General Music 2019-2020

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ollivier & Voake

Music History / Appreciation (cont’d)

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Pleased To Meet You Too Jenny VanPelt Grades 2-6

Born into a wealthy family in Votkinsk in 1840 in Russia, the young Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy developed an early taste for music. However, he was sent to study law in St. Petersburg, and after graduating

Ella Fitzgerald Ollivier & Courgeon

Follow Ella’s rise to become a queen of jazz, renowned for her remark- able scat improvisations, but also for her very personal interpretations of the Broadway classics and her live performances with Duke Ellington

Introduce your students to fifteen popular performers ranging from Scott Joplin to Yo Yo Ma with this reproducible collection of biographies and worksheets. Two sets of texts and activities are included for each featured musician, ensuring versatility for learners of all ages and levels. In addition, the suggested online resources allow you to extend your students’ learning. Teacher’s Manual LO75/1009H $19.95 Silly Songs & Sing- Alongs for Composers John Jacobson All Ages Learn a wealth of interesting and fun facts about 10 famous composers with this delightfully whacky collec- tion. Choreography is included, plus reproducible lyric sheets. Enhance learning further with reproducible composer bios, review questions, and a comprehensive word search and crossword puzzle! Director’s Kit includes Teacher’s Manual plus the P/A CD. Director’s Kit w/CD 23018610 $49.99

he joined the Ministry of Justice. Before long he realized that the life of a civil servant did not suit him, and he entered the newly created Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg. His dream was to become a composer, and he studied music day and night. By the age of 26 he was appointed as a teacher of Composition at the Moscow Conservatory and had written his first symphony. He went on to write 5 other symphonies, a piano and a violin concerto, operas such as Eugene Onegin, and music for ballet, including Swan Lake, for which he is perhaps best known. Book & CD TTP1034376 $19.99

and Louis Armstrong, among others. Each spread recounts a different stage of her life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and by Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 13 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings. Book & CD TTP1034437 $19.99 Fryderyc Chopin Weill & Voake

Ray Charles Ollivier & Courgeon

As a young Polish boy, Chopin was composing his own tunes at the age of five. He learned Latin, Greek, and French, then German, English, and Italian at the same time he was learning to play the piano. Children who can tell stories through their

Follow Ray Charles’s rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ‘n’ blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative

piano playing or singing, or who have ever danced a Polish mazurka, will find that they have much in common with Chopin. The accompanying CD features recordings of his music and the story’s narration. Book & CD TTP1034468 $19.99

photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustra- tions. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings. Book & CD TTP1034444 $19.99

Women of Western Music: Hildegard to Ella Anna Wentlent

Louis Armstrong Ollivier & Courgeon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Walcker & Voake Mozart was already writing music by the age of five, and when he was still very young, he traveled all over Europe and played for the Emperor of Austria, the King of France, and the Queen of England. Children

This illustrated biography of Louis Armstrong tells the life of the greatest jazz musician and singer of his age, and gives an introduction to his musicBorn in New Orleans in 1901, Louis Armstrong loved the gospel singing he heard every week

Balance your music history curricu- lum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven’t made it into most textbooks. Biographies, student

as a boy in his neighborhood church. He was also inspired by the marching bands and the musicians and singers who celebrated mardi gras in the streets, and performed at funerals and in the many cabarets. The trumpet was his favorite instrument, and he taught himself to play it. From his teenage years on, music was his life. He started as a professional musician playing on the Mississippi river boats before joining various bands. He soon established himself as the best musician of his generation, and at the age of 25 created his own jazz group—the Hot Five. Soon all of America would discover his other extraordinary talent—his unique deep singing voice. The book contains a CD with the narrative of the book and 14 highlights of Louis Armstrong recordings. Book & CD TTP1034369 $19.99 Ludwig van Beethoven Walcker & Voake

assessments, and recordings are included for 18 important women who enriched the world with their incredible talents, such as Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Marian Anderson, Ethel Merman, and Billie Holiday. Book & CD AL00-46048 $34.99

who know songs from different countries, or who have tried writing songs of their own, they’ll find that they have much in common with Mozart. The CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works and the narration of the story. Book & CD TTP1034451 $19.99

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Beethoven did badly at school because all he could think about was music, and Mozart was one of his early admirers. Children will learn that they can make up a tune to their favorite poem and sing it, and that with only seven notes they can

play countless tunes.

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