This impressive collection of rounds is ideal for warming up, sight-singing, technique-building, and more! From traditional and familiar to original and unexpected, each of the tuneful melodies easily stacks into two, three, or more layers. Enhanced CD includes accompaniment tracks and printable PDFs.

Songlist: Ah, Poor Bird, Arirang, Alleluia, All Things Shall Perish, Are You Sleeping?, Bella Donna, The Bell Doth Toll, Be Welcome, Candlelight Canon, Chairs to Mend, A Child of Song, Christmas Is Coming, Coffee, And many more..

As a Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, a prolific composer and recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Chen Yi blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries.

Songlist: Sakura, Sakura, Arirang, Xuan, Written on a Rainy Night (Tang poem), Landscape, Know You How Many Petals Falling?

Calling all world brothers and sisters! Travel our musical globe with WORLD PARTNERS! Like the patches of a family quilt, the folk songs of the world's children tell their stories. Arranged by master music educator, Cheryl Lavender, the twelve "patches" in this collection are shared with the hope that global cultures and traditions might be better understood and celebrated by our world siblings and ultimately come together into the "quilt of humanity." For instantly successful and "can-do" harmonies, these kid-tested folk songs are arranged with catchy, original partner songs and canons. Adaptable for classroom or concert, all songs are reproducible and include piano/vocal arrangements, teaching tips and reproducible songsheets with phonetic pronunciations. For a richer performance opportunity, many songs feature Orff and percussion parts, as well as easy-to-learn folk dances. For added value, there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song!

Songlist: A La Nanita Nana, Arirang, Come Dance A Jig, Havah Nagilah, Le Carillon, Light A Candle For Peace, The Piper O' Dundee, Sarasponda, Tarantella, Tina Singu (Sing It!), Vo Luzern Uf Weggis Zu, Vo Luzern Uf Weggis Zu

In their travels, the King's Singers have amassed a wonderful collection of songs from countries around the world that they regularly visit. Featured on their album, Postcards, here are several of their favorites. Bon voyage! Includes: Arirang (Korea), Pokarekare Ana (New Zealand), The Oak and the Ash (England), Botany Bay (Australia), Es dunkelt schon in der Heide (Germany), O My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose (Scotland), El Vito (Andalusia), Little David, Play on Your Harp (America).

Songlist: Arirang, Pokarekare Ana, The Oak and the Ash, Botany Bay, Es dunkelt schon in die Heide, O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, El Vito, Little David, Play On Your Harp

This popular music classroom series now offers an advanced collection of songs and teacher lessons sequentially organized to teach the basics of pitch and rhythm through singing and games for upper elementary and middle school students. The song material consists of 20 folk and well-known children's songs. Teacher lessons are easy to follow and do not require previous training in Kodály methodology. Pitch and rhythm concepts expand to include all tones of the scale, syncopa, dotted rhythms, and combinations of eighth & sixteenth notes. The collection includes lesson plans, reproducible singer sheets and activities. Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible songsheets and activities, Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD). For Grades 4-8.

Songlist: Above The Plain, Hill And Gully Rider, Lavender's Blue, A La Puerta Del Cielo, Pretty Saro, I Got A Letter This Morning, Head And Shoulders Baby, Riding In A Buggy, May Day Carol, Mi Caballo Blanco (My White Horse), Coral, Angel Band, The Colorado Trail, Arirang, Sailing On The Ocean, Skin And Bones, Li'l Liza Jane (Go Li'l Liza), Whistle, Daughter, Whistle, Hey, Betty Martin, Sally Go 'Round The Sun

This excellent collection of 12 varied folk songs from near and far offers fresh settings by well-known Alfred Music arrangers including Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Douglas E. Wagner, Dave and Jean Perry, and more. Available in Medium High and Medium Low editions. Titles are: A-Roving * Arirang * By Waters Clear and Flowing * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Johnny's Gone * Land of Our Dreams * The Lass from the Low Country * Ol' Dan Tucker * Star of the County Down * Sun Don't Set in the Mornin' * Waters Ripple and Flow * Where the Sea Meets the Sky.

Songlist: A-Roving, Arirang, By Waters Clear and Flowing, How Can I Keep from Singing?, Johnny's Gone, Land of Our Dreams, The Lass from the Low Country, Ol' Dan Tucker, Star of the County Down, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', Waters Ripple and Flow, Where the Sea Meets the Sky

This excellent collection of 12 varied folk songs from near and far offers fresh settings by well-known Alfred Music arrangers including Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Douglas E. Wagner, Dave and Jean Perry, and more. Available in Medium High and Medium Low editions. Titles are: A-Roving * Arirang * By Waters Clear and Flowing * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Johnny's Gone * Land of Our Dreams * The Lass from the Low Country * Ol' Dan Tucker * Star of the County Down * Sun Don't Set in the Mornin' * Waters Ripple and Flow * Where the Sea Meets the Sky.

Songlist: A-Roving, Arirang, By Waters Clear and Flowing, How Can I Keep from Singing?, Johnny's Gone, Land of Our Dreams, The Lass from the Low Country, Ol' Dan Tucker, Star of the County Down, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', Waters Ripple and Flow, Where the Sea Meets the Sky

This excellent collection of 12 varied folk songs from near and far offers fresh settings by well-known Alfred Music arrangers including Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Douglas E. Wagner, Dave and Jean Perry, and more. Available in Medium High and Medium Low editions. Titles are: A-Roving * Arirang * By Waters Clear and Flowing * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Johnny's Gone * Land of Our Dreams * The Lass from the Low Country * Ol' Dan Tucker * Star of the County Down * Sun Don't Set in the Mornin' * Waters Ripple and Flow * Where the Sea Meets the Sky.

Songlist: A-Roving, Arirang, By Waters Clear and Flowing, How Can I Keep from Singing?, Johnny's Gone, Land of Our Dreams, The Lass from the Low Country, Ol' Dan Tucker, Star of the County Down, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', Waters Ripple and Flow, Where the Sea Meets the Sky

This excellent collection of 12 varied folk songs from near and far offers fresh settings by well-known Alfred Music arrangers including Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Douglas E. Wagner, Dave and Jean Perry, and more. Available in Medium High and Medium Low editions. Titles are: A-Roving * Arirang * By Waters Clear and Flowing * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Johnny's Gone * Land of Our Dreams * The Lass from the Low Country * Ol' Dan Tucker * Star of the County Down * Sun Don't Set in the Mornin' * Waters Ripple and Flow * Where the Sea Meets the Sky.

Songlist: A-Roving, Arirang, By Waters Clear and Flowing, How Can I Keep from Singing?, Johnny's Gone, Land of Our Dreams, The Lass from the Low Country, Ol' Dan Tucker, Star of the County Down, Sun Don't Set in the Mornin', Waters Ripple and Flow, Where the Sea Meets the Sky

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Sakura, Uji River

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Kangding Love Song, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Loy Krathong, Sakura, Uji River, Arirang

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Uji River, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Sakura

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: High Green Mountain, Uji River, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Sakura

VOENA is a children's choir unique to the United States: children as young as six and as old as 18, multicultural in their backgrounds, living and growing up in America, blending their most natural birth given voices." This is how Annabelle Cruz, Director, describes the choir she has brought together with the hope that they become not just a choir but a family...a VOENA family. The 56-strong mixed choir bring us 26 joyous songs, beginning with their own song, "Voena Story," the marvelous "Prayer of the Children," an original with lively percussion by the Director, "Holy Spirit, Come" (she also wrote the excellent "Scat Play," "Clap Your Hands," and "One Light, One Voice," as well as arranging and writing lyrics for other tunes) and continuing with folk songs and spirituals from the Bantu African, Gaelic, Russian, Filipino, Korean, Ladino, 16th century Spanish, Eastern European Jewish, South African, African American, Hebrew, Japanese, 17th Century German, Guam and Old English traditions. Listening to this fun, spirited stuff gives you hope and inspiration--just what the doctor ordered these days! Some light percussion. Recommended.

Songlist: Prayer of the Children, Holy Spirit, Mede Brebre, Fiona's Lullaby, Birch Tree, O Sifuni Mungu, Arirang, Los Biblicos, Riu, Riu, Chiu, Haida Haida, Scat Play, Siyahamba, Nsa Ni O, Wade in the Water, We Have Come to Tell a Story, Hine Ma Tov, Et Dodim, Dodi Li, Lullaby, German Canon, Bebe, Si Jose, Cuckoo Canon, Clap Yo' Hands, One Light, One Voice

Another fine collection by prolific World Voices, whose mission is "celebrating global cultures and creating community through choral music." Renowned founder Dr. Erickson directs the 40-strong, mixed-voice ensemble in 22 selections from all over the world, favorites include folk tunes "Home on the Range," "The Blue Tail Fly" and "Old Black Joe" from the US, Native American songs "This We Know" and "In Dreams" by Ron Jeffers; the Welsh tune "Ffa La Ba Lam," the Irish "The Gartan Mother's Lullaby" and the Scotch song "I'll Ay Call In By Yon Town." Others are Kenya's "Ning Wendete," Ecuador's "Wawaki," Israel's "Bashana Haba'ah," Korea's "Ahrirang," Iceland's "Visur Vatnsenda-Rosu" and Sweden's "Domaredansen." Some light (authentic to the culture) accompaniment. A beautiful, varied collection from World Voices.

Songlist: Ffa La Ba Lam, The Garten Mother's Lullaby, I'll Ay Call In By Yon Town, Lasciatemi Morire, Chiu Chiu, Wake Up, Ning Wendete, O Mio Babbino Caro, Stomp Your Feet, Home On The Range, The Blue Tail Fly, Old Black Joe, This We Know, Wawaki, In Dreams, Veniki, Bashana Haba'ah, Simona MiDimona, Arirang, Tom Fiddler, Visur Vatnsenda-Rosu, Domaredansen

"Mosaic" is the premiere CD release by Dr. Erickson's talented, 40 mixed-voice World Voices, who seek to "enhance the awareness and deepen the meaning of the cultural, spiritual and religious roots of music from around the world" with their music. A noble purpose indeed, and these 20 songs, from the folk and religious traditions of Asia, Russia, Israel, the Nordic countries, the Caribbean and the United States, joyously fulfill it. Favorites include the Caribbean tunes "Congori Shango" Larry Farrow's wonderful "Jamaican Market Place," "La Paloma Se Fue" and the Cuban folk song "Tumbando Cana." The Russian folk tune "Veniki," the lovely Chinese tune "Pengyou, Ting!," the Nordic folk songs "A Maiden Is In A Ring" and "A Sailor's Greeting," the American spiritual "Goin' Up to Glory" and the Hebrew "Ya Ba Bom (There Shall Be Peace)" are particularly fine. An impressive debut CD by World Voices. Some light accompaniment.

Songlist: Congori Shango, Nigra Sum, Jamaican Market Place, La Paloma Se Fue, All My Trials, TumBando Cana, Our Father, Veniki, Arirang, Pengyou Ting, God's Son Has Made Me Free, Ave Maris Stella, A Maiden Is In A Ring, Tjuv Och Tjuv, A Sailor's Greeting, Somebody's Prayin', Goin' Up To Glory, Grace, Avinu Malkeinu, Ya Ba Boom