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Teaching Kids to Sing

One of the hardest things a voice teacher has to do is to help a singer lose their bad habits, and we all know how well ingrained a bad habit can be. With the products available here, your kids will be able to skip the bad habits stage and go right into being good singers. Teach your kids how to sing well. Without being so childish as to bore the kids, these works are aimed at teaching younger singers in techniques that work with the sweeter, tender voices of youthful singers. They cover the vast array of skills and techniques a choral director, conductor or teacher, with examples from some of the most prestigious children’s choirs from around the globe.


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Allison Street and Linda Bance : Voiceplay - 22 Songs for 3-5 year-olds : Treble : Songbook & 1 CD : 0193210606

Allison Street and Linda Bance : Voiceplay - 22 Songs for 3-5 year-olds

Voiceplay is an inspired collection of songs which can be used by all practitioners, whether or not they are music specialists, in all Early Years settings. Voiceplay is for practitioners working in Early Years settings and also for parents and carers at home. Whether you are running a session with thirty children or sitting in a corner with three, Voiceplay shows you how you can use your voice to lead others and help young children develop their singing.

Songlist: Songs To Help Things Happen, Songs With Movement, Songs To Help Singing Voices, Songs For Play, Songs That Tell Stories

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Voicing: Treble | 9556b | Songbook & 1 CD | $35.95


Ariella Vaccarino : Voice Lessons To Go for Kids : Vocal Warm Up Exercises

Ariella Vaccarino : Voice Lessons To Go for Kids

This CD is designed for young elementary school aged singers to learn how to warm up their voice in a healthy fun way. The volume begins with advice on healthy singing, including words on posture, breathing, and diction. Vocal warm ups follow in patterns broken up into three separate vocalizes: Singing numbers, Singing syllables and Singing solfege. Musical terms such as major scales, chords, octaves, staccato and legato are sung through and explained. The goal of Voice Lessons To Go for Kids is to develop good healthy confident voices as well as to develop children's theoretical knowledge about music, creating good singers on the road to being young musicians.

Songlist: Never Push, You will improve, Your Vocal Assessment, Posture, Diction, Breathing, Confidence, Vocal Warm-Ups

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9890c | Vocal Warm Up Exercises | $19.95


Audrey Snyder : Sight-Sing a Song! Music Reading for the Elementary Classroom : Kids : 01 Songbook & 1 CD Warm Ups : 884088210977 : 1423454944 : 09971136

Audrey Snyder : Sight-Sing a Song! Music Reading for the Elementary Classroom

Sight-Sing a Song will help you do just that-teach your students to sing-sing with confidence. This well-designed sight-singing approach by master teacher and choral director Audrey Snyder progresses in an easy step-by-step fashion through a variety of exercises that culminate with a special song students will be able to sight-sing! Each lesson includes helpful Teacher Tips that focus on the music concepts being presented, a suggested teaching sequence to use when presenting each exercise, keys to sight-singing success, options for enrichment and motivation, and two student reproducible pages filled with sight-reading exercises. Exercises and songs are presented in the keys of C major and F major, so students will also experience moveable 'Do.' After students have perfected each exercise a cappella on their own, they can enhance the learning process further by performing wiht the accompaniment tracks on the enclosed CD. Perormanc / accompaniment tracks for the songs are also included. Time is short. Let's start sight-singing!i

Songlist: Begin with the Beat, Add DO and RE, Introducing Meter and MI, Add Neighbors FA and SOL, Neighbor LA joins in, Finishing off with TI and DO, Songsheet, Piano accompaniment

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Voicing: Kids | 6646b | Songbook & 1 CD Warm Ups | $22.95 ON SALE $19.95 | Accompanied


Brenda Rattray : The Joy of Singing : Songbook & 2 CDs : 9780571524396 : 12-0571524397

Brenda Rattray : The Joy of Singing

The Joy of Singing is for teachers and leaders in elementary schools, high schools, youth groups and churches who would like to build a singing community. Whether you are just starting out or have some experience, the 20 songs in this book will bring variety and confidence to your choir - regardless of whether you read music notation. Featuring: Unison songs, simple part-singing and four or more parts, Arrangements of well-known spirituals, Original songs in a range of styles, including African and gospel influences, Material ideal for elementary - intermediate choirs, Detailed teaching notes on each song, including discussion points and extension activities, Warm-ups , Audio backing and performance tracks on 2 CD's , PDF of lyrics included on CD for easy printing.

Songlist: Warming Up, Teaching the Songs, How to "Find a Harmony", Pattern in the Song, Keep the Rhythm, Work of Art, Tue Tue, Isn't It Nice, Flutter, Flutter, Miss Jones, Heartfelt Praise, They Took Her Child, Help Me To Change, Oo E Chi Wamma, Iye Iya, Babethandaza, What Will It Take?, I Feel Your Pain, Kumbaya, Joy, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, Wade in the Water, Rocka My Soul

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7305b | Songbook & 2 CDs | $59.95


Brent C. Talbot : Gending Rare - Children's Songs and Games from Bali : Songbook : G-9417

Brent C. Talbot : Gending Rare - Children's Songs and Games from Bali

This delightful collection of children's folksongs and games from Bali is perfect for elementary classrooms exploring cultural traditions from around the world. Brent C. Talbot travels the globe researching how music is learned and taught in various cultural contexts. He is the coordinator of music education at Gettysburg College and the founding director of Gamelan Gita Semara.

Made Taro is a master teacher, storyteller, and writer of Balinese songs, games, and culture. He has collected over 250 children's songs and games from across Bali and has written over 30 books. Taro is the founder of Sanggar Kukuruyuk, a children's program for storytelling, singing, and playing featured in the videos associated with this book.

Ketut Gede Asnawa is a renowned composer, performer, and scholar of Balinese music. Asnawa serves on the faculty in the School of Music at the University of Illinois in Urbana and created the instrumental arrangements in this book. Thirteen song booklets (10 for songs with games, 3 for songs without games)

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9979b | Songbook | $34.95


Brian Kane : Sing After Me : Songbook & 1 CD : jp005

Brian Kane : Sing After Me

Sing After Me contains ten fantastically funny, unusually useful, amazingly adaptive, excellent echo songs to help students learn to sing with practically perfect pitch and deliberately delightful diction. The book includes a sing-a-long and demonstration CD, reproducible student worksheets, and movement, art, and language activities for each song and simple piano accompaniment. Ages 6-13.

Songlist: Bonny The Beaver, Can You Hear Me, The Fishing Boat, Ghost of Halloween, Jean on Trapeze, Letter Olympics, Patrick Thundersmacks, Slithering Sam, Stanley the Stingray, Tumbletun, Worksheets

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6645b | Songbook & 1 CD | $22.95


Bridget Sweet : Thinking Outside the Voice Box : Book : 9780190916381

Bridget Sweet : Thinking Outside the Voice Box

The changing adolescent voice counts among the most awkward of topics voice teachers and choir directors face. Adolescent voice students already find themselves at a volatile developmental time in their lives, and the stresses and possible embarrassments of unpredictable vocal capabilities make participation in voice-based music an especially fraught event. In this practical teaching guide, author Bridget Sweet encourages a holistic approach to female and male adolescent voice change. Sweet's approach takes full consideration of the body, brain, and auditory system; vocal anatomy and physiology in general, as well as during male and female voice change; and the impact of hormones on the adolescent voice, especially for female singers. Beyond the physical, it also addresses the emotional and psychological components: ideas of resolve and perseverance that are essential to adolescent navigation of voice change; and exploration of portrayals and stereotypes in pop culture that influence how people anticipate voice change experiences for teens and 'tweens, from The Brady Bunch to The Wonder Years to The Simpsons. As a whole, Teaching Outside the Voice Box encourages music educators to more effectively and compassionately assist students through this developmental experience.

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2115b | Book | $26.95


Cathy Delanoy : 8 Steps to Harmonization : Songbook & 1 CD : 888680041878 : 1495008614 : 35030101

Cathy Delanoy : 8 Steps to Harmonization

Lay the foundation for successful part-singing with this unique and valuable resource designed to aid music teachers by providing a step-by-step path for teaching young choirs how to sing harmony, building a bridge that transitions between elementary and high school music reading. Perfect for middle school, this resource can be easily adapted for younger and older singers. Each step in this book offers several songs that will give choirs the practice they need to master each type of harmonization. The enclosed CD-ROM includes mp3 recordings of piano accompaniments and PDFs of the piano/vocal scores for projection or printing. The progressive steps used to teach harmonization involve these familiar song styles: unison, ostinato, echo songs, descants, partner songs, rounds, polyphonic songs and homophonic songs.

Songlist: Sarasponda, Gloria, All Through The Night, This Old Hammer, African Noel, Mary Ann, Water Is Wide, I Love The Mountains, Wade In The Water, When The Saints Go Marching In, Au Clair De La Lune, Tina Singu (Sing It!), Battle Hymn Of The Republic, Zum Gali Gali, Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho), Shenandoah, More We Get Together, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Every Night When The Sun Goes Down, Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?), Spring Has Come, Coffee/With Laughter/All Things Shall Perish, Ezekiel Saw The Wheel/There's A Little Wheel A Turnin', Good Night Ladies/Someone's In The Kitchen, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/All Night, All Day, When The Saints/This Train, Missus O'Grady, The Little Bells Of Westminster, Where Is John?, Farewell Dear, and more

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4252b | Songbook & 1 CD | $49.95


Chris and Carole Beatty : Teaching Kids to Sing - Essential Skills for Growing Voices (CD) : Kids : 1 CD : VOCH-CD-012

Chris and Carole Beatty : Teaching Kids to Sing - Essential Skills for Growing Voices (CD)

The Teaching Kids To Sing Series, from Vocal Coach, is an interactive training tool for teachers, parents, choir directors and children alike. The clear presentation of material is guaranteed to have immediate impact, and the entertaining format makes learning fun. Included are a section for leaders and a separate section with the same information geared towards the kids, all on one CD!

Songlist: Warm Ups 1-4, Diction, Song: The Diction Song, Dynamics, Staccato/Legato, Rhythm/Tempo, Song: Loud, Soft, Fast, Slow, Voice Care

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Voicing: Kids | 6256c | 1 CD | $16.98 | Accompanied


Chris and Carole Beatty : Teaching Kids To Sing Package : Kids : 2 DVDs & 1 CD : VOCH-DV-001

Chris and Carole Beatty : Teaching Kids To Sing Package

Who will train the singers of tomorrow and prepare them to use their voices the right way? Chris and Carole Beatty have been training singers for nearly 3 decades. Through their CDs, DVDs, books and Videos, as well as workshops for all ages, they have touched singers and speakers world wide. Their passion for excellence in vocal training is renowned. Their impact on today's and tomorrow's singers is felt daily in schools, churches and the recording industry. The Teaching Kids To Sing series from Vocal Coach is an interactive training tool for teachers, parents, choir directors and children alike. The clear presentation of material is guaranteed to have immediate impact and the entertaining format makes learning fun. The Vocal Coach Kids join Chris & Carole Beatty in looking at the issues of Posture, Breathing, Rhythm, Diction, Tone and Warming Up the voice. This new package also includes a CD that contains the accompaniment tracks and demos for all 26 songs and demonstrations on the Teaching Kids To Sing series.

Songlist: Intro & Overview, Breathing Rap, Warm-Up #1 Ya Ya, Warm-Up #2 Ha Ha/He Ah, Warm-Up #3 Me Oh Me Oh Me/MMM, Warm-Up #3 Ha.../Ho/Hoo, Diction, The Diction Song, Dynamics, Staccato & Legato, Rhythm & Tempo, Loud, Soft, Fast, Slow Song, Voice Care, Closing Thoughts, Introduction, We're Vocal Athletes, Posture, Upright Child of The King (Song), Breathing, Tone, Warming Up, Warm Up exercises

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Voicing: Kids | 6853dvd | 2 DVDs & 1 CD | $54.95


Christy Elsner : Gadgets for Great Singing : Book : 884088909086 : 1480342866 : 35029033

Christy Elsner : Gadgets for Great Singing

Need a fresh approach to teaching dynamics, facial expression, phrasing, and musicality? Use a gadget! Unleash your creative beast with clever everyday "gadgets" redesigned for use in the choral classroom by music educator and choral conductor Christy Elsner. These inexpensive learning tools provide endless inventive ideas for introducing and reinforcing all elements of vocal pedagogy including breath, resonant tone, vowel formation, tongue placement, and diction. They also promote kinesthetic awareness and physical memory, empowering the individual singers and the entire class as a whole to be great singers.

Songlist: Cookie, Food and the Five Basic Vowels, Kitchen Utensils, The Marshmellow, Straws, Toothpicks, Candy, Bowls, Paintbrushes, Rubber Bands, Sponges, Stickers, Flashlights, Clothes Pins, Twinkle Lights, Ladder, Candles, Face Paint, Bubbles and Feathers, Balls, Mirrors

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8778b | Book | $19.95


Cristi Cary Mille : Quick Starts for Young Choirs : Book : 884088907105 : 1480342262 : 00119268

Cristi Cary Mille : Quick Starts for Young Choirs

Get your singers' attention with Quick Starts! Begin each class period or rehearsal with five minutes of creative, singer-tested activities to help focus and develop musicianship. Warm-up the body and voice with muscle movement activities, moving while you sing, and vocal exercises. Sharpen your singers' focus with games, tension breakers and ear training. Develop music skills with sight-singing, music dictation, music writing, theory and more. As educators and directors, Cristi Miller and Angie McKenna share the ideas they have used in their classrooms and rehearsals with great success. Complete with graphics and music examples, Quick Starts will get each rehearsal off to a great start!

Songlist: Warm-Ups, Tension Breakers, Sight Singing, Ear Training, Games, Teaching the Song, Tricks for Better Singing, Music Writing and Theory Fun

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8777b | Book | $12.95


Cristi Cary Miller : Ready Set Sing! : Songbook & Online Audio : 888680046330 : 1495010724 : 00141805

Cristi Cary Miller : Ready Set Sing!

From the first day of school to the last, this multi-media song collection is filled with music fun for your little ones! Play a name game, make new friends, move and freeze with the Spider dance, echo rhythm patterns with Turkey Tom, scat sing with call and response, and much more! The all-in-one format features: creative, new lyrics set to familiar tunes for quick learning; full color projectable song charts with lyrics and embedded audio for instant sound with a single click; activity visuals to reinforce steady beat, rhythm reading, fast/slow, loud/soft, solfege patterns (so la mi re do), and more; reproducible melody sheets for young readers; quality lesson plans that feature separate teaching sequences for Kindergarten, 1st Graders and 2nd Graders. The projectable song charts and activity visuals are included via digital download access and viewed in your browser, so there is no need for special software. Just download the files onto your computer and you're ready to go! Performance and accompaniment audio recordings are also available in a separate folder via download for performance options. Suggested for grades K-2.

Songlist: Down At The Station, Do You Know My Friends At School?, The Spider Thing, Hurry, Hurry Christmas Day, Instruments Are Fun, If You're Happy Summer's Comin', When We're In School, Turkey Tom, On A Wintry Day, J-A-Z-Z, It's For Me, Spring Is Finally Here, Hit The Beach

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4303b | Songbook & Online Audio | $39.95


Dana Lentini : Teaching the Child Singer : Songbook & Online Audio : 888680900335 : 154004145X : 00286956

Dana Lentini : Teaching the Child Singer

Teaching young vocal students presents unique joys and challenges. This reference book explores the physical differences in children's sound production, a Five-Step System for child vocal technique, lesson structure in both solo and group settings, and more. Includes breathing exercises with accompanying photos, notated vocalizations, and evaluation forms to help track student progress. This guide to child vocal pedagogy should be a staple of any voice studio!

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9954b | Songbook & Online Audio | $19.95


Denise Bacon : Let's Sing Together! Songs For 3, 4 and 5 Year Olds : Songbook : 073999273571 : 48002840

Denise Bacon : Let's Sing Together! Songs For 3, 4 and 5 Year Olds

From Mother Goose and Others, set to music according to the Kodaly Concept. This exciting singing tool comes with instructions for use.

Songlist: Foreward By Katalin Forrai, Author's Foreward, Introduction And Background, Suggestions For The Use Of This Book, Index Of Songs In Order Of Difficulty, Alphabetical Index Of First Lines, Songs

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9389b | Songbook | $25.95 ON SALE $15.95


Diane Lange : Together Again in Harmony : Book : G-8195

Diane Lange : Together Again in Harmony

General music educators are always striving for ways to improve instruction and become better teachers. By combining the learn-by-doing approach of Orff Schulwerk with the sequencing of musical skills in Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, Diane Lange truly shows that these two visionary methods work Together in Harmony. This second volume provides even more great activities and teaching suggestions, perfect for grades K-5. In the first three chapters, Lange covers the basics of Orff Schulwerk, Music Learning Theory, and how they can be coordinated for maximum learning-the perfect "balanced diet" of songs and activities. Chapter 8, the hands-on portion of the book, includes 36 lesson plans and music that put these ideas into practice. Each activity includes information about suggested grade levels, objectives, and instructions for harnessing both Orff Schulwerk and Music Learning THeory. When the ideas of Orff Schulwerk and Music Learning Theory are combined, each class becomes a musical adventure. These two approaches efficiently achieve the main goal of every music educator: to develop independent musicians who can intelligently communicate their musical ideas. Diane Lange is Assistant Professor and Division Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Songlist: Creating a Balanced Diet of Tonalities, Creating a Balanced Diet of Meters, Readiness for Stylistic Performances, Continuous Fluid Movement, Sequential Learning, Model More - Talk Less, Learning by Doing, 36 Activities, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Balloons, Laughing Monkey, Cheeka, Making Soup, Musical Adventures of Dori, Nanny Goat, Bubbles Everywhere, Polly Put The Kettle On, Boys and Girls Come Out To Play, Elephants Walk, From A Popcorn Song, Sandy Land, Fish Alive, Wind and Bobbin, Bow Belinda, Hop Old Squirrel, Benjamin Franklin, A Horse and a Flea, Raining Rondo, Little Liza Jane, Riding in a Buggy, and more

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6733b | Book | $24.95


Doreen Rao : We Will Sing! - Book : Book : Doreen Rao : 073999685992 : 145840532X : 48007802

Doreen Rao : We Will Sing! - Book

This practical music curriculum is a performance-based textbook for music classrooms designed for children ages 9 and older. Beginning with the basics of how to produce a good singing tone, introducing basic music theory, reading and ear training and progressing into unison choral singing and easy part-singing, this 243-page book offers an insightful, practical approach to classroom music. 18 choral arrangements available in 3 separate Performance Programs.

Songlist: Invitation to Choral Music Experience, Principles of Music Performance as Music Education, A Curriculum for Classroom Choirs, Instructional Methods, Role of Teacher/Conductor, Finding Your Singing Voice, Singing With Musicianship, Practice Projects, Feeling Time and Reading Rhythm, Meter and Meter Signatures, Hearing Pitch and Reading Notation, Singing Together, Performance Projects

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6166b | Book | $29.95


Dr. Patrick Freer : Getting Started with Middle School Chorus - 2nd Edition : Book : Patrick Freer : 978-1-60709-163-9

Dr. Patrick Freer : Getting Started with Middle School Chorus - 2nd Edition

New to teaching chorus? If so, you may be filled with anticipation and anxiety. Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is here to point you in the right directions. Like other books in the Getting Started series, there's enough specific information here to get you started and on your way! This second edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus gives you new information on working with young adolescent changing voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle schoolers, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain musical skills they can carry with them for a lifetime of making music. This practical outline will help build your confidence as you take on the new responsibilities associated with teaching middle school chorus.

Songlist: In The Beginning, Your School's Choral Department, Budget and Equipment, Developing Your Schedule, Choosing Choral Repertoire, Recruiting Singers, The Young Adolescent, The Young Adolescent Voice, Rehearsal Planning, Teaching Strategies, Performances, Get Started and Keep Going

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8213b | Book | $22.95


Dr. Patrick Freer : Success for Adolescent Singers (3 DVD Set) : 3 DVDs : Patrick Freer : 824890-2000-9

Dr. Patrick Freer : Success for Adolescent Singers (3 DVD Set)

Conductor, teacher, and researcher Dr. Patrick K. Freer explores practical solutions to common problems while focusing on an impromptu ensemble of everyday kids. These three fast-paced DVDs demonstrate familiar challenges and Freer's sensitive, real-time solutions to them. You will see the process unfold as it actually happened and how Dr. Freer incorporates research on adolescent learning into the process of teaching choral music. When working with these young adolescents, Dr. Freer clearly demonstrates how challenges associated with male and female changing voices can be handled successfully. Interviews with the students present valuable perspectives on being an adolescent singer, and a special segment on DVD 3 is designed to be shown to students in classrooms and choirs. The manual contains additional materials, including printed instructions for the exercises demonstrated throughout.

Songlist: Video Series Outline, Group Voice Building For Young Adolescents, The Individual Relaxtion, Posture, Breathing, Sound Ball, Whoosh, Whoa, Jazz Circles, Adolescent Vocal Development And Choir Rehearsals, Flow Experience, Learning Differences And Teaching Strategies, Motivation And Choral Instruction, Optimal Classroom Environments, Teacher Language In The Choral Rehearsal, Vocal/Choral Instruction And Choral Conducting

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3034dvd | 3 DVDs | $49.95


Eileen Diamond : Singing by Numbers : Book & 1 CD : 55-9016A

Eileen Diamond : Singing by Numbers

Nine simple songs for 3-7 year olds, designed to help develop concentration, listening skills and enthusiasm for number work. The songs combine familiar experiences with numerical topics such as simple addition and subtraction, counting in French, counting in ones, twos, threes, fours and fives and basic mental arithmetic. Full CD demos and backing tracks will help teachers with little musical training.

Songlist: Counting Song, Un, Deux, Trois, Quartre, Clapping Song, Only One Me, Five Children, Twelve Apples, Pick a Daisy, How Many Are There Now?, Two Drummers

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7316b | Book & 1 CD | $13.95


Emily Crocker : Read & Sing Folksongs : Songbook & 1 CD : 888680041342 : 1495008185 : 00140860

Emily Crocker : Read & Sing Folksongs

Learn to read & sing a wealth of folksong history from the creative writing of Emily Crocker. Kick up your heels with singing and dancing games, a play party, hoedown, counting out rhyme, spirituals, sea shanty, riverboat work song and much more! Well-written lesson plans take you step-by-step from melody to harmony. Learn a song as you play a game activity. Practice selected rhythm & melodic patterns to help sight read the song. Add a simple ostinato or partner melody for instant harmony. Decide on the form, and then switch it up each time you perform! Add classroom percussion parts provided, or create your own. Sing a cappella, or with the recording on the enclosed CD, or perform live with the piano/vocal arrangements printed in the Teacher Book. Simple choreography suggestions are listed above the piano scores. And there's more! You can bring John Jacobson into your classroom with choreography videos available free online. The Teacher Book also comes with an Enhanced CD of audio recordings and PDFs of the singer songsheets in full color or black/white, so you have the freedom to print or project what you want! Perfect for classroom or concert programming. Have fun sight reading melody and harmony with Read & Sing. Suggested for Grades 3-6. ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

Songlist: Shake Those 'Simmons Down, Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow, May Day Carol, The Colorado Trail, Alabama Gal, Sailing On The Ocean, Skin And Bones, The Boatman, Icka Backa Soda Cracker, Sourwood Mountain, Cape Cod Girls, Charlie Over The Ocean

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4302b | Songbook & 1 CD | $39.95 | A Cappella


Emily Crocker : Patterns Of Sound Vol 1 : Treble : Songbook : Emily Crocker : 073999160895 : 1458421376 : 40216089

Emily Crocker : Patterns Of Sound Vol 1

Don't read notes, read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading, careful sequencing and musically interesting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing, pitch relationships and to develop rhythmic independence. Volume 1 starts from square one, assuming no previous training, with exercises that are so carefully sequenced that the students are quickly singing four-measure phrases and eight measure songs in two parts and finding it easy! Students are introduced to notes, rests, meter, pitch and unison/2-part songs in Vol. 1, and continue in Vol. 2 with dotted rhythms & syncopation, keys & key changes and more 2-part songs. Use it every day and watch your students' confidence level grow!

Songlist: Rhythm - Let's Begin!, Adding Pitch to Rhythm, Let's Harmonize, Finding Your Starting Pitch, New Patterns, New Notes, New Combinations, Bigger Jumps (Intervals), Songs In Two Parts

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Voicing: Treble | 7261b | Songbook | $14.95 | Primarily a cappella


Gabriela Montoya-Stier : El Patio de Mi Casa : Treble : Songbook & 1 CD : G-6947p

Gabriela Montoya-Stier : El Patio de Mi Casa

This endearing collection of folksongs from Mexico is perfect for any teacher looking to broaden the multicultural dimensions of their elementary or preschool music class with time-tested authentic music. Each song and rhyme includes teaching suggestions, English translations, game directions, and background information. Songs are categorized as rhymes, chants, singing games, song tales (romances), or lullabies, and there is even a pinata song.

Songlist: Rhymes, Chants, Singing Games, Song Tales (Romances), Lullabies, Pinata Song, Rhythm And Melodic Analysis Charts, References, About The Author

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Voicing: Treble | 6868b | Songbook & 1 CD | $24.95


Greg Gilpin : 115 Tang Tungling Tongue Twisters from A to Z : Songbook : 884088532086 : 1423499662 : 35027638

Greg Gilpin : 115 Tang Tungling Tongue Twisters from A to Z

This collection of enjoyable and challenging tongue twisters using every letter of the alphabet is set to fun music for all ages. Say them! Sing them! Use them to focus your choir's attention! These tongue twisters are effective tools to improve diction and enunciation, while offering some amusing "icebreaker" moments. Whether used as a warm-up, warm-down or focus moment, they will taunt even the most talented in town with a tang-tungling time! Greg Gilpin has written the piano accompaniment with chord symbols so your choir can move up and down the scale with ease.

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5712b | Songbook | $12.95


Jan Hall and Shelly Nordlund : Voices In Harmony (Orff Collection) : Songbook : 073999249415 : 09970035

Jan Hall and Shelly Nordlund : Voices In Harmony (Orff Collection)

Arrangements for Children's Voices and Orff Instruments by Shelley Nordlund and Jan Hall. 'Voices in Harmony' is a collection of 12 delightful songs for young voices and accompanying Orff instruments that encourage success-oriented experiences with beginning part singing. These 'kid-tested' arrangements are suitable for singers as young as 2nd/3rd grade through upper elementary / middle school. Whether you are a beginner or a veteran Orff instructor, this collection gives you all the necessary conceptual information to present each song, along with a sequential teaching process to help you present each lesson easily and effectively. Available: Song Collection. For Gr. 3-8.

Songlist: Coffee, Come Join Our Singing, Fanfare For Children, Good News, I'm Gonna Sing When The Spirit Says Sing, Loose Tooth, Oh Won't You Sit Down?, One More River, Rocky Mountain High, Song On Courtship, This Old Hammer, Wake Me! Shake Me!

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5236b | Songbook | $17.95 ON SALE $14.95


Jean Ashworth Bartle : Lifeline for Children's Choir Directors : Book : Jean Ashworth-Bartle : 029156975789  : 00-V1422

Jean Ashworth Bartle : Lifeline for Children's Choir Directors

Life Line for Children's Choir Directors, by Jean Ashworth Bartle, is a must for people who work with children's voices. As the founder of the Toronto Children's Chorus and experienced educator, Bartle compiles her 20+ years of experience into this book. The beginning provides an overview of important details necessary for any choir, such as diction and musicianship. The remaining chapters are devoted to specific types of children's choirs in school and the community. Each chapter is thoroughly detailed from organization through performance and includes extensive repertoire lists. Bartle includes many useful references throughout the book. This revised and expanded version can help anyone who conducts a children's choir and should be read cover to cover.

Songlist: Before You Begin, Developing the Child's Voice, The Uncertain Singer, Diction, Musicianship, Conducting Children's Choirs, The School Primary Choir, The School Junior Choir, The Junior Church Choir, The Community, or Professional, Children's Choir

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7215b | Book | $39.95


Jean Ashworth Bartle : Sound Advice : Book : Jean Ashworth-Bartle : 9780199922703

Jean Ashworth Bartle : Sound Advice

Sound Advice is a valuable resource for college students, beginning teachers, and experienced conducters of children's choirs. It covers the vast array of skills needed by today's conductor and will benefit all choir directors who want their choirs to reach a higher level of artistry. This book will be useful on many levels: for the college student studying the child voice and elementary teaching methods; for the teacher beginning to direct choirs in schools, synagogues, churches and communities; for experienced children's choir directors who wish to know more about orchestral repertoire for treble voices, conducting an orchestra, and preparing a children's choir to sing a major work with a professional orchestra. The underlying educational philosophy is sound; the author sees development of musicianship through singing as the primary goal of a children's choir program. This philosophy differs dramatically from the traditional concept of the conductor as all-knowing and the singers as receptacles. An outstanding aspect of the book is how the author leads the reader to an understanding of how to teach musicianship. Developing literacy in the choral setting is a mysterious, amorphous process to many conductors, but the author clearly outlines this important process with practical suggestions, well-documented examples, and a clear reading style which will reach readers on many levels. The comprehensive repertoire, skill-building sheets, and programs for all types of children's choirs will provide teachers with immediate and highly valuable resources.

Songlist: The Formative Years, Training Eight to Fourteen Year Old Children to Sing, Checklist for Ideal Rehearsals and Preparation for Complete Artistic Performances, Developing Literacy, Discipline, The Importance of Organization, The Audition Process: Know Your Children, Your Parents, and Your Community, Things They Didn't Teach You In Music School, Conducting a Orchestra, Preparing the Children to Sing a Major Work with Orchestra, From The Children, Appendix One: Warm-up Vocal Exercises, Appendix Two: Audition Form, Appendix Three: Sample Programs from Toronto Children's Chorus, Appendix Four: Criteria for Choosing Repertoire Appropriate for Children, Appendix Five: Concepts to Be Learned by the End of Training Choir I, II and III, Appendix Six: Sight-Singing Curriculum Outline for the Toronto Children's Chorus, Appendix Seven: Rounds All Children Should Know, Appendix Eight: Treble Choir Repertoire with Orchestral Accompaniment, Appendix Nine: Repertoire Recommended List, Appendix Ten: Toronto Children's Chorus Compact Discs, Appendix Eleven: The Seating Plan, Appendix Twelve: Examples of Four-Measure Sight-Reading Passages, Appendix Thirteen: Transposing and Non-transposing Instruments

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Jean Perry : Music Games That Teach : Songbook : 747510065906 : 1592350852 : 35014652

Jean Perry : Music Games That Teach

A set of activities that teaches rhythm reading skills in short, fun, easy-to-learn games. These adaptable lessons are effective with the beginning music student from kindergarten through Grade 5. Lessons vary from one to 30 minutes in length. Quick reference cards are included for all games. Multiple appendices provide a wealth of information. Grades K-5.

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Jo McNally : Young Voiceworks 32 Songs for Young Singers : Kids : Songbook & 2 CDs : 9780193435551

Jo McNally : Young Voiceworks 32 Songs for Young Singers

Young Voiceworks is an exciting collection of songs to help young singers and their leaders grow together musically and develop healthy voices for a lifetime of singing and pleasurable music-making. The songs teach basic musical concepts for primary-aged children and make up a 'working repertoire' that can be revisited throughout the primary school years. The songs are short, fun to sing, and accessible. Teachers and singing leaders at all stages will find these songs a useful addition to their concert programmes and music curriculum.

Songlist: Section 1: Move that Voice, Mr Wiggly and Mr Waggly, Miss Mary Mack, Naughty Pussy Cat, The Mill Wheel and the Snail, Squirrel Songs, Bobby Shafto, Old King Glory, Chicken on a Fencepost, Section 2: Keep the Beat, Warm Up and Stomp Canon, Indian Drum and Grinding Corn, On a Log, Fun Mje Alafia and Canoe Song, I Got A Letter this Morning, Section 3: The Singing Voice, Great Big House, Cupboard Key, I See the Moon, Ebeneezer Sneezer, Two Night Time Songs, Rabbits, Sweep Away, You'll Sing a Song, Section: 4 Songs from Many Cultures, Two Welcome Songs, White Banana, Chanda Mama, Ali Baba, Oranges and Lemons, and more

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John Jacobson : Kids Gotta Move! : Kids : 01 Book & DVD : John Jacobson : 073999495621 : 063408237X : 09970879

John Jacobson : Kids Gotta Move!

'Kids Gotta Move!' features over 100 choreography terms, defined and demonstrated with the young performers in mind. The movements are alphabetized for ease of use, with easy-to-follow definitions, diagrams and dezens of demonstration photos for further visual reference. The DVD features John Jacobson and two student dancers demonstrating each move and the submenus on the DVD will allow you to go directly to the move you desire without fast forwarding through an entire videotape! You'll never have to wonder what the Crocodile Smile looks like again. With 'Kids Gotta Move!.' all the moves you'll ever need are right here for you. So get moving with 'Kids Gotta Move!'

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John Jacobson : Hello, Hello : Kids : Songbook & 1 CD : John Jacobson : 884088141547 : 1423426045 : 09971057

John Jacobson : Hello, Hello

Hello-oooo! Hello-oooo! Help young singers develop their listening and pitch matching skills while reinforcing basic music concepts .. and have fun doing it!! These 'educational echos' will motivate students to respond to common patters of sound that involve pitch direction, high/low. loud/soft, intervals, sequence, steady beat and more! Students will also develop motor skills and beat awareness with simple movement sequences for each song, and expand learning with fun extension activities. Includes 36 songs.

Songlist: Hello! Hello! Hello!, All the Kids Are Snoring, Barnyard Echoes, Be My Valentine, Bean Bag, Can You Feel the Beat?, Can You Sing Your Name?, Circus Parade, Climbing Up a Mountain, Days of the Week, Duck Duck Soup!, Echo Boat, Echo Game, Echo Pond, Echoes Add Up, Follow Me!, Going to the Zoo, Halloween Boo, Hey You!, High Five, I Like Trick or Treat, It's Turkey Day, Melody, Melody, Members of My Family, Red Rover, Say Hello Wherever You Go, Sing Howdy, Singing Train, Something in My Head, Spelling Bee, and more

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John Jacobson and Alan Billingsley : Choose Your Partner : 2-Part : Songbook : John Jacobson : 073999702071 : 09970207

John Jacobson and Alan Billingsley : Choose Your Partner

Partner a fresh new original song with an old favorite, add choreography by John Jacobson and you've got an exciting collection to introduce 2-part singing to your elementary students. Learn each tune separately, then put them together for instant harmonic fun! This all-in-one format comes complete with piano/vocal accompaniment, choreography and reproducible singer pages. So, choose your partner and let's go!

Songlist: All I Do is Work, The Best Choir in the World, City Life, Fifty Stars, Goodbye my Friends, Home, My America, Quiet!, A Rainbow of Peace, Snow Beautiful Snow, The Sun and Moon, Way Up High

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John M. Feierabend : The Book of Pitch Exploration : Songbook : John M. Feierabend : G-5276

John M. Feierabend : The Book of Pitch Exploration

Explore the wonders of the human voice with the fun, magical activities in The Book of Pitch Exploration! Whether it's whooshing or shushing, hooting or booing, the human voice is capable of creating all kinds of sounds. This book allows children to discover these sounds through ideas, poems, stories, and songs that invite vocal participation from all involved. Not only are these activities fun, they also make excellent vocal warm-ups!

Songlist: Introduction, Ideas, Poems and Stories, Songs, Books, Index

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John M. Feierabend : The Book of Echo Songs: I'll Sing After You : Kids : Songbook : John M. Feierabend : G-5277

John M. Feierabend : The Book of Echo Songs: I'll Sing After You

These traditional echo songs are built around a leader singing a phrase and a group singing the same phrase back. With the songs in this collection, kids can indulge their imitation tendencies and create joyful, irrepressible music at the same time. These timeless tunes allow kids to learn quickly and start making music and having fun right away.

Songlist: Alabama Bound, All Hid, All Night Long, Banks Of The Ohio, Billy Grogen's Goat, Bury Me Not, Candy Man, Caney Mi Macaro, Charlie Over The Ocean, Come All Ye Fair Ladies, Come Along, Deacon Went Down, Down By The Bay, Ev'ry Night, Flea! Fly!, Freedom Land, Habg About, He, He, Wanna Wawate, I Met A Bear, In The Woods, Johnny On The Wood Pile, Kye Kye Kule, Littlest Worm, Long John, My Aunt Came Back, My Name Is Michael, No More My Lord, No More Pie, Old Texas, Old John Henry, and more

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John M. Feierabend : The Book of Young Adult Songtales : Kids : Songbook : John M. Feierabend : G-5279

John M. Feierabend : The Book of Young Adult Songtales

Some of the greatest stories ever sung, geared toward older children.

Songlist: A Capital Ship, Barbara Allen, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Billy Boy, Blue Tail Fly, Brennen On The Moor, Butternut Hill, Cape Cod Girls, Crocodile, Drill, Ye Tarriers, Father Grumble, Golden Willow Tree, Ground Hog, Housewife's Lament, I Love Sixpence, In Good Old Colony Times, Jenny Wren And Cock Robin, Limady, My Father Is Dead, Oleana, Paper Of Pins, Patty's Not At Work Today, Poor Little Sailor Boy, Rattlesnake, Robin And John, Spin, Spin, Springfield Mountain, Sweet Betsy From Pike, The Bold Fisherman, The Cat Came Back, and more

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John M. Feierabend : First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond : Songbook : John M. Feierabend : G-5880

John M. Feierabend : First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond

Written by a national leader in early childhood music education, this creatively illustrated book contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students.

Songlist: Getting Started, The Musical Workout, Pitch Exploration (Vocal Warm-ups), Song Fragments, Simple Songs, Arioso, SongTales, Movement Exploration (Movement Warm-ups), Movement for Form and Expression, 'Beat Motion Activities, Planning Lessons, Sample Lessons, Final Thoughs, Index of Song/Rhyme Titles, About the Author

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Joyce Eilers : The Beginning Part-Singer Vol 1 & 2 : 2-Part : Songbook

Joyce Eilers : The Beginning Part-Singer Vol 1 & 2

Master writer for young voices, Joyce Eilers has designed a special series for choirs ready to begin part-singing! Filled with Joyce's carefully developed techniques and suggestions, this collection of five best-selling chorals will motivate your choir and help them achieve a successful first experience. In Volume II, Joyce Eilers reinforces the necessary criteria for choosing music for the young singer and shows how to make adjustments as the choir gains in maturity and musical experience. This valuable resource includes five best-selling chorals along with Joyce's helpful suggestions and teaching tips. This collection is sure to produce immediate success with your choir!

Songlist: America, The Beautiful, The Pirate Song, Tiki Chant, My America, Glendy Burke, The Legend of the Bells, Down By The Riverside, Go For It!, Dreamer with Liberty and Justice For All

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Karle Erickson : Choral Warmups - Singing Dr Seuss's ABC : Kids : 01 Songbook Vocal Warm Up Exercises : 08763166

Karle Erickson : Choral Warmups - Singing Dr Seuss's ABC

From aunt Annie's alligator to zizzer-zazzer-zuzz, these exercises are intended to be used by singers of all ages in school and church choirs. Use them to improve vocal skills and develop technical and expressive expertise in order to enhance the musicality of their performances. The focus of some of the exercises is on vocal development, others call attention to the accuracy of consonant articulation or to the perception of expressive devices that are related to the text and phrase structure.

Songlist: Use of Accompaniment, Keyboard Modulations, Pitch Range, Use of Solfege, Consonant Articulation, Index of Concepts and Skills, The Vocalises

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Kevin Stannard : Junior Voiceworks 1 - 33 Songs for Children : Unison : Songbook & 1 CD : 0193435519

Kevin Stannard : Junior Voiceworks 1 - 33 Songs for Children

Junior Voiceworks 1 is a wonderful collection of songs for children. Presenting 33 singable songs, from simple unison to 2 and 3 part, this is a fabulous and accessible resource to motivate and energize young singers. With a CD and supporting teaching notes, Junior Voiceworks 1 is a complete handbook for singing for all teachers and choir leaders.

Songlist: Chant It And Sing, Exploring Two-Part Harmony, Around And Around, Unison Songs, Challenging Songs

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Kevin Stannard : Junior Voiceworks 2 - 33 More Songs for Children : Unison : Songbook & 2 CDs : 0193355744

Kevin Stannard : Junior Voiceworks 2 - 33 More Songs for Children

Junior Voiceworks 2 is a second dazzling collection of songs for all choirs at or around KS2 level (ages 7-11). Presenting 33 singable songs, from simple unison to 2 and 3 parts and more, this is a fabulous singing resource which will inspire choirs everywhere. With 2 CDs and supporting teaching notes, Junior Voiceworks 2 is a complete handbook for singing for all teachers and choir leaders. For children, singing comes most naturally when it is part of their everyday routine, when it is associated with their everyday activities; they enjoy singing about what they are doing, thinking, and experiencing. A singing child is clearly a happy child, and one of the aims of this book is to provide children with songs that they want to sing, again and again.

Songlist: Section I: Rhythm And Language, We All Love to Sing, The Basketball Rap, Pulse 8, Mexican Counting Song, Sarasponda, At Last, Section II: Rounds, Our Dustbin!, School Dinners, Everybody Loves Saturday Night, We Do Jazz!, Section III: Around the World, Tongo, Wondering, Abiyoyo, Tutu Maramba, Cape Cod Chanty, Hakon the Good, El Cumbanchero, Section IV: Animal Antics, Penguin, Killifish, Puffin, Five Eyes (Three Black Cats), Whale, Monster Stomp, Section V: Humanity, When Will We Learn?, Water, Don't Waste It, and more

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Lindsay Jackson and Andrew Himelick  : First Steps in Music for Kindergarten and First Grade: In Action : DVD : 785147005254 : G-1052

Lindsay Jackson and Andrew Himelick : First Steps in Music for Kindergarten and First Grade: In Action

The First Steps in Music curriculum becomes real in this DVD featuring FAME-certified master teachers Lindsay Jackson teaching a kindergarten class and Andrew Himelick teaching a first grade class. Shot in real-time in their own classrooms, both Jackson and Himelick sequence a wide variety of activities, teaching techniques, and strategies from John M. Feierabend's curriculum. As with the other DVDs in the "In Action" series, each class includes an optional commentary track where Dr. Feierabend and the teachers describe in detail the decisions and approaches they take with their students.

This DVD is a wonderful introduction to the First Steps in Music curriculum, demonstrates how a male teacher can model singing with young students, and includes at its heart the goal of helping every student become tuneful, beatful, and artful.

Lindsay Jackson has been an elementary music teacher and choral conductor for 13 years and currently teaches in Bryn Mawr, PA. She sings soprano and enjoys accompanying her students on guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, and ukulele.

Andrew Himelick has been an elementary music teacher for more than 25 years with Carmel Clay Schools in Carmel, IN. He has also been a director with the Indianapolis Children's Choir for 20 years. He sings baritone and enjoys playing the piano, guitar, banjo, autoharp, and recorder.

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Loretta Mitchell : One, Two, Three... Echo Me! : Songbook & 1 CD : 30/1800H

Loretta Mitchell : One, Two, Three... Echo Me!

There are over 60 songs, games, and accompanying activities in this terrific resource that make it easy for Pre-K to Grade 5 students of all abilities to explore music concepts and learn to sing in tune. These classroom-tested exercises are conveniently organized into two parts. Part One consists of activities that help students experiment with various ways of using their voices. Part Two is divided into four sections - each one packed with clever songs and stimulation activities that encourage initial success for beginners while enhancing skills of more advanced students. The four sections include: Songs for Beginning and Ending the Music Class, Holiday/Seasonal Songs, Songs for the Older Elementary Student, and Songs for General Use. New in this edition is a CD that features more than 40 delightful accompaniments created especially for use with this text.

Songlist: Bake a Cake (song), Good King Leopold, Make a Sound, Sounds On the Farm, Hello, Some Love Coffee, Shake My Hand and Say Hello, If You're Ready, Auf Weidersehen, Halloween, Tutti Frutti Monsters, Trick Or Treat, Turkey And Stuffing, Spin the Dreidel, Santa Needs Another Elf, Christmas Train, Speical Valentine, Peter Rabbit, A-B-C Safari, Baseball, Baseball, One Potato, Two, Rico's Pizza Restaurant, What Would You Like to Play?, Who Has the Button?, The Cowhand, Fill the Basket, Going to the Zoo, Helicopter Pilot, The Helpers In Our School, Hot Dogs and Buns, and more

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Loyan Beausoliel : Games That Sing : Songbook & 1 CD : 9781429121163 : 30/2638H

Loyan Beausoliel : Games That Sing

Get up and get moving in your early-childhood classes with this collection of time-tested singing games. Songs include activities for imaginative play, transitions, quieting down, and much more. The authors also share advice and guidance on ways to successfully implement these activities into your classes. An entertaining listening CD is included, along with the scores and lesson suggestions.

Songlist: Hello, Everybody, Everybody Has A Name, Oh Yeah!, Wibbley Wobbely, Hit The Floor, Good-Bye Songs, Circles, Punchinello, Who Stole The Cookies?, Floating Down The River, Going to Kentucky, Snake Charming, Spill the Grape Juice, Indoor Playground, Loop-de-Loco, Zodiac, The Hooray Song, Soap Is So Important, Stand Up, Turn Around, Jump, Nose, Nose, Nose, Mary Wore Her Red Dress, If I'm July, See The Builders, Ah, Poor Bird, One, Two, Three, Four, Five

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Madeline Bridges : Sing Together, Children! : Unison : 01 Book & DVD : Madeline Bridges : CGBK66

Madeline Bridges : Sing Together, Children!

This unique resource offers children's choir leaders and classroom music teachers an ideal guide for leading young singers to participate in joyful, purposeful singing experiences. Organized into five chapters, the resource draws music primarily from a folk tradition combining over 75 singing activities into the following sequential teaching process: 1) Exploring the voice; 2) Developing young singers; 3) Singing and moving; 4) Building choral skills; and 5) Singing in harmony. The singing activities range from vocal-exploration activities and action songs designed for young children to more advanced folk songs and dances for older children, plus warm-ups, vocalises, choral technique songs, rounds, and songs that teach part-singing. Each chapter also features an efficient, pedagogically sound teaching plan that teachers can use along with the demonstration DVD included in the resource. Perfect for use throughout the year with children ages 5-12!

Songlist: Exploring The Voice, Developing Young Singers, Singing And Moving, Building Choral Skills, Singing In Harmony, Index of Songs, Index of Vocalises, Other Teaching Resources from Choristers Guild, About the Sing Together, Children DVD

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Marie Stultz : Innocent Sounds - Building Choral Tone and Artistry in You Children's Choir : Book : Marie Stultz : 90-40

Marie Stultz : Innocent Sounds - Building Choral Tone and Artistry in You Children's Choir

This book is designed to be a guide to those who are entrusted with the challenge of working with children in the beginning stages of learning how to sing. Marie provides a variety of vocal exercises, literature suggestions, rehearsal aids, and practical advice that will serve extremely useful to all of those workign with young children. Also ideal for home-schooled children ages 5-8.

Songlist: Training the Young Singer at Five and Six Years of Age, Why Train a Young Child to Sing, Starting the Musical Experience, Rehearsal Routine and Exercises, Tone Building and Intonation, Theory and Score Instruction, Musical Games and Activity Sheets, Guidelines for Literature, Continuing the Musical Experience, Increasing the Rehearsal Routine, More Advanced Exercises, Tone Building and Intonation, Building Reading Skills and Score Interpretation, Guidelines for Literature, A Final Reflection, Resources

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Marie Stultz : Innocent Sounds  - Vol 2 : Book : Marie Stultz : 90-55

Marie Stultz : Innocent Sounds - Vol 2

The sequel to "Innocent Sounds: Book 1--The Singer's Journey Begins". Marie Stultz's "Innocent Sounds" Book has been well received by the choral community and by voice teachers around the country. This book is designed to be a guide to those who are entrusted with the challenge of working with older children learning how to sing. Marie provides a variety of vocal exercises, literature suggestions, rehearsal aids, and practical advice that will serve extremely useful to all of those working with young children. Also ideal for home-schooled children ages 9 through early adolescence.

Songlist: Why Train The Young Singer, How Children Learn To SIng, Why "Doo"? Headtone Singing with Children, Healthy Singing: Proper Vocal Maintenance, Breathing Exercises, Vocal Exercises, The Out-of-Tune or Uncertain Singer, Consonants and Vowels and How They Relate to Tone Building, Vocal Acoustics: Advancing Headtone Techniques through "Doo" and More, Developing Musical Accuracy: The "Doo" Odyssey Continues, Selecting Repertoire to Build Tone, How To Choose Choral Repertoire: Is It Pedagogically Valuable?, Score Selection: How To Evaluate, Edit, and Adapt Established and New Works, Final Reflections, What is Success?

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Mark Burrows : All About Music Songs! : Book & Enhanced CD : 038081520384  : 00-45315

Mark Burrows : All About Music Songs!

What's the best way to learn concepts? Through experience! How about a great way to memorize facts? By singing! This ingenious collection demonstrates fundamental musical concepts while clever lyrics define them. Dynamics, articulations, tempo markings, treble and bass clef note names, rests, fermatas, and more; it's all about music! Mark includes creative lessons (often games) and suggests related listening (usually masterworks) for every song in the book. So fun, kids won't realize they're learning. So fundamental, curriculum planning is a cinch! Recommended for grades 2-6.

Songlist: The Articulation Tango, Dynamics, The Fermata Song, Gimme That Syncopation, Melody and Harmony, A Song About Rests, Staff!, Tempo Time Machine

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Mark Paterson : Can't Wait to Sing! Vol 2 : Treble : Songbook & 1 CD : CGC54

Mark Paterson : Can't Wait to Sing! Vol 2

Designed especially for middle and upper elementary choirs (ages 8-12), this song collection provides many resources to successfully lead your children's choir throughout the church year. In addition to a variety of general and seasonal songs, this resource features teaching activities, reproducible pages for singers and instrumentalists and a CD containing both demonstration and accompaniment tracks. The teaching activities are designed to help teach the anthem or a specific musical concept within that anthem. Directors can choose among the activities depending on the age and experience of the singers and the demands of the rehearsal time

Songlist: Shout with Joy!, Light of Hope, Light of Peace, Joy to the World, All Things Bright and Beautiful, The Fruit of the Vine, All Glory, Laud and Honor, This Little Light of Mine

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Mark Patterson  : Young Children Sing : Songbook : ED004934

Mark Patterson : Young Children Sing

A collection of eight short anthems, spanning the church year, for the youngest choir singer-5 to 8 year olds. Each song is included in two versions: the complete score with accompaniment for the director; and a reproducible melody line only version for the young singer. In addition, the composer, Mark Patterson, has included teaching ideas for each song.

Songlist: Sing Rejoice, Clap Your Hands, I Will Give My Heart to the Lord, Light One Candle, Star of Wonder, Sing Hosanna, Now We Give Thanks, My God Is With Me, Reproducible pages

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Marla Butke and David Frego : Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom : Songbook & Online Audio : 888680929688 : 1705133444 : 00292096

Marla Butke and David Frego : Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom

This book is well organized, clearly written and broadly applicable to multiple teaching contexts. I highly recommend this as an essential resource in every choral educators' library. So says master teacher and acting ACDA executive director Hilary Apfelstadt. Written by two of the world's leaders in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Marla Butke and David Frego, this resource brings together all of the elements that make teaching with movement such a success with choral music. Twenty-six videos have been created using choirs and students at every level from elementary to college. Video is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded.

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Martin Ashley : Singing in the Lower Secondary School : Book : 9780193399006

Martin Ashley : Singing in the Lower Secondary School

This is an essential text on an important area of the music curriculum consistently judged weak or inadequate by school inspectors in Britain. It covers social, physiological, musical, and pedagogical aspects of young adolescent singing, with focus on Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) and the progression from primary school. Grounded in extensive research and authoritatively written, it uses case studies to illustrate best practice, and introduces the principles of cambiata, a dedicated approach to the adolescent voice. Other chapters contain practical and proven advice on repertoire, technique, and the motivation of reluctant singers, boosting the confidence of teachers for whom choral work is not the main specialism.

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Mary Ellen Pinzino : Giving Voice to Children's Artistry : Book : 9780197606537

Mary Ellen Pinzino : Giving Voice to Children's Artistry

This book presents a comprehensive view of children's musical artistry and how to develop it in both the music classroom and children's chorus. Author Mary Ellen Pinzino presents the musical mind as the gateway to children's artistry, addresses the power of movement in its embodiment and advancement, and shows how song-rhythm, melody, and text, independently and together-influence children's developing artistry musically, expressively, and vocally at every level. Accordingly, she also offers a multitude of specific songs that inspire children's artistry, all in various tonalities and meters and on a continuum of increasing difficulty.

Keeping the need for practical application in mind, Pinzino offers materials for implementation with children from kindergarten through seventh grade, as well as guidance for professional development. Content can be applied alongside any pedagogical methodology, as well as with older singers in the process of developing their own artistry. In short, this book makes the intangibles of children's artistry more tangible. It enables music teachers and choral conductors to draw artistry out of every child and draw every child into the choral art. It summons music teachers and choral conductors to bring artistry to the forefront of every music class and choral rehearsal-and to the forefront of the field of music education as a whole.

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Melissa Mills : Working with Young Singers - Vol 1 : Book : G-9290

Melissa Mills : Working with Young Singers - Vol 1

This important resource is the culmination of a lifelong dream of author Melissa M. Mills to share the wisdom of many of the most influential community children's choir directors in North America, especially those responsible for pioneering and shaping this wonderful art form.

Across two volumes, Mills collects and organizes interviews with 23 expert conductors. Through their conversations, Mills gleans wisdom about their training, teaching philosophy, motivations, and practice, and provides a special focus from each conductor on topics ranging from assigning vocal parts and teaching healthy tone production to planning rehearsals and developing independent musicians.

Teachers of young singers will find a broad and deep exploration of the issues that conductors must consider, leading to more purposeful instruction and increased effectiveness in the choral setting. The philosophies and principles discussed in these books offer insights for teachers of the youngest singers through teenagers, in all choral settings (children's choirs, church choirs, and elementary, middle, and high school choirs).

The growing interest in both community children's choirs and choral conducting philosophy makes Working with Young Singers a timely and invaluable resource for all choral music educators.

Contributors: Betty Bertaux - Emily Ellsworth - Christy Elsner - Janet Galvan - Helen Kemp - Janeal Krehbiel - Henry Leck - Doreen Rao - Barbara M. Tagg - Anne Tomlinson

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Melissa Mills : Working with Young Singers - Vol 2 : Book : G-9357

Melissa Mills : Working with Young Singers - Vol 2

This important resource is the culmination of a lifelong dream of author Melissa M. Mills to share the wisdom of many of the most influential community children's choir directors in North America, especially those responsible for pioneering and shaping this wonderful art form.

Across two volumes, Mills collects and organizes interviews with 23 expert conductors. Through their conversations, Mills gleans wisdom about their training, teaching philosophy, motivations, and practice, and provides a special focus from each conductor on topics ranging from assigning vocal parts and teaching healthy tone production to planning rehearsals and developing independent musicians.

Teachers of young singers will find a broad and deep exploration of the issues that conductors must consider, leading to more purposeful instruction and increased effectiveness in the choral setting. The philosophies and principles discussed in these books offer insights for teachers of the youngest singers through teenagers, in all choral settings (children's choirs, church choirs, and elementary, middle, and high school choirs).

The growing interest in both community children's choirs and choral conducting philosophy makes Working with Young Singers a timely and invaluable resource for all choral music educators.

Contributors: Jean Ashworth Bartle - Debra Burgess - Mary Goetze - Joan Gregoryk - Roberta Jackson - Susan Knight - Robyn Lana - Marguerite McCormick - Rebecca Rottsolk - Tim Sharp - Ralph B.Woodward - Jerome L. Wright

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Nick Page : Sing With Us : Unison : Songbook : 884088210724 : 1423435184 : 09971130

Nick Page : Sing With Us

Whether for classroom sing-alongs, adult community sings, choral concerts, or just riding in the car, this Step One of the SING WITH US songbooks is an invaluable resource. Composer and song leader Nick Page, who has led group sings and workshops at MENC, ACDA, AOSA and other conferences for many years, has assembled this multicultural set of 28 easy and fun sing-along songs for all ages. The collection begins with echo songs that are easy, but with a simple challenge, reinforcing Nick's belief that the first step in getting people of all ages to sing along is to make them better listeners. Along with this, Nick encourages using lots of emotion, particularly joy. The call and response songs and the unison songs that follow offer well known gems as well as easy to learn new songs that can be sung in unison or with harmony. Nick provides invaluable cultural information as well as essential tips for making the songs come alive. Reproducible lyric sheets are also included.

Songlist: The Zest Song, Music Makes U sWhole, School Song, Thula Klizeo, The Water Is Wide, Kayowajineh, Fanga, Shine, Shine, Shine, To Me Way Hey, To Me Way Oh!, Alouette, The Keeper, Ale Brider, Vive L'amour, I Walk In Beauty, Peace Before Us, There Is More Love Somewhere, Somebody Prayed For Me, Head And Shoulders, Baby, Head And Heart, America, The Beautiful, Gopala, There's Honey In The Rock, Cockles And Mussels, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Tell Me Why, Birthday Swing, A Promise I Will Keep, Sing A Silly And Pointless Song

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Voicing: Unison | 5015b | Songbook | $24.95


Peter Hunt : Voicelinks : Songbook & 1 CD : Peter Hunt : 9780193370234 : 9780193370234

Peter Hunt : Voicelinks

Voicelinks is an innovative teaching resource for music in early years and primary education. It embraces singing as a means of accessing all areas of the curriculum, to develop the whole child, with natural progression and links between age groups and subject matter. At the heart of the book are 24 carefully written songs covering popular school topics. Each song is tailored to Early Years (3-5), Key Stage 1: Year 1 (5-6), or Key Stage 1: Year 2 (6-7), and comes equipped with a host of activity ideas designed for classroom use. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike, Voicelinks guarantees successful learning outcomes across the curriculum.

Songlist: What's on my face?, Busy Day!, Clever Clogs, Easy Peasy!, Ring-a-ding dee!, Chamniamo gogo, Choose a Colour, Changing Colours, Paintbox, Feel the snowflakes, Weather-boy, weather-girl, Extreme Weather, The king is in the castle, Pirates!, The Gingerbread Man, I'm a train, Ride and Glide, Off to Town!, One candle flame, Spring, spring, spring!, Happy Birthday!, See the waving corn, Santa's Coming!, Fireworks!

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5693b | Songbook & 1 CD | $47.95


Robert de Frece : Hooray for Singing! : Kids : Songbook : 654979183747  : 00-BMR08013

Robert de Frece : Hooray for Singing!

Singing deserves a place at the center of all the musical skills. This fun collection will delight students and enhance their part-singing and sight-singing skills. Teaching suggestions are included for each of nine songs which range from unison to rounds to 2-part, to simple 3- and 4-part voicings. Movement accompanies each song which enhances the learning experience and provides for exciting performances. Grades 4-8.

Songlist: Visuals for Teaching, Follow Your Own Instructions Canon, Come and Sing a Round, There's a Little Wheel A-turnin' in My Heart, Morning Canon, Good Night, Deck the Hall, Climbin' the Hall, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

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Voicing: Kids | 6521b | Songbook | $14.95


Roger Emerson : Sing 6-7-8! - 50 Ways to Improve Your Chorus : Songbook : 884088210342 : 1423454790 : 08747950

Roger Emerson : Sing 6-7-8! - 50 Ways to Improve Your Chorus

The adolescent years can be a challenge for any choir director, but this practical handbook by Roger Emerson provides an engaging and witty approach to working with these young singers. Ideal for experienced educators and those new to the field, this text is full of creative ideas and solid solutions in an easy-to-read question and answer format. The fifty topics include recruiting, the adolescent voice, choral tone, classroom management, budgets, choral balance and blend, sight-reading, repertoire, programming, incorporating pop music into the choral program, working with your administrators and colleagues, parent and community relations, helpful recommended resources and much more!

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6850b | Songbook | $14.95


Rollo Dilworth : Choir Builders for Growing Voices 2 : Songbook & 1 CD : Rollo Dilworth  : 884088960469 : 1480364126 : 00123577

Rollo Dilworth : Choir Builders for Growing Voices 2

This second volume of the popular Choir Builders for Growing Voices series offers 24 MORE warm-ups and workouts for teaching proper vocal technique to young voices! These fun and original reproducible exercises will continue to get your students' growing voices on the right track to producing a quality sound. Strengthen phrasing and breath control, use dynamic expression, enhance independent and harmonic singing, perform accurate articulations, head voice "sighs," swing eighths and syncopation patterns, proper diction and rhythm accuracy, and much more with these wonderful exercises for young voices. Sing along with the demonstration tracks on the enclosed CD for quick learning, or use the accompaniment-only tracks for ear training and assessment options. Twelve of the exercises also offer optional Orff and percussion accompaniment parts. Get ready for more of a workout to a better sounding choir!

Songlist: Autumn Breeze, Celebrate Peace!, Chimes In Three Quarter Time, Hide And Seek, Hurry Up!, Jazzin' It Up!, Let's Rock And Roll, A Little Latin Scattin', Music In The Air, Nature Sings, Off The Beaten Path, A Patriot's March, Raindrops, A Seasonal Blues, Shine Your Light, Shining Stars, A Solfege Show, A Star In The Night, Time For Celebration!, Together As One, Walkin' In Blues Country, Watching The Sky, Winter Mix, A Winter's Dream

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4112b | Songbook & 1 CD | $19.95


Ruth Krehbiel Jacobs : The ABC's of the DoReMi's : Book : CGBK9

Ruth Krehbiel Jacobs : The ABC's of the DoReMi's

A perennially-useful resource by the Founder of Choristers Guild. 74 lessons for teaching note reading to primaries and juniors. Includes a complete 17-page set of reproducible student worksheets.

Songlist: 74 lessons, Chart 1, Chart 2, Chart 3, 7 Review Sheets

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7915b | Book | $29.95

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