This page contains musical articles, classroom music worksheets, music games etc, available as free download PDF's or in hard copy via payment of £1.00 p&p. The Compositional Tutorials are two substantial books covering of all aspects of compositional techniques and are available only in hard copy for the price (£10.00 + £1.00 p&p).
You have permission to download any of the PDF available on this page and use these in most publishing contexts providing the copyrights are respected and the original author and publisher ie, Modrana Music Publishers Ltd and author David F. Golightly, are acknowledged within the context of your work. The classroom work sheets I hope you will find useful and fun for your students.
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Crisis in Contemporary Music? What Crisis? By David F. Golightly Is contemporary music in a state of crisis? Answers range from 'certainly' to 'possibly' to ' not at all'. I would like to contribute some points to this continuing debate which, if not altogether original, are ones which I think do not receive the attention they merit…Download the Article here |
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"The Devine Aesthetic" by David F Golightly “The right to be and in the being touch the source of the universe” This quote from my fantasy novel “Waits a Dragon” best sums up how I feel about the creative process and its place in our chaotic self-indulgent world. Download the Article here |
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"Self Publishing" by David F Golightly “ Today's technological world offers tremendous opportunity for composers and writers to publish, promote and distribute their own work. Professional publishers often refer to self-publishing in derisory terms, “vanity publishing” I prefer to define my work as, a self-published composer and writer since 1980, with the terms “refined promotion”. Download the Article here |
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Music Notation Classroom Work Sheets Spelling Games By David F. Golightly Ideal classroom music worksheets to help students learn the letter names of the musical notes Download the Worksheet here |
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Music Notation Classroom Worksheets Football Games The Premiership by David F Golightly Music Notation Games based on the teams of the premiership. Ideal to help students learn the names of the musical notes. Download the Worksheets here |
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Music Notation Classroom Worksheets Games Instruments of the Orchestra. by David F Golightly Music Notation Games based on the instruments of the orchestra. Ideal to help students learn the names of the musical notes. Download the Worksheets here |
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Music Maths Classroom Worksheets Games, Rests by David F Golightly Music Notation Games based on the rest values. Ideal to help students learn the names of the musical rests combined with a interesting approach to mathematics. Download the Worksheets here |
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Music Clapping Classroom Worksheets, Rhythm Games by David F Golightly Music Clapping Games simple counting exercises to consolidate rhythmic values. Download the Worksheets here |
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Music Clapping Classroom Worksheets, Rhythm Games by David F Golightly Music Clapping Games simple ensemble percussion pieces using counting exercises to consolidate rhythmic values. Download the Worksheets here |