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Pitch Publications

Have you ever wanted to do maypole dancing with your class? Wondered why people even do maypole dancing in the first place? If so, Maypole Mania is for you. This resource is perfect for helping your students to understand and do the choreography around May Day, and to help get your students moving to music in an interactive way.
This comprehensive unit is all about maypole dancing. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint presentations with dance animation will provide you everything you will need to teach a fun, engaging unit on maypole dancing. Perfect for a field day or any kind of group activity event. This resource includes: instructions on how to build your own maypole - easily built in a weekend; detailed lesson plans for maypole dancing; the history of maypole dancing; the history of May Day; dance steps and tips to teach the dances, and an engaging Powerpoint presentation that will help you teach your students about the history of the maypole along with animated slides to demonstrate the dance steps. Dances that are covered include: Basic Circle; Concentric Circle; Basic Weave; Gypsy's Tent; Barber's Pole; Spider Web and Jacob's Ladder.

Maypole Mania! How to build and dance the Maypole

Digital Resources

Kimbo Educational

Three great eras of musical styles, from the 40's to today's popular Latin beat, are represented with these exciting songs. Directions and lyrics are included in the guide. Songs include: Get On Your Feet, Rhythm Divine, Land of a Thousand Dances, Twist and Shout, Soul Man, In the Mood, Little Brown Jug, Shake a Tail Feather and more.

Salsa, Soul and Swing

CD with Guide

Gather your favorite ribbons, streamers and scarves, and get ready to clap and stomp to diverse rhythmic styles such as African, reggae, cha cha, bossa nova, and rap. These action songs with a pattern and a purpose encourage movement and imaginative play, improve motor skills, reinforce important concepts such as colors and numbers, and more. This CD is adaptable for special needs settings and includes a comprehensive guide.

Ribbons and Rhythms

Perfect for young children, this CD features dances, group and partner activities, exercises and stretches, toss and catch, marches, juggling, and circular movements. Creative expression and imaginary play are enhanced and encouraged. Concepts addressed include right-left discrimination, directionality, fast-slow, and more. Grades PreK-3.

Musical Scarves and Activities

Heritage Music Press

Break out the parachutes, ribbons, and scarves, and discover the magic that happens when you bring movement to your listening lessons. These 16 lessons range from Kindergarten to Grade 6 with a variety of genres and styles, from percussion ensemble to parade band. They include an assortment of musical topics. Form maps, visuals, songs and demo videos are available through a digital download.

Music and Magical Movement Oh My!

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New England Dancing Masters

This versatile collection is a wonderful compilation of traditional and Anglo/American dances. The dances can be done by all ages and are intended to help build respect and confidence through longways, circle, square, Sicilian circle, and contra formations.

Sashay the Donut

Book Third Edition

GIA Publications

Whether you are an Orff teacher looking to augment your teaching with quality extensions or you are a First Steps in Music teacher wishing to connect to the best of Orff, this book is written for you! Written by a team of five master elementary general music teachers - Joani Brandon, Betsy Green, Rachel Grimsby, Cragi Knapp, and Chris Tranberg - this comprehensive book is full of strategies and activities that link the Orff Schulwerk approach and the successful First Steps in Music methodology to help students to sing, say, dance, and play as a means of becoming tuneful, beatful, and artful. Materials include classroom-ready activities relating to each of the eight parts of the First Steps in Music approach: pitch exploration and vocal warm-up, fragment singing, simple songs, arioso, song tales, movement exploration and warm-up, movement for form and expression, and movement with beat motions. This book also includes a set of twelve complete lesson plans, supplemental repertoire, and a significantly expanded section on arioso.

First Steps in Music: with Orff Schulwerk

This collection follows Chimes of Dunkirk, and the music is interchangeable. Features include a chapter on composing dances, and a brief introduction on calling dances. A glossary, tune transcriptions, and combined index for Chimes and Mockingbird are also included. The 24 dances can be done by all ages and are intended for use in building respect and confidence. The recording, which features full length reels, jigs, polkas, and waltzes performed by fine New England musicians, provides an opportunity for the teacher to dance along with the students.

Listen to the Mockingbird

It feels great to get into a rhythm! Establishing a feeling for the beat is central to all rhythmic development, and with The Book of Songs and Rhymes with Beat Motions, children of all ages can enjoy fun games while developing a feel for the rhythm patterns. Whether students use their hands, their feet, or their entire bodies, the games in this book will have all participants keeping the beat!

Book of Songs and Rhymes with Beat Motions

This is an impressive compilation of song dances that have their roots in our American heritage as well as a few from other countries. Each dance is organized by type (single circle, double circle, square dances, etc.) and includes complete dancing directions. Use this beautifully illustrated collection to reclaim this great folk dance tradition, and use the great songs to teach musical concepts.

First Steps in Music: The Book of Song Dances

Children will delight in the 21 classic songs and two instrumentals featured in this diverse collection. The enclosed guide includes literature links, along with extension activities focusing on art, movement, science and math. Songs include Three Little Kittens (in a great new arrangement), Hole in the Bucket, Three Little Fish, Big Rock Candy Mountain, I'm Following the Leader, In and Out the Window and many more.

Three Silly Little Kittens

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Shawnee Press

Children will enjoy Mama Goose for its wild blend of rockin' and rhymin' music, movement, and just plain fun! Children find delight in the familiarity of rhythmic chant, predictable pattern, or a playful tune. This whimsical budget-stretcher includes three previously published best-selling collections: Gettin' Down with Mama Goose; Gettin' Down, AGAIN, with Mama Goose and Gettin' Down All Around, with Mama Goose.The performance/accompaniment enhanced CD will work on a computer or a CD player that utilizes mp3's.

The ULTIMATE Gettin' Down with Mama Goose

Unison Reproducible Book & CD

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F-flat Books

It's a party on the playground, and you're all invited! After a long day of professional development, a group of music teachers makes their way to the playground and begins exploring all of the different sounds. After a few minutes, they find a groove they like and record their very first ditty. This resource gives music teachers ideas on how to incorporate this song into their curriculum to build community, make music, and have fun. Available in digital and print formats, this kit includes a teaching guide with lesson plans, lyrics, and activities, a lead sheet of the song, and a full score and parts of an Orff arrangement. The digital version also includes demonstration and MP3 recordings, with clickable links to recordings. A YouTube video of the song and rhythm stick routine is available no matter which format you choose. Great fun and a great value – you and your students are going to love this one!

Party on the Playground

Classroom Kit

Looking for a differentiated and exciting way to practice reading rhythms and studying form in The Nutcracker? Use Rhythm Basketball to bounce to the beat! Obtain enough basketballs, tennis balls, non-pitched instruments, or other bouncing balls and use the provided slides to perform rhythms with some of your favorite songs! Use these fun pop play-alongs to reinforce reading half-note, whole-note, quarter-note, and eighth-note notation. In addition, discuss the use of measure, the double bar line, and more! This is a great way to get your kids reading rhythm! Note: No audio files are included with this resource.

Rhythm Basketball: The Nutcracker

Hal Leonard Corporation

Help! I'm running out of time to prepare for the music sub! Wouldn't it be great if John Jacobson would show up and help teach music class? He makes those choreography moves look so easy, and my students love his upbeat songs. Surprise! He's right over there, waiting to be let out of the Sub Tub and ready to spend the day with your students! In this 20-minute lesson, all you have to do is push "play" and John will have your students singing, dancing, learning about an exotic part of the world, mastering a Maori children's game, and leaving your classroom feeling good about being in school. It's the perfect lesson for any day, and it's all right here in one nonstop DVD package. In case you don't have a DVD player or a disc drive in your computer, you will also receive digital access to the video lesson material, in addition to performance/accompaniment MP3s of the songs and song-sheet PDFs for extended learning and performance options. Song and lesson materials include Music Rocks; Play Fair; Musical Planet: New Zealand; E Papa Waiari (Maori Stick Game); School Is Cool. 20 minutes.

Sub Tub Surprise!

DVD with Digital Access

Unveil the beauty of Korean music with this authentic collection of 17 folk songs, rhythms, and dances! Appropriate for students of all ages, this resource brings the sounds of South Korea to your classroom in a vibrant and culturally connected way. Each of the book's three parts explore a unique musical tradition: Arirang – Korea's most well-known folk song; Ganggangsullae – short, playful dances accompanied by singing; and Samulnori – percussion music played on drums and gongs. Like the other books in the World Music Initiative series, this collection presents important historical and cultural contexts and culturally sensitive strategies for using Korean music in a Western classroom. Throughout, the authors provide music notation, English translations, phonetic pronunciations, and instructional artwork. The book also comes with dozens of customizable PowerPoints that provide additional listening examples, video demonstrations, and discussion questions. Designed for students of any grade or ability, this is the perfect resource for your students to discover invigorating music and grow culturally!

The Heart Rhythms, Songs, and Dances of Korea

Book with Downloadable Resources

Songs, dances, rhythms and games from other lands come to life as children learn about different cultures. Mexico, Russia, Africa, Japan, Puerto Rico, China and more. Guide with lyrics and activities.

Children of the World

Master teacher Artie Almeida shares some of her most-beloved listening and movement-based lessons in this outstanding collection. The included enhanced CD features wonderful orchestral tracks as well as reproducible visuals and teaching aids. Videos of students performing the activities are also provided on the disc, so pull out your favorite movement props and let the learning begin!

Parachutes and Ribbons and Scarves, Oh My!

Reproducible Book & CD

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)

First Steps in Global Music

This vibrant collection of folk songs and activities for K-8 students explores the cultures and rich musical traditions of four West African countries: Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. Each song demonstrates a wide variety of pedagogical strategies such as solfege and rhythm reading, call-and-response singing, listening and rote learning lessons, recorder and various percussion instrument activities, creative movement, harmony and part-singing, and more! Background information for each song is included, and access to supplemental online resources including PowerPoint slides, recordings with pronunciation guides, videos of movement activities, and dozens of links to more resources about West Africa and its music are provided!

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