Recipes for Improvisation Keyboard Games for Pianists of All Ages, by Joy Yelin Take a motive. Stir in a compositional device or two. Sprinkle with imagination. Blend with courage. Serve to venturous pianists. You cannot go wrong! Each game grows out of a musical theme or familiar tune and builds skill in rhythm and musicianship. Step-by-step instructions are easy to follow. $15.00

American Music Teacher Journal/Aug/Sept 1991, by Janet Swanzy
“. . .One unusual feature which contributes to the book is the setting of these games for duet partners: teacher and student or two students can do all of the activities. . . It is to be hoped that the influence of Dalcroze improvisation will continue to generate more efforts of this sort, for there is a huge need for teachers to realize its value in the overall musical education of their students.”

MORE Recipes for Improvisation and Keyboard Games For the late intermediate to advanced pianist, by Joy Yelin MORE Recipes for Improvisation and Keyboard Games gives step by step instructions for variations on chord progressions and melodies using composiTIONal devices and other musical strategies: ArpeggiatTION • SuspenSION • OrnamentaTION •SyncopaTION • Metric TransformaTION • RepetiTION Upper/Lower Neighbors and MORE! $15.00

Clavier, Reviewer' s Choice/February 2006
"Today more teachers include improvisation and composition in lessons to encourage children who have creative talent. . . this gift will go unnoticed unless it is encouraged and developed." (Reviewer's Choice is awarded only 10 times a year!)

American Dalcroze Journal/Vol.32 #1; Fall/Winter 2005, by Leslie Purcell Upchurch
"The book provides many answers right at your fingertips, and overall, it is an excellent tool for the early intermediate improvisation student or teacher."

Fresh Recipes for Improvisation, Book #3 For the early to advanced pianist, by Joy Yelin Familiar folk tunes with metric and tonal twists. Blues questions and answers.  Variations on modal melodies by Satie and Ravel. Each activity can function as a duet or solo. $15.00

American Dalcroze Journal, Winter 2009-09, by Jeremy Dittus
“Ms. Yelin provides creative and facile ways to explore musical concepts:  motivic development, blues form, mode mixture, additive beats, changing meter, unequal beats, hemiola, binary and ternary beats.  The reader [teacher] will appreciate the many and diverse musical genres represented, including classical, folk, jazz and popular music.”

Potpourri of Music for Movement and Improvisational Study Two Sections! Over 200 Selections! by Joy Yelin A collection of composed pieces and selections from the piano repertoire, suitable for teaching basic locomotion movements: walks, runs, skips, crawl, jumps, etc.; and even a one-sided skip! Section Two: A complete reproduction of "Music for Active Children" by Elise Braun Note: A Korean edition of "Potpourri" has been published! $30.00

Movement that Fits Dalcroze Eurhythmics and the Suzuki Method, by Joy Yelin, published by Summy-Birchard This work begins with movement activities for simple rhythms and progresses to complicated rhythmic problems. Based on the principles of Dalcroze Eurhythmics, the student experiences music through body movement. Singing games, dramatic play, and creative games are all incorporated to provide an enjoyable and exciting experience. Each activity offers options in teaching strategies with step-by-step instructions. $22.00

Ring Around the Development Tree Grow with Music and Movement, by Joy Yelin This is a collection of music/movement games, age and stage appropriate for preschoolers through third grade. The activities have been utilized by teachers of dance, physical education, music therapy, and general education. Musical concepts are taught while developing appropriate motor skills. $12.00

The Joy of Children's Favorites Best Loved Songs, Play Tunes, Nursery Rhymes, and Singing Games, by Denes Agay Movement Activities, by Joy Yelin, published by Yorktown Press This attractive volume presents over 70 familiar and favorite songs, folk tunes, and nursery rhymes. The arrangements are easy enough for the rusty playing of parents and elementary classroom teachers or for late beginning piano students. Each tune includes chord symbols, and some are accompanied by suggestions. $14.85