Contents: Men's elephant-hunting song (7:28) -- Girls' echo song (1:35) -- Peipa (Girl's initiation) (2:25) -- Honey-gathering song (1:29) -- Women's wedding song (2:51) -- Net-hunting song (2:29) -- Meĺie (́4:45) -- Bow-harp and vocal (5:07) -- Ikobi (Gathering song-version 1) (1:40) -- Ikobi (version.2) (1:38) -- One-string violin (2:22) -- Lote (notched flute) (2:05)--Sanza (plucked idiophone, or...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ellipsis Arts 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ECHSummary: The Bahia bass buffalo drums produce a low frequency bass tone that is found in many traditional drums from Africa, Brazil, and the indigenous cultures of the Americas. Manufactured with the vinyl Bahia bass fixed pre-tuned drumhead and Remo patented Acoustic on drum shells, produce the same tonal characteristic found on traditional wood shell drums with excellent projection and enhanced...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Remo, Inc. 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The frame is constructed from cedar wood stave and the drum head is made from deer hide. The drum is stained with a walnut finish. Resonant and lively tone. These drums sound as beautiful as they look.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: World Wide Drums 2012
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1 available in Sight and Sound Equipment, Call number: 10" frame drumSummary: "The goal of the Creation & Sound Module is to teach kids how creativity and self-expression apply to identifying and solving problems. Topics in this module include art, sound, color, tempo, rhyming, and literature. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD CRESummary: The ultra-compact CT-S190 lets you make music wherever and whenever you want. Just pop in six AA batteries, grab the built-in carrying handle and take your inspiration to go. Keyboards even include power supply and music rest. Explore 400 great sounding Tones and 77 Rhythms with full accompaniment, plus 10 types of reverb to add depth. The CT-S190 features 61 full size keys, an easy-to-read LCD...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Sight and Sound Equipment, Call number: Portable KeyboardSummary: "Children will stay engaged with learning all summer long through interactive activities, storybooks, and games that develop musical interest, explore artistic abilities, expand creative thinking skills, and so much more!"
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows New England Conservatory of Music cello professor Paul Katz as he guides gifted young students through the struggles of mastering the instrument. It is an inspiring film about the power of music to consume, enhance, and propel lives. Filmed over seven years, the film is a window into the mysterious world of the artist, the passion that can grip and sustain a young player from childhood...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TALGreenberg, Robert
Summary: For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781 UNDCall number: DVD 781 UND
Summary: This toddler musical instruments are designed specifically for your kids who love Montessori musical instruments. These Montessori wooden toys promote the development of fine motor skills. Also, these music toys for toddlers 1-3 are made with high-quality material which is safe for your children.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT JR 109Summary: "Kids will use their imagination and creativity to solve puzzles, create new things, and practice fundamental classroom skills. Explore music and learn notes; Develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills; Learn how creativity comes to life in the kitchen; Practice reading and writing."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program discusses the lives of two groups of women-the women of northern Bahia and the mulattos of Rio de Janeiro-both descendants of African slaves. In Bahia, voodoo religious practices are revealed, as well as the problems of prostitution and AIDS. In Rio, the program examines the tradition of carnaval and the role of female mulatto samba dancers as sex objects.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "Specdrums are app-enabled rings that turn colors into music with a simple tap. Create music anytime, anywhere and make the world your instrument. Choose 1 ring or expand your play experience with a 2 ring set to play with friends, switch it up using 2 hands, and enjoy more versatility ..."--Product website
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sphero 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The opening program is concerned with the development of the Middle-European tradition of conducting, from the origin of the conductor's job as time-keeper to the (though it now seems absurd) startling concept that the conductor should seek to convey the composer's intentions. With silent footage of the father of modern conducting, Arthur Nikisch-the only visual record of Nikisch in action; ...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: How do musicians find the inspiration to create? Do most songwriters come up with lyrics first, or music? What does it mean to be a composer in today's high-tech world? This program addresses questions young people may have about embarking on a career in music or musical composition. Focusing on current styles like rock, techno, and hip-hop, the video includes interviews with a classically...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird is a virtual one-man band - along with his vocal talents, he plays the violin, guitar, xylophone, and glockenspiel. The celebrated musician winds his instrumental techniques together with sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes not just a band but an orchestra. This TED presentation by Bird offers an ideal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Using Mozart's lively operatic piece, this program illustrates how composers weave together musical ideas to bring contrast and texture to their music. Abrupt pizzicatos, resounding fanfares, and languid melodies presented as a series of quick edits illustrate the point, along with an uninterrupted playback of a portion of the Overture.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Contents: January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- Spring -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter -- The year.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Trunk Records 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC SEATurner, Jessica Baron.
Summary: What makes a child fall in love with learning to play music? How does talent develop? When is the right time to start lessons? Which instrument is the best fit? Why is practice so challenging and what can parents do to keep kids musically motivated? Where can a parent learn about music programs, camps, books, recordings, and other important resources? This groundbreaking book answers these...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.87 TURSummary: Here's a place where your students can turn their creativity into a career. This program looks at opportunities to design, produce, exhibit, perform, write, or publish in a variety of media, including theater, film, textiles, newspapers, radio, and television. Real-world insights into this cluster are provided through interviews with a cable TV broadcast engineer, newspaper reporter,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Liszt frequently expanded upon the work of previous composers to create new musical forms. His transcription of Verdi's Rigoletto was part of a completely new style of piano composition. In this program, Martino Tirimo guides students toward a mastery of the Rigoletto paraphrase and an understanding of its compositional layers. Assembled at London's Royal Academy of Music, pianists from the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Contents: Drums of war (:08) -- Oliver Wendell Holmes (quote) (:29) -- Ashokan farewell (4:02)-- Battle cry of freedom (1:40) -- We are climbing Jacob's ladder (4:22) -- Dixie ; Bonnie blue flag (1:55) -- Cheer boys cheer (1:09) -- Angel band -- Johnny has gone for a soldier (:51) -- Lorena (1:10) -- Parade (3:28) -- Hail Columbia (2:18) -- Dixie (2:03) -- Kingdom coming (1:00) -- Battle hymn of the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Elektra Nonesuch 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC CIVPhillips, Mark
Summary: Music notation is a language that has been developing for thousands of years; even the manner in which we read music today has been around for several centuries. In learning to read music, we encounter basic symbols for pitch, duration, and timing. As we advance, we learn about dynamics, expression, timbre, and even special effects. How to Read Music will introduce you to the basics and then...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard 2014