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This clever, portable teaching aid is a
cardboard box filled with educational manipulatives for teaching
hand and finger position, keyboard geography, ear training, note
values, and notes of the staff. Along with an 8-page idea book
for the teacher, It contains a large grand staff with 30 die-cut
plastic notes for learning note names, a large one-octave keyboard for
coordinating staff and keyboard.
The rhythm component is a set of 16
rhythm cards sized according to their rhythmic value to arrange in
patterns on the blank 4/4 measure board. Cards include one
whole note, two half notes, four quarter notes, four eighth notes,
two quarter rests, a dotted half note, two cards of a dotted quarter
and an eighth note.
Open this magical box of music
manipulatives and students will learn to read in no time!
Suitable for group or individual learning from age 4 up. Box
is 15" x 12" .
NOTE: Due to the dimensions of the box, a $1.00 surcharge may be added
to the shipping/handling amount shown
during your check-out.
To see a 5 minute video of Lisa's Music Box being used,
click here .
Note: Windows users will require
Windows Media Player for viewing. Mac users can use
Windows Media Player for Mac, or
Quicktime viewer. Click
the appropriate link to download your player of choice.
KUDOS FROM USERS:
"My
first and second year students love THE BOX and so do I. It works
like a charm for note identification, building intervals and
understanding and experiencing rhythm patters."-Annette
Conklin, Independent piano teacher, former President of Indiana
Music Teachers Association, Chair of the Board of Music Teachers
National Assoc. Foundation.
"It's
amazing what simple cardboard boxes (can) transform into, coupled
with a child's imagination! From a television set, to a house, to a
treasure chest, to a fort, the possibilities are endless. The same
principle applies to...THE MUSIC BOX.
I discovered
these ingenious...Boxes during my student teaching while preparing a
lesson on note values in a measure. The students labeled them
"pizza boxes" and immediately caught on to the concept of
four beats to a measure (or four slices to a pizza). The
"toppings" or different note values, gave an engaging
twist to the usual method of paper and pencil... Students could
easily work in teams of two or on their own, cooperatively
challenging each other to be the first team to set up the ultimate
3D flashcards!
I encountered
numerous other venues for the infamous "pizza" boxes. From
naming notes and composing simple melodies, to solidifying solfege
syllables, every elementary grade benefited from THE MUSIC BOX. I
highly recommend this tool for any teacher who wants to inspire his
or her students with the innovative "technology" of a
cardboard box."
-Sarah Beth Erdel, 2004 Music Education Graduate of Bethel College,
Mishawaka, IN
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