J.W. Pepper Catalogs

l NEW PUBLICATION FOR 2014 H PEPPER BEsT sELLER ALL PRICES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS & ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLISHER REVISION Go to cart Teacher Resources 133 Teaching Music with Purpose (Conducting, Rehearsing, Inspiring)Peter Boonshaft. Bridging the gap between effective teaching and artistic musical performance is difficult to define and filled with intangibles. Peter Boonshaft's thoughtful book is a groundbreaking volume that discusses the issues with the insight of a true professional. Instructional and inspiring, Boonshaft's vision for excellence is so clearly presented that seasoned veterans and first-year teachers will be nodding their heads in approval with each succeeding page. This is a book that you will open again and again throughout your teaching career. 10020240 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Teaching Rhythm (New Strategies and Techniques for Success)David Newell. Here is a unique, innovative, and comprehensive textbook devoted exclusively to the teaching of rhythm. This book presents traditional as well as nontraditional 21st century outside-the-box concepts and strategies relative to the teaching of rhythm. There are five main parts to the book, which focus on: introducing students to the performance of rhythms; a look at the The Whole Note System; other counting systems and their effective uses in the classroom; compound meter; and irregular and mixed meters. All music teachers, whether band, orchestra, or choir directors, classroom music teachers, or private studio teachers, must deal with the problems inherent in getting students to first perform and then to understand rhythms. Rhythmic independence is one of the most important skills for students to master; this book will be an invaluable resource for all music educators. 10052965 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 l Technology in Today's Music ClassroomManju Durairaj. Whether you have access to a projector and a computer, a tablet or a cart of tablets, or an IWB and multiple tablets, you can create sophisticated activities that make the most of existing equipment. All types of students will be engaged through movement, singing, instrument playing, creating and notating. Active music educator and SMART Certified Trainer Manju Durairaj provides a wealth of ideas and "how to" activities in this teacher resource book. Learn how to create effective visual charts to explore vocal pathways and movement, facilitate note reading, and improvise with recorders. Tablets can be used to assess, record and save student work into an individualized digital portfolio. Create worksheets, use digital flashcards, render melodic and rhythmic dictation, and much more. 10463198 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 Tim Seelig's Quick Fixes (Prescriptions for Every Choral Challenge)Tim Seelig. When you begin rehearsal, your choir sounds good on their standard warm-ups. What do you do when the choir starts to sing repertoire and all the beautiful singing you heard during the warm-ups goes out the window? Grab this book from the pocket of your choral folder, quickly identify the symptom in the index, read the plan of treatment, and immediately fix the problem, right on the spot! This handy, budget-stretching book is full of concepts that singers understand and can easily incorporate into their singing. It's just the insurance you need to provide the specific prescription for every choral/vocal challenge. With this valuable resource close at hand, you'll be prepared to keep your choir on the road to strong, healthy performances! 10067384 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99 H What to Teach WhenDon Dupont & Brian Hiller. With more than 50 years of collective music education experience, Brian Hiller and Don Dupont are excited to bring you their tried-and-true curriculum. The elemental approach targets developmentally appropriate skills that every student in grades K-3 should master in the areas of melody, rhythm, form, timbre, and texture. All visuals are available on the included CD-ROM, prepared in full color. 10355542 Reproducible Book/CD-ROM . . . . . Gr. K-1 54.95 10401130 Reproducible Book/CD-ROM . . . . . Gr. 2-3 54.95 l You Want Me to Teach What?Mari Schay & Michael Tolon. You're a secondary instrumental or choral specialist, newly assigned to the general music classroom. What now? Two experienced teachers who conquered this challenge offer practical advice with great care and wit. Chapters of the book address attitude, school environment, classroom management, curriculum and assessment, and student performance. In addition, concrete lesson plans are provided for each grade level to help you figure out the job and find the joy! 10457884 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 19.99 n Your Friend, John (50 Creative Sparks to Encourage Writing) John Jacobson. This collection of 50 letters to young readers from John Jacobson is filled with thoughts and creative writing sparks that will help you do just that. After each letter, John gives a "starter" question, phrase or suggestion, and you and your students take it from there. Use these sparks to express thoughts, ask questions and dream. Enhance your creative writing skills while addressing important language arts requirements too. Connect with John on the enclosed enhanced CD as he reads his letters to you for a more personal touch. The CD also includes PDFs of the letters and a specially designed journal page for each of the 50 starter phrases. 10374962 Book/CD-ROM with PDFs . . . . . . . Gr. 3-6 14.99 Patricia Bourne. Inside the Elementary School Chorus Designed specifically for the music educator working with non-auditioned children's choruses, Patricia Bourne's Inside the Elementary School Chorus addresses everything from recruiting to getting kids excited about singing, from warm-ups to programming, and from working with parents to budgets. In addition to helpful how-tos, this outstanding resource illustrates how children's choirs can become environments where participants learn a strong sense of community alongside high levels of musicianship. As an added feature, the book includes a DVD that provides sight and sound to the strategies shared in narrative. Organized to follow the book, its sections include: The General Music Classroom as a venue for vocal instruction; Rehearsal Strategies for the public school elementary chorus; and Performances - before, during, and after. Don't miss this resource filled with down-to- earth approaches and inspiring ideas. 10067653 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Inside the Music Classroom Teaching the Art with Heart The music teacher constructs an environment where all children are welcomed, they know what is expected of them, they are encouraged to achieve, and they know someone cares about their existence. That's "the Heart." The teacher also creates a learning climate of rigor, challenges and new awareness. That's "the Art." Calling on more than 26 years of experience Patricia Bourne explores, in accessible and sincere fashion, this pairing of the practical and philosophical in K-6 general music. Go inside the classroom to discover the who (students) and what (curriculum and methodology) of music education, along with concrete suggestions for how to navigate the landscape once you're "in." The real-world considerations of classroom management and additional responsibilities, such as ensembles and the performance expectations that come with them, are addressed in detail, as is the subject of finding and succeeding in "the" position. This is a very practical and inspiring book. 10025188 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 Patty Bourne is an enthusiastic and passionate teacher. in these books she shares her wealth of knowledge shaped by years of experience. iNSiDe THe Music ClASSRooM

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