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Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol. 1 $10.89 Song titles includes: Colors, Put Your Hands Up In The Air, The Elephant, The Number March, Marching Around The Alphabet, Growing, This Is The Way We Get Up, In The Morning, Birds, What Are You Wearing?, and What Is Your Name?… |
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French for Kids: Learn French with Penelope and Pezi Beg. Level 1 Vol. 1 $13.72 French For Kids is a DVD and booklet set that makes learning French a fun adventure for your child. Starring native French speakers and 3-D animated characters FRENCH FOR KIDS teaches basic conversational French within the context of a fantastic children s birthday party filled with lively songs delicious food and playful games. P n lope and her adorable French-speaking puppy “Pezi” introduce prac… |
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Getting to know Myself $11.83 Songs teach body awareness and promote positive self-image including body parts identification, spatial awareness, and feelings. Titles include: Feelings; Sammy; Touch; Shake Something; The Circle; Turn-A-Round; Circle Games; Left And Right; Be My Friend; Change; What Do People Do; and Opposite…. |
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Apple MacBook MC240LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop $999.00 Amazon and the manufacturer are happy to offer this item in easy-to-open Frustration-Free Packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without hard plastic “clamshell” casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. Products with Frustr… |
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Pre-Algebra Math Blaster Mystery $15.45 Word Problems & Logical Thinking Skills…. |
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Classroom Cart and Organizer Set $213.26 Classroom Cart and Organizer Set This handy cart is made of durable, lightweight plastic with telescoping lid and built-in handles. The removable canvas organizer cover features 46 pockets/sections, a built-in 12 section file accordion and a roll up fabric cover. Pockets have zippers and loop-lock closures for securing and protecting supplies and files during travel. Tools and accessories are no… |
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LeapFrog Scribble and Write $18.54 Light the way to early writing with Scribble & Write! Children trace the lights to get practice drawing simple shapes and pictures, then graduate to learning upper- and lowercase letters with step-by-step guidance. Fun learning games help reinforce letter recognition and pencil control skills. Best of all, Scribble & Write uses a single retraceable surface for ease of use and portability. Parents … |
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LeapFrog My Pal Violet $14.99 The LeapFrog My Pal Violet is an interactive companion that helps children learn with an entertaining twist. Recommended for ages six months to three years, the cuddly Pal Violet’s music, lights, and singsong voice appeals to kids whether they are barely crawling or talking in complete sentences. As an added feature, you can personalize the toy to match your child’s preferences through the LeapFro… |
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Deluxe Pounding Bench $7.99 The pegs on the bench go up and down, playing peek-a-boo on this solid wood pounding activity. Non-removable pegs take turns showing their smiles while your toddler has fun naming the colors and enjoys practicing fine motor skills. A sturdy mallet is included…. |
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JumpStart 4th Grade $4.19 In this game, kids apply lessons in language arts, math, history, science, art, and music to rescue 13 lost friends before they turn into monsters. … |
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Hal Leonard Youtube And Music Education $16.19 Hal Leonard Youtube And Music Education |
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Sibelius Groovy Jungle Music Education Software Single $57 Sibelius Groovy Jungle Music Education Software Single |
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Hal Leonard Technolgy Stratgies For Music Education $17.96 Hal Leonard Technolgy Stratgies for Music Education |
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Harrison Music Education Systems Contemporary Music Theory Level 2 (Book) $25.95 Harrison Music Education Systems Contemporary Music Theory Level 2 (Book) |
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Backbeat Books Celtic Music – Listening Companion Book $19.95 Backbeat Books Celtic Music – Listening Companion Book |
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Backbeat Books Musician’s Guide To Reading & Writing Music $8.96 Backbeat Books Musician’s Guide To Reading & Writing Music |
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Penguin Books The Music Lesson Book – A Spiritual Search For Growth Through Music $15 Penguin Books The Music Lesson Book – A Spiritual Search For Growth Through Music |
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Backbeat Books All Music Guide To Popular Music Book $34.95 Backbeat Books All Music Guide to Popular Music Book |
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Faber Music I Can Read Music Book 3 – Early Intermediate Reading – Faber Piano $5.36 Following the motivational format of books 1 and 2, the third book in this series also features StoryRhymes and Sightreading Bonanzas, to create an effective reading booster. |
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Backbeat Books Grant Green Book $16.95 Now in softcover! This heartfelt biography celebrates the life and music of unsung hero Grant Green, the late jazz guitar genius who played on nearly 100 albums from the early ’60s to the late ’70s, but narrowly missed celebrity. Today his music has inspired numerous acid-jazz and hip-hop recordings and his legend continues to grow. A straight-ahead jazzman turned funk wizard, you’ll read in this Grant Green biography that he’s best known for his rhythmic and driving tone as a session leader and sideman for Blue Note Records. The Grant Green biography paints a personal portrait of the artist’s internal struggles through the eyes of his family, friends, and fellow musicians. |
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What a Difference a Book Makes Books Zip Hoodie by CafePress $45 Child Care Resource Center believes that early education is the key to a family’s success. Buy this t-shirt and put a book in a young child’s hand – maybe the only one they own. Books Zip Hoodie Zip around town in style with this zip-up hooded sweatshirt. Made of soft fleece, it keeps you and anyone next to you toasty. Yet it’s rugged enough for impromptu games of touch football.10 oz. fleece blend 90% cotton/10% polyester. |
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Propellerhead Reason 4.0 Music Production Software Education Upgrade $469 Propellerhead REASON 4.0 Music Production Software Education 10-Pack Upgrade |
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Wittgenstein early Education Hooded Sweatshirt by CafePress $45 The hoodie: the perfect utilitarian piece of clothing. Leave your hat and scarf at home Stay warm and comfy in your Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt. This hoodie is constructed with a cotton/polyester blend – both durable and comfortable.Heavyweight 90 Education Hooded Sweatshirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt The hoodie: the perfect utilitarian piece of clothing. Leave your hat and scarf at home Stay warm and comfy in your Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt. This hoodie is constructed with a cotton/polyester blend – both durable and comfortable.Heavyweight 90 |
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Backbeat Books Reggae And Caribbean Music – Listening Companion Book $24.95 Backbeat Books Reggae and Caribbean Music – Listening Companion Book |
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Music Sales Basic Guitar Lessons Books 1,2,3 And 4 (Book/Cd) $24.95 Music Sales Basic Guitar Lessons Books 1,2,3 and 4 (Book/CD) |
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Hal Leonard Technolgy Stratgies for Music Education $17.96 TI:ME is a non-profit organization whose goals and objectives include the development of in-service teacher training and certification in the area of music technology. This upated edition is an essential resource for all K-12 music educators. It contains hundreds of ideas to assist teachers in integrating technology into the music curriculum, the areas of competency leading to TI:ME certification, and a description of the Technology Institute for Music Educators. These strategies are organized around seven essential areas of competency in music technology as they apply to the National Standards for Arts of Education. |
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Support Education Collection Music iPad Case by CafePress $39.5 Those who can, do. Those who can do more, teach music. Show your support for music education and your favorite music teacher by being the first to own this graphic design. Music iPad Case Pad the iPad. This new protective case for the iPad is a cool cover that brings originality and personality to devices. Perfect for iPad lovers, these hard cases help safeguard iPads from scratches and damage.. Applereg; and iPadreg; are trademarks |
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IK Multimedia SampleMoog Education Edition $159.99 It’s been over 3 decades since the first Moog sound made its way into popular music, the most notable introduction for many people being the annoying/infectious (depending on who you ask) instrumental sensation, “Popcorn”. Despite the many competitors that have come and gone over the years, the Moog’s many incarnations have remained in the mainstream, because, well it’s just got that unique sound. With the IK Multimedia’s SampleMoog sample software, you get a well-preserved Moog sound without paying an arm and a leg. Spanning the entire Moog history and powered by the SampleTank 2 engine this wonderful compilation contains 16 of Moog’s most popular models and was made in cooperation with Moog Music and Sonic Reality. From the early sounds of the Modular Moog 3C to the more modern Little Phatty, you’ll have 1,700 basses, leads, pads, and effects from 16 of most sought after, rare Moog synths, each accurately sampled and fully produced with 32 built-in effects to noodle around with. There’s more than 600 multi-sampled sounds and over 1,000 preset patches, giving you a 4GB analog sample arsenal like no other. Bob Moog would be proud. SampleMoog software includes physical modeling effects and IK Multimedia’s exclusive STRETCH synth engine. The combination of the two offers intuitive options like one-click sound browsing, multiple synth-engines with real-time harmonic manipulation of the waves, built-in vintage multi-effects, and fast loading samples for studio or playing live. The SampleMoog technology makes it easy to take these musical blasts from the past and incorporate them into today’s modern pastiche. It can be used as a plug-in for popular DAWs and as a standalone application for both Macs and PCs. So get the roof shaking with the powerful rumble of of a Moog Taurus 1 Bass pedal or compliment your latest dance track with some blips and chirps from the classic Modular Moog 15. The SampleMoog will have you in the “Moog” for days on end. |
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Backbeat Books Eight Miles High Book $19.95 Eight Miles High by Richie Unterberger documents the evolution of the folk-rock movement from mid-1966 through the end of the decade. This much-anticipated sequel to Turn! Turn! Turn! – the acclaimed history of folk-rock’s early years – portrays the mutation of the music genre into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane; the maturation of folk-rock composers in the singer-songwriter movement; the re-emergence of Bob Dylan and the creation of country-rock; the rise of folk-rock’s first supergroup, CSN&Y; the origination of British folk-rock; and the growing importance of major festivals from Newport to Woodstock. Eight Miles High is based on firsthand interviews with such folk-rock visionaries as: Jorma Kaukonen, Roger McGuinn, Donovan, Judy Collins, Jim Messina, Dan Hicks and dozens of others. |
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A Brief Report of the Meeting Commemorative of the Early Saint Louis Movement in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Art and Education, in $20 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher”s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: A Brief Report of the Meeting Commemorative of the Early Saint Louis Movement in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Art and Education, in Honor of Dr. Denton J. Snider”s Eightieth Birthday, Held January 14th and 15th, 1921, at Vandervoort”s Music Hall, St. Louis, Missouri; Original Publisher: [St. Louis; Publication date: 1922; Subjects: Saint Louis (Mo.); St. Louis; History / United States / State |
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A Brief Report of the Meeting Commemorative of the Early Saint Louis Movement in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Art and Education, in $20.43 Title: A Brief Report of the Meeting Commemorative of the Early Saint Louis Movement in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Art and Education, in Honor of Dr. Denton J. Snider''s Eightieth Birthday, Held January 14th and 15th, 1921, at Vandervoort''s Music Hall, St. Louis, Missouri Publisher: [St. Louis Publication date: 1922 Subjects: Snider, Denton Jaques, 1841-1925 Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Intellectual life Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. |
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An Introduction to Music in Early Childhood Education $83.95 This text prepares childcare providers to meet the responsibility of musically nurturing young children. After being led to understand the importance of musically nurturing children in this age group, students are taught to nurture children at various stages in early childhood. The unique developmental characteristics of these stages are examined and are the basis upon which activities are planned. Specific activity examples are given that help the student learn to sing, move, play and listen to music with young children. In addition to the main text, a supplement helps the student gain an understanding of basic musical elements and terms. This is meant to help students feel more comfortable with music, so they are not hesitant to lead children in the discovery of this creative expression. |
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Arthur Honegger $18.35 Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Swiss by nationality, French by education and residence, is a major composer of the twentieth century. Along with Poulenc and Milhaud he was a member of Le Groupe des Six and attained a certain notoriety with his composition Pacific 2.3.1, a musical representation of a steam locomotive. Although he earned popular acclaim early in his career, in his later years his consistently tonal musical language was considered outmoded. His most significant works include five symphonies; a large body of chamber music; and several large-scale oratorios that combine choral and instrumental writing with declaimed narrative in a uniquely effective way. He was also among the first composers to write scores for films, including Abel Gance's masterpiece Napoleon. |
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Authentic Childhood $165.28 This new book provides a detailed look at the approach to early childhood education presented in Reggio Emilia. Designed for early childhood educators working in the field and students enrolled in early childhood programs, this book will serve as a guide for those who are interested in trying to adapt the Reggio approach into their work with young children. Authentic Childhood follows the Reggio Emilia approach in planning the environment, implementing the program, and developing curriculum activities in collaboration with children.-- Specific examples of the integration of art, music, science and literature illustrate the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.-- Detailed accounts of the process of working with teachers, families and communities to adapt the Reggio approach in a North American setting.-- Suggestions for providing children with rich resources for science, math, literature, music and art experiences. |
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Becoming a Middle Level Teacher $38.88 Becoming A Middle Level Teacher outlines an approach to student focused instruction that can provide greater academic success for the most students, and at the same time, assist early adolescents in navigating the difficult transition of puberty. The text revolves around four recurring themes: -A critical link exists between developmental needs and learning. -Relationships are key to motivation, which is key to learning. -Middle school students are entitled to be involved in decisions that affect their learning. -Implementing student focused instruction is both challenging and rewarding for teachers. With over 50 successful learning activities in language arts, social studies, science, math, art, music, and physical education from 20 practicing middle school teachers, the text is rich with examples of actual programs and practices from several outstanding middle schools. |
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Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to Your Early Years Practice $207.33 Have you ever wondered what Steiner Education is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting? This book will answer all your questions and more. It includes: an overview of Child Development from a Steiner perspective an explanation of Movement Based Learning, Imitation and example, reverence, protection of the senses and much more ideas for activities, crafts, truly creative play Singing, Music and Movement, Storytelling and Puppetry; the outdoors, festivals and seasons advice on Parent and Child Groups, Parenting, and Working with Parents. |
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Califone International 8101Ts Pre-Loaded Mp3 Player Recorder With Early Childhood Songs $104.76 The ability to download and/or create audio files has made podcasting a revolutionary step in education. From assisting beginning readers with early fluency to ESL students with group listening of an audio book, students are able to participate in new ways that inspire learning. The Califone MP3 player is ideal for nurturing active language learning and reading skills, ELL, ELD applications and listening to recorded books and music. For these new readers, Califone has collaborated with Twin Sisters Productions (the leader in children's educational music) to pre-load four of their best-selling CDs onto its MP3 player. The albums were selected by a nationally certified teacher/trainer and cover a broad range of material. With the built-in microphone on the MP3 player, teachers can readily create differentiated material for each student, who can practice and make their own recordings for a permanent record or for publishing via a podcast. Podcasting is a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library, and at the same time actively engage students in a new way through this accessible and exciting new modality. A rapidly increasing number of teachers and students have been actively using podcasting. Unlike consumer brands, the Califone MP3 player/recorder is designed for the unique demands within schools by teachers for students. From a safety perspective, it is the first MP3 player built with rugged ABS plastic so it can't shatter into potentially sharp shards. Hearing preservation is also important, which is why we've integrated Sentinel TechnologyTM to restrict the volume playback to the ASHA recommended level of 85dB when used with its 8100-HP headphone. Dual headphone jacks enable multiple students in class, or a teacher or parent. Dual 3.5mm jacks connect two headphones. Built-in mic can't get lost. Right angle plug resists accidental pull-out. Bright LCD screen. Ambient noise-reducing earcups. USB connector transfers tracks to computer. 512MB interna |
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Califone Pre-loaded MP3 Learning Center with Early Childhood Songs $198.72 The ability to download and/or create audio files has made podcasting a revolutioniry step in education. From assisting beginning readers with early fluency to ESL students with group listening of an audio book, students are able to participate in new ways that inspire learning. The Califone MP3 Learning Center is ideal for nurturing language learning reading skills, ELL, ELD applications and listening to recorded books and music. |
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Casimere's Corner $16.95 An early childhood educator covers more than 11 key areas of early childhood development, including self-awareness, cognitive, language, and vocabulary skill building, as well as social, emotional, and movement development, and academic components associated with literacy, science, music, and math. (Education/Teaching) |
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Colors, Shapes and Sizes $5.06 Children will love learning all about basic colors, shapes and sizes, through these hand-clap, ping, toe-tapping, sing-along songs. This exciting new music was created especially to help develop skills necessary for early childhood education. Learn how to make a square while square dancing, or about size comparisons in Huge And Tiny. |
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Fanny Mendelssohn $39.95 Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1805-1847), like her younger brother Felix, demonstrated prodigious musical talent as a child. In their youth, Fanny and Felix were inseparable friends; they encouraged each other, collaborated in musical endeavors, and received the same education and training from distinguished tutors. But as an adolescent, Fanny was told by her father that her role as a woman was to concern herself with her home and that music could be only secondary, even though she had become a remarkable pianist and composer. She married Wilhelm Hensel, a respected portrait painter who encouraged her musical talents. Fulfilling her domestic role as wife and as mother of their son, Sebastian, she continued to compose - principally lieder - and to organize concerts in her home that became an integral part of the Berlin musical scene. Her talents were warmly received during a journey to Italy, particularly by Gounod, who heard her play from memory the music of Bach, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. At forty years of age Fanny finally went against the orders of her father and of Felix and published her compositions. She had just begun to receive critical praise when she died suddenly at the age of forty-two. Her death was a devastating blow to Felix, who survived her by barely six months. This book, originally published in French in 1992, is the first and only authoritative biography of Fanny Mendelssohn and contains a complete list of her published compositions. Set against the backdrop of a privileged life in Berlin in the early nineteenth century, Francoise Tillard's vivid portrait describes an exceptional artist - she left behind four hundred works - who could have held her own among thegreatest if she had not been prohibited from venturing into the professional world. |
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General Music Today Yearbook: Volume 19, Fall 2005-Spring 2006 $23.99 Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. General Music Today is a publication of MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the Society of General Music. The journal features articles of interest to teachers specializing in general music at all levels from early childhood through high school, particularly works that describe successful practices, share teaching strategies or materials, and suggest new ideas and issues of concern to general music educators. General Music Today is currently published online and available to all MENC members on its Web site, www.menc.org. |
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Historical Dictionary of Sweden $121.55 Once part of the Kalmar Union along with Denmark and Norway the Kingdom of Sweden broke free in order to govern itself in the early 1500s, and for more than a century afterwards it was a force to be reckoned with. At its peak, it was twice the size that it is today, but with the secession of Finland in 1809 and the rise of Russia, Sweden changed its path and instead turned toward neutrality and a peaceful existence. Today, Sweden boasts a healthy economy, and it is an important member of the European Union, as well a major contributor to international activities. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Sweden both updates and expands upon the previous edition. Through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, and institutions, this dictionary provides information ranging from politics to economics, from education to religion, and from music to literature. |
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How to Grow a Young Music Lover $12.99 How to Grow a Young Music Lover is the ideal guide for parents who want to boost their children's education through music; parents who want to aid in their children's cognitive, motor, and creative development; parents who love music and want their children to do the same; and parents who wish they knew more about music and want their children to have advantages and instruction they did not. The book is an extraordinary resource for homeschooling parents who want an informative, accessible music curriculum and those want to support their children's instruction in piano, violin, or other instruments. It is also greatly appreciated by grandparents and other caregivers who want to initiate kids into the world of music; early childhood and elementary educators interested in solid, practical ways to teach their classroom about music; and any reader interested in learning more about musical history, terms, and methods. The book will also be well received by fans of musician Charlie Peacock, who wrote the foreword for this new edition. |
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John Dygon's Proportiones Practicabiles Secundum Gaffurium $11.91 John Dygon was the prior of St. Augustine's monastery in Canterbury when Henry VIII boldly dissolved the English Catholic Church during the 1530s and reorganized it under royal control. Only a single copy of Dygon's treatises on music theory has survived, held by Trinity College, Cambridge. This volume is the first publication of the two treatises, providing both a scholarly transcription and English translation. Dygon's work provides a rare and important example of musical scholarship from the early Tudor period, demonstrating the status of music education at the time, the affiliations of English scholarship with music study in Europe, and the music that was actually performed in England. The treatises address questions of musical notation, especially regarding rhythmic proportions, as well as practical issues about performance. Theodor Dumitrescu's introduction situates Dygon's treatises within the larger history of European music, paying close attention to its borrowings from and adaptations of prior treatises. |
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Journal of Music Teacher Education Yearbook: Volume 15 $23.99 The 2006 Journal of Music Teacher Education yearbook includes all the articles and columns from Volume 15 of the journal, published online in Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. The articles cover a variety of topics related to music teacher education, such as burnout, service learning, healthy approaches to competition, video technology, professional judgment in grading, and early field experiences. |
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Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties $26.33 This book explores life in America during that brief promising period in the early sixties when John F. Kennedy was the U.S. president. Kennedy's optimism and charm helped to give promise to the times. At the same time, Cold War frustrations in Cuba and Vietnam worried Americans, while the 1962 Missile Crisis narrowly avoided a nuclear disaster. Early in the decade, the Civil Rights movement gained momentum through student sit-ins and Freedom Rides. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged as a powerful spokesman for non-violent social change and gave his powerful I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington in 1963. The Civil Rights movement proved to be the seedbed for many other movements in the decade. The American family was also undergoing rapid change and Betty Friedan launched what became the Women's Movement in 1963. Culture, too, underwent transformation. The Beat authors Jack Kerouac and Alan Ginsburg gained respectability, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan revived folk music, and Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol produced Pop Art. Ginsberg, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey began to promote psychedelic drugs. The Sixties was a decade of marked political, social, and cultural change. Since 1976 W.J. Rorabaugh has taught at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of The Alcoholic republic (Oxford, 1979), The Craft Apprentice (Oxford, 1986), and Berkeley at War: The 1960s (Oxford, 1989). Professor Rorabaugh has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Humanities Center, the Newberry Library, the Huntington Library, and the John F. Kennedy Library. He has served on editorial boards for the Journal of Early Republic and theHistory of Education Quarterly. |
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Leading Young Children to Music $58.55 This is a unique book eminently usable by practitioners in both early childhood/elementary and music education. So many materials for use in the classroom. A one-source book. New lesson plans have been added to help teachers plan more effectively. Weaves the growth and development of young children with a rich and diverse tapestry of musical experiences. Provides individual and cultural diversity for teaching music. For educators and administrators in early childhood, elementary and music education. |
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Music, Discipline, and Arms in Early Modern France $45 In this groundbreaking new study, Kate van Orden examines noble education in the arts to show how music contributed to cultural and social transformation in early modern France. She constructs a fresh account of music's importance in promoting the absolutism that the French monarchy would fully embrace under Louis XIV, based on many hitherto unknown court ballets and royal ceremonies.The great pressure on French noblemen to take up the life of the warrior gave rise to bellicose art forms such as sword dances and equestrian ballets. Far from being construed as effeminizing, such combinations of music and the martial arts were at once refined and masculine--a perfect way to display military prowess. The incursion of music into riding schools and infantry drills contributed materially to disciplinary order, enabling the larger and more effective armies of the seventeenth century. This book is a history of the development of these musical spheres and how they brought forth new cultural priorities of civility, military discipline, and political harmony. Music, Discipline, and Arms in Early Modern France effectively illustrates the seminal role music played in mediating between the cultures of letters and arms. |
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Music, Education, and Multiculturalism $26.83 In today's multi-ethnic classroom, multiculturalism plays an increasingly vital role. What it is, how it developed, and what it means for education, especially music education, are the questions that form the essence of this book. Music, Education, and Multiculturalism traces the growth anddevelopment of multicultural music education in the United States from its start in the early 1900s to the present, and describes the state of multicultural music education internationally. Beginning with a discussion of the philosophical foundations surrounding multiculturalism, Part I addresses the various definitions of multiculturalism and its associated problems and possibilities in both education at large and music education in particular. It offers a succinct discussion of thevarious philosophical concepts and rationales for a multicultural approach, and concludes with current thoughts and applications in music education. Part II follows multicultural music education in the U.S. as it paralleled changes in general education brought about by social and historical events.The last chapter in this section outlines multiculturalism in music education around the world. Part III focuses on the implications of multiculturalism for music education, both in teacher training and in classroom instruction. Designed to assist music educators at all levels in understanding and implementing multicultural education, Music, Education, and Multiculturalism provides suggestions for curricular development, offers teaching strategies, and provides practical applications including materials andmethodologies. Combining personal narrative and oral history with the support of primary andarchival documents, this text is essential reading for all students and teachers of the history and foundations of music education and of multiculturalism in general education. |
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Music, Education, and Multiculturalism: Foundations and Principles $70.76 In today's multi-ethnic classroom, multiculturalism plays an increasingly vital role. What it is, how it developed, and what it means for education, especially music education, is the essence of this three-part book. Music, Education, And Multiculturalism traces the growth and development of multicultural music education in the United States from its start in the early 1900s to the present, and describes the state of multicultural music education internationally. Designed to assist music educators at all levels in understanding and implementing multicultural education, this book provides suggestions for curricular development, offers teaching strategies, and provides practical applications including materials and methodologies. Combining personal narrative and oral history with the support of primary and archival documents, this text is essential reading for all students and teachers of the history and foundations of music education and of multiculturalism in general education. |
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Playing Made Easy For Recorder - Method Book, Margaret Brandman $10.95 The Playing Made Easy for Recorder Method Book (also released as 'How to Play the Recorder) " is based on Ms Brandman's belief that one can develop a speed-reading approach by focusing on the interval movement rather than the traditional note-naming system. (Those of us that play transposing instruments, such as clarinet, would agree with this, as it is a recognised approach to transposition.) The book starts with care of the recorder, breathing and breath marks (a good idea so early on), and tonguing (using the head joint) before tackling notation and theory. It introduces theoretical concepts with a practical approach, using aural, visual and tactile methods to teach notation. Both American and British naming is used (e.g. quarter-note and crotchet) - I find American terminology very helpful in explaining time signatures and relative note values. Questions are interspersed to reinforce learning. I feel it is a brilliantly thorough and inspired book, very visual and practical, with an excellent index. Margaret McMurtry - Australian Society for Music Education |
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Prosperity and Plunder $90 In the Catholic countries of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Europe, communities of monks and nuns were growing in number and wealth. They constructed vast buildings, dominated education, and played a large part in the practice and patronage of learning, music, and the arts. This lavishly-illustrated book offers a unique, comparative description of these communities--their wealth, growth, life, and importance--and then explains their catastrophic decline and fall between 1650 and 1815 by reforming rulers, the 'Enlightenment', and the French Revolution. Derek Beales, Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Cambridge, is a Fellow of both the Royal Historical Society and the British Academy. He has published numerous historical monographs including a book on musical history entitled, Mozart and the Habsburgs (Reeding, 1993) as well as articles in the New York Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement. |
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Recursos Creativos $114.9 Whether you''re embarking on an exciting new career in early childhood or have been teaching your children for several years, this is the one resource you''ll treasure. It is the most complete guide to planning a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. This text focuses on the growth of the whole child and includes hundreds of activities that make education interesting and challenging for young children. You''ll get 67 themes with goals, concepts, vocabulary words, music, finger plays, experiences in mathematics, art, and cooking, resources and much more. An introduction helps teachers use the book more effectively, including discussion of how to use the thematic approach, suggestions for writing parent letters, and criteria for selecting children''s books. |
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Renewal of Education (New Edition) $173.73 Following a lecture of November 27, 1919, requested by the Basel Department of Education, sixty members of the audience invited Rudolf Steiner to return and deliver a complete lecture course on his approach to education. These lectures are the result.Rudolf Steiner begins by outlining the gradual development of the child with the help of spiritual forces and enlightened educational practices, which form the basis for Steiner's approach to education. He describes the problems that modern educators face and provides practical solutions. Steiner explains the effects of morality on real freedom and how the development of a child's will leads to a free, flexible ability to think. He describes the lifelong effects that teachers have on children through the ways they teach in the early grades.The subjects of these lectures cover a broad range, from the threefold nature of the human being to the teacher's responsibility toward their students' future; from arts such as music and eurythmy to the problems involved in training teachers; from zoology and botany to language, geography, and history.Like many of Steiner's lectures to public audiences, these are accessible and practical and provide a real overview to his ideas for renewing modern education. |
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Richard Rodgers $4.66 A lively book that examines--for the first time--the full range of music by one of America's most celebrated composers. Richard Rodgers was an icon of the musical theater, a prolific composer whose career spanned six decades and who wrote more than a thousand songs and forty shows for the American stage. In this absorbing book, Geoffrey Block examines Rodgers's entire career, providing rich details about the creation, staging, and critical reception of some of his most popular musicals. Block traces Rodgers's musical education, early work, and the development of his musical and dramatic language. He focuses on two shows by Rodgers and Hart (A Connecticut Yankee and The Boys from Syracuse) and two by Rodgers and Hammerstein (South Pacific and Cinderella), offering new insights into each one. He concludes with the first serious look at the five neglected and often maligned musicals that Rodgers composed in the 1960s and 1970s, after the death of Hammerstein. |
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Samuel Barber $68.59 Samuel Barber (1910-1981) was one of the most important and honored American composers of the twentieth century. Writing in a great variety of musical forms--symphonies, concertos, operas, vocal music, and chamber music--he infused his works with poetic lyricism and gave tonal language andforms new vitality. His rich legacy includes such famous compositions as the Adagio for Strings, the orchestral song Knoxville: Summer of 1915, three concertos, and his two operas, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Vanessa and Antony and Cleopatra, a commissioned work that opened the new Metropolitan OperaHouse at Lincoln Center. Generously documented by letters, sketchbooks, original musical manuscripts, and interviews with friends, colleagues and performers with whom he worked, this is the first book to cover Barber's entire career and all of his compositions. The biographical material on Barber isclosely interspersed with a discussion of his music, displaying Barber's creative processes at work from his early student compositions to his mature masterpieces. Heyman also provides the social context in which this major composer grew: his education, how he built his career, the evolving musicaltastes of American audiences, his relationship to musical giants like Serge Koussevitzky, and the role of radio in the promotion of his music. A testament to the significance of the new Romanticism, Samuel Barber stands as a model biography of an important American musical figure. |
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Slavic Dance, Early Intermediate Level Piano Solo $1.95 Series: Willis Publisher: Willis Music Composer : Elaine Lebar Description: Slavic Dance is based on the modal scale patterns associated with music of Eastern European folk dances. All dance music requires a precise rhythm and the 3/4 beat of Slavic Dance is constant and unrelenting, except for tempo changes signifying the end or beginning of an episode. Key: Dm, FM, DM Inventory #HL 00406595 UPC: 73999466171 Publisher Code: 12445 Width: 9.0" Length: 12.0" 5 pagesPurpose: This is an opportunity for intermediate students to use keyboard skills they have developed during their elementary piano study: facility in playing scale patterns (Major, minor, chromatic), arpeggios and other broken chord patterns, dynamic balance between the hands and the general use of dynamics to bring a musical selection to life. Suggestions for Instruction: Students should develop techniques to best utilize practice time and effort: isolate and practice technical areas, (such as measures 42 and 43); analyze any music melodically, harmonically, rhythmically, and in form; listen for key changes and dynamic subtleties. Slavic Dance can contribute to this facet of musical education. |
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Spotlight on Early Childhood Music Education $29.09 Spotlight on Early Childhood Music Education |
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Suzuki Violin Method in American $96.47 This booklet was written by the first American string teacher to observe and study the Suzuki Method in Japan, Mr. John Kendall. Kendall''s gift is in large part his ability to bring the concepts and practicalities of the Suzuki Method to the doorstep of the American private and classroom teacher in language that can be readily understood. The author takes a stab at clearing up the misconceptions sometimes applied to Suzuki, among them: Teaching en masse, playing with recordings, and a magic formula. The booklet provides a succinct set of ten key factors in the Talent Education process: begin at an early age * regular listening * lessons are private * parents help with practice * all music is memorized * note reading is introduced later * all students follow the same sequence of pieces * carefully selected music * cooperation, not competition, is the motivation * flexibility and freedom of movement. .,. some totality of understanding -- some vision of the basic concepts -- is essent |
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Tales for Transformation $11.95 In 1768, at the age of nineteen, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe began to study hermetic literature. This exploration had a huge impact on the early aesthetic education of Europe''s great man of letters, the last renaissance titan. In the years that followed, Goethe immersed himself in the hermetic tradition, and even set up an alchemic laboratory and attempted to make an elixir of immortality. Although he eventually gave up his alchemical experiments, he was to believe in the validity of the Great Work for the rest of his life.Alchemic symbolism is prominent in many of Goethe''s works, and it is particularly abundant in the tales of self-mastery and transformation presented in this collection. Included here are new translations of Fairy Tale ( Marchen ), Goethe''s alchemical allegory; The Counselor and The New Melusina, stories of temptation and the tests of love; The Good Woman, a curious discourse on aesthetics and the rights of women; and the lyrical prose masterpiece Novelle. Here also for the first time in English is The Magical Flute, Goethe''s sequel to Mozart''s opera, with themes of initiation, the magical power of music, and liberated genius. |
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Teaching Music Through Performing Marches $39.5 Part of the bestselling Teaching Music through Performance series, this much-needed volume explores the often overlooked, ignored, and sometimes poorly-played genre of traditional marches.Insightful chapters filled with the rich knowledge and experience of a professional military bandsman and music educator, combined with one-of-a-kind resource guides to the best marches ever composed, make this book a must-have for all band directors!There is a huge diversity to the marches covered in this book, including the golden age of bands, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the quicksteps of composers like John Philip Sousa, Henry Fillmore, Alex F. Lithgow, Fred Jewell, and others.Teaching Music through Performing Marches is divided into two parts, the first written by Carl Chevallard, author, clinician, and director of the U.S. Air Force Academy Band. In nine thorough chapters, Chevallard makes the case that Marches are Music! He considers the march horizontally (form, phrasing, meter, rhythm, and tempo), vertically (interplay of musical elements and musical leadership), and three-dimensionally (from the audience's perspective), all helping to reveal a greater musicality in the art form.The second half of the book offers complete analysis of 50 of the most significant marches ever composed, in the best tradition of the Teaching Music series. These Resource Guides' include information about the composer, the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, important musical elements, and suggested references.A complete compact disc recording of all 50 marches is also available separately, recorded by Eugene Migliaro Corporon and the North Texas Wind Symphony.The first of its kind, Teaching Music through Performing Marches is a major contribution to the field of music education. This hardcover book is 476 pages long. |
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Teaching Music in the Twenty-First Century $138.52 Special features set this book apart: 1. Goals and Objectives and suggested skill hierarchies are given for each approach in four levels--early elementary, upper elementary, middle school-high school, and university. 2. Detailed teaching techniques show how to use each method at each level. 3. Sample lesson plans include numerous musical examples. 4. National Standards are described and discussed. 5. Suggestions are given for appropriate use of technology in the study of music. 6. The four methods are compared in their approach to creating, moving, singing and playing, musical reading and writing, and performing and listening. 7. A brief history of music education in North America relates the acceptance and spread of these four approaches. |
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The Arts in Children's Lives: Aesthetic Education in Early Childhood $95.01 The purpose of this book is to unify the arts into a holistic concept of aesthetic education for young children. The book''s aims are: to convince teachers that the arts are for everyone--and essential to the daily curriculum; to show teachers how the arts build children''s interest, motivation and learning in all subject areas; to demonstrate how teachers can draw on a wide array of arts resources to enrich their curriculum; and to address the developmentally appropriateness of arts activities and show how they support the goals of multicultural education. This book provides many examples of teachers who designed an arts-based curriculum and offers practical, concrete suggestions about evaluating children''s growth in key areas of the arts: music and movement, art and craft, play and enactment. For professionals involved in the arts education of young children. |
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The Early Childhood Curriculum $37.95 Hailed as a tremendous value by Young Children and informative and provocative by Educational Leadership, this popular textbook has been an essential resource for kindergarten and early elementary teachers, curriculum planners, and graduate students in early childhood education for over a decade. Bringing educators completely up to date, this Third Edition includes two totally new chapters on inclusion and the multicultural world of the early childhood classroom ...an overview of current developments in the field...and unique coverage of curriculum-making, teaching strategies, play, reading, math, science, social studies, movement, music, and art. Once again, this text will enable educators to make decisions about what curriculum content is appropriate for young children by presenting the best thinking of authorities in curriculum content areas. |
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The Powhatan Indians of Virginia $19.95 Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance.Rountree''s is the first book-length treatment of this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history. |
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The School Music Program: Description and Standards $17.87 A forerunner to the National Standards for Arts Education that were issued in 1994. Recommended achievements and standards are provided for early childhood, grades 1-3, 4-6, 6-8, and grades 9-12. Information about the scheduling, course offerings, staffing, materials and equipment, and facilities music teachers need to help their students achieve and meet standards appropriate to their grade levels are also provided. |
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Transition Magician 2 $17.49 Transitions are difficult for small children. Whether it’s getting Johnny to put down his crayon because it’s time for lunch or coordinating a group to put away the toys, helping little ones to adjust from one activity to another is a constant challenge for the grownups who care for them, in homes, schools, and day care centers.This book is a practical guide to making transitions flow smoothly between children’s activities. The authors, all early childhood education experts from Wisconsin, use the concept of the emergent curriculum , or curriculum that emerges from a child’s life experience and interests. Their first book (Transition Magician) identified eight important kinds of transitions in a child’s daily schedule, from gathering for a group activity to stretching to staying occupied while waiting. The transition activities are centered around a theme or topic, which the adults would choose after observing the children’s abilities and interests. The second book expands by including specific activities geared towards toddlers and children with disabilities.The authors use a Magician’s Map to plan transitions. The theme is placed at the center; radiating out are the eight types of transitions; extending from them are specific examples to make each transition from theme happen. One suggested theme is Harmonious Hands . In one activity, the children make a handprint; the adult writes their name on it and uses it as an attendance marker at the beginning of a day or group time. The prints can be used for stretching, to help manage waiting, or to say good-bye. Another strategy is to have a Handy Glove Beanbag for each child to use in a movement activity–place it on differentparts of their bodies, move and shake it to music, manipulate it following adult direction. The beanbags can also be used to help children gather and settle, in passing games, and as sensory props for disabled children.The book gives clear instructions, encouraging illustrations, and m |
