Music Masterminds

Ultimate Collection of Puzzles and Games-Music MasterMINDS challenges children to learn more about the 'fun'damentals of music – rhythm melody tempo harmony form timbre style expression and musical careers as they connect musical learning across thecurriculum to reading language arts spelling math science social studies history art and foreign language. And through play children develop such life-learning skills as observation reasoning decision-making andproblem-solving skills! Designed for Grades 1-6 each section of this creative resource focuses on a musical element and the puzzles are sequenced in order from easiest to most challenging. Use Music MasterMINDS as asupplement to regular music lessons or as activities for the sub or for those days that need a special activity! Share these puzzles with classroom teachers for ongoing cross-curricular integration. Puzzles include: Find theHidden Instrument Spell a Story Fast and Slow Match-Up Find the Music Alphabet Loud and Soft Match-Up State the States Music Symbol Crossword Composers' Word Search World Instrument Quest Meet Mr. Mozart Connect theMusic Careers and many more intriguing challenges! Available: Activity Book. For Gr. 1-6.

Score-The Great Crush Collision written in 1896 is dedicated to the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad. It is a musical description of an actual locomotive accident that was masterminded as a publicity stunt by William George Crush. Two old locomotives Nos.999 and 1001 locked head on as their engineers jumped to safety to the applause of an excited crowd. The huge success of this pre-hollywoodish event inspired Scott Joplin to compose this ususual 'character' piece.This work is one of six transcriptions of Joplin rags. At the conclusion of each an interlude - or hinge- has been appended. They are meant to be used as a possible (optional)connection for the various Joplin-Marcinak arrangements so that each piece can be played singly or as part of a selective group.