| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about various types of musical instruments, and the environments in which they are played. Well-known Western instruments, as well as examples of instruments from around the world, are included. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 750 |
3.2 |
690 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
26 |
Total # of Words |
1013 |
# of Different Words |
334 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
11 |
Hi Freq occurs |
555 |
54.8% |
# of Hi freq words |
102 |
30.5% |
| % of Long Sentences |
10.2 |
Low Freq occurs |
112 |
11.1% |
# of Low freq words |
66 |
19.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Captions |
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| Table of Contents |
| Glossary |
| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Cultures |
| *Music |
| Music History |
| Musical instruments |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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accidentally |
amplifiers |
autoharps |
bass |
basses |
bassoon |
bassoons |
bluegrass |
castanets |
cellos |
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clarinet |
clarinets |
cousins |
cultures |
equipment |
excites |
fewer |
flexible |
foundation |
guitars |
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hammered |
hammering |
harsh |
illustrations |
instruments |
keyboard |
mandolins |
musical |
musicians |
object |
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objects |
oboes |
orchestra |
orchestras |
organ |
organs |
ourselves |
percussion |
personality |
pianos |
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piccolo |
pleasure |
plucked |
plucking |
rhythms |
section |
shown |
similar |
solo |
soothes |
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soothing |
stringed |
trombones |
tubas |
uncovered |
unintentionally |
valves |
variety |
various |
violas |
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violin |
violins |
washboards |
woodwind |
woodwinds |
xylophone |
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