Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

Wliether you :u tually play an instrument yourself, or arc merely one of an audience listening to a concert, your ippreciation of a symphony orchestra will be enhanced if you know something of the various instruments and how they are played. This series takes each section of a symphony orchestra — string, woodwind, brass, percussion, melodious percussion, the orchestra as a whole — and gives us the stories of the individual instruments, how they evolved, what ihev contribute to solo or group playing. The accompanying records, of course, enable us to hear the tonal ])attern and the range of each instrument. The production is a good one and represents a happy combination of sight and sound for true teaching and learning purposes antl pleasure. This is one of those instances where the producer says the set is intended for later elementary, junior and senior high school. We prefer not to give a specific grade category, for the uuiterial can well be used by any level or age group interested in music. J. A. COMENIUS 1592-1670 (Single strip, black and white; produced by UNESCO and available from UNESCO Publications Center, 801 Third Ave., New York 22, N. Y.; S3. 25 with manual.) ■\nyone interested in the use of audiovisual instructional materials will find this filmstrip valuable. It is, of course, biographical in nature, and as such gives us some of the highlights of the career and work of John Amos Comenius, the e.xiled Moravian pastor who had so great an influence on educational methodologv. Illustrations in the filmstrip have been gathered from famous libraries in I'aris and Prague and the United Nations resources. We are given a description of the famous encyclopaedia "Orbis Pictus" and of the philosophy underlying Comenius' insistence on the use of pictures to motivate children to learn. Such a filmstrip is naturally to be recommended for teacher-training groups. We see no reason, however, to restrict it to such groups. Certainly pupils in junior and senior high school would find it interesting for use in consideration of world history and culture. MASTERS OF MOOERN ART (2 single strips, color; produced by Life Filmstrips, !» Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.; $6 per strip.) The latest editions to this series arc Henri Matisse and Vincent Van Gogh. There are lecture notes which provide additional information about the specific material shown in the strips. In each instance the intent is to provide the viewer with a selection of the works of the artist, particularly those which give us a key to his style and contribution. Selections illustrative of the different periods and moods are included; so are detailed closeups which enable us to examine paintings carefully. The lecture notes provide background data and serve as references. Filmstrips such as these can be used in a variety of ways and to meet many needs. They can serve either to prepare pupils for a visit to great museum centers, or as a guide to recall and discussion after such visits. They arc also helpful in leading students to understand and appreciate the skill of artists and in helping to form ideas of art and the role of art in modern life. TA6LINE FOR SUCCESS (Single strip, color; produced by and available without cost from Educational Service Dept. of Bristol-Myers Products Division, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.) There is no single royal road to business success, but a bit more attention to some of the points stressed in this filmstrip could well help any yoimg man or woman who is starting out on a career. \ plea is made for skill and knowledge lo meet job demands; a good attitude towards work and fellow-workers; basic cleanliness as an essential; maintenance of good health, and the wearing of suitable clothing. Wall charts .ind booklets may also be secured to use with the strip. There is a place for material of this type in college .md training courses and in industry training units. The diagrams are clear and the descriptions simple, leaving opportunity for plenty of discussion. 20tti CENTURY BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING SERIES (Revised) (3 filmstrips, color; produced by Society for Visual Education, 1 345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, Illinois; $15 set of 3.) This series is both general and specific. There is an overall emphasis on the general value of keeping accurate records. There is detailed and itemized information as to how to record transactions, |)ost journals and keep a ledger of debts and credits. There are many diagrams designed to show the types of record l)Ooks, accounts and processes involved, riie material is based on the SouthWestern Publishing Co. books of the same title, and a very complete visualization is ])rovicled for this study, (iood for work in business training courses in grades 9 through 12. 120 PAGES Now, between the covers of one book you'll find hundreds of items relating to every photographic need . . Recording, Photographing, Processing, Storage and Optics. Truly a treasure of information . . . yours Free. Write — ESAVG 159 BURKE & JAMES, INC 321 S.Wabash Chicago ■«. HIinoiH lALK tr9m r**' SCIfCN TYPEWRITTEN MESSAGES M tADIQMAT SLIDES WMITI *MU|.«I1IM ACCI^t HO tVCMITWtl MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS • IHi MAIIOltERYOf TNESCRFEN ; Regulor size 3 '/4X4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Depl. V, 222 Oakridqe Blvd., Dovtono Beach, Flo. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY BIKE SAFETY BUS SAFETY NEW — Elementary Science Series 10 Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Bex 599E Suffem, New York FILMSTRIP CATALOGUE Largest Filmstrip Library EYE GATE HOUSE, INC. Dept. ESI 146-01 Archer Ave. Jamaica 35« N. Y. EdScreen & AV Guide — January, 1959 37