SKU: GI.G-10492
An Adventure with
Movement Exploration.
Composed by Lillie
Feierabend. First Steps
in Music. Music
Education. 48 pages. GIA
Publications #10492.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10492).
ISBN
9781622775620.
Incl
udes book, DVD, and
unique code to access DVD
online. Â The ultimate
goal of Movement
Exploration, one of the
eight parts of John
Feierabend’s First
Steps in Music
curriculum, is to use the
body to appropriately
demonstrate the
expressiveness of the
music. Experiencing
various movements with
accompanying music helps
children develop lifelong
sensitivities toward the
expressiveness—or
the “art
partâ€â€”of
music. There is no better
vehicle for this than
Tchaikovsky’s The
Nutcracker. The music and
the story come alive when
children are invited to
actively participate, to
become each character,
and to respond
expressively to their
signature music. At the
same time, each theme
offers an opportunity to
expand students’
creative movement
vocabulary. Lillie
Feierabend has presented
The Nutcracker for over
twenty years to the
delight of her entire
school community. Join
her as she guides the
first, second, and third
grade students of the
Indianapolis
Children’s Choir
in dancing each character
and discovering the
delight of moving
expressively and
musically to the Movement
Exploration themes. Also
included on this DVD: A
voiceover track with John
and Lillie Feierabend
discussing each component
of Movement Exploration
Complete storyline with
Movement Exploration
themes and implementation
ideas Parent engagement
as they dance with their
children Lillie
Feierabend is known for
her work with young
children and instilling a
love of music within
them. She has been a
general music teacher in
Connecticut for thirty
years and a director of
the Connecticut
Children’s Chorus
for seventeen. She is a
frequent clinician at
local, state, national,
and international
conferences, speaking on
many aspects of early
childhood music. Dr. John
Feierabend is considered
one of the leading
authorities on child
development in music and
movement. He is a
Professor Emeritus and
former Director of Music
Education at the
University of
Hartford’s The
Hartt School and is a
past President of the
Organization of American
Kodály Educators
(OAKE).
The Nutcracker
