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July 6, 2011 in Local Music by stagemaster
Orpheus kids to perform this weekend
The future of theater could be taking the stage this weekend, one of those involved with two local workshops said. The Orpheus Theatre Summer Music Theater Workshops, currently underway, will be wrapping up their two-week sessions with separate performances.
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June 5, 2011 in Local Music by stagemaster
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Reproducible, black-line, thematic lessons and exercises based on “Chansons thematiques”, teach common expressions, salutations, time, modes of transportation, pets, prepositions and much more! Lessons are enhanced with information about French culture. Intermediate Level…. More >>
French for Kids, Thematic Lessons, Resource Book
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April 16, 2011 in Local Music by stagemaster
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The easiest guitar method ever for kids ages 5 and up offers a notespeller that adds excitement to learning. Covering the concepts in Alfred’s Kids Guitar Course Levels 1 and 2, this notespeller is the perfect supplement to the method and learning how to play guitar…. More >>
Kid’s Guitar Course Notespeller 1 & 2
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April 7, 2011 in Local Music by stagemaster
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Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as “Yellow Submarine,” “Hokey Pokey,” “I’m a Believer,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “This Land Is Your Land” and “Hound Dog” keep students motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts insure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for students using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination w… More >>
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September 14, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster
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Alfreds Kids Guitar Course is a fun method for learning to play songs on the guitar right away! The new companion DVDs to these best-selling books features a live instructor to make learning even easier! Book 1 starts by teaching you how to hold the guitar and tune the strings, and by the time you finish, youll be strumming chords, reading music notation, and playing lots of familiar songs…. More >>
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August 29, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster
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This fun, easy rock guitar method was designed specifically for kids, featuring cool riffs and licks in the style of some of today’s hottest rock stars. It covers the fundamentals needed to get started – how to hold the guitar, basic left- and right-hand technique, tuning the guitar, music notation – and gets you jamming on simple rhythm and lead patterns…. More >>
Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids: A Fun, Easy Approach to Playing Today’s Rock Guitar Styles
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June 22, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster
We all know that the internet has become a dominate force in helping find things and answering questions quickly. One of the questions that arise for parents is “how to find great music for kids?”
Ten years ago people took the time to stop by the local music store and search for music. Stores readily provided a highlight of top selling CDs. This provided a good starting point for people to discover new music enjoyed by others. As we have moved farther into the Internet Age, more and more music has become available to anyone having access to a computer. This has been good from a content perspective. However, it can make finding great music for children a challenge given the volumes of songs and artists available online.
To find great kids music online today, the most popular resource by far is to simply utilize search engines like Google or Yahoo and enter key words such as “Kids Music.” This will yield pages of results, but you can leverage the first page or two in the same way that the record store was used ten years ago. By reviewing the links that these search engines provide, you will quickly find that these sites are either 1) the most popular music groups for kids or 2) the most popular sites to find great kids music.
The second way that parents can quickly find great music kids is to utilize iTunes. iTunes provides the same search ability so that anyone can quickly search by artist name, song title, or general description. For instance, if a parent enters the words Preschool Music, they will find hundreds of artists listed on iTunes. The good news is that iTunes provides the songs and artists in order of popularity. So again, much like the old record store, parents can quickly find songs enjoyed by the masses and that are typically very good.
As we move forward in the Internet Age, we will certainly find new and exciting ways to quickly and effectively find the music that we want. Over the past few years social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace have grown into popular places for people to discuss and showcase music. These avenues will certainly continue to grow in popularity as people find ways to share information more quickly and as media companies learn to use them as distribution tools for their most popular songs and artists.
Silly Bus is an award-winning educational media company that specializes in the creation of fun, educational music and videos for children. Our team of media, business and educational professionals also partners with companies nationwide to create one-of-a-kind multi-media to help kids learn.
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April 15, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster
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The complete edition combines Levels 1 and 2 with the activity pages of the Notespeller, and includes an accompanying CD and DVD. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that’s easy to understand; plus the companion DVD to the best-selling book features a live instructor to make learning even easier! Alfreds Kids Guitar Course is a fun method for learning to play songs on the guitar right away!… More >>
