Music for Little Mozarts: Little Mozarts Go to Hollywood, Pop Book 1 & 2


Book Description

Designed for students in Levels 1 and 2, this delightful book includes 10 arrangements of popular music. Pieces are in pre-reading notation and include a duet accompaniment part for a parent or teacher. An engaging story of how the music friends compile a book of popular music for Clara Schumann CatÍs birthday present captures the student's interest. Titles: * Happy Birthday to You * Hooray for Hollywood * If I Only Had a Brain * (Meet) The Flintstones * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Mickey Mouse March * Scooby Doo, Where Are You? * Springtime * This Land Is Your Land * Winnie the Pooh.




Music for Little Mozarts, Lesson Book 1


Book Description

Lesson Book 1 is geared for pre-reading students. Concepts taught are: * How to sit at the piano * Correct hand position * High and low * Loud and soft (forte and piano) * Keyboard topography * Bar line and measure, Quarter, half, whole notes and rests * Repeat signs The first pieces in the book are played on the black keys. Later in the book, C D E for the RH and C B A for the LH (Middle C position) are taught with letter notes (the name of the note is written inside the note head).




Music for Little Mozarts: Little Mozarts Go to Hollywood, Pop Book 3 & 4


Book Description

Designed for students in Levels 3 and 4, this delightful book includes 10 arrangements of popular music. The student parts are written on the staff and include a duet accompaniment part for a parent or teacher. An engaging story documenting the music friend’s visit to Hollywood adds to the fun. Titles: * The Chicken Dance * The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini * Over the Rainbow * The Pink Panther * Puff the Magic Dragon * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Theme from Superman * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me).




Music for Little Mozarts: Teacher's Handbook for Books 1 & 2


Book Description

The Teacher's Handbook for Levels 1 & 2 of Music for Little Mozarts serves as an aid in curriculum development and daily lesson planning while providing information related to teaching young children. The suggested lesson plans provide teachers with a starting point to adapt this series for their own teaching situation. A special section provides helpful teaching tips for using the Music Discovery Book and teacher examples for the ear training pages in the Music Workbook are also given. Beginning teachers of young students should find the handbooks extremely useful.




Music for Little Mozarts - Music Discovery Book 1


Book Description

The unique Music Discovery Book contains songs that allow the students to experience music through singing, movement and rhythm activities. Music appreciation is fostered through carefully chosen music; Mozart, Beethoven and Sousa are introduced. Melodies to sing, using either solfege or letter names, help students learn to match pitch and discover tonal elements of music. Correlates to the Music Lesson Book 1. Familiar songs include If You're Happy and You Know It, Mexican Hat Dance and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.




Music for Little Mozarts, Lesson Book 4


Book Description

Lesson Book 4 is the last in the Music for Little Mozarts series. After a review, the new concepts taught are: * Flat and sharp sign * Tie * Crescendo and diminuendo After reviewing C position and Middle C position, G position is taught. All three positions are used alternately throughout the rest of the book, with flat and sharp notes incorporated. When the student is finished with Lesson Book 4, he/she moves either into Alfred's Basic Piano Library, Prep Course, Level C or Alfred's Premier Piano Course, Level 1B.




Mozart


Book Description

From the author of 1791: Mozarts Last Year and general editor of The Mozart Compendium, this international bestseller has received widespread critical acclaim. Entertainingly and authoritatively written, and richly illustrated with contemporary paintings and engravings, it provides a vivid account of the last decade of Mozarts short but amazingly prolific career one of the most remarkable periods in the entire history of Western music.




Music for Little Mozarts, Lesson Book 2


Book Description

Lesson Book 2 starts as pre-reading, then moves to reading on the staff. After a review, the new concepts taught are: * Dotted quarter note and 4/4 time * 4/4 time * Mezzo-forte * Staff and note reading * Steps and skips * Grand staff New notes taught are F and G in the LH and RH completing the Middle C position.




Music for Little Mozarts -- Little Mozarts Go to Hollywood, Bk 3-4: 10 Favorites from TV, Movies and Radio


Book Description

Designed for students in Levels 3 and 4, this delightful book includes 10 arrangements of popular music. The student parts are written on the staff and include a duet accompaniment part for a parent or teacher. An engaging story documenting the music friend's visit to Hollywood adds to the fun. Titles: The Chicken Dance * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini * Over the Rainbow * The Pink Panther * Puff the Magic Dragon * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Theme from Superman * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me).




Music for Little Mozarts, Lesson Book 3


Book Description

The music in Lesson Book 3 is completely written on the staff. After a review, the new concepts taught are: * Staccato, legato, slurs * Melodic and harmonic 2nds and 3rds * Melodic and harmonic 4ths and 5ths * forte-piano dynamics Bass clef C D E are taught for the LH. Students then know all notes necessary to play in the C position. Playing both hands together is taught near the end of the book.