Fun Songs for Learning Essential Sight Words-Reading is one of the most critical skills taught in school. An essential goal in developing this skill is making sure students are completely proficient with Sight Words. The popular ?Sing and Learn? series from Hal Leonard presents I Can We Can a creative and motivational resource that uses music to reinforce the learning of essential sight words. The Activity Songbook/Listening CD features reproducible song melodies movement suggestions activities and games all presented in a sequential teaching format. Reproducible song pictures with highlighted Sight Words and illustrations are also included for additional learning reinforcement. The enclosed Listening CDprovides song recordings to listen and sing-along. A CD-ROM is also available either separately or in a Classroom Kit with the Activity Songbook/Listening CD. This Enhanced CD-ROM includes song recordings with singers and without and printable PDFs of singer melodies full color song pictures piano accompaniments activities and artwork. Fun learning through music! Available separately: Activity Songbook/Listening CD Enhanced CD and Classroom Kit. Lessons and activities by Elizabeth Shier; with special thanks to Sarah Giordano for her creative input. Suggested for grades PreK-1.

You Can Teach Yourself Song Writing is the ideal 'how to' book for any aspiring songwriter. In this easy to understand guide Larry McCabe addresses a variety of concepts including: how to getstarted how to write in different song forms how to approach titles themes and lyrics the creation of a melody utilization of various chords and chord progressions finding the right chords for the melody handling variousrhythmic elements creating a lead sheet and copyrighting the tune. Special features include a glossary essential supplies for novice songwriters master chord diagrams for Keyboard and Guitar and an index of recordedmusic. Includes access to online stereo audio.

(Included with the score are the organ and the piano part (there's available a pack with 20 copies of the parts for the chorus). In case the work is to be performed by more than 20 singers it will be necessary to purchase additional copies of the chorus parts, wich are available in packs of 20 copies).On 11th March 1911, the great pianist and composer Enric Granados performed this piece as an absolute premiere at Barcelona's modernista concert hall Palau de la Música Catalana.In spite of the great success achieved on the day of the premiere by this ambitious work for piano, organ and three choirs whose words in Catalan were provided by an unknown writer, the piece was never again performed or published. Its manuscript was assumed to be lost for decades and it was even thought that it might have been burnt in a fire. Finally, the pianist and Granados specialist Douglas Riva recovered it and offered it to Boileau Editorial de Música for publication.El Cant de les estrelles was performed once again on 22nd March 2007, 96 years after its first performance, in New York's Ascension Church, with Douglas Riva himself at the piano and Dennis Keene conducting. / Choeur Et Piano

Teaching Harmony with Multicultural Rounds and Canons-From the campfire to the concert hall singing in rounds and canons is one of the most enjoyable experiences for singers of all ages. As music teachers we know that successful harmony doesn't just happen. It occurs over time with lots of practice and encouragement.This collection of rounds and canons is a sequential repertoire of kid-tested no-fail songs to guide students through that developmental process of ?finding their voices? in successful harmony. It includes movement and percussion echoes rounds and canons; speech canons; call and response songs; and song rounds and canons. ROUND the World is also a multicultural collection so thatstudents can experience the music of their world brothers and sisters and have a greater understanding of their cultural stories and traditions.?The Teacher Edition features reproducible song melodies with chord symbols song background performance tips piano/vocal arrangements and a variety of reproducible classroom instrument parts for accompanying options. The Performance/Accompaniment CD is available separately or in a Classroom Kit with the Teacher Edition for more budget-saving value! Available separately: Teacher Edition (HL09971739) Performance/Accompaniment CD and Classroom Kit (HL09971741)?(Teacher and P/A CD). Suggested for grades 2-5.

Lucinda Geoghean and László Norbert Nemes' Singing Games And Rhymes For Ages 9 To 99 is a collection of tried and tested material for nine years upwards. The songs have been arranged in alphabetical order with step by step instructions. The accompanying DVD means that you can see the games in action whilst listening to the songs. This book is suitable for both the young and old who find great joy in singing together with others - and are not afraid of more challenging games. The ideas can be used with upper primary and secondary schools as well as with choirs. Singing Games And Rhymes For Ages 9 To99 features folk songs partner songs canons and part songs from around the world accompanied by more complex metric and rhythmic patterns than in the previous volumes. Dance ball games clapping games stick passing games cup passing games and even a Philippine tinikling dance are all included. This book has been inspired by the authors' belief that being engaged in playful and uplifting communal music making does not only create a love for singing but over the years has been proven to be highly effective in the development of general music skills in the most complex way.

Confiée à des enseignants du secondaire et à des universitaires, la revue Musicologies nouvelles prépare aux épreuves de musique du baccalauréat. S?appuyant sur l?oeuvre de référence, les candidats doivent établir une comparaison et un élargissement vers d?autres ouvrages et ce, dans toutes les séries. De ce fait, chaque dossier comporte : l?analyse de l?oeuvre au programme ; un ou deux textes autour de cette oeuvre ; une analyse comparée ainsi qu?une fiche de synthèse, en grande partie écrite à partir des textes du dossier. Elle apporte parfois un complément sur des éléments absents, faute d?espace. Conseil méthodologique : lire d?abord la fiche de synthèse afin d?avoir une vue d?ensemble. Ensuite, travailler sur les textes ainsi que sur la fiche d?analyse comparée avant de revenir enfin sur la fiche de synthèse. Après Mozart l?an passé, Jean-Sébastien Bach ouvre le numéro avec sa Cantate BWV 106 « Actus tragicus ». La musique française est encore à l?honneur puisque Ravel revient avec le virtuose Concerto pour la main gauche, Debussy avec sa Sonate pour Flûte, alto et harpe ainsi que Germaine Tailleferre, la « Dame des Six »? Le jazz est également présent avec un dossier consacré à « Jazz et Orient » ainsi que quatre déclinaisons du standard Birdland. Musicologies Nouvelles - Baccalauréat 2018 Sommaire I. DOSSIER JEAN-SEBASTIEN BACH Frédéric GONIN De la rhétorique au service de la catéchèse et de l?exégèse : L?exemple de la cantate ?Actus Tragicus? (BWV 106) de Johann Sebastian Bach Laurence LE DIAGON-JACQUIN, Analyse comparée : J.S. Bach, « Es ist der alte Bund » / Darius Milhaud, ?chaos?, extrait de La Création du monde Laurence LE DIAGON-JACQUIN, Fiche de Synthèse : Cantate BWV 106 « Actus Tragicus », de J.S. Bach II. DOSSIER MAURICE RAVEL Danièle PISTONE, Ravel et l?esthétique de son temps Eric REGNIER, Maurice Ravel : Le Concerto pour la Main Gauche ou la transcendance de l?artiste Jean-Jacques VELLY: Ravel et l?orchestre Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Maurice Ravel, Concerto pour la Main Gauche / Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto N°4 op. 58, 3e mouvement Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Maurice Ravel Concerto pour la main gauche III. DOSSIER CLAUDE DEBUSSY Muriel JOUBERT, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy : « un savant mélange de rigueur et de liberté » entretien avec le Trio Mélisande Muriel JOUBERT, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy : classicisme, impressionnisme et cubisme Jean-Louis LELEU, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy Présentation et notes analytiques Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy (1915) Johannes Brahms : Trio opus 40 pour violon, cor et piano (1865) Muriel JOUBERT, Fiche de synthèse : Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy IV. DOSSIER GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE Eric REGNIER, Aspects de l?Opéra en un acte entre 1890 et 1945 Stéphan ETCHARRY, Quatre Opéras bouffes de Germaine Tailleferre : pour une « Petite histoire lyrique de l?Art français, du style galant au style méchant » Relire la tradition opératique française au prisme du pastiche et de l?humour Mihu Iliescu, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Tailleferre V. DOSSIER JAZZ ET ORIENT Emmanuel PARENT, L?Occident recréé par l?Orient Vincent COTRO, Jazz et Orient : Approche comparée des cinq pièces au programme Nicolas OLIVIER, Jazz et Orient :Dialogues de cultures singuliers -Ibrahim Maalouf, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Avishai Cohen, Jasser Haj Youssef, Marcel Khalifé Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Jasser Haj Youssef Friggya / Claude Debussy, La Puerta del Vino Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Jazz et l?Orient VI. DOSSIER BIRDLAND Ludovic Florin, Le « Birdland » de Weather Report et trois de ses avatars Eric REGNIER, Birdland, un standard traité avec fidélité Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Birdland, par l?ensemble Hyperion et Swan Lake, par le groupe Madness Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Birdland

Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJECLThis workbook has been specifically written to improve theory comprehension among students requiring a basic knowledge of the subject.Starting with the fundamentals of pitch and rhythm this workbook steadily progresses to a range of applications including key signatures scales chords and modulation.There are a number of tasks in each chapter including practical aural and written exercises based on rock pop jazz and classical music. Many of the exercises can also be explored using music technology software.This workbook is aimed at students wanting a firm grounding in music theory to GCSE level and alsocandidates preparing for early grade exams in music theory.Rebecca Berkley is a freelance writer and musician and is a music education consultant. She has taught percussion to students of all ages both as a private teacher and as a workshop leader and published percussion music. She is also a choral conductor running several choirs and directing music festivals with her husband. After starting her career as a music teacher in secondary schools she became a lecturer in music education at the University of Southampton and the Institute of Education University of London. Her PhD thesis focused on how GCSE students learn to compose and how best to teach them. She is the co-author of Rhinegold???s Edexcel GCSE Music Listening Tests (Book 3) and contributes as a freelance writer to Classroom Music Magazine.

Music activities made simple - 5-7 year-olds-Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music Kickstart Music 1 is a complete activity pack for 5-7 year-olds. Bursting with inspiring music ideas it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject.Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge Kickstart Music 1 is a step-by-step no nonsense guide to confident effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements such as rhythm composition listening playing and singing.Kickstart Music 1 can be used in a variety of ways andsuits holistic flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time.

In this groundbreaking book prize-winning Pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience psychological insight and wisdom ancient and modern Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. He offers healthy alternatives for lifelong learning and suggests significant change in the way music is taught. For example playing a wrong note can be constructive useful even enlightening. The creator of the acclaimed Un-Master Class workshop also explores the special potential of group work outlining the basics of his revelatory workshop that hastransformed the music experience for participants the world over. Practicing in Westney's view is a lively honest adventurous and spiritually rewarding enterprise and it can (and should) meet with daily success which empowers us to grow even more. Teachers professionals and students of any instrument will feel the benefit from this unique guide which brings artistic vitality freedom and confidence within everyone's reach.

This Teacher's Handbook provides information on how to use Succeeding With The Masters & The Festival Collection together for a thorough and pedagogical approach to learning repertoire.The pieces in Succeeding with the Masters & The Festival Collection are selected for their superior artistic and pedagogical merit.The pieces are expertly leveled so that students can be successful at evey level of their development.The finest pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries appear together.Each book includes a reference guide to all of the pieces and a biography of the composers.Both series are expertly editedbecause they were recorded and edited at the same time.Each book has a corresponding performance demonstration CD to guide students with appropriate interpretation.Succeeding with the Masters has a Practice Strategy Workshop that can be used at home for extra reinforcement!The visual art in each book is another way to teach students artistic and musical concepts.All of the pieces have been extensively researched to ensure authenticity.Together these series create the Complete Library of Pedagogical Repertoire all students need.