Level 4 (C): WriteWay

This is the 4th in a series of curriculum levels.  A student starts the Level 4: C WriteWay after finishing the WriteRhythm level.

Students at this level already have the MerrieNan Melodies Kit with all of the support materials. Since the kit materials are easily shared, there is only one needed per family!  More advanced theory can be learned with the activities in the MNM Kit.

WriteWay takes the rhythm ideas introduced in WriteRhythm and expands them.  Having learned about rhythm as well as note reading in the first three levels of the MerrieNan Melodies curriculum, your student is now ready to move ahead by increasing the complexity of the rhythms plus learn more advanced musical concepts.

Included in Level  4 (C): WriteWay are the following curriculum items: 

WriteWay Training Manual (electronic)

4 printed books:

• WriteWay Musician’s Book
• WriteWay Composer’s Book
• WriteWay Songbook 1
• WriteWay Songbook 2

Optional:  2 e-workbooks  $27

• WriteWay Musician’s Workbook (electronic)
• WriteWay Composer’s Workbook (electronic)

Basic Curriculum Explanations:

When you adopt the MerrieNan Melodies music curriculum, you will receive the complete MerrieNan Melodies Kit with all of the support materials necessary to follow through with this innovative curriculum. Exploring the new kit is an adventure at any age!  And it’s one kit per family! The kit materials are easily shared. The MNM Kit is included at the two beginner levels, or in the sets.

As with the prior levels, there is an electronic Training Manual for this level that allows you, as the parent-teacher, to tailor each lesson to your child.  We have broken up this training into individual lesson-scripts where we walk you through all of the steps to address the particular concept included in that lesson. We have a purpose in our format; the reason we offer this training in a lesson-script format is so you may tailor the lessons to your child. With a script versus a video, you have the option of modifying the verbiage and pacing of the lesson.  Do all of the lesson or do a fifth of the lesson!  It’s up to you and your child to decide what works for the two of you. The lesson-scripts are available in an electronic format so you can download them, print them, and make notes during your lessons.

Each level of the program has three core books: a Musician’s Book which addresses music theory in a fun and accessible way, a Composer’s Book where your young musician is guided to compose music to play, enjoy, and reinforce learning of the music notation system, and at least one Songbook with songs to play.  The core books plus whatever other books are included for that level are printed and will be shipped to you along with your MNM Kit.  The number of books varies from level to level depending on the content covered by a particular level.

Optional Electronic Workbooks

The two workbooks for each level consist of the consumable pages from both the Musician’s Book and the Composer’s Book. The electronic workbooks are what make these materials family-friendly!  With the optional purchase of the workbooks, you may use any level with as many of your children as you wish.  Instead of letting one child write in the Musician’s Book and Composer’s Book, keep the printed copies as references.  Just print off the pages from the workbooks that your child or children need to use.  You have permission to print any and all pages from the electronic books you have purchased.

Books Unique to the WriteWay Level:

WriteWay Songbook 2  WriteWay Songbook 2 continues with more fun songs to reinforce the rhythms.