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Longtime Music Alive! customers have repeatedly asked us to make content from back issues available again. Well, look no further than the Music Alive! Book Series! We've taken some of our most popular article series over the years and added a wealth of teaching materials, creating valuable all-in-one resources. Each book includes eight reproducible student articles, reproducible activity pages (including vocabulary games, listening maps, and enrichment), and detailed lesson plans based on the MENC National Standards.


 
Sounds of the Cities     $37.95
Here's your chance to take a musical road trip across the United States. From the creators of Music Alive! magazine, this resource takes you to eight important cities around the country, exploring the unique sounds and artists that define them. Each section includes a reproducible student article and two activity sheets. Full-length lesson plans based on the MENC National Standards accompany each section, and all musical examples are included on the CD. Featured cities and styles include: New Orleans and Funk, Memphis and R&B, Nashville and Country, Philadelphia and Soul, New York City and Jazz, Detroit and Motown, Chicago and Blues, Los Angeles and Rock.
Classical Connections to U.S. History     $37.95
Explore United States history and its connections to Western classical Music with this all-in-one resource. Historical periods (and featured composers) include: the New World (Desprez, Palestrina), the Colonial Period (Bach, Vivaldi), the Mid-1700s (Scarlatti, Gluck), the American War of Independence (Haydn, Mozart), the War of 1812 (Beethoven, Schubert), the Civil War (Liszt, Brahms), the Industrial Revolution (Ravel, Elgar), and the early 20th Century (Holst, Prokofiev). The accompanying CD contains outstanding recorded excerpts of some of the featured composers' masterpieces.
Exploring the Blues     $37.95
A great resource that will help you introduce your students to this important American music genre. Topics include: Birth of the Blues, Early Blues Guitarists, Women With the Blues, The Blues Begin to Rock, Styles of the Blues, Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker, and B.B. King. The accompanying CD contains 17 great tracks from blues masters such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, and more.
Great Composers of the 20th Century     $37.95
Here's a great way to teach your students about last century's great composers. Featured composers include: Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Schostakovich, Aaron Copland, John Cage, and Leonard Bernstein. The CD includes selections from all these great masters—all the music you need right at your fingertips.