Volume 23, Number 3 - January/February 2013

Great ideas from the Publishers of MUSIC K-8 Magazine and Other Quality Educational Music Resources
More Happy Occasions!
And yet another wedding! My beautiful niece, Nalina
Riggio, has finally found Mr. Right, a.k.a. Jacob Kopp. In
the photo to the right here, he and his own young niece
pose for a photo with the bride and her sister, my niece
Sofia, in a lovely outdoor setting in New York this past
August. (Side note: If youre a long-time subscriber, perhaps
you remember the newborn baby picture of Sofia that
appeared in the pages of MUSIC K-8 back in 1998. Hard to
believe, isnt it?)
Anyway, the story goes that Nalina and Jake met
somewhat serendipitously, and right away just knew that
they were meant to be. He was an Army Ranger who
served a couple of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now
hes in med school. And while that is quite impressive to be
sure, all I care about is that he makes Nalina happy. Looks
like hes doing that! Since were in Wisconsin, and theyre
in New York, I havent actually met him yet, but Im really
looking forward to it. Welcome to the family, Jake. : )
Andi Krecji and Steve Kerwin are Plankers who both
happen to work in our customer service department.
(Steve is now the manager of the department, by the way.)
They had actually met and started dating about seven
years ago while working at the same music store, but
shortly after Steve began working at Plank Road, Andi
soon followed.
In 2006, they decided to take their first road trip to
somewhere theyve never been New Orleans! They
immediately fell in love with the culture, the food, the
music, and the people. They went back five more times
before Steve finally proposed to Andi last November at
New Orleans historic Preservation Hall in front of a few
friends and a surprised crowd of spectators. They knew
New Orleans would be where they would get married, and
on October 6, 2012, they said I do! They celebrated with
family and friends by marching in a Second Line parade
through the streets of the French Quarter!
Photo by Martin Moore Photography
I just love being able to share happy news with you! If you read my letter and saw the photos on the inside cover of the
magazine that goes with this particular Home Journal (Volume 23, Number 3), you know that my parents just celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary. (And Paul and I just celebrated our 38th!) Not to be outdone by us old timers, some of the younger folks
among us have also made their own romantic headlines recently. Kind of appropriate for our Valentine issue, eh?
WHITE BELT DOJO
Music For Beginning Recorder Players
Creatively arranged and composed by Paul Jennings & John Riggio
If you are working with an incentive system tied to your recorder method, you
know that sometimes it can be a while between rewards, so there is a chance for
waning interest. Enter WHITE BELT DOJO. This new collection of graded, easy
songs is great for your incentive system, like the belt system in our extremely
popular method, Recorder Karate (see below).
The nine songs are all relatively short, with brief intros and endings that make
them ideal for testing multiple students or providing good material for early
performances. Each song is presented progressively with a nice mix of styles and
rhythmic interest. The collection is a combination of well-known tunes, newly
arranged, and new compositions by John Riggio and Paul Jennings, specialists at
creating music for young students. The songs in this collection are presented in 34
different tracks, with several of them presented in multiple tempos or lengths.
Your students will enjoy these songs and ask for them time and time again.
Included are:
Thunder Hawk - (BA) Driving rock with an awesome screaming band in
the back-up tracks.
ACcelerate - (AC) An energetic groove with unique keyboard
counterpoint.
Bumblebee Bop - (B) A swingin send up of Rimsky-Korsakovs famous
Flight Of The Bumblebee. Lots of fun and just B for your players.
Chillaxin - (BAG) Rhythmic but laid back accompaniment with lots of step-wise movement for recorder.
Flutter By, Butterfly - (BAG) Lush and poignant, set in a gentle 3/4.
Luna Kahuna - (BAG) Au Claire De La Lune cleverly set to surfer rock... fun!
Lightspeed Caterpillar - (BAG) Roller-coaster rock, complete with sound effects and a melody full of ups and downs.
Renaissance Circle Dance - (GABC) A familiar period dance, set with authentic period accompaniment tracks.
Juba Jump - (GABC) Light and Latin, and enormously fun to play!
You can use this collection many ways. You can, for instance, use these songs to replace any or all of the songs used in your
reward method, allowing your students to progress more slowly, but be regularly rewarded for their work. Or, you can let these
precede and/or fit between songs in a method, giving special rewards like the two-color belts offered by Plank Road Publishing
(please see page 4). Be sure to listen to the excerpts of these great tunes on our web site.
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Cool, motivational music for your beginning recorder players.
RECORDER KARATE by Barb Philipak
Experience one of the most popular recorder methods available!
If youre looking for a classroom-tested, carefully planned recorder method, look no
further. Or if you already have a favorite method and would like to add special magic and
amazing motivation for your students, this unique kit is the answer. It has everything you
will need to get started with young recorder players.
At the heart of this method is a positive reward system in which students receive colored
karate belts (see page 4) to hang from their recorders for each progressively more difficult
tune. Stories from hundreds of teachers rave about the success it has created with all types of
students. The Teachers Handbook walks you through the entire teaching process in a
logical, easy-to-understand narrative, and it provides an array of teaching tools designed to
make beginning recorder study a joy for teachers and students alike. And since this Kit
comes with the rights to reproduce, your students dont have to buy books of their own.
However, Student Books are available to save you the time and effort of photocopying.
Please visit our web site for a complete description of this incredible resource.
RK-716 KIT with CD (Teachers Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & P/A CD).... 34.95
RK-717 DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Downloadable PDFs and MP3s) ............................. 32.95
RK-719 CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT (both Print and Downloadable versions)........................................................................ 42.95
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DEXTER THE DRAGONS
AMAZING RECORDER ADVENTURE
A Learning Quest For Beginning Recorder Players
Stories by Katie Ebel, Music by Paul Jennings,
Illustrations by Jennifer Cooney Vulpus
Those beginning days with recorders can be
trying. Progress is often slow, and early concepts
need to be reinforced. Thats where Dexter and his
friends come to the rescue. First introduced in
RECORDER CLASSROOM magazine, our lovable dragon
and his friends face the same challenges your
beginners do.
The kit features four illustrated stories, each tied to steps in learning the basics of
recorder playing, from instrument care to tone production, practice habits, and the
actual technical challenges of learning beginning songs. Each story can be used as a
read-along, and all pages are legally reproducible. (If you have the Downloadable or
CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT, you can print from the PDFs and/or use them with a
projector, SMART Board

, or an interactive whiteboard.) At the end of each story

there are review and discussion questions to reinforce what has been learned.
The kit contains four progressive songs, each covering a little more technical
territory. The first song, Dexter Takes Off, can be played with just the note B, and
once the students have learned the note A, the song can be played with both notes. It also works with some students playing
each version, a handy thing as some students progress more quickly than others. Each song works to further what the students
have learned. In addition to Dexter Takes Off, the kit also includes Dexter And The Cave Monster, The Wizards
Enchanted Rhythms, and two versions of Dexters Dance.
To make this kit even more exciting for the students, we have created a special web site where students can enter a
password (included in the kit) and play along with the accompaniments online. We also have other activities on the site to
make this a unique learning experience for your students. The site is DexterDragon.com
Be sure to listen to extended sound samples of the product at our web site. MusicK8.com
DA-116 PERFORMANCE KIT with CD (Teachers Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & P/A CD) ........................... 24.95
DA-117 DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Downloadable PDFs and MP3s) ................................................................................... 22.95
DA-119 CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT (both Print and Downloadable versions) ........................................................................ 29.95
DOJO DUETS Progressive Duets For Young Players
by Paul and Teresa Jennings
Duets are not only enjoyable to play, but they are great teaching tools for your
recorder students. For quite a while now we have had requests from teachers for duets
that will dovetail nicely with recorder methods, including our very popular Recorder
Karate method. With this in mind, Paul and Teresa created this collection of new,
progressively more difficult duets that can be used in many ways. Here are the basics:
Eight duets, the first a bit easier than the easiest Recorder Karate tune, and the
most difficult no more difficult than the hardest Recorder Karate tune.
Each duet can be played unaccompanied, with a playable piano
accompaniment available online, or with the high quality accompaniment on the
Performance/Accompaniment recordings included in the kit.
Each duet is fairly short, ideal for testing in case you want to distribute the duets
among the various levels of Recorder Karate or any other method you are using.
Parts 1 and 2 in each duet are of similar difficulty, so that on the repeat, you can
choose to have the students switch parts if you like.
Be sure to visit our web site that allows your students to practice with each tune
just like they can on our RECORDER KARATE DOJO area. This site is
RecorderDojo.com Check it out for future special recorder products, too.
Here are the tunes in this collection with the notes used in each song:
Walk This Way - AB Qu Pasa? - EGAB A Little Waltz - 1-GABCD', 2-DEF#GAB
By The Koi Pond - GAB Domo Arigato (round) - DEGAB Sleep Old Pup - 1-GABCD', 2-DEF#GABCD'
White Tiger - 1-GABC, 2-GAB Go From My Window - 1-DGABC, 2-DEGABC
Listen to excerpts of this special collection on our web site. MusicK8.com
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A special collection for your karate kids!
Let your beginning recorder students soar!
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These are very handsome belts, and
everything we could have asked for! The red,
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students for a special performance, a level
above the original nine levels in Recorder
Karate, or for an all-American song.
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Nothing says, Youve really accomplished
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And these unique belts do so with style.
While they are soft to the touch and have the same
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MP-T210 Pack of 10 Gold Belts...................... 3.25
MP-T225 Pack of 25 Gold Belts...................... 7.45
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Thousands of teachers are using these beautiful, quality reward belts to reward their
students for progress in such methods as our highly motivating Recorder Karate method.
They are very neat, richly colored tassel-style reward belts that look great hanging from
a recorder and are easy to prepare on your end.
The photos almost do them justice, so we encourage you to go to our web site
to see even larger close-ups of each color. (Thats MusicK8.com) They are
soft, bright, and made from quality embroidery thread. And the colors are
safe to use with your young players.
The loop is approximately 4 inches, and it hangs nicely from the
recorder. What a distinctive presentation!
As an aside, we note that some teachers like to add beads and
charms to their belts. We have found that these belts look great
with such adornments. If you would like us to supply them, let us
know what appeals to you. We want to give you what you
want for your program.
A Rich Variety of Colors
(25 belts in each pack)
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MP-T118 Rosetta pack ...................... 4.25
Select Reward Belt Sampler Pack
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The Essential Nine
(25 belts in each pack)
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Artie Almeidas FUN FOUNDATIONS FOR RECORDER - Volume 1
Hands-on and Step-by-step, How Artie integrates recorders into her amazing Bear Lake music program.
Music arranged by Paul Jennings
Teachers who have spent time in Artie Almeidas many workshops know what a creative, natural
teacher she is, and that she is wonderful at transferring her teaching ideas into words in the resources she
has published. Thats why we were so pleased to feature her in each issue of RECORDER CLASSROOM
magazine with a series of richly developed columns about how she integrates recorders into the fabric of her
fabulous program at Bear Lake. In this kit, we combine these great resources for teachers everywhere. As a
matter of fact, there is so much content here that we are breaking it into two jam-packed volumes.
The Teachers Handbook is the heart of the kit, and its many sections take you step-by-step through
Arties program as it has evolved in the more than 20 years she has been developing it. Beyond basic
technique there are sections on air production and management, instrument selection and care, repertoire,
and so much more. And this is not a dry, academic work. It is a successful teacher talking to friends about
how she does it.
More than text... In addition to the narrative, this kit features other specific resources, including games
and other activities for teaching and retention, as well as online masters to let you print and produce cards,
forms, and other resources needed for the activities. And there is music! Artie has created teaching songs,
warm-ups, and exercises, each arranged by Paul Jennings and recorded by the great musicians who you hear
on all Plank Road Publishing products. You will find these resources on the recordings that are included
with the kit. Some extras are available on the special web site we have developed for this project,
FunFoundationsForRecorder.com
This powerful product is available in three formats: Handbook/CD, Downloadable PDFs/MP3s, or the
best of both worlds, our CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT.
FR-716 PERFORMANCE KIT with CD............................................................................................ 29.95
Teachers Handbook with Reproducible Music & P/A CD
FR-717 DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Downloadable PDFs and MP3s) ...................................................................................................................................... 27.95
FR-719 CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT (both Print and Downloadable versions)............................................................................................................................. 34.95
FR-705 STUDENT BOOK - 5-Pack (for your convenience - less time at the photocopier)................................................................................................................ 11.95
FR-710 STUDENT BOOK - 10-Pack (for your convenience - less time at the photocopier).............................................................................................................. 22.95
Artie Almeidas FUN FOUNDATIONS FOR RECORDER - Volume 2
Music arranged by Paul Jennings
Volume 1 of this invaluable resource dealt mainly with the earlier stages of working with your recorder
program. Volume 2 picks up where Volume 1 left off and adds a lot of new information, specific classroom
techniques, and music. A wider range of notes is covered, as well as suggestions for starting and running
recorder ensembles.
In Volume 2, there are 15 new songs and exercises, all with nice supporting tracks, as well as two bonus
performance songs chosen from the wide Plank Road Publishing library of recorder music. Techniques are
covered in Arties down-to-earth, practical style and include such things as fingering notes below G,
managing students of different abilities in one class, and building finger dexterity, just to name a few. As with
Volume 1, extras will also be found on the special web site, FunFoundationsForRecorder.com Be sure to
visit this product on MusicK8.com to hear excerpts of the music.
FR-816 PERFORMANCE KIT with CD............................................................................................ 29.95
Teachers Handbook with Reproducible Music & P/A CD
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Artie Almeida takes you behind the scenes in her classroom!
Every issue of this groundbreaking magazine is full of great music that enriches and delights young players, and is created to serve virtually
every recorder program. But dont take our word for it, go to our web site and listen to the music from all nine of these issues. Its amazing!
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RECORDER TRIOS
Music For Soprano, Alto And Tenor Recorders
arr. Craig Cassils
Recorder Trios is a new collection of 20 trios for soprano, alto, and tenor recorders. The trios
include traditional songs, easy key signatures, and range from easy to medium difficulty.
You can use these with your second year recorder classes, with recorder clubs, or for enrichment
for your gifted students.
Songs include: Liza Jane, Scarborough Fair, Tom Dooley,
Greensleeves, Alouette, La Bamba, and more.
MP-TV945 Book .............................................................. 19.95
Quality Music & Resources For Music Educators - Grades K-8

New For 2013!

WE REMEMBER
A Collection Of Songs, Poems, And Readings For
Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, And Memorial Day
by Beth Jay, Annette Kazmierczak, and Craig Cassils
Your Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, or Memorial Day
assembly will be easy to plan when you use the songs, poems,
and quotes in this collection. The entire collection is beautiful
and very singable for young classes or choirs, and will be a moving tribute to all veterans.
The included CD has beautiful orchestrations along with the vocals. The CD includes full
performance, vocal part 2 only (for 2-part songs), and accompaniment tracks.
Songs in this collection include: In Flanders Fields, May You Dwell In Peace, Dona Nobis
Pacem, Unity, and more.
MP-TV946 Book/CD.................................................................................................................. 29.95
HISTORY OF JAZZ
An Engaging Unit On Jazz History And The Lives Of Many Jazz Legends
by Brad Keller and Bonnie Rossa
The History Of Jazz includes 15 lessons on the major points of jazz history and some of the greatest
jazz legends. It includes digital resources with PowerPoint

and QuickTime

movies that present the

information to the students.
Students can complete reproducible pages on the lesson
content and the guided listening as assessments or as notes.
Listening examples are included as YouTube

links in the
PowerPoints, or you can use suggested materials from iTunes. Use
the complete unit, or choose one of the 15 units for your lesson.
MP-TV947 Book/CD-ROM.............................................. 29.95
Music Mastery Kit
DYNAMICS ASSESSMENT CARDS
by Veronica Harper and Denise Gagne
The Music Mastery Kit series contains class sets of games and
activities to teach musical skills and concepts. Dynamics
Assessment Cards has three class sets of dynamics cards including
24 PreK-1 pointing pages, 24 sets of forte and piano cards, 24 sets of dynamics symbols, teaching
suggestions, listening activities, reproducible worksheets, and written assessment activities. The
included CD has orchestral, piano, and pop music listening examples. Your classes will enjoy learning
with this valuable resource.
MP-TV650 Assessment Cards/CD .................................................................................................. 29.95
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PLEASED TO MEET YOUBiographies And Games About Composers
by Jenny VanPelt
Say hello to the perfect way to kick off a composer unit, fill your
sub tub, or create monthly home-to-school connections. Inspired by
Activate!, this resource provides you and your students with in-depth
information about 14 famous composers from Bach to Bernstein. Informational text designed for younger
students and biographies for your older students are provided for each of the featured musicians, along
with reproducible games for each age group. Every biography also includes suggested web sites the
perfect way to extend the lessons and put off saying goodbye to these new friends. (Grades 2-6)
MP-LR423 Reproducible Book ...................................................................................................... 19.95
GIVE ME A GROOVE 18 Grooves For Percussion With Suggested Melodies For Recorder
by Mark Shelton
From the waltz to rock n roll, this collection of eighteen grooves will turn your classroom into a
well-oiled and fun-filled music-making machine. Percussionist and educator Mark Shelton has broken
down and reconfigured basic drum set patterns for classroom instruments, so you can teach the groove
and then let your students take the wheel to create their own arrangements. Each groove includes
teaching instructions, substitution options, and a suggested melody written specifically with the
abilities of elementary recorder players in mind. An enhanced Performance/Accompaniment CD
with Printable Resources is included for your use. (Grades 3-6)
MP-LR424 Book/CD-ROM............................................................................................................ 19.95
GAMES WITH GET UP AND GO
Ten Action-Packed Assessment Activities
by Jeanette Morgan
Can you hear your students groaning at just the thought of taking
a test in the music room? Thankfully, this collection of 10 interactive
games and activities will let you easily gauge who knows what in a
fun and fast way that keeps students so engaged that they wont even
know theyre being assessed.
Activities include musical skills from reading notation and simple
melodic dictation to playing the recorder and more. Templates,
projection pages, and manipulatives on the included CD make it
easy for you to start using these activities right away in your
classroom. (Grades K-6)
MP-LR422 Reproducible Guide/CD-ROM .................................................................................... 14.95
ORCHESTRA PLAYGROUND
Interactive Lessons About The Instrument Families
by Debbie Anderson
Bring some playground fun to your classroom with this collection of eight interactive lessons and games
designed to teach your students about the four major orchestral instrument families.
Students will also learn basic information about reading treble and bass clefs, along with which
instruments use which clef. An interactive memory game and an
innovative game of chance called Orchestra Blackout complete this
unique and engaging resource. (Grades 2-5)
MP-LR421 CD-ROM (compatible with all IWBs).......................................... 24.95
INTERACTIVE NOW - VOLUME 7
Lessons And Activities For The Elementary Music Classroom
by Phyllis Thomas
Technology is where your students are, so get in the game and join them! These 10
engaging interactive lessons include units about melodic contour; listening activities
about form, expressive techniques, dynamics, melodic patterns, and instrumental
timbres; body percussion patterns; reading and writing treble clef pitches; and
understanding notational values and time signatures. This software can be used on
any interactive whiteboard or computer with Adobe

Flash

Player. And, as with all

of the Interactive Now titles, Quick Tips and Printable Resources are included for
your convenience. (Grades K-5)
MP-LR340 CD-ROM (compatible with all IWBs) ........................................................ 24.95
Interactive Now Volumes 1-6 are all available at MusicK8.com
RECORDER RUMBLE An Interactive Recorder Game
by Jeanette Morgan
Have you ever thought that there should be a more interesting way to assess your recorder players? Want to
take away all of the stress and anxiety of playing solo? Recorder Rumble is the answer! This interactive resource
includes six levels complete with 24 four-beat examples in each with two playing options: choose the
collaborative game of chance that encourages students to work together to prepare the examples, or have them
sight read melodic patterns in the Lightning Round. Levels range from beginning pitches and rhythms to more
advanced combinations, and printable practice guides are available. Simply let the
software take the lead, and your students will have so much fun that they wont even
know that theyre being assessed. (Grades 3-6)
MP-LR420 CD-ROM (compatible with all IWBs) ............................................................ 24.95
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summer. Please fill out this form carefully to help us
process your subscription and get it ready for mailing.
Yes, I understand that if you havent received my
renewal by July 10, 2013, you cant guarantee that I will
receive the first issue before September. (After the first
mailing date, it may take up to 4 - 6 weeks, so dont delay.)
Yes, I am including this form with my order, even if I
use a purchase order. And if I use a purchase order, I
will indicate in the boxes on the order form which school
year I wish to renew to avoid confusion.
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Road Publishing.
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payment is due within 15 days of invoice. I further
understand that if you must re-invoice me, a $5.00
re-invoicing fee will be added. I also understand that if
my school does not find this acceptable, we should not
use a P. O. (It is Plank Road Publishings view that
everyone shouldnt have to pay for extra costs generated by a
few, hence the special charges for invoicing and re-billing.)
SPECIAL NOTE - You will always get the best service
when you order directly from us. However, if your
school uses a magazine agency, please try to have the
subscription delivered to you by name. If you dont, we
cannot guarantee delivery.
Help us continue to be the best value in your budget.
MUSIC K-8 is published five times a year (bimonthly from
September through May). Your first CD will be free. We will
also continue to give you more great music, with full rights to
reproduce it for your students, and our recordings will
continue to be state-of-the-art... and very reasonably priced.
Note that you can order Student Reproducible Parts in print
and/or downloadable form as part of your subscription.
Its Time To Renew Your Subscription!
MUSIC K-8 is available in Print and as a Download!
With a Print Subscription you get this:
With a Downloadable Subscription you get this:
Or, get the Best Of Both Worlds with a Combination Subscription.
That gives you both a Print and a Downloadable version for one low price!
Its good to be an early bird,
especially if you are dealing with
budgets and purchase orders.
Renew now so you dont miss a
single issue of MUSIC K-8.
Print/Compact Discs
MK8-S24 Magazines only (to get the most from your subscription, we suggest subscribing with CDs)...... $49.95
MK8-SD24 Magazines & CDs ................................................................................................................. $104.75
MK8-SDP24 Magazines, CDs & Print Parts ........................................................................................... $124.70
Downloadable Only
MK8-ESD24 Downloadable Magazines & Audio Files........................................................................... $99.75
MK8-ESDP24 Downloadable Magazines, Audio Files & PDF Parts.................................................... $119.70
For The Best of Both Worlds...
Combination Print/CDs & Downloads
MK8-ASD24 Both Print Magazines & CDs and Downloadable Magazines & Audio Files ........... $124.75
MK8-SDP24E Print Magazines, CDs &Downloadable Parts................................................................ $124.70
MK8-SDP24A Print Magazines & CDs with Both Downloadable & Print Parts............................... $128.65
MK8-ASDP24 Both Print & Downloadable Magazines, CDs, Audio Files
and Both Downloadable & Print Parts........................................................................... $149.70
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Its Time To Renew My Subscription?!
Time really flies when youre having fun (or teaching music). Because we know how long it takes some schools to
issue purchase orders (and because many of you have asked), we thought that we would give you the full information
about pricing and sound options for next year now. This will help you plan for your budget. Read on and learn how to
save time and money... and be sure that you dont miss a single issue.
Delayed billing is available if you are using a Purchase Order.
Please contact us for more information.
Here is an extra
Track Sheet
for your Compact Disc

We are including a copy

of this track sheet here
among the flyers in addition
to the one we include inside
the magazine. Heres all you
need to do:
Cut out this little sheet
and slip it into the back of
the Safety-Sleeve

Binder
Page in which you received
your CD.
To order additional CD
Binder Pages and the Binders
that work with them, call us
toll-free at 1-800-437-0832,
or visit our web site:
MusicK8.com
COMPACT DISC
INFORMATION SHEET
If you subscribed with Magazines & Compact Discs:
There should be a CD nestled in the center of your magazine! It is inside a
padded CD Safety-Sleeve

Binder Page like the one pictured on the right. Not

only is this the safest, quickest way to get your CD to you, but it is also part of
a special binder system that we will tell you about on the back of this flyer.
A Special Note on CD Binders... To get a better look at their colors and
textures, see our latest MUSIC K-8 MARKETPLACE catalog, or visit our web
site: MusicK8.com
If you subscribed with Magazines Only:
In the first issue, you found a CD tucked into your magazine. For the rest of the year,
though, you will just find flyers. But dont despair. The solution is just a phone call away. You
can add CDs to your subscription with a simple phone call. To upgrade your subscription, just
call us toll-free at 1-800-437-0832. The rest of your recordings will arrive with the
corresponding magazines.
Below you will find an extra track information sheet for your CD.
Full Performance:
1 Theres A Class For That 1:49
2 It Matters 2:03
3 Forever Learning 2:52
4 Groundhog Scherzo 1:27
5 Valentine Mystery 1:47
6 Static Electricity 2:38
7 Los Meses Del Ao 1:41
8 Everybody Needs A Friend 3:14
9 Brain-e-ack 2:14
10 A Silly Winter Song 1:58
11 Feliz Cumpleaos! 1:09
12 The Farmer In The Dell 1:38
13 Prep Warm-Up 0:44
14 Mi Gata Loca 2:14
15 Free At Last 3:55
Instrumental Performance Only:
16 Theres A Class For That 1:49
17 It Matters 2:03
18 Forever Learning 2:52
19 Groundhog Scherzo 1:27
20 Valentine Mystery 1:47
21 Static Electricity 2:38
22 Los Meses Del Ao 1:41
23 Everybody Needs A Friend 3:14
24 Brain-e-ack 2:14
25 A Silly Winter Song 1:58
26 Feliz Cumpleaos! 1:09
27 The Farmer In The Dell 1:38
28 Prep Warm-Up 0:44
29 Mi Gata Loca 2:14
30 Free At Last 3:55
January/February 2013 Vol. 23, No. 3
To order, use one of our order forms, or call us toll-free at
1-800-437-0832
A
s we mentioned on the other side of this flyer, if you get CDs
with your magazines, your CD arrived in a neat little Safety-
Sleeve

Binder Page that is padded, and has a pocket in the back

for literature and two holes on the side so that it will fit into a
special binder.
This system is ideal for teachers faced with carrying around
many resources from room to room, school to school, and all of it back home again. In each binder you
can store up to 15 CDs and their booklets or inserts in their padded binder pages. This is the most
compact, lightweight way to store or travel with your CDs. We also make extra binder pages available
so that you can use them for other favorite CDs. These binders are available in four colors: white,
textured black, blue velvet, and textured burgundy. You can actually see color photos of these binders
on our web site: MusicK8.com Also note that the white binder features a clear outer cover for
inserting a printed sheet. Here are the details for ordering your binders and extra binder pages:
MP-CDBW White Compact Disc Binder (with 3 FREE CD Binder Pages) .............................................. 9.95
MP-CDBB Black Compact Disc Binder (with 3 FREE CD Binder Pages) ................................................ 9.95
MP-CDBU Blue Compact Disc Binder (with 3 FREE CD Binder Pages).................................................. 9.95
MP-CDBR Burgundy Compact Disc Binder (with 3 FREE CD Binder Pages) ....................................... 9.95
MP-CDBP Compact Disc Binder Pages - 10 pack...................................................................... 8.95
A Special Binder System
For Your MUSIC K-8 CDS
We also carry quality CD-Rs. These 80 minute, 700MB discs come in a pack of 25,
each with a colored jewel case. You can also get a spindle of 25 (without jewel cases).
These CD-Rs will be great to have around to make copies of recordings for your
students, or back-ups of all your MUSIC K-8 CDs.
MP-CDR20 CD-Rs Pack of 25 (with Colored Jewel Cases).................................. 19.95
MP-CDR25 CD-Rs Spindle of 25 (without Jewel Cases) ................................... 17.95
The Extra Slim Trayless Jewel Box is here. This amazing jewel box is only
5.2 millimeters thick. It has a clear lid which the CDs insert card fits into, and
the CD snaps easily onto the black base. What a tremendous space saver!
MP-ES5 5 Extra Slim CD Jewel Boxes......................................... 3.95
MP-ES10 10 Extra Slim CD Jewel Boxes ....................................... 6.95
MP-ES20 20 Extra Slim CD Jewel Boxes .................................... 11.95
This filing system will allow you to hold your treasured magazines in a
space-saving, organized manner. The plastic Magazine Filer works great with
2" Heavy-Duty View Binders. These binders comfortably hold five MUSIC K-8
magazines, with pockets on the inside and clear plastic on the outside so that
you can insert a label or title page.
MP-MF100 Magazine Filers (pack of 12)..................................................................................... 8.95
MP-AB100 2" Heavy-Duty View Binder White...................................................................... 12.95
MP-AB200 2" Heavy-Duty View Binder Black ....................................................................... 12.95
MP-AM100 Magazine Filers (pack of 12) & 2" View Binder White.................................. 19.95
MP-AM200 Magazine Filers (pack of 12) & 2" View Binder Black ................................... 19.95
Magazine Binders
Be sure to have plenty of CD-Rs on hand!