SKU: GI.G-10796
ISBN 9781622777013.
This book is a perfect resource for ALL teachers! Linard McCloud gives readers a front-row seat to his teaching experience in a community where music education became the catalyst for positive change. Mr. McCloud has transformed the lives of his students and the community through music. —Dr. William J. Earvin Conn-Selmer Education Director of HBCU Collective Children should never be defined by their neighborhoods, their zip codes, or their bank accounts. All students are teachable, regardless of their financial situation. Choosing Help Over Hurt: Successful Habits for Teaching Band in Underserved Communities is about making a difference in young people’s lives, one student at a time. The book’s primary author, Linard McCloud, shares his personal experiences as a band director at his alma mater, where over 90 percent of the school’s predominantly black student population is low-income. He has been teaching at this school for 44 years, and he shares his incredible knowledge and wisdom to help all band directors create a culture of excellence in their programs. While the principles and solutions outlined in the book are at times unique to low-income teaching situations, many are universal to all music education settings. Choosing Help Over Hurt provides suggestions and solutions for making a difference in low-income teaching situations and covers important topics such as: Loving your students Challenges in Title One schools Various roles of the band director The band booster community Band class enrollment influences Fundamentals time The components of playing The teaching inventory database Student recognition programs Music making Setting goals and benchmarks Leaving a legacy And much, much more! Linard McCloud is the Director of Bands at Burke High School in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott Rush is the team lead for the Habits series published by GIA and is the former Director of Bands at Wando High School.
SKU: GI.WW1607A
UPC: 888680603502. English. Text by Emily Dickinson.
Cello part for Heavenly Hurt.
SKU: HL.148766
ISBN 9781495029981. UPC: 888680078812. 9.0x12.0x0.043 inches. Maroon 5.
This sheet music features an arrangement for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, with the melody presented in the right hand of the piano part as well as in the vocal line.
SKU: HL.465668
ISBN 9781705165577. UPC: 196288070252. 9.0x12.0x0.165 inches.
This song collection features easy-to-follow charts with chords, lyrics, and basic tab to get you playing right away. For all guitarists! Songs include: Alive • Black Hole Sun • Drive • How You Remind Me • Hurt • I Will Follow You into the Dark • Learn to Fly • Lightning Crashes • Lonely Boy • Losing My Religion • Mr. Brightside • No Rain • One Week • Plush • Santeria • Say It Ain't So • Seven Nation Army • Smells like Teen Spirit • Under the Bridge • Use Somebody • When I Come Around • Wonderwall.
SKU: HL.360467
ISBN 9781789361858. UPC: 840126990553. 9.0x12.0x0.205 inches.
Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. Rockschool has commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus. The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock, metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recording studios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel, authenticity and musicianship. Featuring: Everybody Hurts (R.E.M.) • Let Her Go (Passenger) • Other Side of the World (KT Tunstall) • Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) • (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding) • We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift) • and six Rockschool originals. Plus: • Band and artist fact files with recommended listening • In-depth walkthroughs of every track • Easy-access downloadable audio • Example tests and exercises.
SKU: HL.381135
ISBN 9781705152447. UPC: 196288019466. 9.0x12.0x0.277 inches.
Learn how to play guitar with this effective guitar method successfully used by thousands of busy New Yorkers in their classes at New York City Guitar School. You'll learn the fundamentals of guitar with this motivating step-by-step comprehensive course for beginners which covers all the basics of guitar playing, and includes detailed practice session plans, motivating stories and great song examples. Topics covered include: The fundamental habits of great guitar players; The rest stroke; How to read chord diagrams; The D and G chords; How to tune your guitar; How to practice; The A7 Chord; How to play with a pick; The secret to memorizing songs; How to read tab and play cool licks; Pivot changes; G Major; E Minor; D 7th; The concept of chord progressions; The small barre--gateway to future guitar greatness; and much more. You'll get to play great songs while learning, too! Songs include: Chain of Fools • DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love • The First Cut Is the Deepest • I Fought the Law • Mirrorball • Mustang Sally • Old Town Road (I Got the Horses in the Back) • Pumped up Kicks • Rebel, Rebel • Sons & Daughters • Truth Hurts • Up on the Roof • and more. This book is ideal for use with a teacher or in a class, and has also been used successfully around the world as a self-study course.
