This slideshow is a great way to introduce your students to reading choral octavos.It covers the following topics: What is an octavo?Identifying the title, composers, tempo markingsFinding which staff correlates to which part (in a 3 part and 2 part song)The concepts of a bracket, system, staff, measure, and barlineHow to find the page #, measure #, and section identifier (letter/number in a box)How to follow each part through 2-3 systems on a page (using animations)The slideshow also contains q