Handbook

Students, teachers and parents looking for a reference source, new ideas, and guidance will find this 52-page full color Music Mind Games Handbook endlessly useful. When used with the Puppy Packet and Panda Pack materials, students will easily and happily learn music reading and theory skills vital for all music students. This handbook contains numerous photos, creative illustrations, reference charts on Blue Jello rhythms and hand signs, Cornerstones, intervals, solfege syllables, Curwen hand signs, over 150 musical symbols and terms, tempos, clefs, notes and rests, time signatures, cadences, dynamics, conducting patterns, names of piano keys, Daily Do, triads, chords, key signatures, scales, curriculum ideas, and 12 pages of game descriptions of 14 Classic Games (see PDF of one sample page at the bottom of this page), tips for teachers, tips for parents, and tips for organizing classes. More than 150 music symbols and terms are clearly illustrated and with easy-to-understand definitions.

Teachers and parents will find the curriculum guidelines useful to help decide which subjects to teach at various ages and levels. There are more than thirty colored photos showing a variety of games. Additionally, refer to the book Music Mind Games and the videos on this website for game ideas. The handbook was in preparation for 13 years and is in its fifth revision as Michiko continues to develop ideas on how children learn music theory. Many teachers have contributed ideas to make this a most useful tool for any music education situation. (revised in August 2011) 

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