Help Your Kids with Music, Ages 10-16 (Grades 1-5): A Unique Step-By-Step Visual Guide & Free Audio App

Are your kids struggling with music theory? Do you wish you could help them learn how to read music?

Help Your Kids With Music is what every frustrated parent needs. This invaluable guide covers all the core subjects needed to pass up to grade 5 music exams around the world, including melody, rhythm, chords and harmony, intervals, scales, and keys, styles and genres, and the instruments of the orchestra. Its unique visual approach, which uses simple, colorful illustrations and diagrams alongside a wide range of musical examples, allows parents and children to work together to understand even the trickiest concepts of music theory.

Feature boxes on composers and musicians across a variety of styles and genres help children and parents learn and discover more about music, while guides to writing your own melody and harmonizing a song melody encourage budding composers to have a go at writing their own music. This book is also packed with musical examples, which you can listen to on the accompanying audio app. Perfect for exam preparation, homework help, or learning to read music as part of learning an instrument, Help Your Kids With Music is a clear, accessible guide that will help parents and children understand even complex music theory and put it into practice with confidence.

Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects. Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school.

Author: Carol Vorderman
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 06/04/2019
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781465485489
ISBN10: 1465485481
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study | Exercises
- Education | Parent Participation
- Study Aids | Study Guides

About the Author
Carol Vorderman is Britain's leading female television host. For twenty-three years she has been known as the Numbers Queen on the hit quiz show Countdown, where she performs mental arithmetic at lightning speed. She has also presented science and technology shows for many years, including BBC TV's Tomorrow's World, as well as top-rated entertainment programs such as Stars and Their Lives. Carol hosted the world's first live Sudoku television show in July 2005. She is hooked on Sudoku.