SKU: KJ.TW431C
About TCW Resources
TCW Resources exists to create music teaching materials designed to inspire teachers and students to reach beyond the ordinary. We are committed to producing quality products that utilize sound educational principles. With the knowledge that music can enhance every child's life, we offer students and teachers fresh new tools that will promote their love of music and make music a valued gift for the rest of their lives.
TCW Resources was founded in 1993 by Laura G. Zisette, Charlene Zundel, and Kathleen Lloyd to create teaching materials that are thorough, easy to use, and fun and stimulating for students. The materials are age- and level-appropriate, well-paced, and employ multiple approaches to accommodate varied learning styles.
TCW materials are piloted through the Utah State University Youth Conservatory, a music preparatory program for community children. This conservatory serves over 250 students, ages 5-18, through group theory classes and individual piano lessons. Its curriculum offers weekly group theory classes and individual piano lessons as well as many other extra-curricular programs. The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) stated that the USUYC should be a national model for music preparatory programs.
TCW materials are used in many other preparatory programs and conservatories around the United States and Canada.
SKU: KJ.TW431B
SKU: KJ.TW531B
UPC: 8402702136.
SKU: GI.G-J380T
ISBN 9781622776016.
The third revision of Jump Right In is easier to use and as musical as ever! Highlights include the following: The series is research based and field tested. Appropriate for the following classes: elementary instrumental, general music at elementary, middle school, and high school. Also appropriate for college teachers who teach instrumental methods classes, vocal-general methods, and aural skills classes. There are 42 songs for listening and performing with accompaniments. Songs are notated and performed at musical tempos with characteristic rhythms. Contains recordings and notation for over 300 folk songs and classical melodies from many cultures in a variety of tonalities, meters, and styles. Available in two editions: one with access to Online Audio Files and one without. The audio files include (1) articulation exercises, (2) songs, bass lines, harmony parts, and accompaniments, (3) tonal patterns (neutral syllable and solfège syllables based on function), (4) rhythm patterns (neutral syllable and rhythm syllables based on function), (5) melodic patterns and accompaniments, and (6) musical enrichment (30 songs performed on recorder with accompaniments for students’ performance). Uses major and minor tonalities—G major, E minor, F major, B-flat major, and G minor. Uses both duple and triple meters—2/4, 4/4, cut time, 6/8, 3/8, and 3/4. Includes full range fingering charts based on solfège and note names and a chromatic fingering chart based on note names. Offers in-depth procedures for playing by ear and improvising—a unique and distinctive aspect of the series. The procedures for learning music notation and music theory for reading, writing, arranging, and composing.  Provides procedures for assessing performance (criterion etudes, rating scales, and embedded assessment) and knowledge (multiple choice, true-false, matching, and fill in the blanks) . In addition to the Teacher's Guide, the series includes a coordinating rhythm flashcard app, rhythm flashcards, and tonal flashcards. This series includes audio files of the highest quality, is adaptable to the individual needs of your students, and features appropriate sequencing of activities to help students progress from sound to sight.
SKU: GI.G-J379
ISBN 9781622775255.
This edition includes ONLY the physical book and will not include access to the online audio files.  The third revision of Jump Right In is easier to use and as musical as ever! Highlights include the following: The series is research based and field tested. Appropriate for the following classes: elementary instrumental, general music at elementary, middle school, and high school. Also appropriate for college teachers who teach instrumental methods classes, vocal-general methods, and aural skills classes. There are 42 songs for listening and performing with accompaniments. Songs are notated and performed at musical tempos with characteristic rhythms. Contains recordings and notation for over 300 folk songs and classical melodies from many cultures in a variety of tonalities, meters, and styles. Available in two editions: one with access to Online Audio Files and one without. The audio files include (1) articulation exercises, (2) songs, bass lines, harmony parts, and accompaniments, (3) tonal patterns (neutral syllable and solfège syllables based on function), (4) rhythm patterns (neutral syllable and rhythm syllables based on function), (5) melodic patterns and accompaniments, and (6) musical enrichment (30 songs performed on recorder with accompaniments for students’ performance). Uses major and minor tonalities—G major, E minor, F major, B-flat major, and G minor. Uses both duple and triple meters—2/4, 4/4, cut time, 6/8, 3/8, and 3/4. Includes full range fingering charts based on solfège and note names and a chromatic fingering chart based on note names. Offers in-depth procedures for playing by ear and improvising—a unique and distinctive aspect of the series. The procedures for learning music notation and music theory for reading, writing, arranging, and composing.  Provides procedures for assessing performance (criterion etudes, rating scales, and embedded assessment) and knowledge (multiple choice, true-false, matching, and fill in the blanks) . There is an extensive Teacher’s Guide and coordinating rhythm flashcards and a rhythm flashcard app. This series includes audio files of the highest quality, is adaptable to the individual needs of your students, and features appropriate sequencing of activities to help students progress from sound to sight.
SKU: GI.G-J380
ISBN 9781622774968.
The third revision of Jump Right In is easier to use and as musical as ever! Highlightsàinclude the following: The series is research based and field tested. Appropriate for the following classes: elementary instrumental, general music at elementary, middle school, and high school. Also appropriate for college teachers who teach instrumental methods classes, vocal-general methods, and aural skills classes.àThere are 42 songs for listening and performing with accompaniments.àSongs are notated and performed at musical tempos with characteristic rhythms.àContains recordings and notation for over 300 folk songs and classical melodies from many cultures in a variety of tonalities, meters, and styles. Available in two editions: oneàwithàaccess to Online Audio Files and one without. The audio files include (1) articulation exercises, (2) songs, bass lines, harmony parts, and accompaniments, (3) tonal patterns (neutral syllable and solfège syllables based on function), (4) rhythm patterns (neutral syllable and rhythm syllables based on function), (5) melodic patterns and accompaniments, and (6) musical enrichment (30 songs performed on recorder with accompaniments for studentsââ¬â¢ performance).àUses major and minor tonalitiesââ¬âG major, E minor, F major, B-flat major, and G minor. Uses both duple and triple metersââ¬â2/4, 4/4, cut time, 6/8, 3/8, and 3/4. Includes full range fingering charts based on solfège and note names and a chromatic fingering chart based on note names. Offers in-depth procedures for playing by ear and improvisingââ¬âa unique and distinctive aspect of the series. The procedures for learning music notation and music theory for reading, writing, arranging, and composing.ààProvides procedures for assessing performance (criterion etudes, rating scales, and embedded assessment) and knowledge (multiple choice, true-false, matching, and fill in the blanks) . There is an extensive Teacherââ¬â¢s Guide andàcoordinating rhythm flashcards and a rhythm flashcard app. This series includes audio files of the highest quality, is adaptable to the individual needs of your students, and features appropriate sequencing of activities to help students progress from sound to sight.
SKU: GI.G-M523
ISBN 9781579992378. English.
This major band method by James O. Froseth has it all: Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performances on CD for every instrument, and one CD lasts for the entire book! Performers include: Michael Henoch (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra). Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles. Music of other times includes 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll. The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical. Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture. A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to look it up and listen up. An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a theme and variation format. Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format. A 550+ page Teacher's Resource edition and musical score provides options galore, including a double CD with listen and play exercises for group instruction, supplementary exercises for technical development, and resource material for improvisation and composition. All the resources needed for teaching to the National Standards for Music are provided (coordinates with rhythm flashcards). Book 2 features innovative, but optional use of world percussion instruments, as developed by percussion educator Steve Houghton. Click here to download the audio recordings for the Book 2 Teacher's Edition.
SKU: GI.G-M585
English.
This major band method by James O. Frosethhas it all:* Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performanceson CD for every instrument, and one CD lasts for the entire book! Performers include Michael Henoch (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra).* Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles.* Music of other times includes 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll.* The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical.* Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture.* A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to “look it up†and “listen up.â€* An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a “themeand-variation†format.* Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format.* A 550+ page teacher's resource edition and musical score provides options galore, including a double CD with “listen and play†exercises for group instruction, supplementary exercises for technical development, and resource material for improvisation and composition. All the resources needed for teaching to the National Standards for Music are provided. (Coordinates with rhythm flashcards)* Book 2 features innovative but optional use of world percussion instruments, as developed by percussion educator Steve Houghton.
SKU: GI.G-9735
ISBN 9781622773381.
Michael Hopkins brought this massive compendium of information into an organized setting useful for collegiate string methods, performance and pedagogy classes, in-service and convention settings, individuals in the field, and for the studio teacher. —Robert Culver, from the Foreword The Art of String Teaching—a hybrid of written text and high-quality online videos—is a comprehensive string pedagogy resource covering everything from the origins and history of the string family to advanced-level string techniques. This one-of-a-kind resource has been divided into two parts. In Part I, Michael Hopkins offers an orientation to string education, outlines his philosophical approach to string education, and provides four chapters on the foundational aspects of string playing for beginning string players. Part 2 focuses on intermediate- and advanced-level instruction, touching on such topics as left-hand shifting, vibrato, bowing techniques, tuning skills, improvisation and composition, and music listening, among others. The two concluding chapters offer insight into the string rehearsal and how to run a successful orchestra program. The appendices contain an abundance of practical and convenient teacher resources, including worksheets, flashcards, string repertoire, scales and arpeggios, a template for method book analysis, and sample assessments and rubrics. QR codes throughout the book link to online video demonstrations of string techniques, and the spiral binding is ideal for playing the included string repertoire from a music stand. This book serves as a useful reference guide for professional orchestra conductors, teachers of group string classes, and private studio teachers. It also addresses the needs of students whose primary instrument is not strings and is suited for use in a string techniques or pedagogy course at the college level. Michael Hopkins is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In addition to serving as a guest conductor at string festivals across the country, he has given many presentations at state and national conferences on various topics related to string education and music technology. He has also published articles in a number of the most notable music and education journals.
SKU: TV.AL8-P
50 reproducible pages of kid-tested activities to help your students learn their note names in the treble and bass clef. A wide variety of reproducible activities are included: create a word, matching, silly stories, crosswords, games and flashcards. Know Your Note Names now includes PowerPoints.
SKU: FJ.FJH2287
ISBN 9781619282421. UPC: 241444395198. English.
Flashcards are great for reinforcing concepts learned at the lesson. This set comes with 108 cards in four colors. Yellow cards are for note reading; Blue cards are intervals; White cards are terms and symbols and technique reminders; and finally, Green cards are rhythm patterns. The answers are on the back so parents, siblings, or friends can quickly quiz students with them. A perfect supplement to build a strong foundation!
