Read & Sing Folksongs

Learn to read and 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 rhythmic and melodic patterns to help sight-read the song. Add a simple ostinato or partner melody for instant harmony. 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 included and you can bring John Jacobson into your classroom with choreography videos available free online. The Teacher Book includes an Enhanced CD of audio recordings and PDFs of the singer songsheets in full color or black and white.