SKU: HL.117739

ISBN 9781480333888. UPC: 884088890315. 6.75x10.5 inches. John Jacobson/Roger Emerson.

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 Reelberg and 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! This 40-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 objectives linked 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 & dialog), Preview Pak (1 singer book and 1 Preview CD), Preformance/Accompaniment CD, and Performance Kit/CD (Teacher, 20 Singer books and P/A CD). Approximate Performance Time: 40 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

SKU: HL.144482

ISBN 9781495017582. UPC: 888680062279. 5x5 inches. John Jacobson/Mac Huff.

Hey, what's cookin'? Join Hungry Hank, Famished Fanny, Ravenous Randi, Picky Pete and more wacky characters in this upbeat and tasty musical all about their insatiable appetites! We are fortunate to live in a land of plenty, and as we celebrate food in wonderfully wacky ways with songs like “The Fast Food Tango,” “Chicken Pot Pie,” “My Banana Split” and “Pizza,” we are also reminded to be “Thankful” for the bounty we regularly enjoy. Designed for performers in upper elementary and middle school, this 40-minute musical features six original songs with connecting script and speaking parts adaptable to casts of 20 or more. The Teacher Edition is filled with quality performance material including piano/vocal song arrangements and choreography, script, and helpful production guide. 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!

SKU: HL.275105

ISBN 9781540026002. UPC: 888680742782. 9x12 inches. By John Jacobson and Lynn Brinckmeyer.

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 perform with 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.

SKU: HL.126014

ISBN 9781480385092. UPC: 884088993931. 8.5x11 inches. John Jacobson/Roger Emerson.

Rockin' with arithmetic is what it's all about! Reinforce basic math concepts that support Common Core State Standards and promote higher level learning, while rockinÕ to the beat. From Hal Leonard's popular Rock 'n' Learn series, this study for Grades 3-5 explores the 4 basic operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide), computing the area of basic shapes, the metric system, fractions and decimal equivalents, estimating, and much more - all put to music for learning that lasts! Perfect for Music class or Math class, the Teacher Book includes reproducible melody sheets with chord symbols and simple choreography, and worksheet activities that incorporate Common Core State Standards in Math! For performance options, a script is also included that introduces each of the eight original songs. Groove along with the singer recordings on the enclosed Listening CD! Also available is an Enhanced P/A CD with performance and accompaniment-only song tracks, and PDFs of the piano/vocal arrangements with choreography, lyrics and worksheets for lots of performance and projection options! For additional value, receive all components in the Classroom Kit. Suggested for Grades 3-5.