The Drum and Other Percussion Instruments (Let's Make Music)

Storey, Rita

ISBN 10: 159920214X ISBN 13: 9781599202143

Publisher: Smart Apple Media, 2009

Synopsis

Introduces different percussion instruments and the ways they are played, and suggests related crafts and activities.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6–These well-organized books are designed to inspire readers to make their own music. Lively, readable texts are augmented by photos of children playing the instruments. Unfortunately, although the subjects are natural-looking and diverse, the photos are poorly lit and unstyled. A garish, flat color palette does not help, and one wishes for diagrams to help explain how instruments produce sound. One highlight of this series is the list of recommended Web sites and musical compositions at the back of each book. Many of the Internet resources are interactive, and the CDs listed include contemporary music and music from around the world as well as the expected Western classical selections. Drum lists CDs from Brazil, India, and West Africa alongside works by Bartok and Steve Reich; Piano includes CDs of compositions by Dave Brubeck and Erik Satie as well as, of course, Mozart and Chopin. END

About this edition

• Publisher: Smart Apple Media
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 159920214X
• ISBN 13: 9781599202143
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32