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Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music
presents a world of discovery where
learning music is seriously fun.
Who is QuaverMusic.com?
Founded by people who share a common passion and talent
for music and a vision for helping children learn to love music.
QuaverMusic.com includes a cast of over 480 actors and
musicians, a production crew of 75, and an on-going staff of
50 programmers, animators, marketing staff and consultants.
Our Team
Our Cast
Our Crew
Four years in development, Quaver’s World, a Nashville
Based, LLC, offers a $10,000,000 investment in music
educational technology.
The Quaver Advisory Council comprises of teachers who helped us
develop and approve the content in Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music.
MARK CLARK - St. Louis, MO
ATHY SMITH - Dallas, TX
Lyon @ Blow Academy of Basic Instruction K-8 Dallas Christian Home Educators/Board of
School
Directors/Scholastic Co-operative Team
JENN PERRY - Port Charlotte, FL
www.dazeofadventure.com
MEGAN DUNHAM - Maplewood, MO
www.halfpinthouse.com
FREDDA BURTON - Cleveland, TN
Oak Grove Elementary
Dr. JOHANNA J. SIEBERT – Webster, NY
Webster Central Schools
BEVERLY WHITTINGTON - St. Louis, MO
Ames Visual & Performing Arts Elem School
CAROL A. FROEHLICH - Pittsburgh, PA
Howe & Hoover Elementary
TAMMY THIELE - Van Buren, AR
City Heights Elementary
MARTHA KLEIN - San Antonio. TX
Retired District Elementary Music Coordinator
LYN KOCH - Pittsburgh, PA
Markham and Foster Elem. Schools
EMILY WILLIAMS - Savannah, GA
Bartlett Middle School
HEATHER SOLSBERY - Liberty Hill, TX
www.sbees.blogspot.com
SUE GALLAHER - Chandler, AZ
www.thehomeschoolchick.com
JULIE BECKMAN - Torrance , CA
Educational Consultant
MELANIE BAKER - Phoenix, AZ
Chaparral Elementary
SAMI CONE - Nashville, TN
www.samicone.com
DONNA BARRICK - Lyman, SC
Lyman Elementary School
CDr. LINDA THOMPSON - Cleveland, TN
Lee University
LISA RAYNER - Columbia, SC
Pontiac Elementary School
SHARI GERTH - Franklin, TN
Battle Ground Academy Lower School
JIM MESKE - Chicago, IL
West dale School
JON OLIVER - Corbin, KY
Hunter Hills Elementary
What is the Quaver Program?
Four Components
1
30 Episodes
High Energy, High Production
30 Episodes
Value Videos
• 15 DVDs with 2, 14-minute episodes
Captivate students and create a
• 377 Music Tracks
passionate love for learning music!
2
30 Teacher Guides
Accompanies Every Episode
30 Teacher Guides
Tons of extra activities,
• 9-Part Teacher
assessments and other ideas for
Guides
your classroom!
• 100+ Reproducibles
Online
Quaver
Classrooms
Kid’s Website
30
Online
Quaver
Classrooms
4
• Teacher Access
Technology Based
Resources
• Episode-specific
Quizzes
Web-Based
Kid’s
Student
Website
Activities
Infuse technology
into the
• 80+ Interactive
White Board
Activities
Promoting
• Create Original
creativity,
Music
innovation &
teaching
process and support collaboration
• Games
& Creatives
• Explore Music
in a virtual
Styles &
world,
Genres
while
digital-age
• 377 Music
Tracks learning!
• Play students
Musical Games
learn music!
• Musical Scores
• Teacher Toolbox
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Episodes
DVD
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2
3
UNIT 1
MUSIC
THEORY
4
5
6
7
8
TOPIC
Beat
Meter
Tempo
Rhythm
Duration
Pitch
Middle C & the Grand Staff
The Musical Alphabet
Lines & Spaces
Notes & Rests
Writing Rhythms
Writing a Song
Dynamics
Articulation & Tempo
Chords & Harmony
Form
DVD
9
UNIT 2
INSTRUMENTS &
ENSEMBLES
10
11
TOPIC
The Woodwind Family
The Brass Family
The Percussion Family
Guitars & Fretted Instruments
The Keyboard Family
Vocals
DVD
UNIT 3
COMPOSERS &
MUSIC HISTORY
TOPIC
The Baroque Period
12
The Classical Period
The Romantic Period
13
The Impressionist Period
DVD
UNIT 4
MUSIC STYLES
14
15
TOPIC
Blues
Rock
Reggae
Country
Teacher Guide Music Standards in Lesson
1. Overview
National Standards addressed
in the lesson
Statement
Introduction to the
content of the lesson
Lesson Objectives
Introduction to the
content
of theIntro
lesson
2. Lesson
Key Scenes
The five main teaching
points from each episode
2. Lesson Intro
An icebreaker that prepares
Vocabulary
Musical terms introduced students for the topic
in the lesson
3. Play Episode
4. Class Activities
3.
5.Play
WebEpisode
Activities
Discussion points are
included
to apply after
6. Homework
viewing the episode.
5. Web Activities
Introduces creative
activities and games found
on QuaverMusic.com Kid's
Website.
4. Class Activity
A variety of experiences to
reinforce and elaborate on
episode content.
6. Homework
Reinforces and deepens
understanding of the lesson
topics
7. Assessment
8. Cross-Curriculum Activities
9. Digging Deeper
7. Assessment
Activities to evaluate
students’ understanding
and application of the
lesson.
9. Digging Deeper
Includes advanced topics to take
the learning further than the
episode
8. Cross-Curriculum Activities
Connects episode content with
Art, Language Arts, Math,
History, Science, and Social
Studies.
Online Quaver Classrooms
Teacher-Only Resources Tied to Each Episode
Worksheets
IWB Activities
Quaver Quiz
Musical
Tracks
Teacher Toolbox
Musical Scores
Games & Creatives
Kid’s Website
Learn Music Through Technology
Scores of Activities!
Create Original Music!
Explore Music Styles
& Genres!
Play Minigames!
Experiment with
Sound Waves!
Visit Music Eras!
Student Specific Log-in for
use at School or Home!
Why QuaverMusic.com?
FEATURE
BENEFIT TO YOU
Web-Based
No installations, no stress on your IT department,
real-time updates, quick access to new features
Cross-curricular,
integrated
Supports technology initiatives, encourages
creativity, innovation, collaboration and
communication; builds skills in other subject
areas
Myriad of Non-graded
resources
Usable across all grade levels; allows teachers
great flexibility in how they implement
Meets National Standards for
Arts Education
Ensures teachers have appropriate resources
that supplement their teaching
Prepares students for band
and choir
Builds enthusiasm and will drive participation in
band and choir.
Engages students, energizes
teachers
EXCITING material that brings new life to the
music classroom!
Quaver creates a uniquely entertaining world, filled with
challenge, interaction, fun, learning and lots and lots of music!
CONTACT US
[email protected]
866-917-3633