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Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School Level One (2nd Edition)

The Complete Classroom Music Program for the Secondary School

  • The Level One student and teacher books have been written to provide a broad, thorough and sequential music curriculum for Year 7 and 8 students (or any older beginner);
  • Uses rigorous scaffolding of the concepts, skills and knowledge required for a thorough knowledge of the language of music;
  • Provides a solid foundation upon which further, more advanced, music education knowledge and aural training can be built

Click HERE to see what the Level 1 Student and Teacher Books include

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

Did you know this sequential approach is part of a series? For middle years/intermediate students, check out the Level 2 material and for senior/advanced students, see Level 3.

Available as:

Student Print + PDF Pack: RRP: $21.95     ISBN: 978-0-9775597-6-3

Student PDF: RRP: $16.95     ISBN: 978-0-6480793-4-7
Available for download following purchase via website and/or access card

Student Online Lessons (Lesson 1-16): RRP: $5.00     ISBN: N/A

Teacher Print + PDF + Digital Resources Pack: RRP: $99.95     ISBN: 978-0-9775597-7-0

Teacher PDF + Digital Resources: RRP: $75.95     ISBN: 978-0-6480793-5-4

Description

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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.

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Level One Student Online Lessons

A smaller variation of the Student Level 1 Book exists in a digital format.

The first 16 lessons from the Student Book are available as separate PDFs. Each of these are interactive PDFs that link to videos, audio, and answers.

You can access a FREE sample for Lesson 1 here: https://zurl.co/oxT4 and the answers here: https://zurl.co/hmGY

Note: Access to the online lessons on the DSMusic website expires two years after purchase.

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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

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Listening – Teacher and Student Books

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Puzzles – Student Book

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Supplementary Lessons – Student Book

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Additional information

Weight 0.505 kg
Dimensions 30 × 21 × 1 cm
Version

Student Print + PDF Pack, Student PDF, Student Online Lessons, Teacher Print + PDF + Digital Resources Pack, Teacher PDF + Digital Resources

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