Music Fundamentals : A Performance Approach - by Phyllis A. Irwin

Kodaly 35 Lesson Plans and Folk Song Supplement Lorna Zemke / Paperback / Published 1976

The Kodaly Method : Comprehensive Music Education from Infant to Adult Lois Choksy / Paperback / Published 1987

Anything by Katinka Daniel is great!
Kodaly in Kindergarten: 50 Lesson Plans, Curriculum, Song Collection Katinka Scipiades Daniel / Paperback / Published 1981

For more Kodaly Resources click here:Nothing But Kodaly!

To the Top

Do It My Way is an outstanding book that integrates music and reading literacy. The book is written by Grace Nash, Geraldine Jones, Barbara Potter and Patsy Smith. This is a handbook for building creative teaching experiences. This book tells you how to teach the way the child learns best. Subjects that are covered using music, chants, rhythm, rhymes and more are, Language Arts, Arithmetic and Ecology.

More Songs used for teaching various subjects throughout the curriculum.

To the Top

The Acoustic Guitar : Adjustment, Care, Maintenance and Repair by Don E. Teeter / Paperback / Published 1996

African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Study of FolkTraditions (Publications of the American Folklore Society - New Series) by Cecelia Conway / Paperback / Published 1995

African Music : A People's Art by Francis Bebey / Paperback / Published 1990

The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker by Trevor Robinson / Paperback / Published 1981

American Guitars: An Illustrated History by Tom Wheeler / Paperback / Published 1992

Any Sound You Can Imagine : Making Music/Consuming Technology (Music/Culture) by Paul Theberge / Hardcover / Published 1997

Barney and the Baby Bop Band (cassette and book) by Mark S. Bernthal, Mary Ann Dudko Published 1995

88 Keys : The Making of a Steinway Piano by Miles Chapin, Rodica Prato

To the Top

Blues and Rock Harmonica Made Easy by David Harp / Paperback / Published 1993

Blues Off the Record : Thirty Years of Blues Commentary Ships in 2-3 days Paul Oliver / Paperback /

Boogie, Marches, and Ragtime (At Your Fingertips) by Frank Metis / Paperback / Published 1996

How to Play Blues and Boogie Piano Styles by Aaron Blumenfeld / Paperback / Published 1995

The Legacy of the Blues: A Glimpse into the Art and the Lives of Twelve Great Bluesmen: An Informal Study by Samuel Barclay Charters / Paperback / Published 1988

Classic Tunes & Tales: Ready-To-Use Music Listening Lessons & Activities for Grades K-8
This practical resource gives music teachers a unique collecton of lessons and activities to build interest in classical music, while developing knowledge of form, mood, melody, harmony, tempo and rhythm. For easy use, the 50 tunes and 50 tales are organized into 5 sections with suggested grade levels and REPRODUCIBLE activity pages, spiral bound for convenient photocopying. Sprial bound, 340 pages.

The Music Teacher's Almanac: Ready-To-Use Music Activities for Every Month of the Year
This is a must have for all elementary school music teachers If you don't already have this book, you need to get it! It has activities for special days throughout the year (even days you might have never known about). The material is well suited to any age and is well liked by the upper grades (which can sometimes be hard to find). The activities are easy to set up and usually fill up one class period. This book is a good investment.

What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copland, William Schuman
It doesn't matter what kind of music you enjoy, everyone can get something out of this book. Through relating more closely to classical music, Aaron Copland's ideas for listening to music will give the reader a better appreciation and understanding of whatever music they listen to.

Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Bebop by Leslie Gourse / School & Library Binding / Published 1995

Jazz Piano C : A Jazz History by Billy Taylor

To the Top

The Incredible Sound Machine : Unleash the Sound Capabilities of Your MacIntosh Computer/Book and Disk by Mark Andrews

To the Top

Skill, Content and Patterns

A Music Learning Theory by Edwin Gordon. 1997, GIA Publications, Inc. Chicago.

A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children by Edwin Gordon.1997, GIA Publications, Inc. Chicago.

To the Top

There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight by Robert Quackenbush (hard to find)

Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1991

Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go by John M. Langstaff (Hard to Find) Published 1991

She'll be comin' round the Mountain by Robert Quackenbush (hard to find)

Pop Goes the Weasel and Yankee Doodle by Robert Quackenbush (hard to find)

Baby Beluga by Raffi.

de Colores and other Latin American Songs by Jose-Luis Orozco, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1994

I've been Working on the Railroad by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Published 1996

To the Top

A-Z of Classical Composers ~ Usually ships in 24 hours, Peter Gammond / Hardcover / Published 1997

Afro-American Vocal Music : A Select Guide to Fifteen Composers, Frank, Jr. Perry / Hardcover / Published 1992

Getting Great Guitar Sounds: A Non-Technical Approach to Developing, Controlling, and Shaping Your Own Personal Sound
by Michael Ross / Paperback / Published 1989

Guitar Technique : Intermediate to Advanced by Hector Quine

The Horn Handbook by Verne Reynolds / Hardcover / Published 1997

How to Play Drums by James Blades, Johnny Dean / Paperback / Published 1992

How to Play Keyboards by Roger Evans / Paperback / Published 1992

How to Play Saxophone by Robert John Brown, John Robert Brown / Paperback / Published 1994

Instant Harmonica : Quick and Easy Instruction for the Beginner by Patrick F. Byrne / Paperback / Published 1993

To the Top

Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew by Hal Blaine Published 1990
Hal Blaine: One of the most recorded rock drummer in the history of the industry.

Jazz A-Z by Peter Clayton and Peter Gammond
This book is superb for referencing any Jazz and Blues musician or performer from the period of "when it all began".
Has wonderful information for spicing up your Blues and Jazz lessons in February.

Sing For Freedom by Guy Carawan / Paperback / Published 1990

What a Wonderful World by George Weiss and Bob Theile
This is a beautifully illustrated book based around the song that Louis Armstrong made so popular in the 60's. What a wonderful WAY to bring the spirit of Louis Armstrong to your classroom for Black History month in February. (USA)

Bach to Rock Introduction to Famous Composers and Their Music With Related Activities Rosemary G. Kennedy / Paperback / Published 1993 This is an excellent resource which comes with a cassette of listening lessons and there are activity pages which will help guide your students through the lessons. I have thoroughly enjoyed having this book.

To the Top

Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom, Lawrence W. Levine / Paperback / Published 1978

Bob Marley : Songs of Freedom Adrian Boot, Chris Salewicz / Hardcover / Published1995

Everybody Says Freedom Pete Seeger, Bob Reiser / Paperback / Published 1990

Freedom Songs (Puffin Book) Yvette Moore / Paperback / Published 1992

Sing for Freedom Guy Carawan / Paperback / Published 1990
I can't say enough about this book. This is a resource to end all. It has an incredible format, which not only gives the facts behind the song's creation but it also has many images taken from the historical period of the Civil Rights Movement. The story behind the images are worth having the book, the music is the icing on top. Do yourself and your students a favor. Make history come alive through this songbook.

Songs of Freedom Bob Marley / Paperback / Published 1994

'When the Spirit Says Sing!' : The Role of Freedom Songs in the Civil Rights Movement (Garland Studies in American Popular History and Culture) Kerran L. Sanger / Hardcover / Published 1996

Freedom in the Air: Song Movements of the Sixties Josh Dunson / Hardcover / Published 1980

Freedom Songs Yvette Moore / Unknown Binding / Published 1992

Freedom's Lyre : Or Psalms, Hymns and Sacred Songs for the Slave and His Friends Edwin F. Hatfield / Hardcover / Published 1940

Songs of Peace, Freedom, and Protest Tom, Comp. Glazer / Published 1970

Gonna Sing my Head off!American Folk Songs for Children by Kathleen Krull, Allen Garns (Illustrator) / Published 1992.

American Folksongs for Children by Ruth Crawford Seeger / Paperback / Published 1980

Folksongs of Britain and Ireland Peter Kennedy / Paperback / Published 1984