Whether for classroom sing-alongs adult community sings choral concerts or just riding in the car this Step One of the SING WITH US songbooks is an invaluable resource. Composer and song leader Nick Page who has led group sings and workshops at MENC ACDA AOSA and other conferences for many years has assembled this multicultural set of 28 easy and fun sing-along songs for all ages. The collection begins with Echo songs that are easy but with a simple challenge reinforcing Nick's belief that the first step in getting people of all ages to sing along is to make them better listeners. Along with this Nick encourages using lots of emotion particularly joy. TheCall and Response songs and the unison songs that follow offer well known gems as well as easy to learn new songs that can be sung in Unison or with harmony. Nick provides invaluable cultural information as well as essential tips for making the songs come alive. Reproducible lyric sheets are also included. Nick Page has received rave reviews for his SINGS and many workshops throughout North America and Europe. In addition to his song leading Nick is a choral composer with over fifty published works including Sing and Shine On and Music as a Way of Knowing that are very popular with music teachers and choral musicians. Singing is an act of compassion; we make the world a better place through our singing.

Let's All Sing... More Songs From Glee! There seems to be no stopping the popularity of the hit Fox TV series Glee! With fresh versions of some of the biggest hits from past decades your students will enjoy recreating 5 songs from the show's second season presented here in unison arrangements adapted just for the needs of young singers. This value-packed collection of songs and professionally-produced recordings is perfect for classroom or stage and will appeal to the gleek in all of us! Available separately: Piano/Vocal Collection Singer 10-Pak Performance/Accompaniment CD. For all ages.

The Novello Primary Chorals series is the perfect way to introduce ensemble singing to your class or choir. This book contains seven classic pop tunes that children love to sing in simple vocal arrangements including both unison and part singing. Also included are very easy piano accompaniments and guitar chord symbols. The Novello Primary Chorals make a great resource for teachers as well as a perfect addition to repertoire for school concerts...or singing just for fun!

Jenkyns’ songs for young singers can best be described as art songs for the youngest singers. Their ranges and technical requirements are just right for the younger age groups and their lyrics as in The Snowman are perfectly gauged for their performers. Peter Jenkyns was a 20th century British composer singer and educator who wrote a series of songs for primary-aged children sensitively arranged and with appropriate lyrics. Jenkyns was the headmaster of two primary schools outside of London for whose choirs he composed songs for the St Albans’ Schools Music Festival. He was also a highly-regarded Gilbert andSullivan patter-song singer and he founded a local Gilbert & Sullivan society which is still thriving.

Jenkyns’ songs for children can best be described as art songs for the youngest singers. Their ranges and technical requirements are just right for the younger age groups and their lyrics as in The Five Little Mice are perfectly gauged for their performers. NB The Five Little Mice come to a sad end in this tale courtesy of a watchful cat.Peter Jenkyns was a 20th century British composer singer and educator who wrote a series of songs for primary-aged children sensitively arranged and with appropriate lyrics. Jenkyns was the headmaster of two primary schools outside of London for whose choirs he composed songs for the St Albans’ Schools Music Festival. He wasalso a highly-regarded Gilbert and Sullivan patter-song singer and he founded a local Gilbert & Sullivan society which is still thriving.

For Upper Voices and Piano (or Organ)-Cradle Lullaby is a work composed by young star composer Owain Park. Commissioned by the Wells Cathedral Chorister Parents' Association the work is arranged for Upper Voices and Piano (or Organ) accompaniment. Cradle Lullaby has been recorded by the Wells Cathedral Choristers for their CD 'Jingle Wells' of which this composition was selected by BBC Radio 3's CD Review Show as the highlight. In the March 2016 edition of Organists' Review Rebecca Tavener wrote that Cradle Lullaby is a 'deliciously dreamy piece with its silken melody' and 'the word-setting andshapeliness of line is exemplary...Here's a composer who knows very precisely just how many notes are enough.'