Activate Magazine February 2008-March 2008

"Books that Teach," which includes taking children's literature and applying music to create a lesson plan, is a major focus of this collection. "The Foot Book," "Old Black Fly," and "The Rough-Face Girl" are used to introduce rhythm, pitch, tone color, dynamics, steady beat, composition, and many other music concepts to the students. Explore Haydn's "Surprise Symphony, No. 94" on classroom instruments, and enjoy traditional Irish folk songs in "Recorder Play-Along Songs." Finally, Journey to Africa in a WebVisit, and help students create their own composer bookmarks and mini-books.