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0-525-45536-1 ($24.99 hdc.).
This photo-essay takes readers on a tour of a unique place—Ballet Tech, the first American public school for ballet. The school has a program that combines children’s dance classes, a professional dance company and an academic program. The book focuses on the experiences of the students: how they are selected, the discipline and focus involved, the many rehearsals and finally the performance. A section on the boy dancers emphasizes the energy and athleticism of the art and the need for male dancers. The attractive format and the beautiful colour and black-and-white photographs help to make this a fascinating book on a fresh topic.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level
Kids, Music and Dance 2 Series (Video). Filmoption International (MGR), 1994.
26 min. Dup. order numbers follow.
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This series features eight children from around the world who are united by one thing: music. Their instruments are rooted in the tradition of their countries. The series is part documentary and part fiction. The still-living traditions, the instrument’s history and the secrets of how it is made are revealed to viewers as each child’s unique story is told.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level; Social Studies: Elementary Level
The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music (Print-Non-Fiction). Wilson, Clive, ed. Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Inc. (ALL), 1996. 128 p. ISBN 0-7534-5250-2 ($16.46 pbk.).
This book provides a useful introduction to musical periods and styles from ancient times to the present. More than 200 illustrations and photographs complement feature spreads on dance, musicals, composers and concert halls. Biographies of great classical composers, timelines of significant dates and events and a full index and glossary make this resource a useful addition to the music section of a school library.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Elementary Level