Classroom Keyboard: Play and Create Melodies with Chords
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1475835426 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Patricia Melcher Bissell received BM and MM degrees in piano and composition from Peabody Conservatory and Yale University, and she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Bissell has been a keyboard class teacher at Gateway Community College in New Haven, CT since 2004, taught K-12 music in suburban and inn
(Scott C. A special feature of the book is the inclusion of composition activities enabling students to make the music their own. The authors provide students with the tools for understanding chords, patterns, and scales while they are developing their performance skills. (John Kratus, Ph.D., Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI) . I applaud in particular her use of authentic musical examples and emphasis on improvisation through aural understanding. The inclusion and explanation of how chord progressions work in music, often absent in more traditional piano instructional methods, is especially useful for teachers who desire to include composition, improvisation, and aural musicianship into their pedagogy. Teachers who incorporate this book into their keyboard classes — not to mentio
This book will facilitate meeting the Core Music Standards for grades 5 through 8, and the novice/intermediate Harmonizing Instruments Strand.