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Title: Young Person's Guide to Music by Neil Ardley, Poul Ruders, Andrew Davis, Bbc Symphony Orchestra ISBN: 0-7894-0313-7 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book to start study of instruments!
Comment: I used this with my children (ages 2-13) in 1999 as an introduction to different musical instruments. We enjoyed the photos of instruments being played, diagrams to clarify details, and historical information on the instruments. In the first 51 pages called Making Music, topics covered are the orchestra, conductor, composer, groups of instruments (stringed, woodwind, brass, percussion, and keyboard), and chamber music. Each instument section includes how the instruments actually make the sounds and is correlated to the CD. I wish the CD tracks could have been longer and sometimes the track included several instruments playing. It was hard to just pick out a particular instrument, especially for the younger children.
The music on the CD is Concerto in Pieces by Poul Ruders played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Andrew Davis. In the composer section there are photos of Ruders working on this score, in the orchestra section there are photos of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and in the conductor section there are photos of Andrew Davis conducting.
Part 2 is the History of Music. We enjoyed an interesting timeline with historic art from 40,000 BC to 2000 AD. (Since they have so little information, it really starts in 2600 BC.) Major divisions are ancient, medieval, baroque, classical, romantic, and national music. A reference section on composers, musical forms, and a glossary of musical terms completes the book.
I didn't really care for the CD, especially now having listened to it many, many times through. I wish it could have more clearly indicated individual instruments too.
I think this was a good start in our study of musical instruments. The children were interested in reading from it each day (2-4 pages per day). They enjoyed the diagrams and seeing the instruments. The CD added to the book. I just think it could have been better.
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Title: How Nature Works/100 Ways Parents and Kids Can Share the Secrets of Nature (Reader's Digest) by David Burnie ISBN: 0895773910 Publisher: Readers Digest Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia by Charles Taylor ISBN: 0753452693 Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Timetables of History : A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (The New Third Revised Edition) by Bernard Grun ISBN: 067174271X Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 15 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise, Susan Wise Bauer ISBN: 0393047520 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children by Sally Stenhouse Kneidel ISBN: 1555911188 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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