Description
The Level One Student Book includes:
- a print copy and/or a PDF that can be downloaded via the website (PDF also accessible via access card purchase, for more, go here.);
- 44 written lessons covering musical concepts from beat and pitch through to Major and minor scales. Each lesson includes a worksheet with over 170 theory questions and aural dictation exercises (and aural training) arranged in a sequential order according to level of difficulty;
- access to Lesson 1-16 as online lessons
- 11 revision lessons – each designed to be set every four lessons (suitable for assessment or homework if required);
- 8 guided listening analysis lessons based on excerpts chosen from well-known orchestral art music repertoire. Teacher book includes all audio and video links to the works and information required;
- puzzles, glossary, supplementary worksheets and a great range of appendices are designed to support the main sections of the texts;
- reasonably priced (suitable for student textbook list).
- Note: Access to the student PDF on the DSMusic website expires two years after purchase.
- This is also accessible via access card purchase, for more, go here.
The Level One Teacher Book includes:
- a print copy and/or a PDF that can be downloaded via the website;
- access to the HUGE Level 1 Teacher Digital Resources Library, which has everything you need for music theory and aural training. See below for further information;
- ALL pages from the student book (with easy to use same page numbering system) and answers to all the questions in the student book;
- an extensive information section at the start providing suggestions, advice, lesson plan outlines etc to help you set up your full curriculum easily;
- each of the 44 lessons in the student book has two pages of “Teacher Activities” to support it. These pages include suggested canons, games, rhythmic and melodic activities, listening activities, activities for use with instruments and IWB/Sibelius activities to help you bring technology into the classroom in a meaningful way;
- access to Lesson 1-16 as online lessons
You never need plan again!
The Level 1 Teacher Digital Resources includes:
- a video for EVERY teaching concept in the book;
- all song, canon and game material referred to in the Student and Teacher Books;
- Creative and Research Assignment tasks (1 per term) including suggested extension activities for students with advanced musical knowledge;
- Written and aural tests (1 per semester) suitable for formal assessment purposes if required;
- All IWB (Interactive Whiteboard)/Sibelius activities referred to in the Teacher Book are set up as worksheets to save you valuable time and effort preparing these for each lesson;
- All links for audio and video examples of the listening excerpts, as well as aural training materials;
- Curriculum and assessment documents for planning and reporting
Click HERE to learn how to create an account on DSMusic, how to download your PDF or (for Teachers) how to access your Digital Resources
Sample Pages:
Contents – Student Book
Teacher Information – Teacher Book
Lessons and Lesson Activities – Teacher and Student Books
Revision Lessons – Teacher and Student Books
Listening – Teacher and Student Books
Puzzles – Student Book
Supplementary Lessons – Student Book
