First Steps in Global Music

This amazing collection of songs truly opens the door to encountering songs from diverse cultures and experiences - on themes of family, animals, flowers, food, and more - that children will love to sing. The repertoire is particularly accessible for teachers and children wishing to discover these great songs. Organized by geographical region, with context and guidance provided - including references to recordings - these songs come alive. Songs are based on First Steps activity categories: fragment singing, simple songs, movement for form and expression, movement with the beat, and song tales.

Features music from:
Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe)
Oceania (Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand)
Asia (China, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia)
Middle East (Israel, Lebanon)
North America (Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti)
South America (Brazil, Peru, Chile)
Europe (Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Georgia)