Musical textbooks have been launched to motivate kids to take up music. The textbooks aim to provide professional guidance in musical concepts to students. Bridge Music publications have published a series of music textbooks for schools. The books comprise theory of music, ear training guidance, ways to make compositions and chapters which teach you all about rhythm, notes and beats. And young music addicts are excited about the new venture.
Says eight-year-old guitar freak Ronit Roy, “I want to know more about frets, bass tabs and chords. I can always learn the basics though this book and then go for a full-fledged course. It’s so cool to have music textbooks.”
These books are for kids between the age group of six to 10. Interestingly, they are presented in an attractive manner with catchy illustrations and easy explanations. “It will help provide the basic foundation of music and give an overview of different genres of music and instruments. The books are basically for new learners. A starter can learn classical, jazz, blues along with various classical and Western instruments including the guitar, keyboard and drums. It also has various music activities, where kids can sing and play by following easy instructions,” says Ritesh Khokhar, director, Bridge Music Academy.
But as the book has no information on classical music and instruments, many feel there should be books on the same as well. Says seven-year-old Katyayani Singh, a sitar player, “I love playing the sitar, so I wanted a textbook on it as it would have helped me revise my lessons. But textbooks on music really excite me. If not the sitar, I can learn to compose music through it.”
Seconds Kamla Shankar, a music teacher, who is delighted to see that young children now have access to such books. “It’s for the first time that music will have textbooks. School should include these in the curriculum as they will help both kids and teachers understand the basics better. These books will also open professional opportunities for students in this field and help them gain a lifelong love for music,” she adds.