
 2 B Huckleberry Hound 1+16 110
Barre Exercises
 3 A Never smile at a crocodile 1+32 125
 4 B Horsey Horsey 1+32 110
 5 C A-you're adorable 1+32 90
 6 D Put your shoes on Lucy 1+32 110
Arm Movements
 7 A If I only had a brain 1+16 100
 8 B Me and my teddy bear 1+16 100
Rhythm
 9 A Syncopated clock 2+32 100
10 B I'm a little teapot 2+32 100
Centre Exercises
11 A Winnie the Pooh 1+32 110
12 B Pink panther 1+32 100
Set Amalgamations
13 A Big bad wolf? 2+8 100
14 A Big bad wolf? 2+8 110
15 A Big bad wolf? 2+32 100
16 A Big bad wolf? 2+32 110
17 B Paddington bear 2+32 105
18 B Paddington bear 2+32 112
19 C Teddy bears picnic 2+8 100
20 C Teddy bears picnic 2+8 107
21 C Teddy bears picnic 2+32 100
22 C Teddy bears picnic 2+32 107
Bow
23 A-you're adorable 4 110
          PRIMARY                              

Warm Up
24 A Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo 1+16 110
25 B Yogi bear 1+16 110
Barre Exercises
26 A Sweet gingerbread man 1+32 120
27 B Out of town 1+32 110
28 C Three little fishes 1+32 105
Rhythm
29 You're a pink tooth-brush 2+32 110
Compound Steps
30 A Thank you very much 1+32 110
31 B You two 1+32 110
32 C When I see an elephant fly 1+32 110
33 D He's a tramp 1+32 110
34 E Ugly-bug ball 1+32 120
35 F Pop goes the weasel 1+32 120
36 G Beverly Hillbillies theme 1+32 100
37 G Beverly Hillbillies theme 1+32 110
Set Amalgamations
38 A Bigger isn't better 2+16 115
39 A Bigger isn't better 2+16 125
40 B Top Cat 2+16 110
41 B Top Cat 2+16 120
42 C We're off to see the Wizard 2+16 110
43 C We're off to see the Wizard 2+32 110
Bow
44 Top Cat 4 110


Details of individual writers and copyright owners available on request.

© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 2
GRADE I
Warm Up Bars Speed bpm
 1 A Sky-blue shirt and r/bow tie 1+16 125
 2 B Lulu's back in town 1+16 150
Barre Exercises
 3 A Cruella de Ville 1+32 110
 4 B Spooky takes a holiday 1+32 105
 5 C The Flintstones 1+16 135
Rhythm
 6 You've got a friend in me 2+32 105
Compound Steps
 7 A Ragtime Cowboy Joe 1+32 105
 8 B Ev'rybody wants to be a cat 1+32 92
 9 C Bobbin' along 1+32 92
10 D Talk to the animals 1+32 110
11 E Waiter, porter, u/stairs maid 1+32 92
12 F Hit me with a hot note 1+32 120
Turning Step
13 Quick Draw McGraw 1+32 105
Time Steps
14 Don't bring Lulu 2+32 130
15 Don't bring Lulu 2+32 140
16 Don't bring Lulu
2+64 (ST)
 150
Set Amalgamations
17 A Recipe for love 2+16 120
18 B Happy Feet 2+16 170
19 B Happy Feet 2+16 180
20 B Happy Feet 2+32 170
21 B Happy Feet 2+32 180
Bow
22 You've got friend in me 4 110
               Grade II                              
Warm Up
23 I hear music 1+16 130
Barre Exercises
24 A Orange Coloured Sky 1+32 100
25 B Makin' whoopie 1+32 100
26 C Up a lazy river 1+32 90
27 D Sunny side of the street 1+32 135
Rhythm
28 Nobody does it like me 2+32 100
Compound Steps
29 A Ain't misbehavin' 1+32 100
30 B Sweet Lorraine 1+32 110
31 C Stairway to paradise 1+32 100
32 D Mister Cellophane 1+32 120
33 E They all laughed 1+32 acc 120
34 E So Nice (bossa nova) 1+32 even 120
Turning Steps
35 Mean to me 1+32 100
36 It's only a paper moon 1+32 105
Time Steps
37 An apple for the teacher 2+64 150
38 An apple for the teacher
2+64 (ST)
 160
Set Amalgamations
39 A A wink and a smile 2+16 105
40 B One brick at a time 2+16 105
Bow
41 A wink and a smile 4 105


Details of individual writers and copyright owners available on request.
© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 3
       Grade III
Warm Up Bars Speed
bpm
 1 Shuffle of to Buffalo 1+32 125
Centre Exercises
 2 A That's Entertainment 1+32 120
 3 B Black and white 1+32 116
 4 C Easy Winners 2+32 ragtime 140
 5 C Easy Winners 2+32 ragtime 155
Rhythm
 6 Broadway Baby 2+32 90 (clapping)
 7 Broadway Baby 2+32 98 (dancing)
Compound Steps
 8 A Alley cat 1+32 155
 9 B Nice 'n' easy 1+36 95
10 C You're getting to be a habit 1+32 107
11 D Is you is my baby 1+32 80
12 E Boy next door 2+32 waltz 137
Turning Steps
13 A Pablo the dreamer 1+16 tango 115
14 B Old devil called love 1+32 80
15 B Old devil called love 1+32 86
Time Steps
16 A Ballin' the jack 2+64 140
17 A Ballin' the jack 2+64 (ST) 155
18 B No strings 2+64 (ST) 140
19 B No strings 2+64 (ST) 150
Dance Sequences
20 A Hi-de-hi holiday rock 4+32 150
21 A Hi-de-hi holiday rock 4+32 160
22 A Hi-de-hi holiday rock 4+32 170
23 B Georgia (drum fill on tacit) 2+16 (ST) 80
24 B Georgia (no drum on tacit) 2+16 (ST) 80
Bow
25 No strings 4 125
          GRADE IV                         
Warm Up
26 Take a step in the right direction 1+32 95
Centre Exercises
27 A When sunny gets blue 1+32 90
28 B Cherokee 2+32 115
29 C I love a piano 1+32 130
Rhythm
30 Sway 2+32 rumba 90 (clapping)
31 Sway 2+32 rumba
104 (dancing)
Compound Steps
32 A One of those songs 1+32 120
33 B I am what I am 1+32 (ST) 105
34 B I am what I am 1+32 (ST) 115
35 C Trolley Song 1+32 120
36 C Trolley Song 1+32 130
37 D Macavity 1+16 90
38 E Whatever Lola wants 1+32 rumba 115
39 F Give my regards to B/way 1+32 (ST) 105
40 F Give my regards to B/way 1+32 (ST) 120
Turning Steps
41 A Tap tap 1+32 90
42 B Sing sing sing 1+32 160
43 B Sing sing sing 1+32 170
Time Steps
44 A I got rhythm 2+64 (ST) 170
45 A I got rhythm 2+64 (ST) 182
46 B A shine on your shoes 2+64 (ST) 165
47 B A shine on your shoes 2+64 (ST) 175
Dance Sequences
48 A Shadow of your smile
(drum fill on tacit)		 4+16 (T) 90
49 A Shadow of your smile
(no drum fill on tacit)		 4+16 (T) 90
50 B Hit the road Jack 2+16 (ST) 150
51 B Hit the road Jack 2+16 (ST) 160
52 B Hit the road Jack 2+16 (ST) 170
53 B Hit the road Jack 2+16 (ST) 180
Bow
54 Tap tap 4 110


Details of individual writers and copyright owners available on request.
© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 4
CLASS EXAMINATION

March in   (numbers=bars)
1 Sooty 1+12
Rhythm
2 a: Syncopated clock 1+8
3 b: Grand old Duke 1+8
Arms
4 Ugly bug ball 1+8
Technique
5 a: The Unicorn 1+8
6 b: Down by the station 1+8
7 c: Little white duck 1+8
8 d: Button your shoe 1+16
9 e: The Wombles 1+16
10 f: Mickey Mouse club 1+8
11 f: (as above - quicker) 1+8
Dance12 Tots TV 2+8
13 Bow and exit (Sooty) 1+12
FIRST STEPS
Rhythm
14 a: Three little fishes 1+8
Technique
15 a: Tom Thumb's tune 1+8
16 b: Zip a dee doo dah 1+8

 17 c: When I see elephant fly 1+8
18 d: Winnie the Pooh 1+8
Shuffles
19 Little Shoemakers shop 2+8
Dance
20 Me and my teddy 2+16
21 Bow 4
LEVEL 1
Rhythm Test
22 a: Chitty Chitty B Bang 8
23 b: Chitty Chitty B Bang 8
24 c: Me ol' bam-boo 1+8
25 d: Me ol' bam-boo 1+8
Technique
26 a: Posh 1+8
27 b: You two 1+8
28 c: Roses of success 1+8
Shuffle Routine
29 Chu-chi face 2+8
Dance - 32 bar
30 Doll on a music box 1:05
31 Posh 1:08
32 Truly Scrumptious 1:07
33 Bow (Posh) 4 bar
 LEVEL 2
Exercises
34 b: Sister suffragette 1+8
35 c: Perfect nanny 1+8
36 d: I love to laugh (W) 4+16
Arms
37 a: Stay awake (SC) 1+16
38 b: The life I lead 1+16
Technique
39 a: Supercali... 1+8
40 b: Step in time 1+8
41 c: Spoonful of sugar 1+8
Shuffles
42 Chim chim cher-ee (SC) 1+16
Dance
43 Jolly holiday (1:06) 4+32
44 Bow 4
MORE DANCE MUSIC - 32 bar
45 Me and my teddy 1:07
46 Milly Molly Mandy 1:04
47 The Cheery Scarecrow 1:10
48 Rhythm in my nursery rhymes 1:07
49 Wonderful thing about Tiggers (6/8) 1:13
Code: SC - Speed Change
W - Waltz
© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 5
LEVEL 3
Exercisesnumbers=bars 1 a: Sandy 1+8 M
2 b: Little Girls 1+8 M
3 c: Something was missing (W) 4+8 MQ
Arms
4 Maybe (SC) 1+16 S/M
Technique
5 a: I Don't need anything 1+8 MQ
6 b: Herbert Hoover 1+8 MS
7 c: Easy Street 1+8 S
8 d: Never fully dressed 1+16 M
Shuffles
9 Lets Go to the movies (SC) 1+24 S/M
Dance
10 Tomorrow 1 1/2 min M
11 Bow 4 bar M
LEVEL 4
Exercises12 a: Cock-eyed optimist 1+16 MQ
13 b: Wonderful Guy (W) 4+32 MQ
14 c: Wonderful Guy (W) 4+32Q
 Arms
15 a: This nearly was mine (W) 2+16 M
16 b: Bali High (W) 4+32 MQ
17 c: Some enchanted evening 1+16 S
18 d: Happy talk 1+16 MQ
Technique
19 a: Bloody Mary 1+8 MQ
20 b: Honey bun 1+8 MQ
21 c: I'm gonna wash that man 1+8 S
22 d: I'm gonna wash that man 1+8 MQ
23 e: This nearly was mine 1+8 S
Shuffles
24 Younger than springtime (SC) 1+32 S/Q
Dance
48 bar (1 1Ú2 min with Speed Change)
25 Nothing like a dame 16Q-16S-16Q
26 Nothing like a dame 8S-16Q-8S-16Q
27 I'm Gonna wash 16Q-16S-16Q
28 Bow 4 bar
MORE DANCE MUSIC
(Played on piano and bass guitar)
1 .5min
29 The bare necessities 6/8 1:17 M
30 A bugs life 1:20 M
31 Talk to the animals 6/8 1:20 M
32 You got a friend in me 1:25 M
 32 bar (1min) with Speed Change
33 Ain't misbehavin' 16M-8S-8Q
34 Isn't this a lovely day 16Q-8S-8M
35 And all that jazz 16M-8S-8Q
36 Me and my shadow 16M-8Q-8S
48 bar (1.5 min) with Speed Change
37 Midnight choo choo 16Q-16S-16Q
38 I love a piano 8S-16Q-8S-16Q
39 Time after time 16Q-16S-16Q
40 Jeepers Creepers 32Q-16S
1.5min with Speed Change
41 How could you believe me F-S-F
42 Taking a chance on love M-Q-S
43 Doctor Dolittle M-Q-M
44 An apple for the teacher M-S-Q
Code: SC - Speed Change
S - Slow
M - Medium
Q - Quick
F - Fast
W - Waltz
© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 6
PRE-STUDENT
Rhythmnumbers=bars
1 It's a lovely day today (E) (ST) 1+16S
Exercises
2 a: Cheek to cheek 1+16F
3 b: They all laughed 1+16MQ
4 c: Shakin' the blues away 1+16M
Arms
5 A fella with an umbrella 1+16MQ
Technique
6 a: How could you believe me 1+8F
7 b: It's de-lovely 1+8MS
8 c: Pick yourself up 1+8MQ
9 d: Let's call the whole thing off 1+8M
10 e: Steppin' out with my baby 1+8M
11 f: Putting on the ritz 1+8F
Shuffles
12 a: Get happy 1+8MS
13 b: Let's face the music 1+8M
Dance
64 bar with speed/rhythm change
14 Dancing in the dark MQ-Rm-MQ (ST)
15 The way you look tonight M-Tg-MQ (ST)
16 You do something to me M-W-Q
17 Bow 4 bar
 STUDENT
Played on piano and bass guitar
Rhythm Test
18 a: James Bond theme (E) 1+8M
19 b: James Bond theme (Tg) 2+16M
20 b: James Bond theme (W) 4+32MQ
Arms
21 a: Nobody does it better (ST) 2+16S
22 b: Man with golden gun (ST) 2+16MQ
Technique
23 a: Diamonds are forever (E) 2+10MQ
24 b: Goldfinger (E) 2+8MQ
25 c: Goldfinger 2+8M
26 d: You only live twice 2+8MQ
27 e: From Russia with love 2+8F
28 f: From Russia with love 2+16F
29 g: Live and let die 2+8MQ
30 g: Live and let die (SC) 2+16MQ/Q
Dance
31 For your eyes only (S) 1:30
32 Nobody does it better (S) 1:22
33 From Russia with love (F) (ST) 1:30
34 Man with golden gun (F) (ST) 1:22
35 Thunderball MS-Jw-Q-MS 1:42
36 Live and let die S-Q-S-Q 2:00
37 Bow (Nobody does it better) 4 bar
 MORE DANCE MUSIC
(Played on piano and bass guitar)
1.5 min with speed/rhythm change
38 Orange coloured sky M-S-W-MQ
39 A Shine on your shoes Q-M-Tg-Q
40 Come fly with me M-Sb-MS
41 And all that jazz M-Rt-MS
2 min with speed/rhythm change
42 Recipe for love M-Q-MS-Jw-MQ
43 Falling in love again W-M-W-MQ
44 A wink and a smile M-Jw-Q-S
45 Someone to watch over me S-Q-Tg-S
46 Pop goes the weasel MQ-S-MQ
47 Teach me tonight M-Rm-MQ-MS
Code: SC - Speed Change
ST - Stop Time
E - Even Rhythm
S - Slow
M - Medium
Q - Quick
F - Fast
W - Waltz
Jw - Jazz Waltz
Rm - Rumba
Tg - Tango
Sb - Samba
Rt - Rag time
© Guy Dearden



Class Tap 7
INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION

1 Warm up                                               Bars
  Twilight time                                        1+16 med (R)
2 3 beat riffs
  Let me sing and I'm happy                    1+16 med
3 4 Beat riff walks
  Happy Heart (inctacit)                          1+16 med (R)
4 1st Amalgamationa
  I love a piano                                       1+16 med (R)
5 2nd Amalgamation
  I know why (even 8ths)                         2+16 slow (R)
6 Pull backs
  Passing Breeze                                  1+8 med (R)
7 Tap step heel turns
  Pennies from heaven                           1+16 med (R)
8 Shuffle pick-up changes
  Mack the knife                                    2+8 fast (R)
9 Dance sequence 1
  Shinny stockings                                1+8 med
10 Dance sequence 2
    Straighten up and fly right                    1+8 med
11 Timesteps
    Ballin' the jack (even 8ths)                   2+16 med
12 3 beat wing preparation
    How lucky can you get                       1+8 med s
13 Bow
    Young and healthy                          chord +4 bar med
 INTERMEDIATE

14 Shuffle exercise
    Hit me with a hot note;                      1+16 med
15 1stAmalgamation
    Everybody wants to be a cat              1+16 med s
16 2ndAmalgamation
    Up a lazy river;                                  1+8 med s
17 Triple half and full breaks
    Lulu’s back in town;                          2+16 med q
18 Riff walk sequence
    You’ve got a friend in me                   2+16 med
19 Single pick-up wing time steps
    It’s only a paper moon;                      1+16 med
20 Shuffle pick-up change
    Mister Cellophane;                            1+8 med q
21 American roll
    Happy feet;                                      2+16 quick
22 Leaps with outward turn
    Don’t bring Lulu (even 8ths)                2+16 med q
23 American riff preparation
    Herbert Hoover;                                 1+8 med
24 Preparation for ripples
    Easy Street;                                     1+8 med s
25 Dance 1 (suggestion)
    Stairway to paradise;                         1 min 25sec
    (slow, med inc. stop time)
26 Dance 2 (suggestion)
    Tea for two;                                       1 min 23 sec
    (med inc. tacit, quick, soft shoe, fast)
27 Dance 3 (suggestion)
    One                                                  1 min 40 sec
    (med inc. stop time, slow to med increase)
28 Bow
    Honey Bun; 1+4
© Guy Dearden