Books by David Wheway

'Listen Carefully' is one of five booklets which develop activities in a progressive way. They suggest ideas for collaboration between teachers and other school staff and Visiting Musicians. The focus of these materials is developing awareness of pitch, the ability to develop pitch awareness and composition on tuned percussion and vocally. The materials support children in reading simple pitch notations with ideas which relate to and lead into staff notation. This series of books is written primarily with the 'generalist' music teacher in mind, although specialists/coordinators may appreciate ideas they can add to their music-teaching repertoire. The materials also work well in a Professional Development context.

'Bubbles' is one of five booklets which develop music activities for primary age children in a progressive way. They suggest ideas for collaboration between teachers, other school staff and Visiting Musicians. The focus of Bubbles is developing awareness of, and ability to maintain a steady beat and rhythm, whilst supporting children in reading simple notation and composition. Throughout are activites/games for the primary classroom. This series of books is written primarily with the 'generalist' music teacher in mind, although specialists/coordinators may appreciate ideas to add to their music-teaching repertoire. The activities are designed to be progressive across key stages 1 and 2. However, sets of activities could be viewed as mini-projects. CPD: The materials also work well in a Professional Development context.

'It's OK' is one of a series of booklets which develop activities in a progressive way. They suggest ideas for collaboration between teachers and other school staff and Visiting Musicians. The purpose of these activities is for children to develop focused listening and a musical vocabulary, including: - the ability to recognise and distinguish between musical elements and terminology, - their emotional response to music, - recognition of music from different times and places, - responding to different moods and characteristics in music, - recognition that music can be used to achieve particular effects, - giving children a chance to develop and explain preferences in their own listening. This series of books is written primarily with the 'generalist' music teacher in mind, although specialists/coordinators may appreciate ideas they can add to their music-teaching repertoire. The materials also work well in a Professional Development context.

'Safari Park is one of five books which develop activities in a progressive way. They suggest ideas for liaison between teachers, other school staff and Visiting Musicians. The focus is on progression when exploring sound, (vocal and instrumental) and working with others to refine and select sounds for compositions. Ideas should be revisited across the primary age range, revising work done previously. Activities are intentionally brief, encouraging exploration and development of ideas. This series of books is written primarily with the 'generalist' music teacher in mind, although specialists/coordinators may appreciate ideas to add to their music-teaching repertoire. The materials also work well in a Professional Development context.

'Signs and Symbols' is one of five books which develop activities in a progressive way. They suggest ideas for liaison between teachers and other school staff and Visiting Musicians. The materials develop simple ways of representing sound, from pictorial, through signs then simple invented symbolic representation, leading to children's own graphic compositions. The terms 'signs' and 'symbol' are used to differentiate the children's invented representations from 'staff' notation (e.g. crotchets, quavers, etc.).The materials offer suggestions for sound exploration activities, useful as preparatory and on-going experience. This series of books is written primarily with the 'generalist' music teacher in mind, although specialists/coordinators may appreciate ideas to add to their music-teaching repertoire. The materials also work well in a Professional Development context.