Basher Basics: Music

Basher Basics

by Simon Basher, Dan Green

Basher Basics: Music created and illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Green:

Basher brings his signature pop-life style to a whole new topic in this one-stop guide to the building blocks of music. Meet Rhythm and Pitch, who know how to hold a tune; Time Signature, who loves to keep control; clever Chord, who works patterns to great effect; Brass, the powerful loudmouth of the instrument types; and Classical, Pop and Electronic from a crew of sweet characters. The personality-based explanations will make it easy to remember the essential concepts behind musical expression. You'll never look at the orchestra or listen to a piece of music in the same way again!

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Education, Childrens, Picture Books

69 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2011

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Informational
Copyright: 2011

This book is a terrific one to have on hand in the music classroom! It has great illustrations for students and an easy to read description of musical ideas and terms. The book is broken down into different chapters titled:
-Introduction
-Sound
-Musical Marvels
-Noteworthy Nerds
-Rowdy Bunch
-Sweet Sounds
-Index
-Glossary

I am looking forward to using this book to help me explain music terms to students.

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding read on learning sound, vibration, pitch, tempo, rhythm, dynamics, melody, harmony, note, rest, scale, interval, chord, and time signature count.

Readers also learn about the types of music: classical, folk, blues, jazz, pop, and electronic. The glossary was helpful when I needed to refer back to something but couldn’t remember what page the information was on.

[jack • 20 · Rating 5 out of 5]

5✨ • for a non fiction/ education book, its a great read to easily explain parts of music to people interested in the terminology ! i reread this one often since it got me into music when i was younger

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Basher books because my third-grade son adores Basher books. This one was an excellent introduction to the study of music. It did not cover reading music, as in reading the actual notes of music, but it did cover just about everything else, including types of instruments and musical styles.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great book

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun, simple introduction to music basics.