Scattered around Scotland are massive stones with intricate carvings upon them relics of The Picts. These early Scots were a wild barbaric nation who caused the building Hadrian’s Wall but between the 2nd and 10th centuries A.D. they also displayed a fascination for carving stones with a skill that leaves modern generations standing in awe over 1000 year later.This spellbinding colouring book will help you discover the ancient art of shadowy painted people with the mysterious designs of their carved stones.Suitable for colourists of all ages Joy-Elizabeth Mitchell presents a selection of Pictish Art which represents a wide range of the skills of this racethrough its known history.

Age 6-7-Helen MacGregor's Music Express is the primary class teacher's simple answer to 'how do I teach music?'. This complete scheme includes content in the familiar structure of units lessons and activities and provides up to date delivery of the English National Curriculum from September 2014. This updated 2014 edition offers 60 completely new units of work supplying musical learning from age 5 to 11. Just as its first edition Music Express Second Edition presents an invaluable resource of great songs stories visuals movies and music from across the world and across history. With links to every subject and with lesson plans cateringto all music curricula of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Music Express is relevant to all schools and all children. Fully supported by CDs and audio-embedded whiteboard displays the books take teachers and children alike on an enriching and thoroughly engaging journey of musical discovery and creativity.

ropositions musicales et pédagogiques / Ecoute / Jeux musicaux / Autres activités...-No order and no rules here! P?le-M?le joyfully gives into its wanderlust: helped along by an adult children will dive headlong into this fourth book try out this or that song and presto! – open the gates to an enchanted garden where the joy of music reigns supreme. To achieve this Jo Gougat Ardennes-born violinist singer and exceptional teacher has spiced up each double-page of song and text with a tasty cocktail: a few pinches of music theory to help children easily overcome a specific musical challenge a refreshing dash of listening games that give pride of place to the magical sound of chimes and two or threeenhancing zests to coax the imagination “beyond” the song by exploring the world of a painter or discovering a particular musical work. These various sections which can be explored in any order and independently from one another are enhanced by a CD including both a Piano and Voice version for each piece followed by the accompaniment only created by Serge L?cussant with humour and finesse. It’s your turn to sing!

Active Listening Strategies for the Classroom-Make music come alive with this creative collection of visuals and strategies. Created for the music classroom this handy book/CD pak features reproducible listening maps and movement activities designed for a variety of levels along with easy-to-use teaching plans based on the National Standards. All musical examples used are included on the CD. Featured listening selections include: Stars and Stripes Forever Fanfare for the Common Man Ev'rybody Wantsto Be a Cat (from The Aristocats) Chinese Dance (from The Nutcracker Suite) Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (from Pictures at an Exhibition) Histoire du Tango Spring (from The Four Seasons) Variations on America Variations onSimple Gifts Stompin' at the Savoy Russian Dance (from The Nutcracker Suite) Mars the Bringer of War (from The Planets) Splish Splash Summer (from The Four Seasons).

An All-School Revue featuring songs from GEMINI. It doesn't matter if we speak different languages or have different color skin or even dress differently because deep inside we are all much more alike than we are different!And the most obvious way is that ... we all started out as KIDS!! Even Babe Ruth had to eat all his vegetables to grow up strong! This 30-minute all-school revue features some 'old favorites' and some new original songs by GEMINI(San and Laz Slomovits) along with choreography by John Jacobson and short connecting dialog perfect for one group or the entire school.The Teacher's Manual includes full script and accompanied songs along withadditional classroom enrichment activities making this a production that can truly involve your whole school long after the show is over! Perform the songs with piano alone or use the professionally recorded ShowTrax Cassette orCD.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak Preview Cassette (Full Performance) Performance/Accompaniment Cassette and CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For Grades 2-5.

Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage is a fantastic new edition of a long-established resource for Early Years practitioners. The new edition incorporates the whole Early Years age range from birth to five and includes old favourites alongside exciting new songs rhymes and activities. Authors Sue Nicholls Sally Hickman and Patricia Scott have fully revised this edition to support the 2012 Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage comprises a book and three audio CDs and is supported by videos graphics and lesson plans on the Early Years section ofthe Music Express website. Forty-two starting points and holistic activities guide the practitioner through the revised curriculum for Early Years from birth to Early Learning Goals. Arranged in popular themes within the areas of learning and development the content ranges holistically from songs stories and rhymes to dances and games for indoor and outdoor learning. The fresh new design incorporates photographic images of children in real play situations and includes new features such as ideas for child-initiated learning and parent participation plus even more activities for exploring the outdoor environment. Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage was a 4-star winner in the Teach Early Years Awards 2018. ?This resource offers simple enough songs that even the youngest children can actually sing and participate in making the music.? ?It features a good range of musical activities including creative opportunities for dance instruments and singing all clearly set out in age-specific sections.? Judges? comments Teach Early Years Awards 2018

Everything you need for class assemblies in one ready-to-use pack. Fourassemblies specially tailored for Year 2 with accompanying songs andmusic as well as ideas for dances costumes and sets with supporting teaching notes. Four complete class assemblies for Year 2 carefully designed to take the stress out of whole-class performances. Each assembly is based on a story which links to literacy topics as well as cross-curricular themes. The stories are semi-scripted allowing the class to join in with lines actions and choral speech. Supporting teaching notes provide ideas for sets costumes and dances as well as advice for preparing the performance and forlinking the assembly to classroom work and SEAL themes. The accompanying audio CD provides music for entering and exiting the assembly performance and backing tracks for the songs and music for optional dances. No music reading required.

Musician?s Union Practice Diary is a must-have practice diary for all instrumental and singing teachers based on Paul Harris? renowned Simultaneous Learning strategy (which develops musical insight by making connections between all aspects of musicianship). Diary pages for a teaching year feature Focus for the week What we did in the lesson and Practice connections boxes. In addition there are inspiring Practice Starter pages and Holiday projects ? plenty of fun and inspiring ideas to get students practicing the Paul Harris way! The Musicians? Union is the representative organisation for musicians working in every area of the progression. Thisdiary is one of a series of resources provided to assist members in their work.

My First Theory Book by Lina Ng is the first workbook in a series of three designed to offer a smooth transition to Grade 1 Theory.There are plenty of exercises and games to encourage a wider understanding of music even at the very early stages of learning. Included within this first book are exercises in writing treble and bass clefs note names and counting time signatures the piano keyboard writing notes in treble clef writing notes in bass clef rests accidentals stem positions time signatures completing bars with missing notes completing bars with missing rand games. My Second Theory Book and My Third Theory Book are also available as is a series of five books in the Theory Made Easy series.