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Classroom Activity And Poster Pack-Benjamin Britten's celebrated and much-loved Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra began life in 1946 as a British Government commission for music to accompany an educational film aimed at introducing the young to the instruments of the orchestra. Britten's eventual theme and variations form features a showcase for every instrument or instrumental group based upon a popular theme adapted from Henry Purcell along with explanatory narration.In this classroom pack Wesley Ball presents a selection of strategies for children to explore Britten's musical guide using worksheets listening maps and more. The activities are intended to engage children inthe active understanding of the orchestra and its growth from the Baroque period onwards. The lessons are all supported by an accompanying CD recording of the full work.This edition is complete with a full Instrumental Poster Pack comprising 24 posters and fun facts to decorate the classroom and further aid the teaching of orchestral instrumental information.

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.

A Comprehensive Rhythm Program For Musicians-This unique program will take you from the very basics of rhythm to an advanced level of comprehension and performance ability. The materials in your workbook combined with practice exercises and demonstrations on the CD work together to bring a clear understanding of the basics of rhythm. The demonstrations exercises and dictations will give you the necessary practice so that you will be equipped to understand and perform a vast array of rhythmic patterns.

A Comprehensive Ear-Training Program For Musicians - Volume 3-Ear Without Fear is an innovative program aimed at building a foundation for reading music and developing the skills to perform it accurately.The authors have carefully chosen and organized the materials in this book to make the learning process as accessible to students as possible.The workbook and CDs are integrated to provide several learning approaches: aural visual and practical.The following concepts are introduced in level 3:Major and natural minor scales;The keys of C G F and D major;The keys of A E D and B minor;The alto and tenor clefs;The order of sharps and flats;The major and minor 3rd and the perfect5th;Major and minor triads;Demonstrations exercises and dictations covering these areas and more.

Poster Pack-Explore the history of the great composers. These attractive full-colour 9' by 12' laminated posters present 24 composers from the Renaissance Period to the 20th Century. Each poster comes complete with a photo or illustration on the front and a short biography on the back including a list of representative works. Composers include JS Bach Handel Mozart Beethoven Debussy and Copland.

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 (HL09971740) and Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD). Suggested for grades 2-5.

Staff Paper-This unique staff paper is the alternative to the plethora of poorly designed no-writing-space manuscript paper that abounds on the market. These pages are designed to allow plenty of room for notes ledger lines text and other musical notation. Sheets are perforated with three-hole punches and nine staves per page.

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.

Dictionary of Dance for Young Performers-What is a Grapevine? How do you perform the California Raisins? Or the Cabbage Patch? These questions and more will all be answered in Kids Gotta Move! This handy book/DVD pack features over 100 choreography terms definedand demonstrated with the young performer in mind. The movements are alphabetized for ease of use with easy-to-follow definitions diagrams and dozens of demonstration photos for further visual reference. The DVD features JohnJacobson and two student dancers demonstrating each move and the submenus on the DVD will allow you to go directly to the move you desire without fast-forwarding through an entire videotape! You'll never have to wonder what theCrocodile Smile looks like again. With Kids Gotta Move! all the moves you'll ever need are right here for you. So get moving with Kids Gotta Move!

For All Musicians-An encyclopedia of Jazz theory for all musicians. This one-of-a-kind book encompasses a wide scope of jazz topics for beginners and pros of any instrument. This extensive and comprehensive method works in three ways: as an encyclopedia for ready reference as a thorough methodology for the student and as a workbook for the classroom complete with ample exercises and conceptual discussion. Lessons and topics include:The basics of intervalsJazz harmonyScales and modesII-V-I cadencesHarmonic analysisPiano voicings and voice leadingModulations modal interchange and reharmonizationJazz piano compingJazz tune formsArrangingtechniques ImprovisationTraditional Jazz fundamentalsPractice techniques...and much more!

So you want to write songs and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how.Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song rhythm melody lyrics and harmony and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways.Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1 500 songs How to Write Songs on Guitar 2nd edition will soon have you producing better more memorable songs.

The Internatonal Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the standard source for phonetic notation. This product provides an easy-to-use format for understanding pronunciation for each letter in the alphabet in any placement within a word in Spanish Italian Latin French and German. Spiral bound.

Capture your creativity with this unique Fender manuscript paper notebook custom-made for guitarists. Includes perforated blank manuscript paper for standard notation and guitar tablature along with lined pages for lyrics and grid pages for scaled drawings.

Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs-Melody writing is a skill that can be learned and this unique resource will show you how. Through proven tools and techniques you will learn how to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody harmony rhythm and rhyme. This clear comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs examining them and revealing why they succeed. Songs discussed include Killing Me Softly Addicted To Love and TheLong And Winding Road.

Each of the 80 colour Faber Piano Adventures flashcards features a single note followed by two short sight-reading exercises. This combination of note drilling and intervalic reading is highly effective in building reading skill.