Active Listening Lessons -- The Nutcracker Suite: Hands-On Activities for Exploring the Classics, Book & CD by David Bretzius (Paperback / softback, 2014)
Seven detailed lesson plans on Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite! Listen and perform along with the professionally-recorded orchestral CD. Each individual layer of the ensemble will learn and practice their part through rhythmic chanting and body percussion before transferring to classroom instruments. The step-by-step instructions build to a culminating Orff performance for each movement. Student scores are included on the enhanced CD for printing and projecting. Recommended for grades 2--6.