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.

Performing Together-The Music Express Series provides a range of activities and ideas to aid the teaching of music helping to make it fun and factual! This unit Performing Together is the second of six in the Year 7 series and builds on the skills and experience developed in previous years. There are plenty of helpful suggestions and ideas for classroom activities homework and extensions of the course to suit individual timetables. Superbly planned user-friendly and inclusive this is a terrific method guide and resource for teachers. with diagrams symbols and graphics designed to be as easy and accessible as possible even for those with little music teachingexperience. This is a lively unit in which the whole class works together to prepare and perform a two-part song. Pupils learn to sing the song play the instrumental parts from notation or by ear and plan rehearse and perform as an ensemble. The activities encourage confidence imagination and interaction whilst also fully supporting the Music Curriculum. With a Book for all lessons and a CD and CD-Rom jammed packed to the brim with resources materials and inspiration this informative and enjoyable method will change the way you teach Music!

This book aims to provide simple musical material for pre-school and Key Stage One pupils. Usable by both non specialist and specialist teachers the songs actions music and movement activities and performance ideas are designed to stretch and improve musical ability whilst stimulating and cultivating enthusiasm for music in the very young. Contents include: 12 catchy songs to sing with simple and fun actions Musical activities developing concentration and listening skills 7 music and movement exercises A mini-musical to perform and impress mums and dads A CD featuring backing tracks for all songs and music and movement exercises Easypiano arrangements with guitar chord boxes

What a fabulous and fun way to learn about the great composers! This 100% reproducible book includes a coloring page and information sheet for 25 masters. From Bach surrounded by his children and Tchaikovsky conducting the ballet, to a blindfolded Mozart at the keyboard and even Gershwin strolling the streets of New York, these illustrations are both educational and enjoyable. Biographies, fun facts, and famous works are included for each, and the enhanced CD contains PDF files of the entire book, plus masterwork recordings for each composer. A wonderful tool for music classrooms or individual use. Recommended for grades K and up. Book is 100% Reproducible. / Divers

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

Children's Song Favorites is a collection of 75 songs for children of all ages most of them from the folk tradition. They have been collected over more than fifty years by a professional folk singer who is also a mother andgrandmother. Each song has the melody line complete lyrics and suggested accompaniment chords for guitar or other instrument. Many of them are unusual— for example all 13 verses of 'The Three Blind Mice ' 'Hail to Britannia' (aBritish nursery rhyme song) and for older children 'Chopo My Pony' (a cowboy song) 'Old Thompson's Mule' (of minstrel origin) and 'The Housewife's Lament.' Audience requests have persuaded the author to include two pieces shehas written—'The Doll Song' and 'The Solution to Pollution.' More than three-quarters of the songs involve audience participation making this an ideal repertory resource for teachers and youth leaders. A few descriptivesentences sometimes with suggestions for creative activity precede each song. The songs are arranged alphabetically and an extra table of contents lists the songs by categories: animals cowboys and the West creative activity dance tunes history holidays quiet time and teaching. Although this book was designed primarily for children the author regularly uses many of these songs with grown-up audiences.

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.

It's storybook time in music class! This useful collection adds instrument playing and sound exploration to well-known literature. The 16 sound stories have been thoughtfully organized by season, providing a choice for every month of the school year. Included are 'The Spider and the Fly,? 'The Legend of the Poinsettia,? 'Babe, the Blue Ox,? 'The Tortoise and the Hare,? and more. For convenience, each story is included as a PDF on the Data CD, allowing you to easily display it on a whiteboard or print student copies. Recommended for grades 1-5. / Formation Musicale

Hardback-A beautifully presented and colourful collection of songs poems and stories that celebrate the natural world and all creatures great and small. Read about the adventures of the Ugly Duckling or the tales of The TownMouse And The Country Mouse. Inside you will find lyrics to more than twenty-five songs that explore the worlds of our furry feathered or slimy friends. The included CD contains performances of every song by achildren's choir and also contains stories and poems featured in the book.