By Ole Könnecke, Hans Könnecke (author) , Ole Könnecke (illustrator)
"A brilliant exploration of over 50 musical instruments"
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In this engaging and entertaining musical encyclopaedia, over 50 musical instruments, including voice and computer, are profiled. There is a great representation of different instruments, not only western, but also ones such as the sitar and conga drums and some very unusual instruments such as the lur.
Each instrument is showcased in a spread that pairs humorous visuals of animals playing the instruments, with an informative light-hearted descriptive blurb featuring history and fun facts and a QR code. When you scan the QR code, a short track appears via Youtube starring that instrument and giving us just enough to get a taste of the instrument’s range, power, and mood.
It’s a wonderful combination of learning and listening.
Acclaimed picturebook creator Ole Könnecke writes and illustrates, and son Hans composed and produced the music with world class musicians (all listed at the end of the book) involved. The interaction between sound and image is very clever. The watercolour illustrations sometimes put the animal and instrument in a "scene" that is reflected in the background of the recordings.
For example, the cello page depicts an animal playing the cello under a tree with bees buzzing around. In the recording, you can hear a bee buzzing along with the cello music. This book and accompanying resources on the publisher’s website ( geckopress.com/wp- content/uploads/2023/12/Sounds-good-classroom-resource.pdf ) will be incredibly useful for teachers and families alike who are eager to find a child-friendly introduction to sound and music history.
What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What’s the difference between bongos and congas? Which instrument has only one note? Which one takes just 30 seconds to learn? What do these instruments really sound like?
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This book engagingly presents 50 common and uncommon musical instruments with practical and curious facts that will spark interest in music of all kinds.
Each instrument features a piece of music composed by an award-winning musician, accessed via QR code.
With instruments presented outside conventional categories, the book is open to all ways of listening and learning. Aspects of history, music theory and culture are lightly mixed with information about how instruments are made and played.
Instruments of all sorts include the voice and computer, unusual instruments such as the theremin and vuvuzela, alongside those that are well known. QR codes on each page link to 52 individual instruments and a code on the cover takes you to a full band joyously bringing all the instruments in the book together.
"An incredible resource for teachers and caregivers alike eager to find a child-friendly introduction to sound and music history." -- Kirkus Reviews
Ole Könnecke was born in 1961 and spent his childhood in Sweden. He now lives in Germany and has produced over 30 books, several of which have won international awards. Hans Konnecke is an award-winning composer, instrumentalist and music producer for film, and theatre, who studied composition at the Academy for Music and Theater in Munich.
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What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What’s the difference between bongos and congas?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Sounds Good! Discover 50 Instruments and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Sounds Good! Discover 50 Instruments features in the following genres: Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, History, Music, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Sounds Good! Discover 50 Instruments was written by Ole Könnecke, Hans Könnecke and published by Gecko Press
Sounds Good! Discover 50 Instruments has 112 pages
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