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Easy to Intermediate Pieces
for Marimbas or Orff Instruments
This exciting new book of ten marimba pieces is a welcome addition to the marimba music repertoire. All are original tunes that Paul developed with his students at Rural Point Elementary School in Hanover County, Virginia. Some of the arrangements were adapted and arranged by Brent Holl. These tunes will help students develop excellent mallet technique and provides a platform for creating original arrangements and improvisations.
Paul has included hints for good ensemble training, plus tips on technique for drums, the shakere, and cowbell.
The Music Downloads in MP3 format were recorded professionally at Electric Arts Studio in Singers Glen, Virginia, and contain full performances of each piece. They are great for listening or for playing along and are also included with your purchase.
Supplemental Materials also include PDF files of full scores and individual parts suitable for printing or for presentation stations.
The E-Book is interactive in PDF and EPUB formats. All hyperlinks are active as well as links to each song in the table of contents. Click on the song title of any song to return to the table of contents. Audio Tracks are linked for playback on each full score.
Paul Bakeman has been teaching K-5 general music since 1994. In 2001, Paul was selected as Rural Point Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year. That year he also received the R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence, and, with the funds from this award, traveled to Ghana, West Africa, and Hawaii to study drumming.
He holds a B.M. in Music Education and an M.M. in Music Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Paul has published a recorder method book, Recorder Connections, used by music teachers both nationally and internationally, and has presented many workshops on music education and Orff-Schulwerk. He is currently on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Orff-Schulwerk level courses, teaching recorder.
In 2006, Paul achieved National Board Certification in early and middle childhood music, and in 2009 was recognized as a Yale Distinguished Music Educator. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
Enjoy this Bonus Track, Surfin' with Cuppa Joe from Paul's book with special guest guitarist, Bart Reardon.
Enjoy this music video from Cooking With Marimbas
