The School of Music

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Book of the Week - The Times

'brilliantly comprehensive...one children will dip in and out of for years.' Huffington Post



Welcome to the School of Music, a place bursting with talent, creative energy and special encounters. It is a place of nuts-and-bolts learning - getting the basics for beginners right - as much as a place where musical imagination runs riot and where everyone has triple-fun with the sound of music. Making it... Listening to it... Writing it. Meet The Boss! He's called Sergio Trunk. Some people call him The Maestro, and he, along with his team of talented musicians, will lead you through 40 lessons that help you to learn about classical music, the theory behind music, and the fun you can have making it.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-Using a format that lays out the material as if it were the curriculum from an actual school (complete with a zany cast of instructors who act as narrators), this large and colorful volume offers general and specific information for aspiring musicians of all ages. The book is broken down into three "terms" that build on one another and provide short tutorials for musical concepts. A broad scope of topics are discussed in the 40 lessons presented, from the different types of instruments and musical notation to the actual composition of music and even how to combat stage fright. Each chapter contains text boxes with activities to inspire engagement and further exploration, such as "make your own tissue box guitar." Whimsically cartoonish illustrations brighten up the content, which can feel overwhelming on some pages, but the volume is designed so that readers can dip in and out as they feel necessary. At times the tone of the narration is a bit advanced for the audience, but even if a few references go over their heads, readers will gain enough musical knowledge to compensate. VERDICT This encouraging and practical selection will be beneficial to the next generation of trained musicians, no matter what genre they are interested in.-Rita Meade, Brooklyn Public Library © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.