Educational: Music

Book SynopsisGet ready to swing with A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, an interactive journey into one of the richest and most soulful music genres in the world. Listen while you learn with QR codes that will connect you to the instruments and musical flair of jazz. Welcome to jazz! Feel the music and rhythms of all the different styles of jazz, from swing and Dixieland to the blues and bebop, with this interactive introduction to the world’s coolest music.Author Jabari Asim will take you on the journey through the history of jazz as you discover the most important musicians and singers while hearing some really cool sounds. You’ll learn all about the roots of jazz in Africa and New Orleans and how the music traveled to different parts of the United States and around the world. Along the way you’ll meet legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who shaped a new form of jazz called improvisation; pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, who helped create the big band sound of the swing era; and the singer Billie Holiday, whose songs such as “God Bless the Child,” “Don’t Explain,” and “Lady Sings the Blues” have become jazz standards.Listen along to the sounds of jazz by downloading music and hearing instruments such as trumpets, clarinets, trombones, and even singers scatting as they improvise melodies. With a pull-out poster showing the different instruments of jazz, A Child’s Introduction to Jazz hits the perfect beat and will have you bebopping and scatting in no time!

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Book SynopsisTeaching Strings in Todayâs Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students, in-service teachers, and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators. It introduces readers to the school orchestra environment, presents the foundational concepts needed to teach strings, and provides opportunities for the reader to apply this information. The author describes how becoming an effective string teacher requires three things of equal importance: content knowledge, performance skills, and opportunities to apply the content knowledge and performance skills in a teaching situation. In two parts, the text addresses the unique context that is teaching strings, a practice with its own objectives and related teaching strategies. Part I (Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments) first presents an overview of the string teaching environment, encouraging the reader to consider how context impacts teaching, followed byTable of ContentsPart I: Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments / 1. An Introduction to the Orchestra Classroom / 2. Fundamentals of Teaching String Instruments / 3. Preparing Your Classroom / 4. Instrument Position / 5. Developing the Left Hand / 6. Developing the Right Hand / 7. Tone Production / 8. Basic Articulations / 9. Bowing Guidelines / Part II: Understanding Fingerings / 10. Violin and Viola Fingerings / 11. Cello Fingerings / 12. Bass Fingerings / 13. Intermediate and Advanced Techniques

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Book SynopsisMusical Children: Engaging Children in Musical Experiences, Second Edition, is designed for students majoring in early childhood or elementary education, or music education. It highlights the important role music plays in a child's education and life, offering a practical resource for bringing together music and young children during these important early years. Thirty-seven engaging musical experiences help pre-service and in-service teacherssome who may only have a limited background in musiclearn how to make music a part of their students' daily lives, with strategies that are ideal both in and out of the classroom. Musical Children is an invaluable guide to assist teachers in engaging children in meaningful, joyful, and playful musical experiences. NEW to the second edition: The 2014 National Core Music Standards Updated and expanded prekindergarten chapter Greater focus on music fundamentals ExpansioTable of ContentsSECTION I: Music Learning and Young Children / Chapter 1: Young Children and Music: The Prekindergarten Years / Chapter 2: Young Children and Music: The Primary Grades / Chapter 3: Introduction to the Elements of Music: Developing Concepts about Music / Chapter 4: Reaching All Learners through Music/ Chapter 5: Curricular Integration and Approaches / SECTION II: Teaching Music in the Prekindergarten and Primary Grades / Chapter 6: Sharing Music in the Prekindergarten Years / Chapter 7: Teaching Music in the Primary Grades / SECTION III: Collection of Songs for Classroom Music / SECTION IV: APPENDICES / Appendix A: Collection of Rhymes, Finger Plays, Chants, and Poems / Appendix B: Resources for Classroom Music / Appendix C: Reference Material for Music Fundamentals / Appendix D: Introduction to the Soprano Recorder, Autoharp®, Chromaharp®, and QChord® / Appendix E: Songs to Read, Sing, and Play / Glossary / Classified Index / Subject Index / Music Index

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Book SynopsisA warm reimagining of the beloved folk song with a surprising new twist!      Take children on a musical journey through Old MacDonald's farm to learn the sounds of farm animals - and find out what surprises might be in store for Old MacDonald himself! Jane Cabrera accompanies this sing-along classic with high-spirited illustrations and a refreshing text that will have young readers and parents eagerly turning the pages.     Jane Cabrera's picture books have received worldwide attention and two Oppenheim Toy Portfolio awards. Her colorful twists on traditional nursery rhymes are a delight to both teachers and parents hoping to engage toddlers in the act of reading.

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

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Book SynopsisThirty years of silly songs, rhymes, lullabies, classics, and just plain favorite music come together on this reissue of the 25th Anniversary Celebration. Chosen from among the hundreds and hundreds of songs that Wee Sing has collected over the last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to the best-selling name in children’s music!

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Teaching Music Composition in Schools: International Perspectives offers a comprehensive overview of teaching composing from a wide range of countries around the world. Addressing the current state of composition pedagogy from primary to secondary school levels and beyond, the volume explores issues, including different curricular and extracurricular settings, cultural aspects of composing, aesthetics, musical creativity, the role of technology, and assessment.With contributors from over 30 countries, this volume encompasses theoretical, historical, empirical, and practical approaches and enables comparisons across different countries and regions. Chapters by experienced educators, composers, and researchers describe in depth the practices taking place in different international locations. Interspersed with these chapters, interludes by the volume editors contextualize and problematize the teaching and learning of composing music. The volumTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Battle Dances and 808s: Teaching Music Creation in Australia 2. From Composing Project to University Course: Formal and Informal Pathways of Learning to Compose in Music Classrooms in Austria 3. Expanding Analytical Eyes and Ears on Compositional Processes: Alternative Musical Pedagogies on Brazilian Education Interlude I: What is Composing? 4. Teaching Composing in Canadian Music Classrooms 5. Assessing Composition/Improvisation in School Music Education in the Global Age of China 6. The Challenges, Models and Outcomes of Composing in Croatian Compulsory Schools Interlude II: Creativity and Composing in Education 7. Composing in the Classroom: The Case of Czech Republic 8. Mapping the Field of Composing Pedagogy in Finland: From Musical Inventions to Cultural Participation 9. As For Us in France – Why Do We Call It Creation? Interlude III: Starting Points of Composing? 10. Composition in Germany in its Fledgling Stages Between Extracurricular Projects and School Music Classes 11. Attending to Creative Music Making and Composing in Greek School Music Curricula: Preliminary Findings from a Document Analysis 12. Composition and Creativity in Music Education in Iceland Interlude IV: Ways to Teach Composing 13. Composition Pedagogy in Italian Schools: A Model for Teaching Music Composition Through Processes 14. A Sheet of Paper Considered as an Instrument: Examining the Separation of Form and Content in Creative Music Education 15. Did You Write That Song? Learning Composition in the Kenyan Secondary School Interlude V: Considering Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching Composing 16. Policies and Practices in Teaching Music Composition in Mexican Schools 17. Music Composition as Playful Activity Perspectives on Teaching Composing from the Netherlands 18. Home-grown Progressivism: Composing in Aotearoa New Zealand Primary and Secondary Schools Interlude VI: Hegemony and Axiology in Composing Pedagogies 19. Teaching Music Composition in Nigerian Classrooms: Current Practice, Training and Creative Developments (With Particular Reference to Institutions in Southern Nigeria) 20. Composition in the Classroom in Norwegian Elementary School 21. Creativity in the Polish Music Classroom: Historical Perspectives and Recent Actions Interlude VII: The Role of Digital Technology in Classroom Composing 22. Making a Difference in the Music Classroom: The Role of Music Composition in Reframing Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Music Education in a Portuguese Classroom Context 23. Creativity and Composition in South African School Curricula 24. Music Composition in Spanish Schools Interlude VIII: Why Compose in Music Education? Arguments Between Curricular and Extracurricular Settings 25. Composition and Creative Music Making in Swedish Public Schools and Other Educational Settings 26. Composing in Schools: A Perspective on the Multilingual Context of Switzerland 27. The Teaching of Music Composition in Trinidad and Tobago Interlude IX: Notation – its Place and Role in Composing Pedagogies 28. Composition-Oriented Creative Activities in Music Lessons of Turkish General Schools 29. Teaching and Assessing Composing in English Secondary Schools: An Investigation into Music Teacher Confidence 30. Assessment of Composing in the Lower Secondary School in England Interlude X: The Place of Assessment in Teaching and Learning Composing 31. The Place and Value of Composition in the Music Curriculum in Scotland 32. Pedagogical Models of Teaching and Learning Music Composition in Higher Education: Practices and Perspectives from Uganda 33. When Creative Stars Align: Music Composition in K-12 Schools in the US 34. Situating Composition in Music Education in the United States Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis engaging, practical resource sets out twelve original projects for making music inclusively with children and young people of all ages who have special abilities or needs, including those with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those on the autism spectrum, those who have a vision or hearing impairment, and those with social, emotional, and mental health needs. Created by leaders in the music and special needs field working with music industry professionals, Count Me In! includes projects with a wide range of musical styles and genres, and there is an accompanying website with hundreds of freely downloadable audio files. The resource is based on the Sounds of Intent framework, which encourages teachers and others to target activities at their pupilsâ and studentsâ particular levels of musical development. The pieces of music are âdeconstructedâ into separate activities that are individually targeted at sound-makers, pattern-makers, motif-makers anTable of ContentsIntroductionAutumn ElegyWinter LamentSpring SerenadeSummer JigWater BluesRainbow RagUrban RapFarm ReggaeBollywood Party DanceSpy SoundtrackOlympic HarmonyComputer Chip Rock

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Book SynopsisTeaching Music in American Society, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of social and cultural themes directly related to music education, teacher training, and successful teacher characteristics. Music teachers need to be not only knowledgeable in conducting and performing but also socially and culturally aware of students, issues, and events that affect their classrooms. This book is designed for educators seeking K-12 music teacher certification to teach in American schools. At the conclusion of each chapter is a summary of the chapter and a list of key items and people discussed, plus a series of related questions for students to consider.Current topics in the third edition include: an emphasis on social justice, sensitivity to transgender students, and bullying, the influences of social media, a focus on urban music education, and a new chapter on diverse learning.Further, recent policy issues are addressed in this nTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. About the Author. Chapter One: A Sociological Perspective. Chapter Two: Theoretical Foundations. Chapter Three: The Purposes of Education. Chapter Four: Music Education’s Role in Society. Chapter Five: Equality of Education. Chapter Six: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Music Education. Chapter Seven: Social Components of Music Learning. Chapter Eight: Social Characteristics of Effective Teachers. Chapter Nine: The Teaching Profession. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisRead, clap, and sing in 3/4 time! Count the beats like a conductor with the adorable waltzing animals.Get your baby smiling and clapping along with you as you discover a love of music together! Clap on the first syllable of each wordand don't let go until the word is done. Before long, you'll be clapping to the waltzing beat.In BABY BEATS: LET''S LEARN 3/4 TIME, you'll love to:- Engage young readers with hands-on interaction, percussion, and song- Build baby's vocabulary by connecting words with illustrations- Stimulate baby through multisensory reading experiences- Inspire the love of conducting music for ages to comePlay conductor in other time signatures with the BABY BEATS series: LET''S LEARN 4/4 TIME and LET''S LEARN 2/4 TIME!

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Book SynopsisRead, clap, and sing in 2/4 time! Count the beats like a conductor with the adorable dancing animals.Get your baby smiling and clapping along with you as you discover a love of music together! Clap on the first syllable of each wordand don't let go until the word is done. Before long, you'll be clapping to the tango beat.In BABY BEATS: LET''S LEARN 2/4 TIME, you'll love to:- Engage young readers with hands-on interaction, percussion, and song- Build baby's vocabulary by connecting words with illustrations- Stimulate baby through multisensory reading experiences- Inspire the love of conducting music for ages to comePlay conductor in other time signatures with the BABY BEATS series: LET''S LEARN 4/4 TIME and LET''S LEARN 3/4 TIME!

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Book SynopsisA songbook to support the first steps in phonics through songs, chants and games, ideal for use alongside Letters and Sounds, the new Primary National Strategy phonics programme for 3-7 year olds.Singing Phonics is a song collection for 3-5 year olds, specially designed to support the earliest steps in phonics teaching and enrich young children''s experience of language in a fun and interactive way.Includes a range of songs, chants and games, all designed to increase phonics awareness.Each song comes with activities (including photocopiable resources) and ideas for further development.Ideal for use with the new phonics programme, Letters and Sounds, published by the Primary National Strategy, but will also be a highly useful addition to any phonics scheme.Many of the songs are familiar tunes, making it a highly user-friendly resource.The pack includes a CD with sample performances of all the songs. This audio can also be downloaded here: collins.co.uk/pages/music-singing-subjects-downl

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Book SynopsisLearn to play the violin with popular pieces lessons and sheet music for beginnersThe Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument.Now in its third edition, features include: Technique carefully graded in 20 learning steps Clear fingering and bowing diagrams Concise theory explanations Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches Duet accompaniments, trios and rounds throughout Can be used alongside the companion tutors for viola,cello and double bass

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Book SynopsisLearn to play the cello with popular pieces lessons and sheet music for beginnersThe Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument.Now in its third edition, features include: Technique carefully graded in 20 learning steps Clear fingering and bowing diagrams Concise theory explanations Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches Duet accompaniments, trios and rounds throughout Can be used alongside the companion tutors for violin, viola and double bass

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Book SynopsisLearn to play the ukulele at home or in the classroom with these popular kids instruction books and video lessons specially written for beginners!Start your musical journey on the ukulele with Ukulele Magic Tutor Book 1 the fun and approachable method that children and teachers love. Whether you're in the classroom, at home or playing with friends, this accessible tutor offers the great tunes, clear guidance and all the resources you need to start making Ukulele Magic!25 pieces carefully progress from playing open strings (eg Stringalong Rag) to songs with one chord (Shortnin bread, A minor miracle, F major march) to two chords (Baboushka, Tab tango, Calypso strum) and finally three chords (In South Africa, Playing the blues).Finger-picking and strumming styles are all introduced step by step in pieces which are fun and stylistic.This teacher''s edition, BOOK+CD-ROM, contains a whiteboard e-book with embedded audio and video tutorials for every song, making it ideal for classroom teacTrade ReviewThis is a tutor book that will teach you how to play the ukulele in all itsforms – introducing you to more than just strumming three chords. Mostukulele books have a selection of songs with chords. This is fine if that'sall you want to do. However, there reaches a stage when you want more thanjust chords and this book will fill in the gaps and launch you into a seriesof well structured 'lessons' that introduce you to finger picking, tab andallowing you to improvise in a range of styles. This book does not launchstraight into chords as most ukulele books do but gently eases you intoplaying single notes with advice for dampening the strings – technicaladvice etc. I like it!,Ukulele Magic is the book we've been waiting for to help us deliver whole-class ukulele tuition in Lewisham schools. The pace is right, the video clips are extremely helpful, the design is clear and the music is catchy and written in an interesting variety of styles.,I'm very impressed with it, as are the children and teachers I'm working with. It makes a massive difference to have such a rich, well-presented resource as the e-book version, which I use in every lesson. It's been a massive help to have a book targeted at wider opps teaching and has definitely improved my ukulele delivery.,I use it for my small groups. Other teachers in Lewisham use it for wider opps. Everyone I have spoken to about it loves it.

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Book SynopsisThe popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.An exciting new course by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, written specially for the twenty-first century child.The tried and tested progression guides beginners from their very first lesson through to Prep test level. Provides a holistic approach to music with plenty of fun activities covering:Note learningAural skillsMusic theoryComposingPacked with favourites such as Jelly on a plate, Animal fair, Jingle bells, engaging new tunes and teacher duet parts, Get Set! Piano Tutor inspires, entertains and builds confidence from the start.Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 1 is fully compatible with Get Set! Piano Pieces Book 1, which provides lots of material for reinforcement, or just pure musical enjoyment!Trade Review‘With lively…illustrations, this new piano tutor is refreshingly full of lovely exercises, puzzles and things to do…The modern child will readily take to the sheer variety of approach here. …it is clear that I am excited by “Get Set! Piano” and plan to use it with all younger beginners who come to me from now on. This of course means that in a year or so I should hopefully be able to come back with a follow-up article, and let you all know how it goes! Hopefully my enthusiasm will be undiminished of course! But don’t wait – go ahead and order up a set of these tremendous books, and check out all the great resources on the “Get Set! Piano” website – you really won’t regret it!'Andrew Eales – Pianodao ‘Get Set Piano! by Karen Marshall & Heather Hammond is probably the most outstanding – and exciting – piano tutor series to be published in recent years, and is one that I use personally for teaching children who are old enough to begin learning to read notation concurrently with playing. The visual appeal is instant and children find the mixture of favourite and new tunes engaging. The wide-ranging scope of these books inspires teachers to provide a comprehensive music learning experience as well as a meticulously thought-out piano teaching curriculum.’ – Sandy Holland, music educator, pianist and examiner

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Book SynopsisThe popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.An exciting new collection of pieces by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, arranged and written specially for the twenty-first century child.Following and supplementing the tried and tested progression of Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 1, it includes favourites like: Alice the camel Little bird Hot cross buns We wish you a Merry ChristmasThere are also lots of engaging new pieces from jigs to jazz, featuring wriggly caterpillars, scary pirates and other imaginative characters. Many of the pieces have straightforward teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start.The book is attractively laid out and fully illustrated, with quizzes and crosswords to reinforce learning.Trade Review…very attractively produced, with lots of activities to complete along the way to reinforce the overall theoretical learning also. …These two books working in conjunction with each other encompass so much in the way of theory, aural and sound learning that I for one will certainly be trying them '…it is clear that I am excited by “Get Set! Piano” and plan to use it with all younger beginners who come to me from now on. This of course means that in a year or so I should hopefully be able to come back with a follow-up article, and let you all know how it goes! Hopefully my enthusiasm will be undiminished of course! But don’t wait – go ahead and order up a set of these tremendous books, and check out all the great resources on the “Get Set! Piano” website – you really won’t regret it!'Andrew Eales – Pianodao ‘Get Set Piano! by Karen Marshall & Heather Hammond is probably the most outstanding – and exciting – piano tutor series to be published in recent years, and is one that I use personally for teaching children who are old enough to begin learning to read notation concurrently with playing. The visual appeal is instant and children find the mixture of favourite and new tunes engaging. The wide-ranging scope of these books inspires teachers to provide a comprehensive music learning experience as well as a meticulously thought-out piano teaching curriculum.’ – Sandy Holland, music educator, pianist and examiner

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Book SynopsisThe popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.An exciting new course by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, written specially for the twenty-first century child.Using the authors' tried and tested progression, the book guides learners from Prep test to Grade 1. Provides a holistic approach to music with plenty of fun activities covering:Note learningTechniqueAural skillsMusic theoryComposingPacked with favourites such as What shall we do with a drunken sailor?, In the hall of the mountain king, Amazing grace, The entertainer and engaging new tunes in contemporary styles, Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 2 is the perfect tutor for getting to Grade 1.Trade Review'…it is clear that I am excited by “Get Set! Piano” and plan to use it with all younger beginners who come to me from now on. This of course means that in a year or so I should hopefully be able to come back with a follow-up article, and let you all know how it goes! Hopefully my enthusiasm will be undiminished of course! But don’t wait – go ahead and order up a set of these tremendous books, and check out all the great resources on the “Get Set! Piano” website – you really won’t regret it!'Andrew Eales – Pianodao ‘Get Set Piano! by Karen Marshall & Heather Hammond is probably the most outstanding – and exciting – piano tutor series to be published in recent years, and is one that I use personally for teaching children who are old enough to begin learning to read notation concurrently with playing. The visual appeal is instant and children find the mixture of favourite and new tunes engaging. The wide-ranging scope of these books inspires teachers to provide a comprehensive music learning experience as well as a meticulously thought-out piano teaching curriculum.’ – Sandy Holland, music educator, pianist and examiner

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