Beatin' Path Publications...Robert A. Amchin

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Robert A. Amchin

NEW! Alto Antics PACD now available. *** COMING SOON! Spring Songs - The second volume of songs and activities from around the world with lesson plans.

Dr. Robert A. Amchin, is distinguished teaching professor of music education and head of the music education and music therapy division at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. In 2006, he was made an honorary Lifetime member of the Kentucky Orff Association and named a Distinguished Teaching Faculty member at Louisville in 2007.

Rob holds degrees in Music Education from the New England Conservatory of Music, The University of Michigan and a teaching certificate from the Orff Institute. He is also a professional percussionist.

Rob provides recorder, movement, and pedagogy instruction for Orff Schulwerk teacher training courses and is recognized as a general music clinician at local, state, national, and international levels. He has recently lectured in Israel, Poland, Canada, and Austria. He has invitations to present in Hong Kong and Russia. In addition to workshops for teachers, he offers artist-in residence events with children.

Rob's Workshop Schedule

Rob was conference co-chair of the 2003 AOSA Conference and has presented at numerous sessions at National AOSA conferences. Dr. Amchin is on the editorial board of AOSA’s Reverberations and has published recorder books and articles about music education. He has served as an MENC general music education mentor. Prior to teaching at the collegiate level, he taught elementary music in Spring, Texas. He continues to teach music to children in Louisville.

His publications include: Recorders and Rhythms (With Gerald Burakoff), Seeds of Discovery, and Seeds of World Discovery published by Sweet Pipes, Inc. and Recorder Frolics, Moods and Modes, Alto Antics, and Autumn Songs for Beatin' Path Publications, Ltd.

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Autumn Songs - Music from Around the World for Orff Ensemble by Robert A. Amchin($ 13.95)

Beautiful songs and instrumental pieces about Autumn from around the world. Lesson plans and teaching suggestions are included for each song. A perfect resource for every elementary music teacher!

Preview two sample lesson plans, two song arrangements and the Table of Contents.

New!

Coming Soon! Spring Songs - Music from Around the World for Orff Ensemble, available Fall, 2008.

This will be a companion volume to Autumn Songs. Check back often for Summer Songs and Winter Songs scheduled for release in the next 12 months.

Alto Antics (book)- for beginning alto recorder ensembles

by Robert A. Amchin($ 5.95)

This is the beginning alto recorder ensemble book. Interesting percussion parts and Orff instrument accompaniments makes this a book your students will love. Notes are introduced sequentially and the pieces go from very easy to intermediate. This book will never have to leave your repertoire!

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A CD recording with performance and play-a-long versions of all the tunes in Alto Antics! This new recording features traditional Orff instruments and accompaniments. This will be a perfect learning tool for you your beginning Alto Recorder Ensembles.

Alto Antics (PACD) by Robert A. Amchin ($15.95)

Alto Antics (Teachers Edition - Book+CD) - ($19.95)

The Book Only

The PACD only

The Teacher's Edition

(Book and CD)

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Moods and Modes (book/CD) - for Intermediate Beginner Recorder Ensembles - by Robert A. Amchin ($15.95)

A collection of ensemble pieces for soprano and tenor recorder. Sparkling, delightful tunes and sprightly accompaniments will excite your beginning to intermediate recorder players. A CD recording including performance and play-along versions and a copy-ready student score is included.

Audio Samples:

Canon in Two / Exploring G Pentatonic / A Simple Dance / Chaccone / Little March in D / Modal Morning / A Happy Tune / Dance in Seven / Gigue in F / Cha Cha Cha / Pipe and Drum

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Read Rob's Comments about Moods and Modes.

Recorder Frolics - Easy Ensemble Pieces for Soprano Recorder by Robert A. Amchin ($3.95)

"Frolics" is a beginning recorder ensemble book for soprano recorders. A tenor recorder part for an advanced student or the teacher and some tasteful percussion parts are included as accompaniment. These tuneful arrangements will motivate your recorder students from fourth grade to adult!

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Recorder Frolics PACD by Robert A. Amchin ($9.95)
The companion recording for Recorder Frolics contains play-a-long and performance versions arranged in traditional Orff Schulwerk style with interludes for your creative additions.

Listen to some Real Audio Samples:

Its In The Bag / Wake Up! You Sleepy Head! / Such Grace / E's and Low D, Canon in Three.rm / Frolics with F# / Round E Round We Go-e / Warm And Witty / What to Do With 3 and 2 / On A Roll / Cameron's Train

Recorder Frolics (Teachers Edition - book + CD) ($12.95)