Help! I'm a Substitute Music Teacher (Games/Activities)

The Young Pianist's Activity Book is designed to stimulate the imagination and arouse a questioning attitude. Finding out about musical sounds and exploring the notes of the keyboard of a piano or an electronic keyboard are made into a game a kind of musical treasure hunt. The young player is asked to discover things about the keyboard and the music; to write down observations using colours and to experiment with sound.There are short original pieces to play which also encourage a different approach to the development of technique i.e. the necessary physical freedom to move around the keyboard. There are also the author's adaptations of orchestral worksby famous composers. The story behind the music is featured in the 'Read and Colour' sections giving a more friendly approach to the great composer. Here too there are suggestions for further listening.The activity book is not meant as a substitute for the usual primer or books of graded pieces but to complement them. The material is useful for the development of aural ability and improvisation aspects which increasingly form part of or are options in the national graded piano and keyboard examinations. Some items may need the help of a teacher but others could be attempted between lessons according to the individual pupil.

A Musical Play for Young Voices - Reproducible Pak (Vocals Lyric Sheets Dialog)-The Circus is in town and there's excitement in the air! But wait.. the Ringmaster has come down with a case of laryngitis and they need to find a substitute fast! Join the clowns jugglers dancing bears lions and a host ofother hilarious performers as they help one very sad clown smile again. This entertaining musical for primary grades will delight audiences of all ages with five original songs and clever rhyming dialog.The Teacher's Manual comes complete with piano/vocal arrangements script choreography and a production guide. The Reproducible Pak includes vocal lines lyric sheets and dialog. The ShowTrax CD includes the spectacular orchestration by JohnHiggins to help you create a super performance! And now...it's on with the show!!Available: Teacher's Manual Reproducible Pak Preview CD (full performance only) Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacher's Manual Reproducible Pak Performance/Accompaniment CD). Performance Time: 15 minutes. For Grades K-4.

Modes on the Mandolin: Improve Your Improvisation is a collection of exercises for the mandolin student to work through to better understand the fretboard and expand their musicality.The collectionincludes scales modes arpeggios patterns intervalic and rhythmic exercises and progressions. It will serve as a valuable resource and a supplement to but not a substitute for a good teacher. You do not need to follow thechapters in order as all of them will help you play and improvise over progressions.The exercises are tools to help you build muscle memory and musical ideas anywhere on the fretboard. Connect the physical with thetheoretical. There are examples of common tune chord progressions with ideas applied to them. By creating your own musical ideas over the same progressions you will find that the practical information given (exercises) turns intofunctional use (playing and improvising).Once you gain a better understanding of the fretboard you will notice more fluidity and creativity in your playing.