Whenever a person engages with music—when a piano student practices a scale, a jazz saxophonist riffs on a melody, a teenager sobs to a sad song, or a wedding guest gets down on the dance floor—countless neurons are firing. Playing an instrument requires all of the resources of the nervous system, including cognitive, sensory, and motor functions. Composition and improvisation are remarkable demonstrations of the brain’s capacity for creativity. Something as seemingly simple as listening to a tune involves mental faculties most of us don’t even realize we have. Larry S. Sherman, a neuroscientist and lifelong musician, and Dennis Plies, a professional musician and teacher, collaborate to show how our brains and music work in harmony. They consider music in all the ways we encounter it—teaching, learning, practicing, listening, composing, improvising, and performing—in terms of neuroscience as well as music pedagogy, showing how the brain functions and even changes in the process. Every Brain Needs Music draws on leading behavioral, cellular, and molecular neuroscience research as well as surveys of more than a hundred musical people. It provides new perspectives on learning to play, teaching, how to practice and perform, the ways we react to music, and why the brain benefits from musical experiences. Written for both musical and nonmusical people, including newcomers to brain science, this book is a lively and easy-to-read exploration of the neuroscience of music and its significance in our lives.

Another catchy addition to the cross-curricular songsheets series, Moving On is perfect for enlivening KS2 Citizenship and for performing in end of year assemblies and concerts. Moving On is one of four new citizenship songs in the A&C Black cross-curricular Songsheets series. Linking with the KS2 Citizenship curriculum, all four songs are catchy, easy to learn and cover key topic facts - in a fun way! Perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work. Each SONGSHEET contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks. Complete with its own dedicated website (www.acblack.com/songsheets) containing additional resources: tuned and untuned percussion parts, teaching/performance notes and a performance schedule.

"Behaviour 4 My Future" has been developed specifically for students at risk of exclusion. This highly practical emotional literacy resource engages young people and motivates them to improve their behaviour at school. It consists of 13 well structured sessions that have been designed to appeal to different learning styles and to encourage the development of the key skills and attitudes associated with emotional literacy. The sessions include: an audit of sutdents' work and behaviour; linking feelings, thinkings and behaviour; managing stress and anger in the classroom; understanding and profiling students' multiple intelligences; and, linking behaviour to future opportunities. Suitable for one-to-one and group work, this book includes set-up guidelines, photocopiable worksheets and downloadable resources. Each session is linked to the secondary SEAL outcomes.

Hope for any woman who longs to live unafraid and experience the beauty of God's love in the midst of an often terrible and terrifying world. In 1978, then eighth-grader Susie Davis watches as a thirteen-year-old neighbour entered her classroom and shot the teacher. As a witness to one of the earliest school shootings in the US, Susie brings a unique voice and personal context to the timeless issue of overcoming fear in a world where life is fragile. Her hard won insights on how women can learn to trust God in the face of tragedy are more needed than ever in a world rocked by senseless bombings and school shootings. - Publisher

Another catchy addition to the cross-curricular songsheets series, Respect is perfect for enlivening Citizenship at Key Stages 2 and 3 and for performing in assemblies and concerts. Respect is one of four new citizenship songs in the A&C Black cross-curricular Songsheets series. Linking with the KS2 Citizenship curriculum, all four songs are catchy, easy to learn and cover key topic facts - in a fun way! Perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work. Each SONGSHEET contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks. Complete with its own dedicated website (www.acblack.com/songsheets) containing additional resources: tuned and untuned percussion parts, teaching and performance notes.

THE FLAMINGOS WHO PAINTED THE SKY tells the wonderful story of how we got our incredible sunsets. It's the story of Dad, Paul and son, John. Paul loves to fish and John loves art. One evening down by the lake while Paul is fishing and John is painting, he asks his Dad a question:"Dad...what makes the sky so beautiful at night?" "The flamingos painted the sky!" John's dad replied... And he starts to tell him the story about a flamingo called, Gray, who lived in the Florida Everglades with his family, who comes up with a brilliant idea to light the Flamingos way home in the sky at night.

Just like a Roman is one of four titles in a new and exciting series of single song sheets. Each of the songs have an historical focus, linking with key topics in the KS2 History curriculum. All four songs are catchy, easy to learn and cover key topic facts - in a fun way! Perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work. Just like a Roman is one of four titles in a new and exciting series of single song sheets. Each of the songs have an historical focus, linking with key topics in the KS2 History curriculum. All four songs are catchy, easy to learn and cover key topic facts - in a fun way! Perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work. Each songsheet in this series contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks. FREE downloadable resources are available and include whiteboard lyrics, tuned and untuned percussion parts and teaching notes.

Susie Davis - Based on the concept of snakes and ladders, players work their way through school-related situations moving up or down the board. Along the way, they pick up cards that ask questions that encourage them explore strategies for dealing with difficult situations at school, manage uncomfortable feelings, and develop their social skills. They're also encouraged to talk about their own experiences and identify strengths and weaknesses.