Classical Music Stories

Classical Music Stories innovatively introduces elementary-age students to the fascinating world of classical music. This resource comprises twenty sections, each featuring a different piece of music. By concentrating on the narrative qualities of the classical music stories, the incredible world of classical music leaps to life!  Includes stories of: "The Carnival of the Animals", "Cinderella", "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", "The Grand Canyon Suite", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "The Nutcracker Suite", "Peter and the Wolf", "The Magic Flute" and more.

Teachers can also use the cross-curricular approach in this book to introduce subjects as varied as social studies, history, art, creative writing, math, and science. Biographies of the nineteen different composers highlight the sections, followed by a variety of suggestions, activities, or reproducible worksheets. Classical Music Stories concludes with a comprehensive music glossary, as well as descriptions and illustrations of instruments from the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families. This is a wonderful way to incorporate music education into your classroom.  Grade levels 1-5, 96 pages.

Brimming with active learning games and reproducible board games, this resource offers a wealth of materials that strengthen basic music concepts and reading skills. Through these games students have opportunities to practice identifying notes, rests, and other commonly used symbols as well as notes on the treble and bass clef staffs. In addition, students learn facts about famous composers with trivia games and identify familiar instruments through bingo games.

Start the youngest musicians with games on the music alphabet and basic symbol identification and progress to reading intervals and rhythms with older students. Some games are made from common items while others need only be reproduced and mounted on file folders. Truly, The Big Book of Music Games is a time-saver for busy classroom teachers and music specialists who wish to create skill-based materials that engage children in fun learning experiences.  320 pages, Grade levels: 1-5.  Softcover.