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INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC - New Issue!

The INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC is preventive pedagogy! It forestalls problems by involving students in the language of music so that they have something to “say,” (and they know how to express themselves musically) when they are ready to start playing an instrument. This 95-page coil bound book is brimming over with the essentials of music, involving students in:

• Hearing music (internally and externally)
• Personal expression through music (including interpretation, improvisation, and writing music – the best ways to develop reading comprehension)
• Skillful reading of rhythm, pitch, and technical with quick comprehension
• Effective study methods
• Developing musical memory
• Learning transposition skills
• Developing bi-level thinking and fluid intelligence, both requirements for musical thought and expression.

With these and other essential skills in place, students make dramatic progress in any course of study. Furthermore, they do not rely on their teacher to correct errors and to coach them in how to play musically. This allows each lesson or class to make definite steps forward with new issues and insights rather than marking time, or even losing time through corrections of errors and oversights.

The Introduction to Music remains a valuable reference book throughout establishing each student’s musicianship in the first several years of study. It is also the ultimate tool for remedial work needed by the majority of transfer students.

Part III of the Introduction to Music holds a large, informative pedagogy courseis now available for download.

The DVD Teaching Music...not notes! Is based on using the Introduction to Music with young elementary school students and with teen-age transfer students.

The Introduction to Music is also available bundled with the new 2-DVD set Teaching MUSIC...not notes! at a $4.50 Savings!.

View a short demo of the DVD by clicking one of the links below:

http://www.canyoncreekmedia.com/promo.wmv
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