Musical Instruments Of The World, Grades 5 - 8 Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Take a musical tour with students in grades 5 and up using Musical Instruments of the World! This 80-page text explains the history and evolution of musical instruments. It also includes information on the development of music on each continent; percussion, brass, string, and wind instruments; and a discussion on symphonies, chamber orchestras, and other ensembles. The book presents information through fun activities and interesting facts for maximum learning reinforcement. It covers music terminology extensively and includes a glossary and answer keys.
Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Mark Twain Media; Workbook edition (September 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158037252X
ISBN-13: 978-1580372527
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 10 - 14 years
Grade Level: 5 - 8
On the one hand, I'm really excited to find some curriculum workbooks that relate to my child's primary interest, yet I find myself appalled by the first couple of sentences of the first chapter. "No one knows for sure when music began, but the historical record shows that it has been part of mankind's existence at since at least 1000 B.C. If the Bible is used as a historical document, then music has existed since at least 4,000 B.C." I assume those are technically accurate statements ("if" allowing for doubt) but they leave a totally wrong impression, one that we don't have good evidence that music existed long before 4,000 B.C. and two that we can use the Bible as a historically accurate document. Quoting from Wikipedia, "Prehistoric music": "In 2008, archaeologists discovered a bone flute in the Hohle Fels cave near Ulm, Germany. The five-holed flute has a V-shaped mouthpiece and is made from a vulture wing bone. The researchers involved in the discovery officially published their findings in the journal Nature in June 2009. It is one of several similar instruments found in the area, which date to at least 35,000 years ago, making this one of the oldest confirmed find of any musical instruments in history." We have possible other musical instruments that date before that. So, yes, at least 4,000 B.C., because 35,000 years ago is a heck of lot longer ago that 4,000 B.C., not because of what the Bible says. So now I feel I have to pre-read this whole book and the others in the series for other stupidity.
taught a survey of fine arts class - these worked great especially for a sub
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