Secondary Classroom Resource Books

A revolutionary approach to music theory! This state-of-the-art series of books and recordings is carefully designed to make theory easier to learn and teach. It really works! One of the many features that

This method was designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Volume 1 covers

This comprehensive method for classroom or individual study comes in two sections. The first section teaches chords and accompaniment, while the second teaches note reading. This flexible method allows

This resource is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to have a better understanding of the language of jazz. To successfully navigate this all-in-one jazz theory course, you should be

This updated and expanded edition of one of the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now includes blues, country,

The perfect text for any music theory course.  Covers the full range of music theory to modern times. Chapters include: Elements of Pitch; Elements of Rhythm; Introduction to Triads and Seventh Chords;

Teach Yourself Music History is a thoroughly enjoyable overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic,

Balance your music history curriculum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven't made it into most textbooks. Biographies,

Here's a complete music appreciation course in a single 120-page package! For each of the 22 featured composers there is a composer biography, a portrait, a listing of the type of music he or she composed,

This sequel explores the lives of 17 more great composers, including Schubert, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Stephen Foster, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Barber, and

Dedicated to jazz writers Clare Fischer, Bill Holman and Bob Brookmeyer, this substantial book by renowned arranger and author Bill Dobbins presents detailed analyses of eight big-band originals by Dobbins

This thouroughly researched music aptitude test for high school and junior high school students takes less than 20 minutes to complete and yields tonal, rhythm, and composite scores. The kit includes a

With his 12-string Stella guitar, Lead Belly sang out a cornucopia of songs that included his classics The Midnight Special, Irene, The Bourgeois Blues and many more, which in turn have been

This is an excellent general music resource for young people. Lessons and activities from some of Aaron Copland's more popular works, including "Fanfare for the Common Man" and his ballets