Our family loves music. We have two guitarist, one pianist, a drummer, and our middle son plays the ocarina. Let's just say that we spend a lot of time learning and studying music and that is why I was thrilled to receive and review Music Appreciation Book 2: for the Middle Grades from Zeezok Publishing.
This set is geared towards the students in middle school. It is useful for all types of learners. It will be good for those who learn visually, or who are auditory learners, or kinesthetic learners. There is an activity for everyone. It will teach music appreciation and invite your student to learn more about composers and classical music.
This collection is part of the Great Musician Series and includes:
- The Student Book
- Frederic Chopin, Early Years
- Frederic Chopin, Later Years
- Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
- Adventures of Richard Wagner
- Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
- The Young Brahms
- The Story of Peter Tchaikovsky
- Peter Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
- Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines
The Student Book has 7 sections of 4 to 5 week studies for various composers such as Foster, Chopin, Wagner, Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and MacDowell. Your child will be reading through the biographies in the set and then they will be answering comprehension questions on what they read. The Student Book is full of other activities as well. They will be studying character qualities, vocabulary, and some basic music theory. Every page is filled with so much knowledge!
What I like about the Student Book is the Scope and Sequence and the QR Codes placed at the front of and through out the book that will enhance your child's learning. Most of the QR Codes will be used to play certain music from the composers. To use these QR Codes, you either use your phone's app or camera and scan it. You are then taken to a site with fun music or little videos that go along with the curriculum.
Your student will be encouraged to keep a journal (a spiral notebook or composition book will work great) that will correspond with the Student Book. There will be some activities in the book that require the journal, but as the parent you can decide to do this or not. I love that about homeschooling. We can choose what works best for our families.
Zeezok also offers a lapbook that will help to reinforce what they learning in the Student Book and biographies. Again that is sold separately and is something you can choose to do or not.
So far our daughter, who is 12, is enjoying this set very much. She feels she is learning a great deal of information each time she picks it up. The biographies are an easy read, but full of so many facts portrayed in a fun way. We have enjoyed reading them together. We know we will continue to use this set on a regular basis during our homeschool days.
Would you like to learn more about this set and more from Zeezok Publishing? I would suggest taking a look at their website along with their social media pages listed below:
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This sounds so exciting!
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