A Musical Revue Celebrating the Importance of Music in Our Lives-Who are the very best advocates for your school's music programs? The kids! Advocacy is a continuous process of diligent education to bring awareness about the benefits of music learning to the general public. And kids can expertly share the joy of music making and learning in a variety of different ways. The authors worked together to develop a musical revue about the wonder of music. Each of the seven original songs can be performed together as a complete program or they can be sung in other contexts as well. The 30-minute revue includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography short narrations for up to 65 speaking parts and digital access to student PDFs. To performwith recordings the Performance Kit includes the Teacher Edition and digital access to student PDFs and performance/accompaniment audio recordings. Songs include: Music Is an Everyday Thing Many Things I Learned I Learned Through Music Playing Music Is Hard Work A Song in My Heart Working Together If I Didn't Have Music Our Place in the Choir. In addition to a musical revue the second half of the book is focused on strategies ideas and conversations about the importance of music study in children's and adolescents' lives. There are even writing and advocacy activities to engage students in the promotion of the critical role that music plays in their lives. The ten chapters concentrate on attributes of music education and how children benefit from music study highlighted in the Broader Minded Campaign put forth by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME): Decision Making Grit Multiple Ways of Knowing Creativity Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking Emotional Awareness Reflective Learning and Process Orientation. Suggested for grades 2-6.

A Musical Journey Through the African Savannah-Let's go on a safari with Ward and Lilly Didi Daniel Melissa Wally and a host of safari guides! Through song and dialogue we'll learn about the exciting African Savannah wildlife of lions giraffes geckos bushbabies servals weaverbirds crocodiles and elephants! Either as a staged performance with characters or simplified speaker parts for a revue-style presentation this well crafted mini-musical will create a smart and fun-filled learning experience for students and audiences. The Teacher Edition is filled with quality performance material including piano/vocal arrangements a helpful production guide and 2 script options: an engaging and fact-filled drama scriptwith a lively collection of 9 characters that will entertain your audience and a narration script which can be read by 2-25 (or more!) characters. Split or combine some of the lines to meet your specific needs. Singer PDFs are included via digital download. To perform with recordings there are 2 options. A Performance/Accompaniment CD is available separately. For cost-saving value the Performance Kit/Audio includes the Teacher Edition (with downloadable Singer PDFs) and perf/accomp audio recordings via digital download. About 35 minutes in length. Suggested for grades 2-5.

pianist Christian Gouinguené and lyricist Ivane Huber collaborate to create a fantastic songbook for children. Essential to all beginner vocalists the songs in The Children Sing... the intervals are composed specifically to suit young children focusing on practising intervals. Addressing major and minor keys articulation various rhythms chromaticism time signatures and many other aspects The Children Sing ensures high quality and progressive Vocal studies for children with all songs in this edition based around intervals. Christian Gouinguené and Ivane Huber havecompiled an essential songbook for young singers which cannot be missed. Here's looking forward to further collaborations from the pair!

Voiceworks-Voiceplay is an inspired collection of 22 songs for children aged 3-5 years. It can be used by all practitioners parents and carers whether or not they are music specialists in all Early Years settings. This children's wordbook is delightfully illustrated throughout with glorious pictures to illuminate the songs by Laure Fournier.

A moving Christmas cantata which has become a classic over the years. Richard Hepburn's masterpiece for children contains narration in story sequence telling the Biblical Nativity for concert use or with tableau or mime. Songscan also be used individually as part of any Christmas program. The music is excellent whilst being reasonably simple and complements the feel of this traditional Nativity play. Arranged by Alison Hedger for piano voice withoptional second parts and two recorders. Guitar chords are given. Duration: 25 mins. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

This book/CD pack is a unique collection designed especially for children singers auditioning for musical theatre or performing in various talent shows. The CD features performances by children singers as well as the accompaniments-only so children can practice without needing a pianist. Songs include: The Rainbow Connection · Castle on a Cloud · Puff the Magic Dragon · Do-Re-Mi · and more.

At last...a full performance of Roald Dahl's revolting children's favourite! Dahl's Revolting Rhymes has been a standard text for children's imaginations for many years and now in this updated version pupils can play the roles themselves in this exciting and colourful stage musical. Perfect for the end-of-term concerts or amateur productions with youth theatre groups the pack comes with combined CD and CD-ROM of all accompanying music extra exercises design ideas activities. Disgustingly funny!Performance time: Approx. 40 mins.

Marko the Miser is designed the children to mime sing and play and can be done either as a concert performance or a stage piece. The words are by the composer and Frederic Samson and are based on a story taken from the Afanasievcollection of Russian Folk Tales. The characters are Marko a rich peasant the Beggar Marko’s Wife and Robbers. The instruments include glockenspiel chime bars recorders clarinet guitar piano and a large array ofpercussion instruments.

This brilliant cross-curricular song will reinforce history in the best way possible - by singing about it!Before teaching the song it can be played as background music whilst other World War Two-related classroom activities take place. That way the children become familiar with the song before they learn it. Fact learning made fun Perfect showpiece for assemblies and classrooms Photocopiable and whiteboard lyrics CD of backing teaching and performance tracks Fulfils OCA Music Scheme Unit 20 Performing Together

This brilliant cross-curricular song will reinforce history in the best way possible - by singing about it!Before teaching the song it can be played as background music whilst other Greek-related classroom activities take place. That way the children become familiar with the song before they learn it.Fact learning made funPerfect showpiece for assemblies and classroomsPhotocopiable and whiteboard lyricsCD of backing teaching and performance tracksFulfils OCA Music Scheme Unit 20 Performing Together

This unusual collection of secular songs is perfect for Christmas time and the winter season. It contains a mixture of new songs and well-known favourites encompassing styles from show-time to sentimental. Sing about chestnuts crackers wild geese flying south and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Includes a backing CD as well as Piano accompaniments and Guitar chords second voice parts and Recorder descants - all carefully written for easy learning.

with reproducible pages and PDF song charts-Sing and Celebrate 6! provides everything you need for developing younger elementary choirs in your church! Designed for grades K-4 Sing and Celebrate 6! contains a variety of general and seasonal songs for use throughout the church year. Packed with lesson plans teaching resources and rehearsal planning ideas this collection gives you all the tools necessary for building a successful engaging choir program in one value-packed Book/CD! The enhanced StudioTrax CD features accompaniment and performance tracks along with reproducible singers' pages supplemental teaching resources and colorful PDF song charts for projection options! NEW in Sing and Celebrate 6! - allresources found on the StudioTrax CD can now be downloaded online! Songs both familiar and new along with fun creative teaching plans will nurture the musical and spiritual growth of your singers to last a lifetime. Songs include: Look Who God Made! (General) My God Is So Great (General) Praising You Lord (General) The Colors of Life (Thanksgiving) Who Are We Waiting For? (Advent) The Friendly Beasts (Christmas) Ring and Celebrate! (Christmas) Help Me to Be Like You Lord (Lent/General) Sing Sing Sing (Easter) God Bless Our Family (Mother's Day/Father's Day/Family). Also available in the Sing and Celebrate! series: the original Sing and Celebrate! (35028238) Sing and Celebrate 2! (35028755) Sing and Celebrate 3! (35029219) Sing and Celebrate 4! (35029809) Sing and Celebrate 5! (35030476)