The Chalkboard Challenge | August 2009
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Every school year brings a challenge to raise student achievement. Preparing a sound, standards based lesson is a great start, but if you are going to make a lesson memorable it needs to be fun. Out of that one basic principle each resource that we add is carefully designed to encourage children to learn while they play.

Thanks for subscribing to this newsletter. We hope we can help you meet this challenge with resources that will energize your musical studies with exciting new lessons, resources, and printables your students are sure to love!

What's New...

Welcome to the Family
Wave Music Studio, LLC welcomes a new website to the family... MakingArtFun.com! It's free and fun too - just artsy!

Visit MakingArtFun.com.

Music Studio Management Software

Music Teacher's Helper may be just what you need. This web-based software program was designed by music teachers, for music teachers, to make managing your studio easier than ever. Easily manage billing, lesson schedules, communication and income tax records. You'll wonder how you ever got by without it!

Free Printable Sheet Music

Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret for Intermediate/Level 5 Piano Solo
The Mulberry Bush for Easy/Level 2 Piano Solo
On the Bridge of Avignon for Easy/Level 1 Piano Solo
Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret for Easy Clarinet Solo
Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret for Easy Trumpet/Cornet Solo
Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret for Easy Violin Solo
Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret for Intermediate Harp Solo
Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven for Beginner Harp Solo
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) by Richard Wagner for Intermediate Harp Solo

Composer Scavenger Hunt
The "Hey Kids, Meet the Composer" Scavenger Hunt is a fun way to introduce children to the great composers. Print the study guide worksheet and then head to the "Meet the Composer" biographies to hunt for the facts.

Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet

Make Your Mom Proud
Mom always told you how nice it was to share. Right? We've just made it even easier for you to follow mom's advice. On the top of every page is a Share! button that lets you tell your Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, etc. friends about everything you found. Make your mom proud!

Free Printable Composer Biographies
Our set of printable composer biographies are complete! Start your next composer unit by reading together.

Baroque Era Composers (1600-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Johann Pachelbel
Antonio Vivaldi

Classic Era Composers (1750-1820)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Romantic Era Composers (1820-1910)
Johannes Brahms
Frederic Chopin
Anton Dvorak
Edvard Grieg
Modest Mussorgsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Camille Saint-Saint-Saëns
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Modern Era Composers (1910-Present)
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
George Gershwin
Scott Joplin
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Dimitri Shostakovich
John Williams

Thanks for your interest in our resources,

Andy Fling
Owner/Teacher

Shelly Nierman
Website Development Associate/Teacher

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