My Music Journal

My Music Journal is a combination of nine books. Each book complies with both state and national standards for music education. The book offers a progression of learning-forms, activities and assignments. The inclusion of literature serves as a basic guide for elementary students, teachers and parents. It allows them a unique way to learn together. We have found a perfect way to bring both personal and professional relationships closer thru music. These books offer a natural progression. Offering a smooth transition for students from Kindergarten through eighth-grade. The textbooks bring the art of music to light and will encourage students throughout. My Music Journal engages students and gets them excited to learn about music theory and education. The author makes a conscious effort to think like a student in order to make the learning process flow. She has found a way to teach music without the normal stress and angst. The information is presented in a unique way, designed to meet the students' learning needs. Each student receives an individual textbook complete with lessons on music theory, music history, songs, instruments, and more. The lessons are presented in a logical order and have been categorized to cover eight primary conceptual areas. My Music Journal is filled with activities and puzzles to keep the student engaged. It is also equipped with written assessments and quizzes to truly gauge the students' progress. Students will learn music through several facets including: reading music from scores; identifying music styles and instruments aurally; and learning to play a variety of instruments. Each textbook is designed to provide a full year of music education curriculum and are categorized by grade level. My Music Journal textbooks are available at the following levels: Kindergarten; first grade; second grade; third grade; fourth grade; fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade and eighth grade levels. Overall, My Music Journal is designed to provide an entire elementary music education experience, yielding a solid foundation in music theory and education.

This 8.5" X 11" music book is for writing music interspersed with a dot grid page for lyrics or notes. Budding musicians and those wishing to compose will find the layout useful. Students of music will find this book a useful accompaniment for their music lessons.

The music textbook for First Grade is both a teacher and student edition. Both the teacher and the student use the same textbook. The teacher receives a curriculum outline and approximately 150 questions for First Grade assessments. Students gradually learn about rhythm, melody, tempo, tone color, dynamics, forms, harmony, texture, and style in each music textbook of My Music Journal K-8. In addition, students learn about music composers, music of other countries, orchestra instruments, sight-sing solfege, compose short melodies and rhythms, write music notation. Each textbook begins with a review of the previous years musical concepts to bring students up to speed. Check out the Table of Contents. Each musical concept, such as Rhythm, Melody, Tone Color, Tempo, Dynamics, Forms, e.t.c, has a set number of lessons. There are 36 lessons, which correlate to the 36 weeks of a school year. The first installment in the My Music Journal, designed for first grade students, will begin to teach students of the basics of music theory and how they are applied to create music. Students will learn the basics of rhythm and beats, introductory sheet music, such as quarter notes, half notes, and rests, and how notes and beats are related to one another. This textbook will teach students the basics of pitch and tone, and will apply these lessons through the use of singing select songs. Visual and audio identification of several basic instruments, such as pianos and guitars, will be taught throughout the this first course.From this first installment, students will also begin to grasp the basic concepts of tempo and dynamics, learning when music gets faster or slower as well as softer or louder. This textbook will begin to introduce students to vocabulary as it relates to lyrics, for example, chorus, verse, introduction, and coda. The students will also gain a brief introduction into music history and style, learning about music from several different cultures and time periods. These lessons will be applied as students will perform along with select instrumental and vocal pieces.

Perfect beginner music book for young musicians, composers or songwriters sheet notebook, ideal for songwriting, piano, guitar, violin, and more! Features: ★101 Pages ★Size: Large 8.5x11 inches

Our music curriculum for elementary and middle school students complies with state and national standards, and it has been adopted in many states across the United States. The music textbook for Fourth Grade is both a teacher and student edition. Both the teacher and the student use the same textbook. The teacher receives a curriculum outline and approximately 150 questions for Fourth Grade assessments.Students gradually learn about rhythm, melody, tempo, tone color, dynamics, forms, harmony, texture, and style in each music textbook of My Music Journal K-8. In addition, students learn about music composers, music of other countries, orchestra instruments, sight-sing solfege, compose short melodies and rhythms, write music notation. Each textbook begins with a review of the previous years musical concepts to bring students up to speed.Check out the Table of Contents. Each musical concept, such as Rhythm, Melody, Tone Color, Tempo, Dynamics, Forms, e.t.c, has a set number of lessons. There are 36 lessons, which correlate to the 36 weeks of a school year.In this textbook, students will expand upon their previously learned knowledge of time signatures and meters, studying the differences in 2s, 3s, 4s, common time, and cut time, and learning to recognize these from both visual and audio standpoints. Students will learn the concepts of syncopation, upbeat, downbeat, triplets, ties, and slurs, and will summarize this knowledge with that of notes and beats to fully understand the concept of rhythms and beats. This textbook will teach the concepts of octave, phrase, and melodic contour, as well as learning to draw the melodic contour of a phrase.Students will be able to fully distinguish the difference between major and minor keys and chords, and will apply their knowledge of melodies by playing on classroom instruments, such as a recorder, from a score. Students will continue their education on musical symbols and markings, culminating in the ability to play simple pieces from a score. Basic chord patterns, such as I-V and I-IV-V, will be taught and students will participate in experimenting with these patterns to create musical works.

Our music curriculum for elementary and middle school students complies with state and national standards. The music textbook for Seventh Grade is both a teacher and student edition. Both the teacher and the student use the same textbook.Students gradually learn about rhythm, melody, tempo, tone color, dynamics, forms, harmony, texture, and style in each music textbook of My Music Journal series K-8. In addition, students learn about music composers, music of other countries, orchestra instruments, sight-sing solfege, compose short melodies and rhythms, write music notation. Each textbook begins with a review of the previous years musical concepts to bring students up to speed.Check out the Table of Contents. Each musical concept, such as Rhythm, Melody, Tone Color, Tempo, Dynamics, Forms, e.t.c, has a set number of lessons. There are 36 lessons, which correlate to the 36 weeks of a school year.The installment in the My Music Journal, designed for Seventh Grade students, will expand on the material learned in all previous textbooks to continue the students' musical education throughout grade seven. Through listening, singing, playing instruments, performing rhythms, responding to music with movement, composing, and improvising, students in seventh grade gain a deeper understanding of the elements of music. As students read and write increasingly complicated music notation, they continue their exploration of music theory. Students exhibit knowledge of the connections between music and history, culture, technology, and other knowledge domains through musical experiences.Students will identify melodic patterns containing steps, skips, and leaps when reading music will read and notate rhythmic patterns that include sixteenth notes, dotted notes, and corresponding rests. This textbook will teach students a wider array of melodic information, including sharps, flats, and naturals. The terms largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto, accelerando, and ritardando will also be explored in this textbook. In the seventh grade, students continue to learn and identify differences in voice ranges and timbre: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass. Students will identify and describe the cultures, musical styles, composers, and historical periods associated with the studied music literature.

Our music curriculum for elementary and middle school students complies with state and national standards. The music textbook for Sixth Grade is both a teacher and student edition. Both the teacher and the student use the same textbook.Students gradually learn about rhythm, melody, tempo, tone color, dynamics, forms, harmony, texture, and style in each music textbook of My Music Journal series K-8. In addition, students learn about music composers, music of other countries, orchestra instruments, sight-sing solfege, compose short melodies and rhythms, write music notation. Each textbook begins with a review of the previous years musical concepts to bring students up to speed.Check out the Table of Contents. Each musical concept, such as Rhythm, Melody, Tone Color, Tempo, Dynamics, Forms, e.t.c, has a set number of lessons. There are 36 lessons, which correlate to the 36 weeks of a school year.The installment in the My Music Journal, designed for Sixth Grade students, will expand on the material learned in all previous textbooks to continue the students' musical education throughout grade six. The material in this textbook will continue to teach new material based on the students' previous music education up to that point, providing a solid foundation of knowledge to prepare middle school students for the next phases of their music education and achievements. Students will develop knowledge and skills related to the elements of music, the principles of performance, the connection of music to history and culture, and music's many interdisciplinary connections.Students will expand upon their previously learned knowledge of time signatures, meters, and mixed meters in this textbook. Students will continue to study triplets, tied notes, dotted rhythms, and syncopation. Students will learn to recognize diatonic intervals when reading music and identify notes written on the treble staff and the bass staff. Students will learn to recognize the repeated tones, leaps, and steps in a listening selection and a score. Students will continue to learn to perform a musical selection, solo or with a group, in the appropriate tempo markings like andante, moderato, allegro, presto, ritardando, and accelerando.

The music textbook for Third Grade is both a teacher and student edition. Both the teacher and the student use the same textbook. Students gradually learn about rhythm, melody, tempo, tone color, dynamics, forms, harmony, texture, and style in each music textbook of My Music Journal K-8. In addition, students learn about music composers, music of other countries, orchestra instruments, sight-sing solfege, compose short melodies and rhythms, write music notation. Each textbook begins with a review of the previous years musical concepts to bring students up to speed.Check out the Table of Contents. Each musical concept, such as Rhythm, Melody, Tone Color, Tempo, Dynamics, Forms, e.t.c, has a set number of lessons. There are 36 lessons, which correlate to the 36 weeks of a school year. The third installment of the My Music Journal series, created for students entering the third grade, will expand upon previously learned material, and introduce a wide array of new material. Students will expand upon their knowledge of rhythm and beats by learning to distinguish between the two and learn the basics of meters, including 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 meters. They will also be taught a wider array of rhythm symbols, such as sixteenth and smaller notes, as well as the corresponding rests. This textbook will teach students a wider array of melodic information, including sharps, flats, and naturals. Students will learn the treble staff, as well as the corresponding notes for this staff. An introduction to scales will also be found in this installment, engaging students in simple melodies using the pentatonic scale.Students will be able to recognize the markings of a score, including DC al fine, 1st ending, 2nd ending, repeat, and fine. Theme, variation, round, and rondo will also be taught in this installment, and students will learn to recognize these aurally. A wide arrange of music history, style will be taught in this course, and students will engage in a greater variety of solo and group music, including both vocal and instrumental.