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The Mindful Music Classroom Book The Mindful Music Classroom Book
The Mindful Music Classroom The Mindful Music Classroom (Practical Strategies for Social-Emotional Learning)
Krista Hart - Alfred Music Publishing
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Trying to incorporate consistent social-emotional learning practices into your music classes and ensembles? This informative entry-point resource views SEL through a musical lens, helping to identify and

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Music Mosaic Book & Online PDF Music Mosaic Book & Online PDF
Music Mosaic Music Mosaic (Exploring the Music of America Through Project-Based Learning)
Anna Wentlent - Alfred Music Publishing
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This contemporary collection teaches American music history through student-centered projects. Each of the 15 lessons is intended to prompt risk-taking and the expression of artistic intent, making students

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5-8Gr. 5-Gr. 8
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Ice Breakers #1 Book Ice Breakers #1 Book
Ice Breakers #1 Ice Breakers #1 (60 Fun Activities to Build a Better Choir)
Valerie Lippoldt Mack - Shawnee Press

Long-time educator Valerie Lippoldt Mack has compiled 60 tried-and-true activities that come directly from her classroom. These 60 "Ice Breaker" activities teach life lessons of respect, tolerance and

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6-12Gr. 6-Gr. 12
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Ice Breakers 3 Book Ice Breakers 3 Book
Ice Breakers 3 Ice Breakers 3
Valerie Lippoldt Mack & Matthew Udland - Shawnee Press

Clear the way for learning by instantly bringing about conversation and making personal connections. These specific IceBreaker activities introduce simple as well as high-tech games with a purpose - and

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Dance Like a Butterfly Book Dance Like a Butterfly Book
Dance Like a Butterfly Dance Like a Butterfly (Songs from Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana)
Kwasi Dunyo & Karen Howard - GIA Publications
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This vibrant collection of folk songs and activities for K-8 students explores the cultures and rich musical traditions of four West African countries: Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. Each song

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2-8Gr. 2-Gr. 8
$24.95
The Quilt Speaks Book The Quilt Speaks Book
The Quilt Speaks The Quilt Speaks (Secret Messages in Songs and Quilts)
Dr. Rene Boyer - Beatin' Path Publications LLC

This collection highlights the ingenuity of the people who were instrumental in helping guide folks from enslavement to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Using quilts and songs, they were able to

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Nine Noteworthy Black Composers Book Nine Noteworthy Black Composers Book
Nine Noteworthy Black Composers Nine Noteworthy Black Composers (Bios, Reviews, Reflection Questions, and Writing Prompts)
Krista Hart & Daysha J.P. Underwood - Alfred Music Publishing
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Nine names you need to know! Each composer is introduced with a quick-read Bio, brief Composer Connections facts, and a Listening Lab identifying important works and key elements to discover in each musical

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Ice Breakers 2 Book Ice Breakers 2 Book
Ice Breakers 2 Ice Breakers 2 (64 More Games and Fun Activities)
Valerie Lippoldt Mack - Shawnee Press

Ice Breakers 2 will help build respect, tolerance, and patience in your classroom, as well as generate energy by getting the kids moving while giving you 64 more tricks up your sleeve to maintain

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Purposeful Pathways, Book 4 Book & Online PDF Purposeful Pathways, Book 4 Book & Online PDF
Purposeful Pathways, Book 4 Purposeful Pathways, Book 4 (Possibilities for Elementary and Middle School Music Classrooms)
Beth Ann Hepburn & Roger Sams - Music Is Elementary

This resource is an extensive collection of curricular materials for learning music by making music in the elementary and middle school classroom. Based on the philosophies of Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, and

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Book & Online PDF Downloadable PDF Files - Book 4
4-8Gr. 4-Gr. 8
$159.95
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Book & Online PDF Downloadable PDF Files - Book 1
1-5Gr. 1-Gr. 5
$79.95
 
Book & Online PDF Downloadable PDF Files- Book 2
1-5Gr. 1-Gr. 5
$99.95
 
Book & Online PDF Downloadable PDF Files - Book 3
1-5Gr. 1-Gr. 5
$119.95
Together in Harmony Book Together in Harmony Book
Together in Harmony Together in Harmony
Diane Lange - GIA Publications

General music educators are always striving for ways to improve instruction and become better teachers. By combining the learn-by-doing approach of Orff Schulwerk with the sequencing of musical skills in Edwin... view details
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K-8Gr. K-Gr. 8
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Full STEAM Ahead Book Full STEAM Ahead Book
Full STEAM Ahead Full STEAM Ahead (Lessons to Shift Instruction, Empower Students, and Transform Your Music Classroom)
Kathryn Finch & Abigail Blair - Heritage Music Press
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This book trains you as a STEAM teacher, while detailing well-structured lessons for your students to help them become the empathetic creators of tomorrow. General music teachers and STEAM and Makerspace

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3-8Gr. 3-Gr. 8
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The Ultimate Substitute Teacher's Music Resource Guide Reproducible Book The Ultimate Substitute Teacher's Music Resource Guide Reproducible Book
The Ultimate Substitute Teacher's Music Resource Guide The Ultimate Substitute Teacher's Music Resource Guide (Music Class Activities for the Musically Challenged Substitute Teacher)
Geoff Lorenz, Barbara Meeks, Robin Virzi & Janet Vogt - Heritage Music Press

This complete resource for the general music class substitute teacher is filled with activities that take little or no music background to teach! The games, worksheets and exercises are divided by classroom

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K-8Gr. K-Gr. 8
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Nine Noteworthy Latin American Musicians Book Nine Noteworthy Latin American Musicians Book
Nine Noteworthy Latin American Musicians Nine Noteworthy Latin American Musicians (Bios, Reviews, Reflection Questions, and Writing Prompts)
Krista Hart & Daysha J.P. Underwood - Alfred Music Publishing
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Each musician in this series is introduced with a quick-read bio, brief connections facts, and a listening lab identifying important works and key elements to discover in each musical selection. Students

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Parodies and Piggyback Songs Digital Resources Parodies and Piggyback Songs Digital Resources
Parodies and Piggyback Songs Parodies and Piggyback Songs (Lyric Writing Unit for Music Class)
Chrissy Hutzel - Hutzel House of Music

Get your upper elementary and middle school students engaged with this innovative song unit! It is "no prep" and includes everything you need to get those reluctant musicians composing their own lyrics. A

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6-8Gr. 6-Gr. 8
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Rhythm Rescue! Book Rhythm Rescue! Book
Rhythm Rescue! Rhythm Rescue!
Lynn M. Brinckmeyer - Shawnee Press

The backbone of any piece of music is the rhythmic foundation. This book features two sections: Isolated Rhythm Activities and Rhythms and Pitches. The strategies are intended to support the required

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4-12Gr. 4-Gr. 12
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Music Substitute Sourcebook Reproducible Book Music Substitute Sourcebook Reproducible Book
Music Substitute Sourcebook Music Substitute Sourcebook
Valeaira Luppens & Greg Foreman - Alfred Music Publishing

Designed for effortless substitute teacher preparation, The Music Substitute Sourcebook is a ready-to-use resource for music teachers or music substitutes. Quality standards-based lesson plans and

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K-3Gr. K-Gr. 3
$24.95
Reproducible Book Grades 4-8
4-8Gr. 4-Gr. 8
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Music Teacher Plan It Book Music Teacher Plan It Book
Music Teacher Plan It Music Teacher Plan It
Janet Day - Hal Leonard Corporation

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

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Teaching Music Across History Reproducible Book & CD Teaching Music Across History Reproducible Book & CD
Teaching Music Across History Teaching Music Across History
Valeaira Luppens & Greg Foreman - Alfred Music Publishing

This reproducible resource will help students understand the ways that music and the arts reflect our culture and how historical events have shaped our civilization and customs. The CD includes listening... view details
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Singing Waters, Dancing Flames Book Singing Waters, Dancing Flames Book
Singing Waters, Dancing Flames Singing Waters, Dancing Flames (Music and the Elements)
Aimee Curtis Pfitzner - Beatin' Path Publications LLC

This title features original songs and favorites with Orff arrangements, stories, games, and songs for elementary students, and children's lit connections are listed for many of the activities. All

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1-8Gr. 1-Gr. 8
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Artful-Playful-Mindful Book Artful-Playful-Mindful Book
Artful-Playful-Mindful Artful-Playful-Mindful (A New Orff-Schulwerk Curriculum for Music Making and Music Thinking)
Jane Frazee - Schott Music Distribution

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

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K-7Gr. K-Gr. 7
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Kaleidoscope Book Kaleidoscope Book
Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope (A Collection of Standards-Based Lessons for the K-8 General Music Classroom)
ed. Denese Odegaard - Alfred Music Publishing
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Alfred Music and NAfME have teamed up to create this impressive manual of model lessons by master music teachers from around the country. Each of the 28 creative plans is aligned to the national standards

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K-8Gr. K-Gr. 8
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Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action Book Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action Book
Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action (Orff-Schulwerk Classroom Projects for a New Generation of Learners)
ed. Leonard Davis & Diana Hawley Larsen - Schott Music Distribution

This collection brings to life the framework for music learning proposed in Artful-Playful-Mindful. A compilation of work by a group of Orff practitioners from across the United States, this

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2-7Gr. 2-Gr. 7
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Meaningful Movement Book Meaningful Movement Book
Meaningful Movement Meaningful Movement (A Music Teacher's Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics)
Marla Butke & David Frego - Music Is Elementary

This thoughtful resource helps music teachers find meaningful ways to include Dalcroze-based movement in lessons that meet national education standards and include assessment opportunities. This contains

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K-8Gr. K-Gr. 8
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The Ultimate Music Assessment and Evaluation Kit Book The Ultimate Music Assessment and Evaluation Kit Book
The Ultimate Music Assessment and Evaluation Kit The Ultimate Music Assessment and Evaluation Kit
Cheryl Lavender - Hal Leonard Corporation

Here is a valuable teacher time-saver packed with user-friendly assessment and evaluation components that have been developed, field-tested, and refined by nationally renowned music educator and clinician... view details
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