A Christian homeschool Mom finding JOY in the Lord! Dedicated for His Glory to homeschooling and music education. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:00 -0600 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:00 -0600   The Nutcracker Ballet & Tchaikovsky Unit Study This new 2009 Version contains more lapbook materials and resources! Nutcracker Introduction Lesson Plan Tchaikovsky Notebook Page ~ General page for note taking on Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky Creative Writing ~After reading several versions of The Nutcracker, write a summary either about your favorite version and why you chose it, or write a paper comparing and contrasting two or more versions. Tchaikovsky Research Form ~ for use with Classic for Kids. Tchaikovsky Research Form ~ for use with Dallas Symphony Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Tchaikovsky Listening Page ~ for taking notes after listening to radio shows about Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky Mini Book ~ for taking notes; may be used in a lapbook. Ballet Slipper Tri-Fold Mini Book ~ for taking notes on ballet or dance; may be used in a lapbook. Nutcracker Ballet Vocabulary Blank Cards Nutcracker Ballet Vocabulary Cards with Terms Nutcracker Ballet Vocabulary Card Pocket   Overture of the Nutcracker Lesson Plans Nutcracker Music Vocabulary Cards  - use for flashcards or to make a mini book, print out on tagboard for extra durability. Nutcracker Music Vocabulary Cards 2 - different version to use for flashcards. Nutcracker Music Vocabulary Cards Blank   Conducting Patterns and Conductor Mini Books Vocabulary Pocket - to hold flashcards Vocabulary Notebook Page - use to write down vocabulary words, sentences, or notes about the overture. Nutcracker Theme Music 'Lyrics" for the Overture & The Sugar Plum Fairy, Celeste Mini Book Accent and Staccato Mini Books Note Values Mini Note Values Mini Answers Count the Beats Game Cards A - Easier patterns. Count the Beats Game Cards B - Harder patterns. Count the Beats Game Cards C - Blank to add your own. Count the Beats Game Pocket - to hold cards when not in use. Count the Beats Gameboard - This can be attached to a lapbook or file folder. Time Signature, Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar - Mini Books Note Durations Hierarchy Mini Book - a chart to fill in to demonstrate note values. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/745859/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/745859/ So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.  Luke 2:4-7 Some of my very first entries here were about a year ago. I had absolutely no clue what I was doing on anything computer related! Since then I have learned quite a bit from many friends and my darling husband who holds my hand and talks me through each time I get stuck (which is often). I'm fanatical about researching and collecting resources for all the subjects we study - music or other subjects. I usually go way overboard, have too much stuff, then have to choose my favorites. So, what should I do with all the extra great stuff I have found? So many homeschool moms and teachers have written wonderful lesson plans, ideas, games, lapbooks, etcetera, that I would still like to use with my children. I decided to make a collection of them here as some of my first attempts on a blog figuring I would use some of them each Christmas.  It ended up being a humongously scary list! Now that I'm starting to look through it to decide which activities we want to study, I thought, "There must be a better way to organize this stuff!" I have been writing many units on Squidoo since June - I am so adicted to using it because it is easy, fun, and colorful. I find I have an easier time adding videos and such, also. So, I decided to transfer the links over to Squidoo. I recently started working on this Chrismas Unit Study that will be a constantly growing unit! To make it easier to navigate than a huge list of links, I have tried to break it up into curricula areas so I could click right to the subject I wanted the children to study. I hope this will be helpful to fellow homeschooling moms as well as anyone else who might be interested! The old Christmas pages are still here in the archives from November / December 2008, but I will be transferring them over to the Squidoo pages that hopefully will be more helpful. Christmas Unit Study 1 ~ Math & Science ~ Activities and lessons for counting, mathmatical processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, calendar terms, time and clocks, budget, temperatures, estimation, measurement, compasses and magnetism, animals, astronomy, botany, weather, chemistry, and electricity. Christmas Unit Study 2 ~ Social Studies ~ History of the Christmas holiday, Christmas around the world, Biblical lands, Biblical occupations (carpenter, shepherd, etc.), geography and maps, and family. Christmas Unit Study 3 ~ Language Arts ~ Alphabet, phonics, reading and reading comprehension, creative writing, grammar, classic and new literature studies, literary centers and games, lapbooks and notebooks, and anything else I thought looked interesting. Christmas Unit Study 4 ~ Bible ~ Luke & Matthew compare & contrast, Advent and nativity teaching resources including lessons, worksheets, games, crafts, and lapbooks.  Christmas Unit Study 5 ~ Art & Crafts ~ Christmas Crafts & Gifts for Children ~ study artists and great art referring to Christmas, find a variety of crafts for your students to  enjoy. Christmas Unit Study 6 ~Music ~ lessons and teaching materials for learning about Christmas carols and songs. A Christmas Carol Unit ~ Based around the classic literature by Charles Dickens, this unit study includes ideas for all subjects, vidoes of various versions, and other resources. Christmas Literature by Illustrator - Author Jan Brett ~ Another one of my "way too much information" collections of resources as my children would call it! Lesson plans and materials to study several of the Jan Brett Christmas books are located here including info for "The Night Before Christmas", "Gingerbread Baby", "The Wild Christmas Reindeer", "The Mitten", and others. The Nutcracker & Peter Tchaikovsky Unit ~ A month long+ music unit that may be used in whole or part if you only want a small music unit. Lapbook materials are included. Thank you to Mr. Phillip Martin for the clipart.      http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/737076/ Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:36:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/737076/ Hello ~ I wanted to recommend the following site for music education advice!  Thomas J. West Music ~ he has some great ideas for students of many levels regarding playing and practicing. Very helpful articles! Best Keyboard Instruments - a review and information about Yamaha keyboard instruments!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/719710/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/719710/ Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Psalm 100 Joyful Songs Blog: A resource bank of music lesson plans, units, ideas, and materials that I have used for over 20 years of teaching music to my children, music classes, private students, choirs and instrumental ensembles.   Joyful Songs Lensography ~ My online home at Squidoo with links to about every unit I've written. Joyful Songs Resources ~ listings of books, instruments, and supplies that I recommend for my students of Joy Music. JOY Christian School ~ Our homeschool blog with units and lesson plans from subjects we've studied.   The Nutcracker Ballet & Tchaikovsky This is the newly updated 2009 version with more books and resources! Lapbook Materials Lesson Plans - Introduction Page Lesson Plans - Overture of the Ballet Lesson Plans - March   Music Theory: Reading Music ~ Links to music theory websites, flashcards, lessons, musical online trainers (really cool!), worksheets, books, and more.   Instruments: Orchestra Unit ~ a mixture of instruments and resources. Brass Instrument Family ~ Lapbook Unit Study ~ The mini books are here, but the lesson plans and extra materials are located at Squidoo (link is on the page). Keyboard Instrument Family - Lapbook Unit Study (in the works) Percussion Instrument Family - Lapbook Unit Study String Instrument Family ~ Lapbook Unit Study ~ Check out pictures here from my friend Tijuana! Woodwind Instrument Family ~ Lapbook Unit Study  The Flute - lessons and tips about the flute and playing it. The Clarinet - lessons and tips about the clarinet and playing it. Keyboard Instruments - a review about keyboard instruments and their accessories.   Music Education Resources & Links: Music Flashcards & Clip Art ~ where to find them. Music - Literature Unit Studies ~ A listing of complete units, lessons, and lapbook materials related to music from Homeschool Share. Making Music Fun ~ Great place for lessons and materials of all sorts! Thomas J. West Music  ~ Many great articles and tips on practicing and playing your instrument. One of those "small world" moments ~ the first day I was on twitter I started to search 'music education' to connect with other musicians. The first great one that I came across was Mr. West. It happens that out of the whole WWW, he and I live in the same hometown! Cool! 'Joyful Pamela' on Twitter Musician Humor ~ Jokes and funny musician stories of all kinds may be found! Awesome Learning Games ~ These gamesites for any subject allow you to create your own games for your students for online playing and review. (Whoops ~ don't tell them they are studying!)   Music History:   Composers: Jonathan Cain ~ One of my favorite modern composers and pianists from the band Journey! Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus ~ A lapbook unit about his life and music ~ contains activities related other subject areas. Saint - Saen, Camille ~ Lesson plan on "The Elephant" from The Carnival of the Animals Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich ~ A large unit on musical pieces from The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich ~ Part 2 of The Nutcracker Unit. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich ~ Part 3 of The Nutcracker Unit.   Christmas Unit Study Christmas Unit Study 1 ~ Math & Science Christmas Unit Study 2 ~ Social Studies Christmas Unit Study 3 ~ Language Arts Christmas Unit Study 4 ~ Bible!! Christmas Unit Study 5 ~ Christmas Crafts & Gifts for Children Chrismtas Unit Study  ~ Music "A Christmas Carol" Unit Study ~ Based on the classic literature of Charles Dickens, this unit study has lessons for almost every subject. Christmas Literature by Illustrator - Author Jan Brett ~ Lesson plans and materials. Christmas Resources (until I transfer all things to Squidoo) The Nutcracker & Peter Tchaikovsky Unit    "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love you rneighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:36 - 40 Piccolo - Creative Commons Photo - Copyright © 2009 - All rights reserved. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/710905/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/710905/  Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.     Psalm 33:2-3   String Family Lapbook String Family Lapbook Pictures ~ Check out these awesome pictures of the string family lapbook at Lapbook Lessons from my friend, Tajuana from Cross Rhodes Academy, and her family! String Lapbook Cover String Family Lapbook at Squido - Lesson Plan, Resources, Links, Videos, and More. Lapbook components and notebook pages are stored here. String Bible Verses -  Memory Flashcards, Pocket, Coypwork Pages, Poster / Puzzle String Vocabulary - open flap book to notate new terms. String History - mini book and notebook page to write a summary about their history. String Instruments through Time & Place - the history and cultural of strings. String Characteristics - a mini book and notebook page to list the family characteristics. String Instrument Mini Books - fill in with information about the violin, viola, cello, bass, and harp. Non-Orchestral String Instruments Who was Stradivari?  - Tri - Fold String Instrument Construction String Instrument Notebook Page - generic page for any notes you have. String Science Experiments - learn more about how sound is made! String Card Game & Pocket - use for flashcards, matching games, or Go Fish! Stringo Bingo Game - answer the questions about string instruments to place a chip on the bingo board. String Reseach Materials  - Mini book to write books and websites used. String Lapbook Unit Lesson Plans  Instruments of the Orchestra - tab book Click on "Music Lapbooks" to find other units about instruments, composers, and pieces of music!      Please let me know if you and your students enjoy the lapbooks, lessons, and games.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/707350/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/707350/ By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:8   Listen to this funny version of two of my childhood favorites! Sing a Song & I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/705298/ Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/705298/ Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.     Psalm 43:3-4  Mozart Theme Unit - Winner of the Non-Fiction Category of the Homeschool Share Blast 2009 Contest!!  I'm so excited!!  :D Thank you Ami and the whole HS staff! Thank you also to Debra at NotebookingPages.com and the "Let's Explore" team for the wonderful prizes!!  I hope people will enjoy learning about my favorite composer, Herr Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart! These are files  I have used with other units, but I thought would work well with this one, too. Note Values Accordion Book       Note Values Accordion Book Answers Note & Rest Value Chart     Rhythm Flap Books Music Math Game - Whole Numbers     Music Math Game - Fractions Count the Beats File Folder Game           Cards 1          Cards 2          Blank Cards          Pocket          Gameboard Time Signatures & Math File Folder Game Conducting Patterns & What is a Conductor? Mini Books Instrument Families of the Orchestra Tab Book String Family and Piano Mini Books String Family Lapbook Unit at Squidoo - Lessons, lapbook mini books, games, videos, links, etc. Brass Family Lapbook Unit at Squidoo - Brass Family Lapbook Unit mini books here. Woodwind Family Lapbook Unit  Lessons, lapbook mini books, games. Sheet Music Pocket   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/700851/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:44:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/700851/ Hi all ~ I've been moving non-music materials over to our other blog, Joy Christian School. Just click on the chalkboard in the top left corner if you are looking for the science and social studies information. Thanks! ~ Pamela http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/696526/ Sat, 6 Jun 2009 12:38:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/696526/   And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. Genesis 1:24   "The Carnival of the Animals"  Elephant Unit Study & Lapbook Here is an elephant unit I wrote for Homeschool Share to use with this if you like. My son loves elephants! "The Elephant" Music Unit These activities may be spread over several lesson times depending on the age of your child and how much music experience they have already had.   Materials: Music & Videos of :Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens Complete: Movements 1-7 Complete: Movements 8-13 Complete: Movement 14 Overture, Lions Chickens, Horses, Tortoises, Elephants Kangaroo, Aquarium  The Pianists Fossils  Donkeys The Birds  The Cuckoo The Swan Finale   Sheet Music: Free Download CD: Carnival of the Animals & Peter and the Wolf  Book & CD Set: Carnival of the Animals Book: Carnival of the Animals       Lapbook & Notebook Materials:  Vocabulary Pocket Vocabulary Cards Elephant Lyrics String & Piano Mini Books Composition Page Pitch Experiment Lab Reports 1 Pitch Experiment Lab Reports 2 Composer Notebook Page Composer Lapbook Mini Book France Mini Book Carnival of the Animals Drawing Book What is a Waltz? Mini Book Time Signature Math File Folder Game Rhythm Mini Books Rhythm Pattern Card Games “The Elephant” Music Unit   Music Vocabulary:   allegro – fast a tempo – go back to the original speed of the piece andante – moderately slow tempo of a piece, from the Italian andare – to walk   composer – one who creates or makes up new music form – sections of a song and how they are put together harmony – a group of notes which blend nice sounds with the melody melody – the tune of the song, the main, recognizable part of music ostinato – a repeated pattern, usually with a rhythm pitch – highness and lowness of notes and sounds ritardando – gradually slowing down the speed rhythm – different durations of notes put together in groups, some may be accented suite – a collection of musical pieces that are grouped together tempo – the rate of speed of a piece   ternary form – a three section piece of music, section A plays, then B section which is different, then A section again theme – a repeating musical pattern that occurs in a piece, theme may be varied as it is repeated timbre – also called tone color – the various qualities of a sound making it unique from other sounds time signature or meter – numerical markings at the beginning of a piece to tell how many beats are in each measure, and what kind of note gets one beat waltz – a fancy dance  for two people with the music having three beats per measure and the first beat is stressed   Vocabulary Pockets & Cards   Listen to The Elephant from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille St.- Saens. Listen quietly or with a soft steady beat tapping. Do not tell students the name of the piece, but do tell them it comes from a musical suite called The Carnival of the Animals. Ask them to think about what type of animal the composer is trying to sound like.    Tempo Musicians use Italian words to describe musical characteristics of a piece of music. The word for speed is tempo. Does the tempo of this music move fast or slow? This tempo is called andante which means moving slowly. Listen again and try to find where the tempo changes. It slows down a little in the middle (ritardando), and then resumes it’s original speed (a tempo).   Online tempo activity Tempo Markings Chart    Timbre What timbres or instruments do you hear in the piece? (Piano and string bass.) See below links.    Melody The melody is played by the string bass. The string bass is the largest and lowest sounding member of the string family. Instruments in an orchestra are grouped in families by certain characteristics they share. There are five families of instruments – strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and keyboard. Members of the orchestral string family include violin, viola, cello, and bass. They are all shaped in a similar way, are made of wood, have four strings, and can be plucked by the fingers or played with a bow.   To help learn the melody and other musical concepts of the piece, print out Elephant Lyrics to sing along with the string bass. (Yes, the lyrics are rather corny, but I was trying to stick concepts in the song in a way they would remember. My oldest child did this lesson almost 10 years ago, and she still remembers parts of my crazy songs.) This worksheet will be used later to discuss rhythm also.   String & Piano Mini Books Write down what you learn about them. String Family  Info, pictures, and sound clips. String Family Worksheet  Bass Info and Sounds History of the Bass Parts of the Double Bass Label the Bass Worksheet to use with above link. Label the String Family Worksheet    Harmony The harmony of this piece is played by the piano. Listen how it accompanies the string bass, and blends pleasing pitches and chords with the melody. Some musicians consider the piano a part of the percussion family because the keys need to be pushed to play. Others place the piano in the keyboard family (organ, harpsichord, clavichord, electric keyboard, computer keyboard) because of their similarities in playing and structure.   History of the Piano Video - How a Piano is Made   Creative Composing Okay, music detectives, we know so far that this piece of music is andante (slow), and is played by a low sounding instrument. What animal do you think the composer, Camille St.-Saens, was trying to imitate? What type of animal might sound slow and low? (The Elephant!)  What timbre would you choose to imitate the elephant? What tempo would you choose? How could you make a song that would resemble an elephant? Perhaps a trumpet blast could come from his trunk? How about a tuba, drums, or percussion instruments? What else would you use? Try to compose a musical piece for an elephant out of sounds around your home.   Composition Page & Directions    Pitch Pitch is how high or low a note sounds. Large instruments make the slowest sound waves and the lowest sounds. Smaller instruments have faster sound waves and sound higher. Does the string bass have a high or low pitch? What about the piano? The piano contains both high and low pitches. The inside of a piano has several sized strings. Each size makes a different pitch – small strings higher, long strings lower.   A fancier definition is “a tone or sound determined by the frequency of vibration of the sound waves reaching the ear: the greater the frequency, the higher the pitch” (yourdictionary.com). Older students may want to research the physics of sound or physiology of the ear.   Science related activities –Pitch Experiment Lap Reports 1  Wrap several sizes and widths of rubber bands around a shoebox. Students can play their “violins” by plucking the bands. Discuss the sizes of the rubber bands and their pitch. Why do the different sizes and widths of rubber bands make numerous pitches? Can we change the pitch of each rubber band by tightening or loosening the band?   Pitch Experiment Lab Reports 2 to take notes if you want to do the following projects. I highly recommend this one - very nice sound explanations, 3 easy sound experiments. Energy in the Air – How Sound is Made     Fun Online Pitch Activity Composer Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was a French composer from the Romantic period of music. He composed Le Carnaval des Animaux – The Carnival of the Animals in 1886. L’Elephant – The Elephant is just one of the songs in the suite. Research the composer, the suite, the Romantic Period of music, France, and the French language using the following links.   Saint-Saens Notebook Page Composer, Romantic Period Music, & France Lapbook Mini Books Carnival of the Animals Drawing Book   Carnival of the Animals Information Saint-Saens Biography Saint-Saens Biography Biography  Links to hear his pieces. Romantic Period Music Where is France Shutterfold for Lapbooks Flag & Map here also. Map of France French Theme Page Animals in French   Meter Listen to the piece and clap a steady beat to it. Sing lyrics also if they feel the beat, do not sing if you do not feel they have a consistent beat. Lead the children to tap their hands on their lap on beat one, and to clap hands on beats two and three. Listen another time and sing the lyrics and / or count 1 – 2 – 3,  1 – 2 – 3 throughout. Meter is the specific amount of beats per measure to help musicians count and play together. Another name for meter is ‘time signature’. Meter is marked for musicians at the beginning of a piece with two numbers such as:   2              3             4 4              4             4   The top number represents the amount of beats that belong in each measure (“the notes or rests, or both, contained between two vertical lines on the staff”). The vertical lines that separate the measures are called bar lines. They help break the music up into smaller parts that are easier to count. The bottom number represents what type of note receives one beat. In most songs, a quarter note plays for one beat notated by the 4 on the bottom. A quarter note can receive other amounts of beats if the bottom number is different. The Elephant has 3/4 time signature. Point out the dance-like quality of the piece. A dance that has three beats in a measure (one strong and two weak beats) is called a waltz. You may want to find a video of people waltzing to show them the style.   What is a Waltz? Mini Book Beats and Meter    Rhythm Written notes and rhythms have different values so musicians know how long to play each one. Notes and rests are assigned an amount of beats. Beats can be fast or slow, but are usually steady throughout a piece. For notes and rests in the following minis and games, the beats are as follows:              h = 2 =i  q   = 1 = g                                   e = ½ = N   Rhythm Mini Books Time Signature Math File Folder Game Rhythm Pattern Card Games Online Rhythm Activity   Form Form is the different sections of a piece of music, and how they are arranged or put in order. Try to hear how many sections are in the piece (3). The first and third sections that are the same will be called the “A Section”. The middle part sounds different so it is called the “B Section”. Put together, the form of L’Elephant is “ABA”. When the pieces are put together in this order, it is called ternary form. Young children may enjoy “feeling” the form by singing on the A section, waltzing like an elephant on the B section – take a giant elephant step on beat one, swing your trunk (arms) on beats two and three – and singing again on the last A section.   Supplemental Resources: The Carnival of the Animals Chart The Carnival of the Animals Listening Chart The Carnival of the Animals Unit 1 Page 5 & 6 have great animal poems that are sometimes read to the audience at performances of 'Carnival'. The Carnival of the Animals Unit 2 Science based The Carnival of the Animals Unit 3a  Lesson Plans The Carnival of the Animals Unit 3b  Lesson & Sound clips The Carnival of the Animals Unit 4 Lesson Plan The Carnival of the Animals Unit 5 Simple instrumental accompaniments for children to play. The Carnival of the Animals Unit 6  (Foreign Language Resources) Animal Games in French Animal Flashcards Animal French Card Game Music Worksheets   The elephant is God's largest land mammal still on the earth. What an amazing creature He created! Thank you, God!   This is the first of the "Carnival of the Animals" music lesson plans. The other animals will be added through the spring.   Please leave a comment or two what you think about the lesson.     Thanks and may God bless you!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/673723/ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:38:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/673723/ Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn - shout for joy before the LORD, the King! Psalm 98:6   Brass Family Lapbook       Brass Family Lapbook Cover   Brass Family Lapbook Unit  at Squidoo - Complete Unit! Lesson plans, answers to mini books and notebook pages, websites, materials, videos, and more! Brass Instruments Mini Books - Includes: Trumpet, Bugle, Cornet, French Horn, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Mellophone, Baritone, Euphonium, Tuba, & Sousaphone. Fill in with information about the instrument:    Brass Vocabulary - list terms and definitions you learn in this study.   Brass Instruments in the Bible - Bible verse flashcards about trumpets & ram's horns in the Bible; a pocket to hold for storage; notebook pages for copywork, and a poster / puzzle (cut into appropriate sized pieces for your child.) Brass Instrument History - notebook page and mini book.   Brass Characteristics - Mini book and / or notebook pages for notes.   Brass Instrument Flashcards - to be used for study, matching games, Go Fish, and others; includes a storage pocket.  Parts of Brass Instruments - Several mini books for study:  Valve vs. Slide, Valves & Pitch, The Bell, Embouchure, Mutes, Conical Bore vs. Cylindrical Bor, Saxophone? Is it a brass instrument?, Brass Styles of Music Science & Math Activities - Buzzing Brass Mouthpiece, Experience Vibration, How Hearing Wroks, Brass Measurement, Metallic Elements, Brass Mouthpieces, Science & Math Notebook Brass Instruments Over Time - an accordion book to record changes in brass instruments throughout history. Brass Instrument Game Brass Research Materials - mini books to record you computer sites and books used in the unit.   Brass - Extra Graphics - use to decorate your notebook or lapbook. Enjoy the wonderful sounds of brass instruments! Please let me know if you use part or all of these or send me a picture of your work! Thanks and blessings! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/661088/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/661088/