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Music Theory & Appreciation
n 101 Music Activities—Mary Donnelly.
Expand your student's knowledge of music
fundamentals with this resource designed for
busy music teachers on the go. 101 Music
Activities is filled with fun, substantive activities
to supplement your elementary music classes.
101 self-directed, sequential worksheets
are divided into chapters including: Reading
Rhythm; Reading Melody; Key Signatures; Staff
and Letter Names; and Listening and Literacy.
Each activity is geared to the National Standards
and can be used to introduce and reinforce
music concepts and as an assessment tool.
The student pages are reproducible, and the
teacher's answer pages show a suggested
grade or difficulty level. Explore the basics
through a variety of activities presented in a
logical sequence for music learning that lasts.
Grades 1-6.
10052628 Reproducible Book . . . . 24.99
n 60 Music Quizzes for Theory and Reading
—Jay Althouse. This reproducible collection
of 60 one-page quizzes covers a variety of
subjects related to beginning music theory and
reading. Sections included are: The Basics;
Rhythm; Note Names; Key Signatures; Keyboard
Identification and Musical Puzzles. Grades 3-8.
10035125 Reproducible Book . . . . 24.99
10369765 Reproducible Book/
Data CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
n Artie's Jazz Pack—Artie Almeida. This game
and activity pack will provide the necessary
materials to teach your students about jazz in
an enjoyable and effective manner. Introduce
jazz terms with both flashcards and the game
of Jazz Concentration. Familiarize your students
with Blues, Ragtime, Boogie Woogie, Dixieland,
Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll, Latin,
and Jazz Rock with the included CD and the
game Jazz Style Dials. The Instruments of
Jazz teaches students to recognize aurally and
visually the instruments heard most frequently in
the various styles of jazz. The included teacher's
guide outlines the process for each activity as
well as extension ideas and features a timeline,
a kid-friendly jazz listening list, and suggestions
for jazz-related children's literature. Also
included are numerous reproducible worksheets
and 30 copies of all the game boards and cards
on colorful, sturdy card stock. Grades 2-8.
10068166 Reproducible Book/CD . 39.95
n Bach to Rock—Rosemary Kennedy. The
lives and music of composers from Baroque to
modern times is introduced in a fun, educational
format all ages can enjoy. Each historical period
is described and contains anecdotal sketches
of the composers' lives, discussion of their
music, and activities to reinforce the reading
material. Also included are portraits of the
composers, and the CD features excerpts from
thirty-two recommended works to listen to in
sequential order. The DVD is peppered with
skits, sketches and songs as it tours legendary
histories and illuminates the fundamentals of
music. This is a thoroughly classroom-tested
series. Grades 4-8.
6302087 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
3295065 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
10319008 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Chop-Monster Jr. (Jazz Language Tutor
For General Music Instruction)—Margaret
Fitzgerald, Kimberly McCord & Shelly Berg.
This is a jazz language tutor, specially designed
for elementary general music classes. No prior
jazz experience is necessary for teachers or
students. Imaginative and sequential call and
response lessons teach young people how
to sing and play an incredibly thrilling and
expressive musical art form: Jazz! All activities
are age appropriate, classroom tested, and
student approved. Grades 3-6.
5984644 Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . 46.99
n Exploring the Blues—Tom Anderson & Bradley
Shank. Developed by "Music Alive" magazine,
this handy all-in-one resource includes a
reproducible student article, reproducible activity
pages (including games and other enrichment),
listening examples on CD and a detailed
National Standards-based lesson plan in each
section. Topics include "Birth Of The Blues"
(W.C. Handy), "Early Blues Guitarists," "Women
And The Blues," "Now And Then" ("Ma" Rainey,
Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin), "The Blues
Begin To Rock" (Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Eric
Clapton), "Blues Across America," and a special
section on blues greats Bessie Smith, John Lee
Hooker and B.B. King. Grades 7-9.
3292745 Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . 34.99
n Five Minutes to Music History (Fun and
easy-to-teach lessons for four musical
eras)—Rick Weymuth. Here is a fun, creative
resource to help your students understand
and appreciate music history. This budget-
stretching book is filled with important facts,
games, quizzes, worksheets, timelines, what
was happening in America during each era,
and more - all completely reproducible and
designed so students can learn key dates,
people and places in a "Ready, Set, Go" format!
You can adapt this book to your unique teaching
situation over an entire semester or an entire
academic year. Grades 4-8.
10066294 Reproducible Book . . . . 29.99
n Five Minutes to Reading Music (A Road
Map to Musical Success)—Jerry Estes.
This is a series of short exercises designed to
address sight-reading skills within the limited
rehearsal time that teachers face daily. The
reproducible exercises are easy-to-use and will
take only 3 to 5 minutes at the beginning of each
rehearsal or classroom period. The practical
design of this book makes it adaptable for all
teachers' situations and it meets the National
Standards for Music Education. Grades 4-8.
10029616 Reproducible Book . . . . 24.99
n Music Puzzler—Sue Albrecht Johnson.
This reproducible puzzle book features Word
Searches, Musical Sudoku, Crosswords
and Kriss Kross. The CD-ROM contains
PDF files of each page. These puzzles work
great as vocabulary builders, extra credit
exercises and homework assignments. An
answer key is included. Grades 3-7.
10363181 Book/CD-ROM
Reproducible . . . . . . . . . 34.99
n
One-Page Composer Bios (50 Reproducible
Biographies of Famous Composers)—Jay
Althouse. One-Page Composer Bios is a 100%
reproducible book containing brief, informative,
and interesting one-page biographies of 50 of
history's greatest composers. Each biography
page also includes: a drawing of the composer;
an interesting quote relating to his or her life
or music; a listing of important compositions;
dates of birth and death; and a pronunciation
guide for non-English names. Use these easy-
to-read bios as a complete course in composers
or music history - studying as many or as few
composers as you wish - or use them as
supplemental material in the music classroom.
Also included as a bonus are one-page
histories of each of the six eras of music from
the Medieval era through the 20th century. From
Bach, Bartok and Beethoven to Verdi, Vivaldi
and Wagner, this is an indispensable resource!
Grades 6-9.
10070249 Reproducible Book . . . . 19.99
10369766 Reproducible Book/
Data CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
n Ready to Read Music (Sequential Lessons
in Music Reading Readiness)—Jay Althouse.
Don't expect your students to read music until
they are "ready to read music." This 100%
reproducible book is packed with four sequential
units of eight lessons each, all designed to
prepare your students to read music. Most of
the lessons are followed by a page of exercises,
ideal for student assessment. And, as a bonus,
there are page after page of large, reproducible
music symbols... great for bulletin boards and
flashcard learning. Grades 6-9 .
3298606 Reproducible Book . . . . 26.99
10369764 Reproducible Book/
Data CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
n Rhythm Workshop (575 Reproducible
Exercises Designed to Improve Rhythmic
Reading Skills)—Sally K. Albrecht. This
reproducible book will encourage and enable
your students to develop solid rhythmic reading
skills. It features 100 pages containing 575
exercises in a variety of time signatures. New
concepts are introduced and combined together
to challenge and motivate your students. The
Enhanced CD includes reproducible PDF files of
each page, plus multiple rhythm audio tracks in
various musical styles and tempos, which can be
used to accompany your students as they clap,
tap, play, or speak the rhythms. Grades 4-8 .
10307246 Reproducible Book/CD . . 34.99
Best Seller
Now in Two Volumes!
Accent on Composers (Volume 1)—
Jay Althouse & Judy O'Reilly.
Here's a
complete music appreciation course in a single
120-page package! For each of the 22 featured
composers, there is a composer biography, a portrait, a listing of the type of music he
or she composed, relevant facts, and a timeline. The enhanced CD contains a listening
example of each composer, a guide including information about each listening example,
and reproducible PDF's. Composers include: Bach; Beethoven; Brahms; Copland; Debussy;
Dvorak; Elgar; Ives; Haydn; Handel; Hensel; Hildegard; Joplin; Mendelssohn; Mozart;
Schubert; Sousa; Stravinsky; Tchaikovsky; Verdi; Vivaldi and Wagner.
3286721 Reproducible Book/Enhanced CD-ROM Volume 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gr. 6-9 39.95
Accent on Composers (Volume 2)—Sally K. Albrecht & Jay Althouse.
Volume 2 of Alfred's popular 100% reproducible best seller is now available. For each of the
22 featured composers, there is a biography, a portrait, a listing of the composer's musical
genres, interesting factoids, and a timeline. Listen to an example of each composer's music
while following the helpful listening guide. Also included are reviews and tests plus pages of
supplementary material. Composers include: Berlioz; Bernstein; Britten; Chopin; Dufay; Ellington;
Gershwin; Grieg; Mahler; Mussorgsky; Offenbach; Pachelbel; Prokofiev; Palestrina; Puccini;
Purcell; Rachmaninoff; Rimsky-Korsakov; Rossini; Saint-Saens; Schoenberg and Strauss.
10457835 Reproducible Book/Enhanced CD-ROM Volume 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gr. 6-9 39.99
