Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1: Teacher Resource Kit (Hardcover)

Robert Gillespie

ISBN 10: 0634068946 / ISBN 13: 9780634068942

Published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2003

About this Item

Hardcover. (Essential Elements). This valuable source of support materials includes lesson plans, reproducible student activity pages and much more on CD-ROM. It's all designed to help you get the most out of your Essential Elements experience. Over 40 Lesson Plans Correlated to Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1 and organized into three parts: - Learning Objectives - Teaching Strategies - Assessment Reproducible Student Activity Pages These worksheets have been developed to provide support materials to enhance learning and help develop comprehensive musicianship. Some activities can be done in class, while others may be used as homework assignments; all pages are reproducible. Activities include: - Rhythm Studies - Creating Music - Music Theory - Listening Exercises - Quizzes All documents are available on the included CD-ROM. Lesson plans can be imported into any word processing program, allowing you to edit, personalize and print. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1: Teacher Resource Kit (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634068946
• ISBN 13: 9780634068942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Created by Michael Allen (with Robert Gillespie and Pamela Tellejohn Hayes), Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1: Teacher Resource Kit is a structured support resource for string orchestra educators using Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1. It provides organized lesson planning, classroom activities, and assessment tools designed to reinforce the concepts taught in the method, helping teachers confidently guide students through every rehearsal and learning milestone.

This kit includes over 40 lesson plans directly correlated to Book 1, each organized into Learning Objectives, Teaching Strategies, and Assessment. Reproducible student activity pages are also included to strengthen comprehensive musicianship while fitting naturally into rehearsal or classroom instruction.

Activities support rhythm studies, creating music, music theory, listening exercises, and quizzes. Some pages are ideal for in-class guided work, while others function well as homework or reinforcement assignments, helping maintain steady progress for beginning string students.

All documents are provided as editable files, allowing teachers to personalize content, adjust pacing, and print materials as needed. This flexibility makes it easier to adapt instruction to your ensemble while maintaining alignment with the Essential Elements sequence, ensuring consistent skill development across your group.

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Essential Elements 2000 for Strings - Book 1

Whether used for daily instruction, structured evaluation, substitute planning, or long-term curriculum development, this teacher resource kit strengthens the Essential Elements experience with practical, ready-to-use materials that support effective teaching and measurable musical growth in beginning string orchestra programs.