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grace-ful
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10/23/2004 | posted: 10/24/2004 at 12:42:58 AM ET
Hi, I've been asked to teach Music Appreciation in the spring term to students not enrolled in band or choir. Can anyone suggest a good textbook or teaching guide for this age group? It will have to primarily be an overview as I will only have 18 class sessions with each student. Thanks!
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 maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 10/25/2004 at 5:02:46 PM ET
I would start with Silver-Burdett. They seem to be the most kid friendly.
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grace-ful
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10/23/2004 | posted: 10/25/2004 at 5:49:23 PM ET
Thanks so much. Can you tell me where I would purchase this? I apologize for sounding so clueless...I'm only teaching for one term and there is not a curriculum in place for general Music Appreciation. I haven't taught this before, so I'm shopping around for the best book.
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tsreed
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10/25/2004 | posted: 10/25/2004 at 11:00:06 PM ET
bravo brave soul .no worries . the best presentation is from the heart for example my passion is amadeus . so i teach my children life and times of mozart from childhood to death . briefly cover time line of music history , from wGreek beings what the 1st music sounded like to todays janet jackson dance all night use your favorite sounds or time period to teach it ....volia require a proper paper on a list of period composers ...two pages typed is ok for 7th grade .and in conclusion let the students write on what type of music they like ...great class wonderful age . Write your lesson plan according to composers and time line no book required ..you are the book "S"
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grace-ful
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10/23/2004 | posted: 10/25/2004 at 11:25:05 PM ET
Thank you for the encouragement and inspiration! I am a musician and a long-time substitute teacher, but this will be the first time I will have my "own" classes. I'm thrilled but nervous. Most teacher friends have told me to do what you did: teach from my heart and experience and not from a book; but the school district seemed interested in purchasing some sort of textbook. I also found an interesting website called "Essentials of Music" that has nice information on musical eras, biographical sketches, and good listening examples. Thanks again for your post!
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maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 10/27/2004 at 11:28:24 AM ET
Visit this links, also:
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/music-history.htm
It has stuff for history, theory, instruments, professions and lots of other stuff. Links to other areas are at the bottom of the page.
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grace-ful
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10/23/2004 | posted: 10/27/2004 at 10:53:03 PM ET
What a great site....thank you SO MUCH! I had not found it yet, and it will help me immensely. I appreciate your help very, very much. Take care!
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maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 10/28/2004 at 11:50:21 AM ET
no problem, Grace
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