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.

The tranquility of the rainforest is shattered by 'Twentieth Century Highwaymen' who are destroying the trees for profit. Local wildlife led by a rapping Toucan decide to teach these profiteers a lesson so with the promise of finding more treasure they lead them on a perilous journey through the jungle. The lesson is that jungle treasure cannot be taken away.The list of parts is flexible to accommodate the number of available performers with fairly evenly distributed lines. There are approximately 30 acting/singing parts plus choruses of Animals Birds and Humans.This environmental musical is suitable for cross-curricular topics and is particularly relevant togeography and science.Key Stages 1-3; Duration approximately 45 minutes; Cast approx 30 and choruses.This Pupil's Script includes performance notes script and lyrics for all the songs.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

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)

Holiday Musical-That special day at the North Pole Christmas Tree lot has arrived when Santa will be stopping by to pick out his very own tree. Who will be Santa's tree this year? This Christmas musical of seven original songs and script issimple but memorable teaching a positive lesson about love and acceptance. The Teacher's Manual comes complete with piano accompaniment dialog and a handy production guide with suggestions for costumes staging props/sceneryand choreography. The Singer's Edition provides vocals lines only and dialog.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition (10-Pak) Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: 15 minutes. Grades K-3.

A traditional Nativity play conveying the peace and hope of Christmas with eight new carols. It is ideal for mixed age groups with added parts suitable for older children up to age 12. There is the minimum of stage direcionsleaving teachers free to interpret the actions as befits their setting and available talent. Additional musical interludes for all the usual mime expected in a school nativity play. You will require a license to perform this workat your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

29 Songs from the Stage and Screen-This giant two-volume resource will be indispensable for teachers working with children singing solos. There is a large variety of material from classic Disney songs to Broadway to movie favorites to songs from “Sesame Street.” Each volume has songs for both girls and boys. Kids' Musical Theatre Collection: Volume 1 includes 29 songs from stage screen and television musicals these are by far Hal Leonard's largest collections of solos for children. Access to companion recorded accompaniments are available online for download or streaming.

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.

Dragons! is a dramatic and comical musical for Key Stages 2 and 3 by poet Nick Toczek and acclaimed composer Malcolm Singer.Fergus is different from all the other kids - he is turning into a Dragon! He and hisimaginary friends are taken through their paces at the School For Dragons where they are taught to speak Dragonese and how to become hard as nails! Soon he discovers that he's not the only person he knows who is a dragon andthat in fact these firey fiends are everywhere!Dragons contains nine original varied and challenging songs and includes optional solos and instrumentals. The play has a super rhyming story and the songs are alsosuitable as a song-cycle for young choirs.The matching CD contains a complete performance of all the songs plus imaginative backing tracks to sing along to.Pupil's Book: Catalogue number GA11638.Script available in student book.

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.

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.

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

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.