Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo

I used it in the music classroom.

This is a great book for elementary music teachers to use when introducing their students to the music staff. It delves into the history of notation and why it's significant in the lives of musicians today. I read this every year to my 3rd graders!

Every child who studies piano would love to have this book. A few years ago I bought it and gave it to a student who devoured it. The text is simple enough for young students but it doesn't talk down to them. The illustrations are top-notch and accompany the text perfectly. I bought this copy for my own library and will take it out from time to time to share with others -- children and adults. If I were still teaching I would give this book to all my students -- regardless of cost!

I love this book! I teach elementary music, and this book is perfect for introducing or discussing sol-fege and written notation. I honestly am not sure how much of it is accurate historically (there is a friend that the book mentions), but I know the basics are accurate. I read it to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade but I could see it as appropriate for older students if you approach it as history. The illustrations are interesting, and my students enjoy it. It encourages perseverance, believing in yourself, sticking by friends, etc.

I love having books about music that are ABOUT music. Do Re Mi puts the concept of notation in correct perspective - a way to write down symbols for sound so that they can be remembered and shared. On interesting angle is the universal frustration of having a great idea and its not being accepted. Brother Guido's persistence pays off. This book is a great mixture of history and story with amazing collage art. I love having this in my music room library.

As a music teacher, I found this story engaging for my students in grades 3-6, as a read aloud. When kids ask, "Why do we need to learn music?", it's a good way to explain its origins, why it was important 1000 years ago, and why it is still important today. My colleague who teaches high school is borrowing it for her classes! It has nice illustrations of what notation looked like in Guido D'Arrezzo's time~

GREAT story and well told. Good vocabulary. ART work is rather minimal. I guess the author was trying to connect modern children with the ancient story. I LIKED the photo copies of original musical notation!

what a beautiful production Ms.roth. loved the art work. bit short on technical detail, but america is lucky that a group of authors are producing these works to get kids started and also to delight older kiddies.

Though it was a book about early music theory... but just a book about brief orignal authors history and life.Wouldn't have bought it if know... read in about 10 minutes ... learnt nothing about old music theory.

Great for any young music student.