General Music 2019-2020

Classroom Aids

Composing Under Construction Brian Weese Grades 3-6 Teaching composition is easy and engaging with this step-by-step workbook that guides your students through writing notes, analyzing music, and composing their own. It begins with simple notation practice, and by the last page, students will be composing six-measure melodies Everyday Composition Joan Eckroth-Riley Grades 2-5 Expand your elementary improvisa- tion and composition curriculum with these beautifully illus- trated interactive lessons for your computer or interactive whiteboard. Each lesson plan begins with a song, poem, or story; invites students to improvise as a group and individu- ally using their voices, recorders,

Kids Can Compose Nicole Legrand

Music Theory

Grades 1-5 Your students to create their own melodies in a hands-on, fun-filled way. The compositional process springs to life through engaging manipulatives and visual aids, and, thanks to the easy-to-use templates and digital files, materials will be a snap to create. Several lessons also include interactive flipcharts. Teacher’s Manual w/CD-ROM 22877200 $19.95

30 Days to Melody Betsy Henderson Grades 4-8 Experiment with scales, intervals, solfege and hand signs, key signatures, notation, sight-reading, harmony and more!

using a variety of notes and pitches. This book is especially effective in classrooms using the recorder, but flexible enough that students’ compositions can be played on any pitched instrument you choose. Teacher’s Manual LO751050H $19.95

Teacher’s Manual w/Repro 15148800 $24.99 30 Days to Music Intervals Audrey Snyder Grades 4-8 Learn to recognize all types of intervals through both sight and sound. Sing and play the whole array of intervals and develop musicianship by identifying intervals within the context of melodies. Teacher’s Manual w/Repro 17074800 $24.99 30 Days to Music Theory Ellen Wilmeth Grades 4-8

Music Show, The Jacobson & Emerson

Grades 1-3 Join your favorite animated characters led by the famous Luigi’s Baton and his side-kick Mike the Microphone, as they introduce young music students to the FUNdamentals of music, with emphasis squarely on the fun! With the help of their friends Cadence the Drummer and Fret the

Guitar, children will love learning about beat, rhythm, tempo, melody, and so much more. Laughing and learning with Luigi’s Baton is what makes The Music Show a sure-fire hit! The all-in-one format features: full color digital lessons with embedded video episodes for instant viewing, projectable and reproducible song charts with lyrics and embedded audio, activity visuals to reinforce music concepts, and quality lesson plans. All projectable content is included via digital access and viewed in your browser, so there is no need for special software. Just download the files onto your computer and you’re ready to go! Songs include: The Beat Is the Heart of Music; I’ve Got Rhythm, How ‘Bout You? Take a Rest; We’re Gonna Sing High, Low and in the Middle; Presto Is Fast, Largo Is Slow; Lines and Spaces Baby ! Teacher’s Manual HL00195499 $29.99 Poetic License Mari Schay Grades 2-6

xylophones, or percussion instruments; and progresses to a rubric-based composition project. Along the way, students will organically generate, refine, and share their original musical Book & IWB Software AL00-47164 $34.99 Everyday Improvisation Grades 1-4

This curriculum teaches the basics of music theory in a practical, easy-to-use reproducible kit. Each of the 30 lessons includes basic music concepts presented in a logical sequence with explanation,

vocabulary, activity and practice. Teacher’s Manual w/Repro 13106000 $24.99 30 Days to Rhythm Betsy Henderson Grades 4-8

What a wonderful way to address the National Standards! These well-constructed interactive lessons provide a smooth and easy way to teach improvisation and composition to elementary students. Each plan starts with a song, chant, or poem;

Understand the concepts of beat, rhythm, accents, duration, value, meter and syncopation.

Using Poetry to Guide Composition. Helping your students to compose quality melodies and arrangements can be quite a challenge. But thanks to the ingenious approach outlined in Poetic License, your students will become thoughtful composers able to take pride in their compositions. The step-by-step, reproducible worksheets

provides prompts for active listening; invites students to improvise as a group and individually; and concludes with a rubric-measured assessment. Book w/CD AL00-42786 $34.99 Hear It, Read It, Write It!

Teacher’s Manual w/Repro 14242200 $24.99 30 More Days to Music Theory Sharon Stosur Grades 4-8 Expand your students’ musical knowledge of note values, rhythm reading, time signatures, syncopation, melodic notation, scales & intervals, key signatures and more! Teacher’s Manual w/Repro 17979800 $24.99 60 Music Quizzes for Theory & Reading Jay Althouse Grades 3 & up 60 one-page quizzes in 8 different sections: The Basics • Rhythm • Note Names • Key Signatures • Musical Symbols & Terms • Time Signatures • Keyboard Identification • Musical Puzzles. Teacher’s Manual w/ CD 19167101 $29.99

in this resource will guide your students to turn poems into songs. As your students work to compose pleasant and singable melodies, duets, and arrangements, they will also learn to count intervals, create chords, and explore expressive techniques. Teacher’s Manual 24384700 $16.95 Ready Set Rhythm Easter-Clutter & Wentlent Grades 4-9 This innovative curriculum intro- duces the elements of rhythmic notation through movement-based class activities. Each 10-minute kinesthetic exercise is presented in lesson plan format with National Standards, teacher instructions, and notated rhythmic concepts. Features 80 lessons divided into eight progressive units. Activities are so much fun your students will hardly notice they’re learning! Teacher’s Manual 24677500 $24.99

Dave & Jean Perry Grades 4-9 Learning to read music is much like learning a language. There are three basic elements: listening, reading, and writing. This well-organized book provides step-by-step sequential lessons for developing these skills.

Book w/CD AL00-44557 $29.99 Interactive Music Tools

Cristi Cary Miller Grades K-6 Discover dozens of ways to use these handy interactive graphics in your classroom, all set in a PDF format that uses Adobe Reader 9.0 or higher. Six visuals are presented on the CD-ROM in the Keys of C, F, G diatonic and pentatonic. Minimize 1 or more of the keyboard graphics on your whiteboard or computer desktop for instant access throughout the day. CD-ROM 24696900 $12.99

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