Rock 'n Raps Rhythm Tracks, Volume 2 (CD)

Add some sizzle to your flashcard practice with these recorded accompaniments. The accompaniments come in 8 styles from disco to swing and funk to classical. Recorded at two speeds - a moderate tempo for sight-reading and afaster tempo which can be used when the flashcard patterns are mastered. The Teacher's Guide includes suggestions for using the tracks with the Hal Leonard Melody and Rhythm Flashcards or use your imagination and develop your owncreative activities! Track titles include: Hot Blues Funky Stuff Sassy Rap Solid Rock Swing Machine Groovy Blues Dyno Disco Classic Cadence.

A Sequential Approach to Rhythm Reading-Here's a fun collection that makes rhythm reading a snap tap and a clap! This motivational classroom resource consists of over 60 rhythm drills and song rhythms beginning with the simplest patterns and progressing sequentiallyto more complex patterns. Included are 2/4 3/4 and 4/4 patterns with quarter eighth half and whole notes/rests. Syncopated rhythms tied notes sixteenth notes and dotted rhythms are also included for extra challenge inbuilding skills. The rhythm drills in the Book/Cassette or Book/CD Pak are reproducible for classroom use so your students can keep them in their folders for daily use or you can make posters or overhead transparencies forwhole-group practice. The book comes complete with teaching ideas extension suggestions and assessment strategies. Or for long-lasting value there is a Student Edition 5-Pak that can become part of your music library. Best ofall each exercise has its own contemporary backup track on the Cassette or CD. These professionally-produced tracks are orchestrated in a variety of contemporary styles and will make a terrific motivator for general musicclasses choirs or instrumental groups.Available: Book/Cassette Pak Book/CD Pak and Student Edition 5-Pak. For Grades 2-6.