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Teaching Music Through Composition
(A Curriculum Using Technology)—Barbara
Freedman. This books offers a practical, fully
multimedia curriculum designed to teach
basic musical concepts through the creative
process of music composition. Music educator
Barbara Freedman presents classroom-tested
ways of teaching composition with technology
as a tool with which students can create, edit,
save, and reproduce music. All students can
have meaningful, hands-on applied learning
experiences that will impact not only their
music experience and learning but also
their understanding and comfort with
21st-century technology.
10357084 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .53.00
10683717 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . .155.00
Video Game Music Composition Project—
Elizabeth Caldwell. This video game music
unit is a great way to engage upper-elementary
and middle school students and get them
composing, listening, analyzing, and thinking
about music! Students will learn about video
game soundtrack composers by watching
videos of interviews, analyze music from video
games, discuss various aspects of music and
sound in video games, and then create their
own video game and the music to go with it!
11001415F Digital Resources . . . . . . . . . 4.00
The Women of Western Music (Hildegard
to Ella)—Anna Wentlent. Balance your music
history curriculum 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 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. The book is 100% reproducible and is
also available as a convenient digital download
- perfect for remote or in-person learning!
10738834 Book & CD
& Enhanced CD . . . . . . . . .34.99
11317095F Digital Downloadable File. .34.99
11333589F Interactive Slides
Digital Download. . . . . . . . .34.99
World Music Drumming (20th Anniversary
Edition)—Will Schmid. This course has built
community through ensemble drumming,
singing, moving, and playing xylophones
and recorders! The all-in-one format of this
20th Anniversary Teacher Edition adds: an
enhanced curriculum sequence; creative
ideas and teaching strategies from faculty
and participants; 16 new audio recordings
of each ensemble and song, including new
arrangements; 47 new how-to videos by Will
Schmid including special segments filmed
in Ghana; 28 projectable, printable PDFs
for cultural enrichment, assessment and
ensemble parts; and an e-book with interactive
audio, video, and PDF icons plus an attached
DVD-ROM. Even if you already own the
materials from the first edition, you will want
this enhanced version with its new features
and interactive layout!
10556745 Book & DVD-ROM
with digital online access . .79.99
GADGETS
AND MORE...
TO HELP
ENERGIZE
YOUR MIDDLE
SCHOOL
MUSIC CLASS
Gadgets for Great Singing—Christy Elsner. Use a gadget for a fresh
approach to teaching dynamics, facial expression, phrasing and musicality
in your choral classroom. These inexpensive learning tools provide endless
inventive ideas for introducing and reinforcing all elements of vocal pedagogy
including breath, resonant tone, vowel formation, tongue placement, and
diction. They also promote kinesthetic awareness and physical memory,
empowering the individual singers and the entire class.
10376206 Teacher Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 24.99
Ice Breakers #1 (60 Fun Activities to Build a Better Choir)—
Valerie Lippoldt Mack. Long-time educator Valerie Lippoldt Mack has
compiled 60 tried-and-true activities that come directly from her classroom.
These 60 "Ice Breaker" activities teach life lessons of respect, tolerance
and patience. The book is divided into sections that include communication,
energizers, problem solving, trust building, goal setting, and building respect.
This simple and affordable book will provide tools for developing positive-
minded musicians in your choral ensemble and classroom.
10029617 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 14.99
Ice Breakers #2 (64 More Games and Fun Activities)—
Valerie Lippoldt Mack. Ice Breakers 2 will help build respect, tolerance, and
patience in your classroom, as well as generate energy by getting the kids
moving while giving you 64 more tricks up your sleeve to maintain that magic
every time you walk into your classroom or rehearsal. A follow-up to the best
selling Ice Breakers, this must-have sequel contains sections titled Solving
Problems as a Team, Thinking Outside the Box, Building Relations, and
Establishing Respect. In addition, there is a section devoted to holidays and
other celebrations during the school year.
10066296 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 12.99
Ice Breakers #3—Valerie Lippoldt Mack & Matthew Udland.
Clear the way for learning by instantly bringing about conversation and making
personal connections. These specific IceBreaker activities introduce simple
as well as high-tech games with a purpose - and minimal preparation. Use the
games at the beginning of your classes and rehearsals, during rehearsal as a
learning break, or perhaps at the end - while reinforcing current teaching goals.
The games immediately involve the students by shifting the focus from the
teacher to the student - and they teach life lessons on a daily basis.
10689331 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 14.99
Order from Chaos (Taming Your Wild Music Class)—
John Jacobson & Cristi Cary Miller. All of your other classes each
week go off without a hitch, but then comes the class where nothing goes
as planned! If you've ever felt like you spend more time disciplining than
teaching, then this resource is for you. Learn what your biggest assets are,
the importance of having a plan, how to embrace the chaos, how to get
and keep students' attention, and more! Song lyrics to four original songs
are included as motivation, as well as an enhanced CD with performance/
accompaniment tracks and PDFs of the piano accompaniments and
separate vocal songsheets.
10149587 Book & Online Audio Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Sing 6-7-8 (50 Ways to Improve Your Elementary or Middle
School Choir)—Roger Emerson. The adolescent years can be a
challenge for any choir director - to say the least! But now, Roger Emerson
has written a book forged by years of teaching at this level and by years of
successful composing, guest conducting and leading workshops throughout
the world. With topics ranging from recruiting to discipline and from the
adolescent voice to administrators and budgets, this text is an absolute must
for either the novice or the seasoned veteran who teaches and loves middle
school singers.
10048309 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Pop Rounds for Choirs
arr. Roger Emerson.
Rounds are a great way to get your choir singing
quickly and with independence. Here, there are
eight pop songs that your students probably
already know, and each has been arranged
into a round with teaching tips, objectives and suggestions for use. Purchase
individual student editions or a classroom kit with eight student editions and
access to the online audio links. The audio is accessed using the unique code
inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include
a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down the audio without
changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Easy to
use, and effective! Songs included: All of Me; Can't Stop the Feeling; Cups;
Dynamite; Hallelujah; Havana; Secrets and We Will Rock You.
11204929 Two-Part Choral Score Student Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95