What's the Score? (Go Inside the Conductor's Score for Handel's
Hallelujah Chorus). By Geoffrey R. Lorenz. Arranged by Kris
Kropff. Workbook. Published by Heritage Music Press
(LO.30-2321H). Students in the general music classroom are
exposed to many different types and forms of music, both aurally
and through the printed page, but seldom do they have the chance
to see and work with a score. "What's the Score?" changes all
that thanks to its engaging and accessible look into this rich
source of music learning. Begin by reproducing and distributing
some or all of the 16 pages of the included "Hallelujah Chorus"
score . Students then go inside the score by playing games
including Seek & Circle, Find & Define and Name That Note. A
preparatory worksheet introducing the score is also provided,
along with reproducible fact sheets about the orchestra and its
instruments, Handel, and his famous oratorio--the perfect
complement to a "Messiah" unit. Additional suggestions for using
this familiar melody and its score to