The Ultimate Guide to Music

To understand music, you have to hear it. Not only does this comprehensive guide cover everything about the subject--from what music is and how it's made to instruments, composers, and recordings--it offers a free downloadable app. With this AR feature, kids can interact with the orchestra and listen to Benjamin Britten's music. Striking photographs, bite-sized chunks of information, and sidebars appear throughout.

About the author

Joe Fullman is an experienced children's author and has written many non-fiction reference titles. He has a personal interest in music, plays several instruments and performs with a folk band.

Summary

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the subject, presented in a novel format - a book with a free downloadable app that allows you to interact with the orchestra and listen to Britten's music, performed by The Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

Foreword

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the subject, presented in a novel format - a book with a free downloadable app that allows you to interact with the orchestra and listen to Britten's music, performed by The Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Fullman
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2014
• EAN: 9781783120918
• ISBN: 978-1-78312-091-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 280 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 660 g
• Illustrations: 4X4
• Series: Not Found; Y
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Music / Instruments, Interest age: from c 8 years, Educational: Music, Music: general interest (Children's / Teenage)