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BOOKS, MEDIA, SOFTWARE. . .

·    ALICE IN VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS: The Music Game CD-ROM (AG003) - $24.95.  HomeSchool, Studio.  Alice walks into a magical Music Clock dropped by the White Rabbit. But the clock is broken, and Alice is trapped inside. The player's task is to fix the Music Clock and free Alice by winning in 12 different music games and activities.  Great music, many levels of activities.

·    QUICK NOTES Big-Note Flashcards: $19.95 Item #TC001.  HomeSchool, Studio, Group Set of 32 laminated 8 1/2 X 11" flashcards show a single note per card, which reverses to reveal a keyboard diagram and letter name of that note. The large size is a true aid to the eyes.

·  CREATURE FEATURE: A Musical Menagerie. Book and CD. By Jane Singhal. Item #JS001 $14.95 A musical and color-filled introduction to musical sound and symbol for 4- to 10-year-olds. Presents such concepts as tempo and dynamics, as well as some of written musical code. The CD contains musical examples of each concept along with the narrated story "Making Real Music". Perfect for studio or home.

·  Lisa's Music Box (LW001) - $19.95
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. 

·  THE MUSIC BOX, The Story of Christofori Book by Suzanne W. Guy and Donna Lacy. Hardback. Item #SG002 - $15.95 The Music Box deserves to be a modern classic in children's literature. With vitality, wit and charm, it introduces the magnificence of the piano in a most engaging manner .

·  READING MUSIC BY EAR Book by Cathy Williams Hargrave. Item #CH001 $12.95 This book describes the Mother Tongue Approach of The Suzuki Method as it relates to reading musical notation... Who should read this book? Suzuki teachers and wannabes. Traditional teachers who want to effectively help their transfer students who have studied with a Suzuki teacher. Parents who wish to help their children become good music readers. Pedagogy students. 

·  RABBIT-MAN MUSIC WORKBOOK SERIES by Vincent Fago and Julie Albright #VF001-005 $6.95 Rabbit-Man to the rescue for beginning musicians. Musical games and pencil activities are challenging and fun. They are also wonderful coloring books.
#VF001 Book One "Beginning to Read Music" (line/space notes, high/low, staff, clef signs, landmark notes) #VF002 Book Two "Learning the Notes" (note reading, from low F to high G)
#VF003 Book Three "Learning to Count" (explains counting, including why it's fun, and time signatures #VF004 Book Four "Rhythm and Meter" (explores the difference between rhythm and meter and introduces counting eighth and sixteenth notes)
#VF005 Book Five "Rhythm, Meter and Song" (teaches counting even more complex rhythms and uses simple poems to begin writing songs.)

· THE BUDDING MUSICIAN PART 1 (#BTCD1) - $79.00
ARE YOU LISTENING? PART 2 (#BTCD2) - $79.00 
or both parts (#BTCDSET) for $119.00 
By Brad Thompson, Piano Teacher, Parent, and Home Schooler. For students ages 5-9 with parent/teacher. These CD's contain a total of 43 lessons of approximately 10 minutes each to build a musical foundation. Good listening skills are prerequisite to higher level thinking skills of synthesis, problem solving and creating. Nurturing of these skills helps children to reach the highest levels of musical understanding and enjoyment .

·  Audio CD SET: Part 1 THE BUDDING MUSICIAN (Item #BTCD1) and Part 2 ARE YOU LISTENING? (Item #BTCD2) by Brad Thompson. Each part $79.95 or #BTCDSET for $119.00.  For students ages 4-9 with parent or teachers.  CD’s contain a total of 43 lessons of approximately 10 minutes each to build a music listening foundation that is prerequisite to higher level thinking skills of synthesis, problem solving and creating. Nurturing of the skills helps children to reach the highest levels of musical understanding and enjoyment. Part 1 gives an opportunity to giggle, play, clap, laugh and sing. Questions for the child are sprinkled through each lesson, and lessons can be repeated if desired.  By working through one lesson per week, you will complete the course in about six months.  Part 2 has 21 “hands on” and “ears on” lessons of about 10 minutes each in which the student and teacher/parent learn and practice three progressive levels of listening:  1) the sound level 2) the expressive level 3) the mind level. As they listen closely to the world’s great music (excerpts from more than 75 piano and orchestral masterworks), they discover how composers and performers manipulate melody, rhythm, tone color, texture and other musical elements to create beauty and communicate musical ideas. 

·  Software.  Ear Training Expedition Part 1(Elementary) (RL001)  
Ear Training Expedition Part 2 (Intermediate) (RL002) - $79.95
Ear Training Expedition Part 2 (Advanced ) (RL003) - $79.95
RLSet All 3 Levels.  SAVE $40.00!  - 199.95
Ear Training Expedition: A Journey in Building Musicianship This vibrantly colorful software series, now available  for Windows and MacIntosh, is receiving great reviews for its unique visual approach to teaching aural skills and the basics of music theory.  Ear Training Expedition is great for students of all ages, whether in classroom, private studio or home study.  This 3-part study of music as a journey in musicianship keeps students on course with captivating learning adventures that are carefully sequenced.  

· Composer Highlights: An educational coloring book series, by Leonice Kidd $4.95 each
Item # LK001-LK012.  G4G., HomeSchool, Studio
Composers include Bach & Family, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Grieg, Handel, Mozart, Prokoviev, Robert & Clara Schumann, Tchaikovsky.  The pictures and text on each book of this interesting series introduce twelve composers—their lifestyles, travels, difficulties.

·  COMPOSERS GAME by Jane Calder. Item #JC008 - $24.95 G4G This game contains laminated color information cards about 15 great composers. There are 10 cards for each composer telling where and when he was born, historical context of his life and interesting facts about his life. Instructions included. 

·  MY OWN MUSIC HISTORY Activity Kit by Karen Koch. Item #MHHS $45.00 My Own Music History is a timeline-based music history activity package to help students understand and enjoy Western music history. There are six timeline charts, which students complete with stickers and color coding. Colored repertoire sheets track student repertoire and performances. Ages 8-adult. Group or private use.

·  MUSIC HISTORY BINGO GAME by Barbara Rader. Item #BR100 $19.95 Columns on the playing cards are labeled with the style periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic (2 columns) and Modern. Includes 12 laminated game cards, 44 calling cards, and an illustrated Summary of Music History.

· MUSIColoRIDE WORKBOOK: Piano Basics for Children (5-9 years) by Eleonora Gabay #EG001 $10.95 An innovative approach to teaching and reviewing music notation, this little "workbook" is more like a "playbook" for students, as students place color coded tabs in an answer sheet to complete the pages. It is highly entertaining and self-correcting 

· PIANO BASICS FOR VERY BEGINNERS MagiColoRide Book & Clips by Eleonora Gabay #EG003 $13.00  A self-correcting, laminated alternative to flash cards and drill sheets, this clever little learning aid contains ten activity cards for reviewing note names, rhythms, and musical terms.  Users answer the questions by placing a colored clip in the correct position on the answer card.

GIFTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS...

·  PERIODS OF WESTERN MUSIC JIGSAW PUZZLE by Karen Koch #KK002 $6.95 110 Pieces. Measures 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 inches. Complete the puzzle by lining up names, dates, and a musical term associated with each of nine different musical periods

·  Concise SUMMARY OF MUSIC HISTORY by Barbara Rader #BR002 $1.00 Laminated 8.5 X 11 inch back-to-back page with illustrations and a summary of each musical period from Baroque through 20th Century. Perfect as a prize, gift, or study resource for students. Excellent for placement in a binder or separate use.