Teaching Music to Children

Teaching Music to Children
Author: Blair Bielawski
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0787780413

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This valuable resource is designed to give elementary teachers with no formal music training all the tools they need to help their students develop an understanding of and appreciation for music. This book includes lessons, reproducible games, worksheets and puzzles. Also included are MP3 files that feature over 60 minutes of music and a complete PowerPoint presentation. The book follows a well-sequenced curriculum based on the National Standards for Music Education in the United States and the Ontario Curriculum for the Arts in Canada.

Musical Improvisation for Children

Musical Improvisation for Children
Author: Alice Kay Kanack
Publisher: Suzuki Method International
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780874877724

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Alice Kay Kanack's method focuses on enhancing the natural creative ability of children through the use of improvisation. The book begins with an introduction to the philosophies of her method, then guides the parent or teacher through a series of improvisational games to play with the child. A CD is included, with 27 different songs and games.

Kids Can Listen! Kids Can Move!

Kids Can Listen! Kids Can Move!
Author: Lynn Kleiner
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780757917769

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Lynn Kleiner presents her creative ideas and stories for movement and percussion-playing as she delights preschool through primary-age children with orchestral favorites. There are selections for marching, dancing, trotting, skipping, jumping, hiding, sleeping, playing instruments, entering class, and saying goodbye. Lots of fun, this book will allow teachers to capture children's interest in orchestral music for a lifetime. The CD contains 25 tracks including selections from Bizet's Carmen, Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, Dvorák's New World Symphony, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, and many more.

Marimba Music for Little Kids

Marimba Music for Little Kids
Author: Jon Madin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780988281493

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Marimba Music for Little Kids is a collection of songs and pieces of music for diatonic marimbas, xylophones and other instruments. These songs are suitable for children ages 5-10 (some can easily be adapted for older children too). The songs for the youngest children have actions and only a few notes to find. - See more at: http://www.beatinpathpublications.com/JMadin/home.html#sthash.KX8Ep96I.dpuf

Making Musical Instruments with Kids

Making Musical Instruments with Kids
Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: See Sharp Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1937276023

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Written for adults, this hands-on guide demonstrates how to make easy musical instruments with children. Detailed instructions are included for making more than 60 unique instruments that are suitable for children as young as five years. Serving as a resource in the classroom or home, this manual is extensively illustrated with drawings and photographs along with an audio sample of the instruments in lively solo and ensemble pieces.

The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants

The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants
Author: Jackie Silberg
Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876592670

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The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants gives children a variety of ways to fall in love with rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and structural sequence -- important building blocks for future readers. The 700 selections will help children ages 3 to 6 build a strong foundation in skills such as listening, imagination, coordination, and spatial and body awareness. In this giant book of rhythm and rhyme, you are sure to find your own childhood favorites! Book jacket.

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!
Author: Genevieve Helsby
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1402208251

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"Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.

Musical Children, CD

Musical Children, CD
Author: Carolynn Lindeman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1317346378

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Musical Children: Engaging Children in Musical Experiences by Carolyn Lindeman is the only text that focuses on the teaching of preschool and kindergarten students and the important role music plays in a their educations and lives. Music educators are increasingly recognizing the importance of teaching musical skills as early as the preschool years. This book presents the latest research emphasizing real life applications so that teachers can achieve their goal of creating more musically creative children. The book presents 25 strategies for engaging children who are learning music based on the latest Music Educators National Conference (MENC) standards. It includes reproducible student activity charts, a song selection of 40 notated melodies, a collection of chants, and resource materials for any new teacher to reference. Musical Children is not only an excellent text in any Music Education classroom, but an excellent resource for any preschool or kindergarten teacher. Written by a leading authority on early childhood music education, the text will be used in courses on Elementary Methods and Fundamentals of Music Education. Audio-CD not for sale. Available for instructors upon request from Sales office

My First Classical Music Book

My First Classical Music Book
Author: Genevieve Helsby
Publisher: Naxos My First
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781843791188

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My First Classical Music Book is a delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, designed to fire the imagination of children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music. Then, each of the major composers and musical instrument families are introduced and brought to life in a vivid and enchanting way. Throughout the book, children are referred to the accompanying audio CD so that they can hear examples as they read. This is the most exceptional book of its kind, providing an absorbing experience for both eyes and ears.

Three Piggy Opera (eBook)

Three Piggy Opera (eBook)
Author: Carol B. Kaplan-Lyss
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 1987-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0787780421

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Applause! Applause! And wasn't it easy! Even non-musical teachers will love using this simple musical play. Children will bring stories to life through drama, music, art, language, and gross motor activities. Each book contains a CD (print books) or audio files (eBooks) and a resource guide loaded with songs, music, and step-by-step directions for classroom use or performance. The CD and audio files contain both songs with lyrics, and piano accompaniment only. This play is loaded with wonderful music and catchy lyrics that children will want to sing again and again!