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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Sings Teacher Guide
      This program is intended for music classrooms. The beginning units in this curriculum introduce basic soprano recorder technique as well as repertoire selections that students will perform in a culminating concert. Further units explore the repertoire from other perspectives, including listening, analysis, performance, creative projects, and experiential activities.
    • Teacher Guide Introductory Materials
    • Teacher Guide Semester 1 Concert
      The Conductor now takes us from each of our artists' neighborhoods to Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.
    • Teacher Guide Semester 2 Concert
      The Conductor now takes us from each of our artists' neighborhoods to Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.
    • Musical Explorers 2011-2012 Unit 1: Rhythms in Syrian Music
      Two lessons: rhythm and lyrics of “Almaya”; rhythm, dance, and story of “El Hilwa Di.”
    • Unit 2: Rhythms in Mexican Music
      The Conductor now takes us on a journey from Morningside Heights, Manhattan, to East Harlem, Manhattan.
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