Mega Music Publisher
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Mega Music Publisher
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Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Lesson 1
Introduction to Music Notation
About
INNOVATIVE
Mega Music © is a professional music publishing and education company providing high-quality learning materials, curriculum solutions, and digital resources for musicians and schools worldwide.
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Registered with GEMA (Member No. 00926779), Mega Music develops trusted content and innovative programmes, including the IMPACT Ensemble Learning Approach, to support modern, engaging, and structured music education.
DEVELOPING
Mega Music develops its curriculum as a coherent, long-term learning system rather than a collection of isolated materials. At the core is the IMPACT curriculum, built around a structured 25-level tone-range sequence that guides students from their first sound to confident ensemble playing across mixed instruments and abilities.
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This progression allows classes to make music together from the outset while ensuring clear individual development over time. The result is a reliable, scalable framework that supports sustained, high-quality music education.
EVOLVE
Mega Music evolves its materials through continuous classroom use and professional reflection. The IMPACT curriculum is regularly refined and expanded in response to real teaching contexts, ensemble needs, and feedback from schools and educators.
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New repertoire, worksheets, arrangements, and digital tools are added over time, while existing materials are improved to remain practical, relevant, and musically effective. This ensures the curriculum stays adaptable without losing its structural clarity.
COLLABORATE
Mega Music organises its work into four pillars:
• IMPACT – ensemble curriculum
• Repertoire & Publishing – songs and arrangements
• Teacher Resources – worksheets and assessments
• Training & Consulting – support for schools
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This framework lets teachers and learners access exactly what they need.
What We Do
We provide structured music resources for MYP, DP, and IGCSE programs, enriched with video and audio materials. Our lessons support students in mastering key musical concepts with practical worksheets and answers.
Our IMPACT curriculum revolutionizes music education by focusing on personalized, hands-on learning. It bridges traditional methods with modern, collaborative ensemble teaching to nurture real musical talent.
As a music publishing company, we offer a range of teaching resources and lesson plans for music teachers and schools. These materials align with international academic frameworks to enhance music education worldwide.
We foster an interactive learning community, encouraging feedback and collaboration among students and educators. We are open to suggestions, promoting continuous growth through email and chat exchanges.
Music Theory
Unlock the foundations of music by exploring the Elements of Music. You’ll train your ears to listen more deeply and uncover the layers of sound, rhythm, and harmony that shape the music you love.
Step into Music Theory and learn the tools to read, write, and understand Western notation. You’ll explore pitches, scales, rhythm, harmony, and structure, giving you the skills to analyze music with greater insight.
Explore how music is built with Music Analysis. You’ll break down form, repetition, and variation, discovering how phrases, contrast, climax, and resolution shape a piece and create emotional impact.
Composing lets you create your own musical journey. You’ll learn basic reading and pattern skills while experimenting with sound, timbre, and dynamics using simple tools to bring your ideas to life.
Learn how orchestral instruments sound, how to recognise them, and how they blend to create the full, layered sound of an ensemble.
Music History
Students studying IGCSE or IB Music—or anyone simply interested in music history—can explore a curated selection of listening excerpts and fascinating facts about composers and musical genres through the links provided by Mega Music below. These resources offer an engaging way to deepen your understanding of how music has evolved across different periods and cultures.
Explore the origins of Western music, from Gregorian chants to the early polyphonic styles of the Middle Ages.
Delve into the rich harmonic textures and vocal music innovations that defined the Renaissance era.
Experience the dramatic, ornate compositions of the Baroque period, featuring masters like Bach and Handel.
Discover the balance and clarity of the Classical era, highlighted by composers like Mozart and Beethoven.
Feel the emotional intensity and individualism that shaped the Romantic era, led by composers like Wagner and Chopin.
Trace the bold experimentation and diverse styles that characterize modern and contemporary Western music.
Explore the evolution of popular music and learn how key genres and cultural movements shaped today’s sound.
Explore the rhythms, stories, and legends of jazz, and discover how history and culture shaped this powerful American art form.
Explore the sounds and traditions of Africa, Asia, Arabia, India, and Latin America, and discover how world music connects cultures across the globe.
About Me
INTRODUCTION
I am a musician and educator with a lifelong commitment to creativity, performance, and meaningful music learning. I hold a Bachelor of Music from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where I studied concert piano and organ alongside visual arts and art education.
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My musical path quickly expanded into jazz and modern music, shaping a career that bridges performance, education, and creative collaboration across diverse cultural contexts.
EXPERIENCE
My musical experience spans classical training, jazz, popular music, theatre, and large-scale ensemble work. I studied piano and organ from an early age, later completing advanced performance studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, alongside extensive practical work as an organist, pianist, accompanist, and ensemble musician.
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Alongside my formal studies, I performed widely in Europe and Southern Africa, working as a soloist, band member, musical director, and theatre musician across jazz, rock, pop, cabaret, and musical theatre. These experiences shaped a practical, performance-driven approach to music-making that continues to inform my work as an educator and curriculum designer.
ACHIEVEMENTS
In the 1990s, I founded and led Mega Music, a school for modern music, theatre, and dance in Germany, working with over 350 students and a team of 15 teachers. This work laid the foundation for my long-term focus on ensemble-based learning and structured progression in music education.
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I later moved into international school education, specialising in IB and IGCSE Music, and have held senior roles including Band Director, Head of Music, and Head of Performing Arts. Across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, I have overseen music, theatre, visual arts, and dance programmes, combining artistic leadership with curriculum development and whole-school impact.
COMITMENT
Since 2005, I have been dedicated to developing innovative music education programmes in international school settings. I created IMPACT, an ensemble-based learning approach designed to support mixed-ability musicians and help students make meaningful music together from the very first lesson.
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My commitment is to music education that is structured, inclusive, and musically rigorous—supporting student confidence, creativity, and expressive skill while helping schools build sustainable, high-quality arts programmes across diverse cultural contexts.
