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n Setting the Stage for SuccessMichael Gallina. This illustrated
resource provides teachers and stage managers with building plans,
reproducible set and prop patterns for use with overhead projectors,
and tips for easy implementation. Also included are outlines of
simple lighting techniques, designs for portable backdrops and
inflatable sets and prop pieces, as well as tips for motivating
volunteer stagehands. You can easily transform any production into
a work of art.
10463355 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.99
n Sign Language for Singers (A Resource for Musicians)John
Jacobson. Music is the universal language, reaching all races and all
ages. Now you can enhance your performances with the beautiful
gestures of signing. With Sign Language for Singers, you will learn
over 160 beautiful movements most commonly used by singers.
The gestures are alphabetized for ease of use, with easy-to-follow
definitions and demonstration photos for further visual reference.
The DVD features John Jacobson demonstrating each gesture and
with the DVD submenus, you can go directly to the move you desire.
Also included are 10 featured songs with John performing the sign
language, so you can see how these beautiful hand movements add
meaning and depth to any musical performance. Grades K-12.
3302006 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34.99
n 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 - and not just any book, but one that
is forged by years of teaching at this level and 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.99
n The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, And Copyright Law
James Frankel. In this era of unprecedented access to
information, teachers have a wealth of resources readily available
for lesson planning, but determining what legally can and cannot
be used in the classroom is a difficult task. The Teacher's Guide to
Music, Media, and Copyright Law helps to explain in plain English
just how information, images, video and music can be incorporated
into any kind of lesson plan without running afoul of copyright laws.
You'll learn: what you can legally use without permission; how to
obtain and license what you need permission to use; how to check
the copyright status of any media item; and how to apply copyright
legality examples to real classroom situations.
10064295 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.99
n Teaching Music Across HistoryValeaira Luppens & Greg
Foreman. This reproducible resource will help students understand
the ways that music and the arts reflect our culture and how
historical events have shaped our civilization and customs. The CD
includes listening examples of works by great Classical composers
to support and reinforce the lessons.
10386437 Reproducible Book/CD . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 34.99
n Teaching Music Across the CurriculumValeaira Luppens
& Greg Foreman. This is an innovative music teaching tool that
supports students' learning needs while increasing critical and
higher level thinking skills in their developing brains. By using the
authors' inventive teaching techniques, music educators can create
musical meaning while simultaneously reinforcing and supporting
other curricula, such as Communication Arts, Math, History, Social
Studies, and Science. Teaching Music Across the Curriculum offers
creative, fun, and ready-to-teach lesson plans that will help to build
and increase musical skills.
10295199 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 26.99
n Teaching Music Through ArtGreg Foreman & Valeaira
Luppens. With this resource students will have the opportunity to
learn musical concepts quickly and thoroughly, and create beautiful
music-related art projects. Easy preparation with excellent results.
10462584 Reproducible Book/CD . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 34.99
n 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.00
n Teaching Music to Students with Special NeedsAlice
Hammel & Ryan Hourigan. A practical guide & reference manual,
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs addresses special
needs in the broadest possible sense to equip teachers with proven,
research-based curricular strategies that are grounded in both best
practice and current special education law. Chapters address the
full range of topics and issues music educators face including
parental involvement, student anxiety, field trips and performances,
and assessment strategies. The book concludes with an up-to-date
section of resources and technology information.
10188716 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95
n Teaching Music to Students with AutismAlice Hammel &
Ryan Hourigan. This book provides a comprehensive study of the
education of students with autism within the music classroom. The
authors focus on the diagnosis of autism, advocating for students
and music programs, and creating and maintaining a team approach
when working with colleagues. A significant portion of the book is
focused on understanding the communication, cognition, behavior,
sensory, and socialization challenges inherent in working with
autistic children. The authors suggest ways to structure classroom
experiences and learning opportunities for all students. Vignettes
and classroom snapshots from experienced teachers provide
additional opportunities to transfer theory to real-life application.
10424338 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95
n Teaching Music with Passion (Conducting, Rehearsing
and Inspiring)Peter Boonshaft. Whether your band consists
of young students or experienced musicians, you will connect with
the concepts delivered in this magnificent book. Peter Boonshaft
relays thoughts on the true essence of being a band director in a
straightforward manner, with plenty of anecdotes and quotations to
illustrate his ideas. His understanding of the craft of conducting and
obvious enthusiasm for music education make this an extraordinary
book that will both educate and inspire directors of all experience
levels. This book is highly recommended reading!
5975800 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95
n Teaching Music with PromisePeter Boonshaft. One of today's
most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education has given
us a follow-up to his previous two international best-sellers. Filled
with inspirational anecdotes, thought-provoking quotations and
motivational ideas on how to improve teaching skills, this is a must-
read treasure-trove for every current or future music educator!
10076148 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.99
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
n 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
n 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.99
n What to Teach When (A Thoughtful and Engaging Music
Curriculum)Don 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-5 should master in the areas of melody,
rhythm, form, timbre, and texture. The lessons and repertoire in
this curriculum have been carefully selected and sequenced so that
concepts are spiraled and built upon with each new piece. Samples
of fully processed lesson plans and assessments are included at
the end of each grade-level section. 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
10488776 Reproducible Book/CD-ROM . . . . . Gr. 4-5 54.95
n 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
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