Seasonal Movement and Activity Songs for Grades K-3-Looking for that perfect movement song to start your music class or fresh new songs for different times of the year? Well get ready to boogie woogie and scarecrow scat from the first day of school to the last with 12 seasonalsongs from the popular ?Hop 'Til You Drop? series. This creative collection for primary grades comes from the pages of John Jacobson's Music Express magazine and features piano/vocal arrangements simple movement reproducible lyric sheets and helpful teaching tips. Also available separately is a Sing-Along CD with John and a group of children and a Performance/ Accompaniment CD of song versions with and without singers. So let's get going- it's time to feel the beat! Available separately: Song Collection Sing-Along CD Performance/Accompaniment CD. Suggested for Gr. K-3.

Story and Songs of Learning Discovery and Meeting Life's Challenges-Join Tulitha on a wondrous adventure of discovery when she meets a wise old woman who helps her see what is good in the world. Along the journey they meet fascinating people and observe events that help mold Tulitha's young lifeand help her make choices about the roads to travel. This enchanting 30-minute musical story is ideal for classroom or stage and can be easily-produced for the teacher on the go! Suggested for grades 3-6 Tulitha's journeyfeatures 5 songs with connecting story text that can either be divided among a number of speakers or read by one narrator. Perform it in a concert setting on choral risers with minimal staging or use your imagination and stage itmore elaborately. The Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography by John Jacobson standards-based lesson plans and reproducible story text. The full-color singer editions with story and vocal partsprovide extra visual appeal. The value-packed Classroom Kit comes complete with a Teacher book 20 singer editions and a P/A CD. Available separately: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 20-Pak (full color) Performance/AccompanimentCD Classroom Kit (Teacher Singer 20-Pak P/A CD). Duration: ca. 30 minutes. Suggested for grades 3-6.

A Musical Journey Along the Oregon Trail-In 1804 the United States under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to travel explore and chart the new territories of the Louisiana Purchase. These brave men and theircompanions York Charbonneau Sacajawea along with their trusty dog Scannon traveled up the Missouri River over the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Their remarkable story comesto life in this clever 40-minute musical adaptation by Roger Emerson and John Jacobson with 8 original songs and a delightfully-entertaining script.The Teacher's Manual includes the accompanied songs the full script andbackground historical information while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. Best of all John Jacobson's choreography notes are included in both and the Perf/Accom. CD will help you stage a trulyspectacular production. Let music enrich the curriculum of your school as you join Lewis and Clark in their historic journey.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5Pak Preview Cassette (full performance only) andPerformance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: 40 minutes. For Grades 3-9.

Teacher Edition-Holiday harmony...in a snap! From Thanksgiving through New Year's this delightful collection of partner songs provides a host of harmonic fun for young singers. And what's more everything you need is under one cover -piano/vocal accompaniments choreography and reproducible singer pages. You are sure to enjoy the fresh originals by John and Alan partnered with these holiday favorites: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Silent Night Up on the Housetop Auld Lang Syne We Wish You a Merry Christmas We Gather Together Joy to the World Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Deck the Hall Away in a Manager. Available: Teacher Edition and ShowTrax CD (full performance and accompaniment only). ForGr. 2-6.

A Musical Celebration of America's Westward Expansion-There's gold in them thar hills! Gold has been discovered in the hills of California. Land is being given away to settlers willing to make a fresh start in the newly explored regions of the American West. Cowpokes andminers farmers and trappers gamblers and adventurers of all kinds are making their way west to chase the promise of the American Dream. They come by way of wagon train horseback stream boat and rail. Go West combines music history and drama to explore important facts about the westward expansion of early United States and discovers that real gold is not always the kind made into ingots and baubles. Real gold is discovered in the ideas andinspiration derived from new lands fresh starts and attainable dreams abundant in the promises of the land of the free. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school performers this historic and entertaining 35-minute musicalfeatures 7 original songs connecting script John Jacobson's choreography and a helpful production guide. The Teacher Edition includes full script accompanied songs Production Guide and choreography suggestions. Available:Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals only) Performance/Accompaniment CD Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 20 Singer books P/A CD). Performance Time: Approx. 35 minutes. For Grades 4-8.

Pendleton Brown has set 40 popular Bible verses to music creating a fun and effective way to memorize them! This book includes melody lyrics and chords as well as a sing-along CD. Songs include: Cast Your Cares on the Lord (Psalm 55:22) · Children Obey (Ephesians 6:1-2) · Draw Close to God (James 4:8) · Even a Child Is Known by His Deeds (Proverbs 20:11) · Every Good and Perfect Gift (James 1:17) · Follow the Way of Love (1 Corinthians 14:1) · For God So Loved (John 3:16) · Go into All the World (Mark 16:15) · The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield (Psalm 28:7) · Love Never Fails (1 Corinthians 13:8) · Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone (Matthew 4:4) · There Is No Other Name(Acts 4:12) · Unless a Man Is Born Again (John 3:3) · Walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16) · and more. Pendleton's way of putting the Word of God to music is contagious! I find myself humming his tunes to remember certain scriptures. - Amanda Bradley (Youth Pastor Cornerstone Church Ireland)

An All-School Revue featuring songs from GEMINI. It doesn't matter if we speak different languages or have different color skin or even dress differently because deep inside we are all much more alike than we are different!And the most obvious way is that ... we all started out as KIDS!! Even Babe Ruth had to eat all his vegetables to grow up strong! This 30-minute all-school revue features some 'old favorites' and some new original songs by GEMINI(San and Laz Slomovits) along with choreography by John Jacobson and short connecting dialog perfect for one group or the entire school.The Teacher's Manual includes full script and accompanied songs along withadditional classroom enrichment activities making this a production that can truly involve your whole school long after the show is over! Perform the songs with piano alone or use the professionally recorded ShowTrax Cassette orCD.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak Preview Cassette (Full Performance) Performance/Accompaniment Cassette and CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For Grades 2-5.

Kids 'Rock the World' for a Better Environment-Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! A lot has changed since 1989 when the popular Assignment: Earth hit the stage! We now have cellphones (and what to do with old ones) the internet (for a wide range of information on theenvironment) and hybrid and alternative fueled vehicles. Are we keeping up with the times? What are we doing to make our world a better place to live? Update: Earth is a 30-minute musical review about our ongoing quest tobetter the world's environment. It features 7 original pop/rock songs with simple dialogue and characters flexible enough to perform with one class or the entire student body. Kick-off the Fall with Update: Earth to set anenvironmental theme that will last throughout the year or perform it in the Spring in conjunction with Arbor Day. The Teacher Edition comes complete with piano/vocal arrangements script and John Jacobson's choreography andstaging tips. Publications printed on recycled paper. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals) Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: Approx. 30 minutes. For Gr. 3-8.

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.

Santa is dreaming of a ... warm Christmas! And after winning the sweepstakes he gets his wish! In the meantime Santa's Toyshop falls victim to a hostile take-over attempt and the Christmas toy delivery seems in jeopardy. Thanksto the diligence of Mrs. Claus the whole North Pole gang and two young friends all ends happily; Santa gets his vacation and the boys and girls get their Christmas!This light-hearted 45-minute musical play features 7Unison/2-Part songs in a variety of styles - everything from Broadway to ?Beach? and from Rap to Reggae! The Teacher's Manual includes the full script accompanied songs and a complete production guide. The Singer'sEdition 5-Pak includes script and vocal lines only.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak ShowTrax CD (full performance/accompaniment only). Performance Time: 45 minutes. For Gr. 3-6.

Classroom Kit-This fantastic classroom kit contains everything you need to put on your production of Three Of A Kind. It contains the Showtrax CD the Teacher Edition and the Reproducible Pack all in one package.

Teacher Edition-This delightful musical for primary grades features five original songs and easy-to-learn rhyming dialogue. The Teacher Edition includes full piano/vocal arrangements choreography and a helpful production guide.

Echo Songs and Activities for Young Singers-Hello-oooo! Hello-oooo! Help young singers develop their listening and pitch matching skills while reinforcing basic music concepts ? and have fun doing it!! These ?educational echos? will motivate students torespond to common patterns of sound that involve pitch direction high/low loud/soft intervals sequence steady beat and more! Students will also develop motor skills and beat awareness with simple movement sequences for eachsong and expand learning with fun extension activities. This creative collection of 36 echo songs includes melody lines with chord symbols and a sing-along CD for hands-free teaching and assessment options. Available: Book/CD Pak(with reproducible pages). For Gr. K-3.

A Blockbuster Musical for Young Voices-Grab your cameras! We're makin' a movie about the one and only Santa Claus ? but what style of movie fits the greatest elfin hero of all time? Thanks to a little help from Cecil B. DeGrille Alfred Pitchfork Steven Reelbergand a few other illustrious filmmakers a young group of aspiring directors experience movie-making like never before from Epic Extravaganza and Film Noir to Spaghetti Western and Super-hero-adventure film. Watch out Hollywood!This musical offers options for a simple or elaborate production including the choice of two endings and suggestions for producing your very own movie. We'll even show you how! Either way ? it will be a blockbuster! This40-minute musical features six original songs and connecting script with over 50 speaking parts. The Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal song arrangements and choreography script helpful production guide and teaching objectiveslinked to the National Standards for each song. For added value the ready-to-use student books include songs and script and will enhance the musical experience for your young aspiring actors/singers! Available separately:Teacher Edition Singer 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals