Music Resources

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Primary Resources

Experts and Musicians

• Cellist
• Champaign-Urbana Percussion Ensemble
• Champaign-Urbana String Quartet
• Conductor
• Drum Group (Korean)
• Flutist
• French horn player
• Guitarist
• Hand Chime Expert
• Harmonium and Tablas musicians
• Keyboard player
• Physicist on sound
• Pianist
• Pipe organ repairperson
• Violist

Hands on Materials

Field Site Visits

• C-U Ballet Academy (movement)
• Jesse Brown’s home studio (create video)
• Piano People (piano store)
• University Place Christian Church (pipe organ and piano)

Software

• Inspiration
• KidPix
• Kid Phonics2

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Secondary Resources

Books

Lithgow, J. (2000). The remarkable Farkle McBride. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Martin, B. (1994). The maestro plays. New York. Henry Holt & Company

Mattox, C, W, (Ed.) (1991). Shake it to the one that you love the best: Play songs and lullabies from black musical traditions. Nashville, TN: JTG of Nashville.

Nelson, E. (1982). Singing and dancing games for the very young. New York: Sterling Publishing.

Sabbeth, A. (1997). Rubber-band banjoes and a java jive bass. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley Inc.

Weissman, J. M. (1987). Sniggles, squirrels, and chicken pox. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.

Wood, A. (1986). Moonflute. Chicago: Harcourt.

Wood, A. (1989). Three sisters. New York: Penguin Putnam.

Books and Tapes From Listening Center

Arnosky, J. (2000). Rattlesnake dance. New York: Putnam.

Moss, L. (1995). Zin zin zin, it’s a violin. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Seeger, P. (1994). Abiyoyo. Aladdin Paperbacks.

Tabak, S. (1997). There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. New York: Viking Children's Books

Trapani, I. (1998). Twinkle twinkle little star. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Trapani, I. (1998). The itsy bitsy spider. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Trapani I. (2002). Row, row, row your boat. New York: Whispering Coyote Paperback.

Witt, D. The wheels on the bus and other transportation songs.

Music CD:

Disney, W. (2001). Mary Poppins sound track. Burbank, CA: Disney.

Saint-Saens, C. (recorded 1988). Carnival of the animals. In The best of Saint-Saens. London: Emd/Emi Classics

Video

Heitzeg,, S. (1997). On the day you were born. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Orchestra.

Seuss, D. (1999). My many colorful days. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Orchestra.

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