Description
Basic Music Theory and History for Strings, Workbook 1. By Wendy Barden and Terry Shade. Published by Kjos.
Workbook 1 introduces topics in Music Theory:
- Placing pitches on a staff
- Organizing pitches into key signatures and major scales
- Writing rhythms and rests
- Organizing rhythms and rests into time signatures
- Describing the form of melodies
- Connecting written music to playing string instruments
as well as Music History:
- Discovering the beginning of string instruments and bows in 1500’s
- Recognizing new instruments
- Describing common characteristics in music
- Meeting some of the most well-known composers of orchestral music
- Evaluating musical performances
- Making connections to other people and events
Basic Music Theory and History is supported with audio tracks and visual files, accessible online. The audio tracks provide rhythmic and melodic ear training exercises and the visual files support highlights from the history portion of the book.
Also available: Basic Music Theory and History, Workbook 2
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