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    • 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."
    • Link Up Beginnings Teacher Guide Unit 2
      The Orchestra
      Meet the composer, and explore the four instrument families of the orchestra, as well as pitch and timbre. Apply learning through Listening Challenges, reflective writing, and visual identification games.
    • 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 6
      Notes on the Staff
      Unlock the secrets of reading music. Become familiar with the staff, treble clef (G clef), note names, their placement on the staff, and the Three-Step Process of making music.
    • 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."
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