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This CD-ROM series features
MiDisaurus, the musical dinosaur, who introduces children (ages
4-10) to music through animation and fun-filled games and songs!
Optional use of a MIDI keyboard with your computer or use of the
onscreen keyboard teaches basic musical and keyboard skills. This
value priced set includes Vol 5-8.
This set of four CD-ROMs is the second part of the MiDisaurus
Keyboard Course, a complete interactive music curriculum
dedicated to children. It builds on the knowledge and skills
gained from the first part of the course, and introduces more
concepts with increasingly challenging activities and exercises.
This set of four volumes covers a wide range of topics that
include improvisation, creation of short musical phrases, and
introduction of more music terminology. Topics covered include:
Articulation in Legato, Staccato and Fermata
Chords and Progressions
Harmony
Accompaniment Patterns
Anacrusis
Sequencing
Theme & Variations
Blue & Pentatonic Scale
Key Signatures
Tempo Practice Exercises
Practice pieces from classical to contemporary style
MiDisaurus is designed for use with or without a MIDI keyboard;
an interactive on-screen keyboard helps children work with
concepts such as scales, intervals and chords. Use of a MIDI
keyboard with your computer adds additional functionality to the
program. MiDisaurus keeps a printable "grade report" on
each child, making the program ideal for home, school or private
teacher use.
The hybrid CD-ROMs work with nearly all current
MAC and Windows computers. MiDisaurus is the fun way to teach
kids musical skills that will last a lifetime!
The complete MiDisaurus series includes an
additional 4 Focus Volumes designed for school and private
teacher use.
RHYTHM consists of new games and activities
that drill on Note and Rest Values from Whole to Sixteenth
(including dotted values), Tempo and Time Signatures.
NOTATION includes a mix of new and excerpted
games and activities that tutor Dynamics, Accents, Ties &
Slurs, Articulation, Accidentals, Key Signatures and Sight
Reading.
INSTRUMENTS and COMPOSERS are completely
excerpted from Volumes 1-8; INSTRUMENTS explores the instruments
of the orchestra and instruments from around the world; COMPOSERS
explores Musical Forms and representative works by the great
composers.
Volume 5
includes: Time Signatures Intervals of 6ths and 7ths Allegro and
Adagio Articulation: Legato, Staccato and Fermata The I and V7
Chord Tetrachords Harmony Accompaniment Patterns Introduction To
Musical Instruments of the World Keyboard Playing MiDisaurus
Volume 6
includes: Intervals of 8ths and the 8va sign Anacrusis Sequence
Chords and Harmony 5 Finger Positions of Bb and Gb Group 4 Keys
Tetrachords Accompaniment Patterns Introduction To Musical Form
Keyboard Playing MiDisaurus
Volume 7
includes: Key Signatures Note Values: The Dotted Eighth-Sixteenth
Pattern Chords and Harmony The Major Scales 5 Finger Minor
Position The Major IV Chord The minor i and minor iv Chords The
I-IV-V7-I Chord Progression The i-iv-V7-i Chord Progression Theme
and Variation Music Composition: Question and Answer Introduction
To the Great Composers Keyboard Playing MiDisaurus
Volume 8 includes:
Key Signatures The Blues Scale The Pentatonic Scale Chords and
Harmony Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented Chords Music
Composition: Question and Answer Introduction To the Great
Composers Keyboard Playing
GREAT ASSET TO ANY
MUSIC TEACHING SYSTEM OR SYLLABUS | 
