Music History & Appreciation

An Introduction to the world's most amazing music and its creators.

From spirituals to hip-hop by Blair Bielawski.

15 lectures from the TV series.

Donna Levene, rev ed. Children's books introduce rhythm, melody, form and style, instruments, dances and music history and work well for coop teaching.

Donna Levine, Deb Engle Baugh. Common elements of music and art make great coop teaching! 

Robert Gardner

Curriculum for the first 4 Freddie the Frog books by Sharon Burch.

by Sharon Burch.  An ear-and eye-opening way to grasp music & math concepts.

John Jacobson adds new lyrics about 8 presidents to familiar tunes, and adds choreography and a P/A CD for a program.

John Jacobson has K-2 moving and singing to learn coins, time, counting by 5's, 10's, and more,.

Michael & Jill Gallina.  SIng and learn states, capitols, landmarks, and geography! Great for coop teaching.

by Bruce Adolphe and Evan Polenghi.  A truly artistic blending of the arts. 

Pamela Vandewalker. Learn to conduct with 12 easy lessons to project or print, audio files, video demo, and reproducible students pages.

Mari Shay's playful introduction to music for ages PreK-K enhances literacy, listening skills, and social interaction.

Morton Subotnick. Learn how to make music expressive.

by Morton Subotnick. Hear music as communication in virtual games that break musical concepts down to patterns and levels. 

A Fascinating Introduction to Music and the Instruments of the Orchestra.

ed. by Jeannette Morgan.  ​Visit the web to explore a wide range of music topics

ed. by Jeannette Morgan. Explore the many musical web resources available for music appreciation.

Genevieve Helsby. Clever texts and illustrations are keyed to the audio for continuing engagement of the reader/listener.