Winter is the perfect time to have your students warm up to a variety of exciting themes in the music classroom. January ushers in the start of a new year, and is prime time to explore winter themes. February offers lots of opportunities to explore historical themes with the celebration of President's Day and Black History Month!
This book is a storysong retold and
sung by its author, Pete Seeger. Based on a South African lullaby and folk
story, a boy and his father come up with a plan to save the townspeople
from a giant, Abiyoyo. Host LeVar Burton reveals some of the ways a story
can be told with music. Features that are incorporated in this rhythmic
episode include an upbeat music video, a rap video, a professional dance
group, and computer animation accompanied by music.
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10018325
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$33.95
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY - "THE MUSICIANS" View Larger Image
Patsy Ford Simms
SHAWNEE PRESS
This is the third installment of the musical collections celebrating African American historical figures. Chronicling the lives and achievements of four famous African American musicians, this collection contains songs that may be used individually or performed together with the rhyming speech, creating a mini-musical. Along with reproducible parts, there are learning activities and games for each musician; and with the rhyming narratives that precede each song, memorizing facts becomes a snap! The songs are short and reflect the style of each musician: Scott Joplin, W.C. Handy, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. Choreography by Greg Gilpin is also included. Grades K-6. 15 minutes.
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3298776
Unison/Two-Part Reproducible Book/CD
$39.95
Snow days are fun! BIG CHILL (Hoping for a Snow Day)
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Sally K. Albrecht & Jay Althouse
ALFRED PUBLISHING
OK, teachers, admit it...it's not just the students who are hoping
for a snow day at your school, right? Well, the students and the faculty
in this fun-filled mini-musical are pleasantly surprised to learn that
they share this common wintertime wish. With this exciting music and witty
rhyming script, don't be surprised when you and your students unanimously
agree that The Big Chill is a big thrill! The "wintertime"
theme is appropriate from November through March, and you might try using
a multi-generational cast of both students and faculty from your school.
Grades K-6. 20 minutes.
EVERYDAY SONGS (A Song for Every Day of the Week and Every Month of the Year)
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Sally K. Albrecht
ALFRED PUBLISHING
Here's a songbook you'll want to use in your elementary classroom every day of the year! Everyday Songs is a dynamic collection of 20 fun-filled unison and beginning two-part songs by well-known composer Sally Albrecht. Included in the songbook are reproducible lyric sheets plus 12 monthly calendars, featuring famous composer birth dates and other interesting musical facts. Create an "instant program" by combining the "month songs" (approximately 20 minutes) or the "day songs" (approximately 12 minutes). Don't miss the price-saving kit with CD! Songs for the months of the year are January Snows; February Is Very Fine; Mad About March; April Showers; In The Merry Month Of May; Jump Into June; July Is Just For Fun; All Those For August; See You Again In September; The October Moon; Let Us Give Thanks In Novemberand Remember December. Songs for the days of the week are Kick-Off Sunday; Monday Mornin' Blues; Tuesdays Are Terrific; Wonderful Wednesday; What's The Trouble With Thursday?; Rockin' On A Friday Afternoon and Saturday Is My Day.
The history of the African-American people is one of physical
hardship and anguish, yet the music arising from this struggle, the spiritual,
is full of deeply felt emotion. This collection of spirituals for voices
and Orff instruments is a chronicle of expression that will enrich and
uplift both children and adults in classrooms, choirs, community gatherings
and churches. In three volumes or one complete edition, it includes over
55 song arrangements, historical background, suggested program uses and
cultural connections. Songs include This Little Light of Mine, Swing
Low Sweet Chariot, The Old Ark's a-Moverin', Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, I'm
Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing and many more.
From the Hop 'Til You Drop series comes this collection of 12 seasonal "get up and go" songs to get your whole body ready to make music all year long. Originally developed for John Jacobson's Music Express magazine, this all-in-one collection comes complete with piano/vocal arrangements, choreography, reproducible lyric sheets and helpful lesson plans and performance tips. Grades K-3.
These twenty-two kid-tested activities incorporate speech, movement, instruments, songs and games. Each lesson includes the teaching process, objectives, and suggested grade levels. Grades K-6.
HOLIDAY HOP 'TIL YOU DROP View Larger Image
John Jacobson & Alan Billingsley
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Easy
This fantastic collection provides a wealth of material for developing motor skills and motivation. Each of the 12 original songs focuses on a different seasonal holiday and includes a suggested teaching plan with easy-to-follow movement ideas. Songs included are Boo To You Too, You're A Turkey Too!, The Happy Birthday Twist, Surf's Up!, Allskate, Do The Macaroni, Happy Happenin' Holiday Hullabaloo, A Great Big Turkey Am I, The Easter Bunny Hop, This-A-Way and That-A-Way, I Saw a Pig Do an Irish Jig and March Madness.
Versatile! HOPPING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS View Larger Image
Jill Gallina
SHAWNEE PRESS
Hoppin' Through the Holidays is a versatile collection of sixteen songs celebrating the major holidays that fall within the course of the school year. Each song has been arranged for unison voices with an optional 2nd part and works well in classroom or concert settings. There is a short rhyming introductory script preceding each song providing the educator with a myriad of performance options. Grades K-4.
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Unison/Two-Part Director's Score & CD
$49.95
3305092
Highlights Book/CD-Shawnee Highlights Cd 2005
$9.95
A musical to warm your heart! MELTON, THE WARM-HEARTED SNOWMAN (A Winter Musical for Young Singers)
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John Jacobson
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Melton is everyone's friend. In fact, he's so full of
love and cheer that the tiniest thing sets his heart aglow and his body
a-meltin'... not a good situation if you are a snowman! Five original songs,
rhyming dialog, and a castload of your favorite winter characters make
up this charming musical that reinforces the "heartwarming" message
of the season, "It's about love!" Complete piano/vocal arrangements,
choreography, staging, and costume ideas are all included in the teacher's
edition. The reproducible pak offers vocal lines, lyric sheets, and dialog
- and the CD makes a professional-level performance possible for your students.
Ideal for a small classroom or a cast of thousands, Melton, the Warm-Hearted
Snowman will warm the hearts of performers and audience alike! Songs
include: What a Perfect Winter Day; Melton the Warm-Hearted Snowman;
Tough Love!; Cool Carols and It's About Love. Grades K-3. 25
minutes.