Introduction to Musical Instruments,An: Percussion - Hardcover

Lillegard, Dee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749600241 ISBN 13: 9780749600242

Publisher: The Watts Publishing Group, 1989

Synopsis

A brief introduction to the musical instruments of the percussion family.

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From School Library Journal

ea. vol: 32p. illus. photogs. (Introduction to Musical Instruments Series). CIP. Childrens. 1988. PLB $8.45. PreSchool-Grade 2 The photographslarge, clear, and colorfulare the best part of these simplified introductions to two families of musical instruments. The texts are brief, vague, and not very informative. Percussion is little more than a listing of various percussion instruments, occasionally noting that this one makes a ``boom-boom-boom,'' that one a ``ting'' and yet another goes ``click, click, click.'' Woodwinds frequently mentions that a particular instrument uses either a single or double reed, but never really explains the difference. Indeed, only a caption states that ``woodwinds are played by blowing air into the instrument.'' Describing the clarinet by indicating that ``you can make soft or loud sounds. You can make mellow or sharp sounds. You can play very clear high notes'' does little to distinguish that instrument from any other. The instrument identified as a piccolo in two illustrations appears to be a fife. Berger's The Flute Book (1973; o.p.) and The Clarinet and Saxophone Book (1975; o.p., both Lothrop) and Rothman's How to Play Drums (Whitman, 1977) are for older children, but contain infinitely more information. Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Randolph, Mass.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Watts Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749600241
• ISBN 13: 9780749600242
• Binding: Hardcover