Music History & Appreciation

From spirituals to hip-hop by Blair Bielawski.

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

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,.

15 Unison Songs to Build Character and Integrity in Young People by Sally Albrecht & Jay Althouse.

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

Ready-to-use activites organized by months of the year.

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.

Four short lessons covering Dixieland, Big Band Swing, Bebop and Jazz-Rock  for Gr. 2-4 by Cathy Blair.

Ten short units covering Broadway Shows from 1900-2000 by Cathy Blair

by Bonnie Rossa and Brad Keller. 15 lessons on the history and legends of jazz.

Activity Book for Jr./Sr. High

The Impact of Music on the Movies... and on You! by Cathy Blair. Discover the power of music as you listen/watch/evaluate, and create your own movies! Kids love this!

An ALA Notable CD set by Ann and Ridley Enslow bringing colonial America alive through music. 

by Lois Kipnis, Kim McCord, Louise Rogers. Improvise to myths, folk tales, drama for cross-curricular learning, clear thinking, flexibility.

by  Lois Kipnis, Kim McCord, Louise Rogers. Improvise to myths, tales, drama for cross-curricular learning, clear thinking flexibility.

by  Lois Kipnis, Kim McCord, Louise Rogers. Improvise to myths, tales, drama for cross-curricular learning, clear thinking flexibility.

 Valeaira Luppens & Greg Foreman. 29 short units to help kids "understand music in relation to history and culture". (Nat'l Standards #9)