Grouped into five sections (Symbols, Simple Neums, Rhythm, Special Neums, and Modes), Square Notes clarifies the basics of Gregorian chant.  Every fundamental of chant is covered with a short explanation followed by written exercises to be done in the workbook - fill in the blank, identifying notes, writing notation, drawing rhythmic waves, and much more. 

A Story of Beethoven By Brother Ernest, C.S.C. (Imprimatur 1960) Fully illustrated. Children love stories about music and musicians, and this is one of the most interesting. Ludwig van Beethoven began to learn, play and write music as soon as he could hold a violin. He grew into one the greatest composers the world has ever known and wrote some of the greatest and most popular symphonies ever …