[Product Description]
A foundation for music creation♪ Includes lively accompaniment CD♪
"Teacher, It's Fun! 21 Beginner Techniques for Making Music"
"Where should I start with teaching music creation?"
This book is a collection of beginner techniques for making music using the melodica and recorder, designed to help teachers overcome such concerns.
During music creation activities, a basic knowledge and skills are essential as a foundation, and the activities practiced by author Jiro Hirano play a major role in building this foundation!
All activities are carefully selected to truly engage children and make them enjoy participating.
Furthermore, by using the included CD with demonstration performances and accompaniments, children can enjoy lively, rhythmic accompaniment and fun activities starting from just one note.
Suitable for introducing melodica and recorder, and for regular activities.
≪Sample pages≫
● Quick overview of common points!
An index that shows at a glance which items in the curriculum guidelines the activities correspond to.
● Choose activities based on conditions!
Indicates suitable grade levels, time, and situations for each activity. You can find activities based on conditions like "Activities that can be done in 10 minutes".
● Teacher’s words in speech bubbles!
Includes helpful phrases for lesson progression and encouraging children, presented in speech bubbles.
● Clear key points!
Highlights important guidance for teachers and what can be gained from each activity.
≪About the author≫
Jiro Hirano
Elementary school music teacher at Tsukuba University Affiliated Elementary School
Born in 1981. Majored in Jazz & Pops at Soai University. Research theme: "Dialogic Music Creation".
Focuses on developing thinking skills and communication through music, with practical classroom applications.
Researches new ways to utilize melodica and recorder, as well as integrating iPads into lessons.
Conducts workshops and seminars nationwide on music creation teaching methods and lesson ideas, receiving high praise.
Develops innovative practices driven by a desire to share the joy of music.
His engaging and intellectually stimulating teaching methods are full of hints for improving classes.
- B5 size, 62 pages
- Includes CD (demo performances and accompaniments), compatible with minus-one playback functions
- ISBN: 978-4-88409-204-7
- A beginner’s collection of techniques to help teachers start teaching music creation.
- Music creation activities require a basic foundation of knowledge and skills.
- The activities practiced by author Jiro Hirano are highly effective in building this foundation!
- All activities are designed to be truly enjoyable for children.
- Using the included CD with demonstration and accompaniment recordings, children can enjoy lively, rhythmic accompaniment and have fun♪
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