Based on a true story, Swallows Town Ocarina is about the togetherness and warmth that music and dance can bring to the every day life of simple people in a small town in Brazil in the beginning of the twentieth century. Enjoy the inspiration of migrating birds, ocarina music and dance as they create the fun and joy citizens of a small town had longed for.

Suitable for use on Mac or PC, the Jolly Music Player: Level 3 is intended for use with the Jolly Music programme as set out in The Music Handbook: Level 3. It contains all of the Jolly Music repertoire for Level 3 and provides support for the teacher both in the classroom and when preparing lessons. It can be used on an interactive whiteboard or simply with an overhead projector and screen. With the player you can: * Quickly access any song or teaching track * Display songs and rhymes on the screen with audio * Use the animation feature to show the pulse (represented by hearts above the words) and the timing of the actions in songs and rhymes * Use the lesson playlists as a substitute for the CDs in the Handbook * Create your own playlists * View and print song information, posters and all the photocopiable material from The Music Handbook: Level 3 (templates, rhythm cards etc.) The license allows you to install the software on as many computers as you own (applies to individuals and schools).

Suitable for use on Mac or PC, the Jolly Music Player: Level 1 is intended for use with the Jolly Music programme as set out in The Music Handbook: Level 1. It contains all of the Jolly Music repertoire for Level 1 and provides support for the teacher both in the classroom and when preparing lessons. It can be used on an interactive whiteboard or simply with an overhead projector and screen. With the player you can: * Quickly access any song or teaching track * Display songs and rhymes on the screen with audio * Use the animation feature to show the pulse (represented by hearts above the words) and the timing of the actions in songs and rhymes * Use the lesson playlists as a substitute for the CDs in the Handbook * Create your own playlists * View and print song information, posters and all the photocopiable material from The Music Handbook: Level 1 (templates, rhythm cards etc.) The license allows you to install the software on as many computers as you own (applies to individuals and schools).

The choral world is drifting and in need of solutions in relation to one of its most enduring problems - the shortage of male singers. Contemporary Choral Work with Boys offers a radical re-appraisal of the situation based on a unique combination of scholarly work on the sociocultural aspects of young male singing with similar cutting edge work on the physiological. The book provides clear, lucid information on the nature of puberty and later adolescence and the impact these times have upon both the vocal mechanism and the social self. New data answer many questions about whether or not trends in the timing of puberty are causing voices to "break" earlier and how choir directors and singing teachers need to respond. The book contains a significant amount clinical reference material, but the text and presentation is designed to serve primarily as a practical handbook. Thus, readers will be able to access the practical advice readily, whilst having access to more detailed scientific information as and when they need it. Pitched at a level that will appeal to those who have some experience of working with choirs that include young male singers (or would like to include such singers), it should answer questions that such readers will inevitably have through their experience. While Professor Ashley's book will stimulate much debate and no little soul searching, it will encourage organizations associated with choral singing to explore exciting new initiatives to break the deadlock of the "missing males" in choral singing.

As guitar instruction increases in popularity in secondary schools, many band, choir, and orchestra teachers are asked to teach guitar. In one helpfully concise volume, Teaching Beginning Guitar Class: A Practical Guide provides all of the practical tools that are necessary to teach guitar in the classroom, especially for music instructors who are not guitar specialists. Formatted to follow the school year from summer planning to opening weeks of the fall semester to a week-to-week timeline for the full school year, Teaching Beginning Guitar Class encompasses all possible needs for a non-guitar playing music instructor navigating the world of guitar instruction in a classroom setting. In twelve expertly organized chapters, author and veteran guitar teacher Bill Swick gives hard and fast guides for instruction, providing reassurance alongside invaluable tips for novice guitar educators. This book addresses questions such as 'I Do Not Play Guitar, Why Do I have to Teach Guitar?'; 'What is the Classroom Lifespan of a Guitar?'; and 'New Students in January?' while also providing practical solutions including basic setup, how to select the correct method book, and equipment maintenance.