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Ready to Read Music
Sequential Lessons in Music Reading Readiness
By Jay Althouse
Comb Bound Book
Grade: 4 & up
Item: 00-21835
$26.99
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Description
Don't ask your students to read music until they are "ready to read music." This 100% reproducible book is packed with four sequential units of eight lessons each, all designed to prepare your students to read music. Most of the lessons are followed by a page of exercises, ideal for student assessment. And, as a bonus, you will find page after page of large, reproducible music symbols---great for bulletin boards and flash-card learning. Choose the Digital Download option to purchase as a PDF. Great activities for remote teaching / distance learning. Recommended for grades four and up.
Contents
Title | |
Introduction | |
Unit 1 -- Staff, Clefs, Notes | |
1. The Staff | |
2. Treble Clef | |
3. Bass Clef | |
4. Notes | |
5. Whole Note | |
6. Half Note | |
7. Quarter Note | |
8. Eighth Note | |
Unit 2 -- Rhythm | |
1. Rests | |
2. Whole Rest and Half Rest | |
3. Quarter Rest and Eighth Rest | |
4. Barlines and Measures | |
5. Beats | |
6. Time Signature | |
7. Dots | |
8. Ties | |
Unit 3 -- Pitch | |
1. Note Names in the Treble Clef | |
2. Note Names in the Bass Clef | |
3. Ledger Lines | |
4. Grand Staff | |
5. Sharp and Flat | |
6. Key Signatures | |
7. Naming Key Signatures | |
8. Natural Sign and Accidentals | |
Unit 4 -- More Musical Symbols and Terms | |
1. How Loud? How Soft? | |
2. More About Loud and Soft | |
3. How Fast? How Slow? | |
4. Staccato and Fermata | |
5. Accent, Tenuto, and Marcato | |
6. Repeats, First and Second Endings | |
7. Vocal Music | |
8. Putting It All Together (L'il Liza Jane) | |
The Symbols of Music | |
Review Answer Key | |
The Water Is Wide, a performance piece | |
Ready to Read Music Certificate |
Additional Information
Composed by: | Jay Althouse |
Format: | Comb Bound Book |
Page Count: | 120 |
Item Number: | 00-21835 |
ISBN 10: | 0-7390-3285-2 |
ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-3285-5 |
UPC: | 038081212265 |
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