Learn to play the violin with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. Now in its third edition, features include: * Technique carefully graded in 20 learning steps * Clear fingering and bowing diagrams * Concise theory explanations * Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches * Duet accompaniments, trios and rounds throughout * Can be used alongside the companion tutors for viola, cello and double bass

Learn to play the cello with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. Now in its third edition, features include: * Technique carefully graded in 20 learning steps * Clear fingering and bowing diagrams * Concise theory explanations * Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches * Duet accompaniments, trios and rounds throughout * Can be used alongside the companion tutors for violin, viola and double bass

Music is a vital part of the healthy development of young children and yet many teachers can struggle with this key area. This book collects together different perspectives on the theme of music in the mood of the fifth (that is, using a pentatonic scale of five notes), to help teachers, parents and carers understand and work with music at kindergarten level. The book includes classic articles by Jennifer Aulie, Wilma Ellersiek and Rita Jacobs, along with new contributions by Michael Deason-Barrow, Jana Hawley, Renate Long-Breipohl, Sally Schweizer, Estelle Bryer, Eleanor Winship, Jill Taplin and many others. A key resource book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers.

In the 1930s swing music was everywhere--on radio, recordings, and in the great ballrooms, hotels, theatres, and clubs. Perhaps at no other time were drummers more central to the sound and spirit of jazz. Benny Goodman showcased Gene Krupa. Jimmy Dorsey featured Ray McKinley. Artie Shaw helped make Buddy Rich a star while Count Basie riffed with the innovative Jo Jones. Drummers were at the core of this music; as Jo Jones said, "The drummer is the key--the heartbeat of jazz."

An oral history told by the drummers, other musicians, and industry figures, Drummin' Men is also Burt Korall's memoir of more than fifty years in jazz. Personal and moving, the book is a celebration of the music of the time and the men who made it. Meet Chick Webb, small, fragile-looking, a hunchback from childhood, whose explosive drumming style thrilled and amazed; Gene Krupa, the great showman and pacemaker; Ray McKinley, whose rhythmic charm, light touch, and musical approach provided a great example for countless others, and the many more that populate this story.

Based on interviews with a collection of the most important jazzmen, Drummin' Men offers an inside view of the swing years that cannot be found anywhere else.

Today's music teachers are caught in a conundrum about technology - while all are interested in it and told to utilize it in music instruction, a lack of equipment and funding act as enormous barriers to technology access. In fact, studies indicate that the mere perception of these obstacles may be partly responsible for the gap between these teachers' interest in technology and the lack of technology integration in the classroom. As a result, students potentially miss out on active, hands-on music technology instruction at school. In Practical Music Education Technology, veteran music educators Rick Dammers and Marjorie LoPresti help music teachers introduce technology into the classroom by providing accessible strategies to support and enrich students' musical learning. The authors highlight a plethora of free online tools at teachers' disposal, and provide options that can be flexible for all school environments and types of teachers - from those with large budgets to those operating on a shoestring, from those well-versed in technology to non-experts. Each chapter outlines pedagogically appropriate resources and strategies that facilitate, support, and enhance music learning, performance, and creation. Additionally, model lesson plans featuring classroom-tested uses of technology aim to empower student engagement while also keeping music learning goals at the forefront. All teaching ideas presented can be tailored to individual teachers' needs and preferences, making Practical Music Education Technology an essential guide to music technology for the everyday music teacher.

An illustrated biography focussing on the childhood of the great composer and pianist as well as how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains extracts of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story. As a boy, Debussy wanted to be a sailor. At music college in Paris he used to shock his teachers with the sounds he made on the piano. Children who want to know how to make a glass sing or hear the sound of the sea in a teacup will learn much from Debussy.

Read, clap, and sing in 2/4 time! Count the beats like a conductor with the adorable dancing animals. Get your baby smiling and clapping along with you as you discover a love of music together! Clap on the first syllable of each word--and don't let go until the word is done. Before long, you'll be clapping to the tango beat. In BABY BEATS: LET'S LEARN 2/4 TIME, you'll love to: - Engage young readers with hands-on interaction, percussion, and song - Build baby's vocabulary by connecting words with illustrations - Stimulate baby through multisensory reading experiences - Inspire the love of conducting music for ages to come Play conductor in other time signatures with the BABY BEATS series: LET'S LEARN 4/4 TIME and LET'S LEARN 3/4 TIME!

This is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school age children starting to learn the instrument! No previous knowledge of music is necessary for pupils - or the teacher. Just master the easy-to-lay chord shapes and sing along. "Ukulele from the Beginning" is an ideal introduction to his great little instrument and in no time at all the whole class will be playing and accompanying themselves. Includes audio CD with music examples.

Music is for everyone -- no prior experience required! Make Music! invites kids and families to celebrate the joy of sound with a variety of inventive activities, including playing dandelion trumpets, conducting percussion conversations, and composing their own pieces. Musician and educator Norma Jean Haynes brings the pioneering work of Ann Sayre Wiseman and John Langstaff to a new generation of kids aged 5 and up, focusing on the playfulness, spontaneity, and creativity of music. Kids explore rhythm with clapping, body drumming, and intonations. They learn to create found sound with kitchen pots and pans, the Sunday paper, or even the Velcro on their sneakers. And step-by-step instructions show how to make 35 different instruments, from chimes and bucket drums to a comb kazoo and a milk carton guitar.