Paperback. This book and CD demonstrates the instruments, rhythms and workshop plans used to create one of the UK's most successful and sustainable music educational projects. Using the music of Brazil the book takes six traditional rhythms and demonstrates these at basic and more advanced levels, with introductions and breaks for the various percussion instruments. The BeatLife book focuses on both the player and the teacher, with a series of arrangements that can be taken as a complete lesson plan and incorporated into other classroom/social group activities. The authors Stuart Hardcastle and Chris Preston are professional percussionists/workshop leaders based in Liverpool, UK. In 2003 they founded BeatLife with the aim of creating sustainable links between musicians, schools and young people. . Classification: Educational & Classroom. Media: Book with CD(s). Language: English. Performance Level: Easy/Intermediate.