Music History & Appreciation

by Robert Levine

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

by Bart Hopkin. Create simple instruments and learn about sound and music. 

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! 

Discover the world of wound and the amazing variety of instruments that create music. 

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

A complete instructional unit by Artie Almeida: flashcards, printable game pieces, guided listening activities, musical examples, website lessons, and more! 

The symphony orchestra comes alive in sight and sound with this interactive CD.

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

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.

Genevieve Helsby, illus. by Karin Eklund. A little green troll guides us through the orchestra, with music cued to the text. 

Genevieve Helsby & Jason Chapman.  An intriguing cartoon-style overview of classical music with 26-selections.

 Teaching Jazz to All Ages by Doug Goodkin