This is an excellent general music resource for young people. Lessons and activities from some of Aaron Copland's more popular works, including Fanfare for the Common Man, and his ballets Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring, and Rodeo are presented through reading activities, listening maps and singing. Part II presents an in-depth study of Copland's ballet Rodeo through learning centers and cross-curricular activities. The Bernstein Century - Copland CD contains the actual Sony recording of these works for use with the listening maps in the teacher book. The CD is optional, but is essential to making the most of the included activities.

Here's a complete music appreciation course in a single 120-page package! For each of the 22 featured composers there is a composer biography, a portrait, a listing of the type of music he or she composed, relevant facts, and a time line. The CD contains a listening example of each composer, and a listening guide includes information about each listening example, plus a second-by-second "what to listen for in the music."

Elementary teachers everywhere will want to take advantage of this integrated listening program that is perfect for music classes, classes in other subject areas, libraries, and even for use at home. "Adventures In Music Listening" has been developed to aid teachers in helping their students to listen to music more effectively and to provide a more varied and rich learning experience. Not only is this program a step forward in music education, but it is also a valuable supplement to the teaching of subjects such as language arts and social science. Here are just a few of the 29 outstanding musical selections featured on the recordings: Ohihi Owo Ti Ka Huhahi? (Africa); Simple Gifts (America); Teasing (Bartok); Golliwogg's Cakewalk (Debussy); Funeral March of the Marionettes (Gounod); Bourree from Royal Fireworks Suite (Handel); The Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov) and March of the Siamese Children (Rodgers). And there are 21 more! The "Big Book" contains full color illustrations depicting each musical selection. The student workbook provides activities such as coloring, identifying sections of the musical form, and identifying families of instruments. The teacher's guide contains lesson plans for each of the 29 musical selections, including historical information, composer biographical information, a musical features sketch, cross-curricular connections, anticipated outcomes and national standards. This program was created by a panel of experts, and is certain to enhance your music curriculum!

This is an engaging and exciting look at music throughout history, from the first drum beat to electronica. Experience the sounds and rhythms of different cultures, explore all periods and styles, and learn about the lives and achievements of major composers and performers. Listen to the music you will read about in the book - from a traditional Chinese melody to Caribbean steel drums - on the accompanying CD.

This resource is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to have a better understanding of the language of jazz. To successfully navigate this all-in-one jazz theory course, you should be versed in basic music theory concepts, such as those taught in Books 1 and 2 of "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory." With these books, you will learn the essentials of jazz music through concise lessons, practice your jazz music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening and ear training skills with the CDs, and test your knowledge with the review that completes each unit. You are encouraged to play and/or sing the musical examples throughout, at first with the recording, then on your own. Welcome to an exhilarating journey into the world of jazz!

Maurice Hinson and June Montgomery, both respected authors, clinicians and teachers, have combined forces to create a valuable set of 17 units which explore the lives and music of 17 great composers. The companion recordings feature keyboard performances of the musical examples used, and the activity sheets offer your students the opportunity to learn about the composers with fun games, puzzles, quizzes, fascinating illustrations and interesting facts. Composers covered are J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Handel, Haydn, Clementi, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Debussy, Joplin, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Bartok and Kabalevsky. Guaranteed to enhance your students' appreciation of serious music!

This follow-up to the popular "Meet The Great Composers" explores the lives of 17 more great composers, including Schubert, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Stephen Foster, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Barber, and more! Each of the 17 units focuses on one composer, with important facts, a life story, an interesting essay about a related subject, fun activity sheets and a suggested listening example. Each cost-saving classroom kit includes the book, reproducible composer profile pages and activity sheets (34 in all), and a recording of piano performances of all the suggested listening examples. Perfect for general music classes, or when a substitute teacher is filling in!

This songbook is designed especially for those who work musically with children, whether in preschools, home-schools, early elementary classes, church groups, or clinical settings. Each song has a music page plus "teacher pages" outlining suggested activities for a variety of ages and settings. All song activities and teaching tips are based on the "Music Together" teaching practices. Family Favorites is a mix of original songs and rhythmic rhymes drawn from the folk, jazz, and world-music traditions. Also perfect for the special needs classroom.

Successful music programs need the tools necessary to make music work. This musical tool chest is all about what W.O.R.K.S.-- Warm-ups, Ostinati, Rounds and Kids' Songs. Included are educational warm-ups and warm-ups for everyday use, ostinati for instruments, rounds for general use with optional Orff accompaniment and 8 programmable songs. This valuable resource also includes teaching and performance suggestions and reproducible student pages. Songs include: Down by the Riverside; F.R.I.E.N.D.; He Got Away!; In the Market of San Jose; Sing Your Song; The Wabash Cannon Ball; The Wind Dance and You're a Grand Old Flag.