I Write The Music In America (Set 2)

Step into the lives of American composers Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Leroy Anderson, William Grant Still, Leonard Bernstein and Amy Beach with engaging stories, fun facts, songs and active listening lessons, designed for upper elementary and middle school students. Have fun reading and acting out these age-appealing stories and performing a variety of musical styles with the original songs that accompany them. Follow beautifully-designed full-color music maps asyou listento full-length recorded orchestral versions of six masterworks: Hoe down (from Rodeo), Variations on America, Sleigh Ride, Afro-American Symphony,Scherzo (from West Side Story) and Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor. The Teach er Edition offers piano/vocal song arrangements, easy-to-follow standards-based lesson plans, and