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    • Student Guide Unit 5
      Cracking the Code: Reading Rhythms
      Become a Rhythm Wizard! Tackle music notation basics such as bar lines, time signatures, and note values. Plus Gino's Music Decoder, a guide to what's written on the page.
    • Student Guide Unit 7
      Recorder Basics
      Learn to hold the soprano recorder, breathe correctly, and play notes for simple melodies like "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au Claire de la lune."
    • Teacher Guide Unit 3
      Uniting Our Voices in Song
      Discover the instrument you were born with - your voice! This unit includes activities and tips for breath control, posture, and diction. Apply what you've learned to vocal repertoire, including "Ode to Joy," "De Colores," "Tideo" and a Carnegie Hall song, "A Simple Melody."
    • Teacher Guide Unit 4
      Getting into the Groove: Rhythm and Meter
      Uncover the mystery of what makes music "tick," including concepts like tempo, meter, rhythm, notes, and rests.
    • Teacher Guide Unit 5
      Cracking the Code: Reading Rhythms
      Become a Rhythm Wizard! Tackle music notation basics, such as bar lines, time signatures, and note values - eighth notes, whole notes, and everything in between! Use Gino's Music Decoder, a guide to the parts of a measure.
    • Teacher Guide Unit 7
      Recorder Basics
      Now it's time for the soprano recorder! Learn how to breathe, hold the recorder, and play notes between low C and high D for simple melodies, such as "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au Claire de la lune."
    • Teacher Guide Unit 1
      Welcome to Carnegie Hall!
      Explore the exciting history of Carnegie Hall and meet the characters of Link Up Beginnings. Lead your students through brainstorming and writing exercises.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Student Guide
      The student guide includes detailed activities that build musical skills (such as critical listening, singing, playing instruments, and reading musical notation), and engage students in composition and improvisation.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Teacher Guide
      Throughout Orchestra Moves, we will explore how conductors create musical movement using motifs, melodic direction, steps and leaps, dynamics, and orchestration. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with a professional orchestra, we will discover how the orchestra moves.
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