Refresh and recharge your K-8 vocal music program using this compilation of teaching tips. With contributions sent in by dynamic and talented music educators from across the country, these ideas touch on all aspects of the music curriculum. Topics include classroom management, teaching basic skills, fine-tuning your choir, and funding your programs. The enhanced two-CD set has audio components and printable PDFs with field-tested, tried-and-true tips that are designed to build your music program.

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!

If you are looking for new classroom activities, tips for classroom management and discipline, or need more assessment ideas, this collection is for you. This one-of-a-kind compilation of ideas, tips and activities comes from the classrooms of music teachers across the United States. From Day 1 to Day 180, add new spark to your classroom with a presidential rhythm roundup, dynamics, composers, avoiding classroom distractions, assessment, movement charades, singing roll call, a salute to America, holiday trivia, 10 days to avoid burnout, and much more.

Jane Frazee has made a major contribution to music education in the United States through her practical teaching and through her published works. In this book, new considerations are offered regarding the unique contribution of music to the lives of all students. You will discover how music learning relates to all learning, and you will find a curriculum model that inspires you and your students to make music, to make up music, and to make sense of music.

General music teachers have long struggled with the issue of how to assess the progress of their students accurately and objectively. With this practical and much-needed book, Dr. Brophy guides teachers through every step necessary to develop a personal style of assessing students while working within the guidelines of local, district, state, and national standards. Along with clear, in-depth explanations, the Chapter Summaries, Questions for Clarification, Questions for Discussion, Assessment Practice, and scoring guide suggestions combine to create a resource that is thorough, practical, and indispensable.

An absolutely essential book for the library of any teacher utilizing Orff techniques or contemplating their use, this exceptionally comprehensive, 376-page book is invaluable. Included are year by year curriculum objectives for grades K-5 and sample lesson plans.

Teach with Freddie the Frog and kids fall in love with music! Teachers now can go 'beyond the books' and expand musical learning with this valuable resource and CD-ROM. Included are: 14 sequential lessons; Teacher tips to keep the wiggliest kids captivated; Reproducible student flashcards; Assessment strategies and reports; 25 educational coloring pages; Interactive whiteboard activities; Freddie the Frog Clip Art and more.

Here's the ultimate survival kit for music subs and a great resource for any music specialist! Included in this invaluable kit are time tested and student approved songs, games, activities, practice pages and detailed teaching suggestions for each. Even non-musical subs will delight the members of any music class with Rockin' Body Rhythms; Maestro's Obstacle Course; Pop Bottle Symphony; Instrument Charades and many more. "You don't have to be a sub to enjoy this wonderful resource, because it's a great supplement to any music teacher's library!"

Do you teach music to hundreds of kids each week and have to keep track of a stack of class lists, lesson plans, seating charts? With everything under one cover, this one-of-a-kind resource is packed with helpful charts, calendars and ideas to help you stay organized and plan ahead for the entire school year. Highlights include: 40 weekly lesson plan charts, 10 monthly calendars with "music facts"; seating charts for choir and general music classes;and over 40 special music activities. In addition, there are reproducible forms for student information, class list charts and assessment rubrics based on the National Standards.