Music for Little Mozarts Piano Course Curriculum
Materials and Supplies:
Deluxe
Starter Kit (Preferred Package for New Students)
A student who uses the Deluxe Starter Kit will have
the best chance for success because the kit contains all
the key components that support comprehensive learning
and make the course come alive.
Tote bag with a Music for Little Mozarts emblem
Beethoven Bear plush toy
Mozart Mouse plush toy
Music Lesson Book 1
Music Workbook 1
Music Discovery Book 1
Flash Cards Set 1
Compact Disc Recordings for Book 1 (2-disc
set)
Music Activity Board that functions as both
a magnetic board and a dry erase board with one side
featuring a grand staff and the other a keyboard with
extra blank space for writing activities. Also includes
10 magnets and a dry erase pen with eraser.
Starter
Kit
(Basic Package for New Students)
The Starter Kit is useful for students who have previous
experience and are not starting in Level 1, as well
as for students who already own some of the course
books, as in the case of a younger sibling.
Tote bag with a Music for Little Mozarts
emblem
Plush toys: Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse
Music Activity Board (described above)
Teacher's
Handbooks (Books 1-2 & 3-4)
The Teacher's Handbooks are useful resources that
outline all the curriculum concepts and provide suggested
lesson plans. Although the lesson plans were designed
for 45-60 minute groups, they can be adapted for private
lessons. One section of the guide features a teaching
tip or student activity for every piece in the Music
Discovery Book. Other sections point out the characteristics
of young children. Teacher examples for the ear training
pages in the Music Workbook are also given.
Music
Lesson Books (Books 1-4)
The Music Lesson Book is the core of the course. Students
are introduced to new musical concepts and the performance
of pieces at the piano. The story of Beethoven Bear
and Mozart Mouse sets the stage for music study
at the beginning and continues on each subsequent
page. Other characters throughout the book serve as
a springboard for introducing students to major composers
from the four main musical style periods.
New
concepts are introduced and carefully reinforced throughout
the book. Each page contains a fragment of the story
as background for each new concept or new piece of
music, as well as practice instructions to read to
the student. Many pages also offer helpful hints to
the teacher and parents for effective instruction
and practice.
The
music was written to develop finger dexterity in young
children and includes clever lyrics that will appeal
to the student's imagination. Accompaniments for the
teacher or parent are notated for each piece.
Music
Workbooks (Books 1-4)
The Music Workbook reinforces each concept presented
in the Music Lesson Book through carefully designed
pages for children to color. It also specifically
focuses on the training and development of the ear.
The Workbook is coordinated page by page with the
Music Lesson Book.
Music
Discovery Books (Books 1-4)
The Music Discovery Book reinforces each concept presented
in the Music Lesson Book through singing, listening
and movement activities. Included in the book are
songs to sing for fun, motion songs to introduce musical
responses to music, songs to reinforce specific rhythm
patterns and songs to aid in the development of musical
expressiveness. The songs are a mixture of familiar
folk songs and original music for young children.
Appealing
classical music, marches, circus music and adventure
music are used for music appreciation activities.
The music introduces students to a variety of musical
styles, tempi, dynamics, moods and feelings.
Halloween
Fun! Books (Books 1-4) and Christmas
Fun! Books (Books 1-4)
Each book includes holiday pieces supported by accompaniments
that evoke the sounds and feelings of Halloween or
Christmas. The student pieces are interwoven into
a holiday story of the adventures of the Music Friends.
Learning is supported with activity pages.
Music
Recital Books (Books 1-4)
The first section of each book forms a ready-made
recital when a narrator reads a new story about Beethoven
Bear, Mozart Mouse and their music friends,
and students perform the pieces in the appropriate
places. The second section of the book includes challenge
pieces based on folk tunes. These pieces require students
to listen carefully and enter correctly as the teacher
or a parent plays the duet part.
Lesson
Assignment Book
The format allows the teacher to complete the assignments
with a minimum of writing. A parent-teacher comment
section facilitates easy communication about the child's
progress. The clear sequence of activities will guide
the student's practice time.
Little
Mozarts Books
These fun collections correlate perfectly with each
level of the course and support the concepts introduced
in the series. Each book includes arrangements supported
by accompaniments and a story featuring the continuing
adventures of the Music Friends.
Little Mozarts Go to Church
Little Mozarts Go to Hollywood
Little Mozarts Perform the Nutcracker
Character
Solo Series
Each sheet solo features well-known themes from each
corresponding composer and includes interesting facts
about their life, in addition to providing rhythm
exercises and fun pictures to interest and motivate
students.
Beethoven Bear (Level 2)
Elgar E. Elephant (Level 2)
Mozart Mouse (Level 2)
Pachelbel Penguin (Level 2)
Clara Schumann Cat (Level 3)
J.S. Bunny (Level 3)
Nannerl Mouse (Level 3)
Nina Ballerina (Level 3)
Professor Haydn Hippo (Level 4)
Puccini Pooch (Level 4)
Flash
Cards (Sets 1-4)
Flash Cards reinforce concepts as they are presented
in the Music Lesson Book. Each card contains a musical
symbol or rhythm pattern for the student to identify.
Included on the cards are musical terms, keys on the
keyboard, notes and rests, rhythm patterns, notes
on the staff, steps and skips, intervals on the keyboard,
and melodic and harmonic intervals on the staff. The
back of the cards contain questions to ask the student
about the information on the front of the card. Answers
are also given, making the cards easy to use for parents
with limited musical backgrounds.
Music
Friends (Plush Toys)
The plush music friends are an integral component
during the music lesson and for use at home. These
fuzzy composers and their friends aid the student
at the keyboard. They are also the star characters
of the musical tales that guide the student through
all four levels of this enchanting curriculum.
Mozart Mouse
Beethoven Bear
Clara Schumann-Cat
Elgar E. Elephant
J.S. Bunny
Nannerl Mouse
Nina Ballerina
Pachelbel Penguin
Professor Haydn Hippo
Puccini Pooch
Compact
Disc Recordings (2-Disc Set for Each Book, 1-4)
Two compact disc recordings (sold as a two-disc set)
support the concepts introduced in the series at each
level. The disc for the Music Lesson Book includes
the narration for the story, as well as two performances
of each piece-an acoustic piano version and an orchestrated
version. The disc for the Music Discovery Book contains
all of the songs and the "Listen and Sing"
examples in the book performed by a teacher and students.
In addition, professional performances of all listening
examples for music appreciation and movement activities
are included.
General
MIDI Disk Recordings (2-Disk Set for Each Book, 1-4)
Two General MIDI disk recordings (packaged as a two-disk
set) support the concepts introduced in the series.
The disk for the Music Lesson Book provides an orchestrated
accompaniment (preceded by a two-measure count off)
to serve as background for student performances. The
disk for the Music Discovery Book contains orchestrated
accompaniments for all of the songs and the "Listen
and Sing" examples. The accompaniments for the
Music Discovery Book can be used to accompany singing
both in class and for recitals.
Achievement
Accessories
Parents may use the following accessories and books
as motivational rewards when they believe their child
has accomplished specific goals. These low-cost items
allow the parent to provide a tangible musical gift
to support the child's interest in music lessons.
Clip Pins: To wear as a reminder of
Beethoven Bear or Mozart Mouse
Sticker Book: To use for practice time reinforcement
or to indicate a polished performance of a keyboard
piece
Coloring
Books (Books 1-4)
Use the Coloring Books
as a story extension of the curriculum, for motivation
when away from home or traveling, or to engage a younger
sibling in a "pretend" music class
This
complete course includes:
Music Lesson Books
Music Workbooks
Teacher's Handbooks
Sticker Book
Lesson Assignment Book
Music Discovery Books
Halloween Fun Books
Compact Discs
General MIDI Disks
Coloring Books
Music Recital Books
Christmas Fun Books
Little Mozarts Books
Starter Kits
Music Activity Board
Beethoven Bear & Mozart Mouse Pins
Name Tag Frame
Flash Cards
Music Friends Plush Toys
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