Helen Plum Library

Explore over 50 common and uncommon instruments as showcased by a fun group of animals. Learn interesting, practical and curious things about music and making music. Discover instruments of all kinds-- from the electric guitar and steelpan to the theremin, from viola to vibraphone to ukulele. Listen through QR codes on each page to a piece of music composed to showcase every instrument by an award-winning musician-- and to a full band that brings...

"Every young child loves to listen to music, bang on drums, and pound the keys of a piano. Now here's a Hello, World! board book that can teach babies and toddlers all about musical instruments and the sounds they make--with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts."--Publisher website

"Music doesn't come out of nothing. It always starts somewhere... with something... with someone. Discover how music is made in this survey of musical instruments from around the world. Organized by material-from wood to gourds to found objects and more-Before Music marries a lyrical core text with tons of informational material for curious readers. In the narrative text, readers will encounter makers as they source their materials and craft instruments...

Making music is fun, but it's even more fun when you make the musical instruments, too! Readers follow a series of step-by-step instructions to create their own musical instruments, such as bongo drums, tambourines, and guitars. Each step is presented to readers through clear text and detailed photographs. Accessible language and a colorful design help replicate the feeling of a makerspace, a place of creativity where people learn together. Learning...

Looks at a variety of musical instruments and their distinctive sounds, from the bongos that go "pata, pata" and kazoos that go "wha, woo" to the ukulele that goes "plinka, plinka" and the castanets that go "click, clack."

When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives, Eugenia Lincoln tries to get rid of the instrument by selling it, destroying it, and giving it away, but nothing works

"This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed A to satisfied Z"-- Provided by publisher

Instruments tell stories through their appearance as much as through their sound. Pat Graham's photographs capture the intimate relationship between musician and instrument told by the signs of wear of fingers on frets or keys, chips, scratches, and modifications by the artists who have played, beaten on, bled over, and made them their own. For more than ten years, Graham has been documenting these amazing instruments and collecting stories about...

This book recounts many memories and experiences of the author after learning to play his chosen instrument, the Irish bodhrán drum. Although always a fan of various music genres, John learned to play an instrument later in life (age 47). Through dedicating a lot of time to daily practice, he began to be recognized by people of stature in the field of Irish and Celtic music for his extraordinary ability to play that drum. He also witnessed how music...

Wie werde ich ein guter Instrumentallehrer? Warum hat mein Blasorchester Nachwuchsprobleme im Schlagzeugbereich, obwohl so viele junge Musiker eine Schlagzeugausbildung beginnen? Und welche Motivation hat ein Schlagzeuger, ausgerechnet in einem Blasorchester zu spielen? Der Autor Holger Koppitz, Instrumentalpädagoge, studierter Schlagzeuger und Dirigent, vermittelt in diesem Buch die Zusammenhänge zwischen den Voraussetzungen für einen zeitgemäßen...