Music

Compose Yourself

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You don’t have to know how to write music or even own an instrument to be a world-class composer. Created by the ever-famous composer and cellist, Maestro Philip Sheppard, Compose Yourself teaches children as young as six to play with music.

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Primary

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High

Content Area:

Fine Arts

Play Time:

5 min.

iTrack Dock Studio Pack

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Everything you need to record music on iPad complete with headphones, microphone and XLR cable.

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Pythagoras and the Ratios

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Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music contest, but first they must figure out how to play their instruments in tune, something that's never been done before.

While trying to fix the problem, Pythagoras makes an important discovery--notes that sound pleasant together have a certain mathematical relationship. When Pythagoras applies this ratio to his cousins' pipes and lyres, the result is music to the ears.

Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)

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Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennet chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized and awakened by the simple act of listening to the music of their youth.

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Middle

High

Length:

01:18

Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory

How the Beatles Changed the World

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Copies: 7

Fifty years after the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, it remains the most-watched television event in history. When the Beatles burst onto the scene, they charmed the public with their mop-top haircuts, their playful wit, and their sweetly romantic rock songs—igniting Beatlemania, an intense fandom unlike any before.

Author:

Martin W. Sandler

Lexile:

1160L

Christmas Sing-Along

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Copies: 1

This is a teacher's handbook which corresponds to the music cd Christmas Sing-Along CD. Book includes sheet music for Christmas Sing-Along song.

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Arranged by Paul Jennings

The Santa Claus Rock!

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Copies: 1

This is a teacher's handbook which corresponds to the music cd The Santa Claus Rock! CD. Book includes sheet music for The Santa Claus Rock! song.

Author:

Teresa Jennings

Sing for the Red, White and Blue

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Copies: 1

This is a teacher's handbook which corresponds to the music cd Sing for the Red, White and Blue CD. Book includes sheet music for the following songs:

There are Many Flags in Many Lands
America the Beautiful
Sing of America
The Stars and Stripes Forever
America
You're a Grand Old Flag
America, My Home
Yankee Doodle's Pony

Author:

Teresa and Paul Jennings

Songs of Peace and Joy

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Copies: 1

This is a teacher's handbook which corresponds to the music cd Songs of Peace and Joy CD. Book includes sheet music for the following songs:

Light the Candles All Around the World
A Time for Peace
Today is the Day!
Friends are Like Diamonds
This Little Light of Mine
Sing of Joy!
Where is the Peace?
Dona Nobis Pacem
An Old Irish Blessing

Author:

Teresa and Paul Jennings

The Ant and the Grasshopper

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While hard at work, an ant hears the musical sounds of clickety, click, chirrup in the distance. Come along as she explores this joyful noise. Narration and music by Chris Thomas King.

Author:

Rebecca Emberly and Ed Emberly

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:06

Music

Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)

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