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 Short Musical Play About Kids' Healthy Habits-Cover your sneeze please! See the doctor every year. Brush and floss your teeth. Wash your hands. Reinforce healthy habits with simple songs and raps for very young singers. Roger Emerson's K-1 4 Fun series features short 15-minute musical plays for Kindergarten and 1st Graders designed with simplicity in mind for busy teachers on-the-go. New lyrics have been set to familiar tunes for quick learning and the connecting rockin' raps spoken by the entire class are sure to be a hit! The Teacher Book includes piano/vocal arrangements with simple movement ideas. Teach these five songs and raps by rote or use the reproducible pages with lyrics and raps for additionalreading challenge. As a bonus the original song lyrics to these timeless children's melodies are included in the back of the book! The Enhanced CD offers performance and accompaniment-only track recordings with a melody instrument to help guide these young singers and PROJECTABLE/PRINTABLE PDFs of lyrics and raps. For additional vocal help there are also TRACK PLUS recordings for each song that feature the vocals at half volume. Use this to help transition the students from singing with the full version or have them perform with these tracks if they need a little extra help! Available: Teacher/Enhanced CD. Suggested for grades K-1.

A Musical Tweet for Christmas-Email? Text? Post? Tweet? Skype? Christmas is almost here and the entire family is frantic about getting their lists to Santa in time. Exhausted super Mom is ready for an island vacation choked-up Dad doesn't need any moreridiculous ties big brother Axel is on the move and needs some wheels little brother Joey wants a puppy and Grandma and Grandpa want to try out their new matching sweat suits with one of those fancy dance revolution machines.But see how little sister Molly's handwritten letter reminds everyone of the true meaning of the season ? sincerely! Join the holiday hi-tech fun with clever songs hilarious antics and a full evening of entertainment thatwill leave your audience in stitches! This musical ?tweet? is designed for performers in upper elementary and middle school and features 7 original songs and a script with 18 main speaking parts. The Teacher Editionis filled with quality performance material including piano/vocal song arrangements with choreography script helpful production guide and teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. For added value theready-to-use student books include songs and script and will enhance the musical experience for your young aspiring actors/singers! Available separately: Teacher Singer 5-Pak Preview CD Preview Pak Performance/AccompanimentCD and Performance Kit/PACD. Duration: ca. 40 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

This is suitable for both small and large casts. There are few props and the simplest of sets making this musical ideal for use in open plan school halls and churches. The songs are effective and evocative yet simple enough foryoung children to easily learn and deliver with enthusiasm. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here formore information and our application form.

This is suitable for both small and large casts. There are few props and the simplest of sets making this musical ideal for use in open plan school halls and churches. The songs are effective and evocative yet simple enough foryoung children to easily learn and deliver with enthusiasm. Script available in student book.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

Celebrating 75 Years of Disney Magic!-Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Children of all ages! Welcome to the Wonderful World of Disney! Celebrate 75 years of Disney magic and some of the music that helped make that magic happen with favorite songs from the movies of Peter Pan Mary Poppins The Jungle Book The Little Mermaid and The Lion King. The Teacher Edition features reproducible program narration piano/vocal arrangements and choreography. The Singer Edition 20-pak features singer parts in attractive full color spreads with many of your favorite Disney characters. To perform with recordings there are 2 options. A Performance/Accompaniment CD is available separately. For cost-saving value the PerformanceKit/Audio includes the Teacher Edition Singer 20-Pak and performance/accompaniment audio recordings via digital download. About 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 2-5.

Sir Terry Pratchett's enquiring adventure into time travel has its young teen hero Johnny Maxwell and his friends confronted with their own bomb-stricken street in WWII. Can they change history and avert the catastrophe? Matthew Holmes' script and song superbly support the plot in a musical for young people to perform and everyone to enjoy. Johnny and his friends travel back in time to their own street site of a bombing raid intended for a nearby industrial complex. 'Collateral damage' is not the only disturbing issue: what happens to the present if you try to save lives in the past? Serious subjects but with Terry Pratchett there's always the humour as well andthe musical includes a host of likeable characters. Matthew Holmes' script skilfully carries the plot along in Terry Pratchett style and his music swings to contemporary pop and the glorious sound of the forties Big Band. The complete performance pack with its photocopiable script and piano vocal score includes everything you need for rehearsing and presenting the final show plus there's full audio support on CD so you don't need to read a note of music.

A Fun-Filled Musical Salute to the Joys of Winter-There's no business like 'snow' business! Just ask Weatherman Storm Watch. An overnight Nor'easter has dumped buckets and buckets of fluffy white precipitation and it's everywhere! Join 'shredders' (snowboard enthusiasts) Professor Snow-It-All the Zamboni Brothers Snow Angel skiers skaters curlers ice fishermen and more in this delightful 40-minute vaudeville-style musical revue written for upper elementary and middle school performers. Sevenclever original songs zany antics and a full evening of entertainment will leave your audience in stitches! The Teacher Edition comes with the 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 10 Singer books P/A CD). Performance Time: Approx. 40 minutes. For Grades 4-8.

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.

Kaye Umansky's witty tale of Lincoln Green tights girl power and boy-band hero Robin Hood is sure to delight and entertain audiences and performers alike. Perfect for upper primary school performances; there are plenty of parts large and small and a full quiver of show-stealing songs by award-winning composer Stephen Chadwick. The outlaws of Sherwood Forest have raided again and the evil Prince John plots a trap for Robin Hood: he will hold an archery contest and award a golden arrow - and a dungeon - to the winner. Robin's eye-watering speed with his bow and arrow are legend but as Marion and Mensa the wise woman suspect it's all sleight of hand. Robin's a truly terrible shot! So how can he win the prize avoid the dungeon and - most importantly - keep his fame intact? The complete performance pack with its photocopiable script full audio CD support and piano vocal score includes everything you need for rehearsing and presenting the final show. No music reading required.

A witty and innovative version of the well-known and much-loved pantomime story. Puss In Boots helps the hero Edwin to win the hand of the fair princess by scaring away the nastiest ogre ever who is allergic to cats! There arelead roles to challenge more able pupils and a large cast of non-speaking roles for younger pupils. The play is in rhyme. Duration: 50 mins. Script available in student book.You will require a license to performthis work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.Professionally recorded demonstration andbacking tracks are available to purchase and download here .

A sparkling new musical exploring and promoting understanding of the Hindu Faith. It retells the dramatic Indian epic poem 'The Ramayana'- the triumph of good over evil. There are pleny of opportunities for improvisation. Amusical highly recommended for today's multicultural society. Script available in student book.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.