The Music Connection

Standard music textbooks...they never grow old :)

Garage Sale 2.0 #3: The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music

What is music? Where did it come from? How has humanity produced music over time? This introductory text provides an overview of the above. The authors cover the science of sound as well as various instruments created throughout history. While there is a "world music" section, the emphasis is predominately western. This is a draw back, but an awareness of music's development in the West is essential to college prep. 

The Sining Man

Banzar is an oral historian and traditional Nigerian Musician. Angela Shelf Medearis deftly address the tension between following one's heart verses societal norms. Banzar chooses to become a musician, a choice which results in rejection from his Village near Lagos, Nigeria. This West African folktale comes to life through the realistic oil and pencil illustrations by Terea Shaffer. Like the Biblical Joseph, Medearis writes about rejection, grief, courage, forgiveness, and reconciliation.