40 Fun Warm-Ups Using Songs from Across the United States-Keeping singers in our ensembles excited and energized during the warm-up process is a consistent hurdle for educators across the nation. By using songs that are indigenous to different parts of our country teachers in choral classrooms can help students prepare their minds bodies and voices while sharing a bit of our culture and history from different areas of the United States. All of the songs can be used with both inexperienced beginners and advanced singers. The lesson suggestions introduced with each song are intended to be aspringboard for teachers to modify and adapt to their own students' needs and skill levels. Each melody includes strategies that are accessible for those who are just learning how to use their voices and also for those more sophisticated singers who enjoy a good challenge. Keeping singers in our ensembles excited and energized during the warm-up process is a consistent hurdle for educators across the nation. By using songs that are indigenous to different parts of our country teachers in choral classrooms can help students prepare their minds bodies and voices while sharing a bit of our culture and history from different areas of the United States. All of the songs can be used with both inexperienced beginners and advanced singers. The lesson suggestions introduced with each song are intended to be aspringboard for teachers to modify and adapt to their own students' needs and skill levels. Each melody includes strategies that are accessible for those who are just learning how to use their voices and also for those more sophisticated singers who enjoy a good challenge.

Performer's Part-The Wackadoo Zoo is written for unison Voices with optional harmony parts. The Professor is a solo part and there are solo moments throughout as well as animal sound effects.Contemporary American composer Jill Gallina specializes in works for children and young people for concert and stage often with important messages to communicate. In The Wackadoo Zoo none of the animals is able to make the ‘right’ sound. A professor comes to try to teach them to conform but the animals invite him to leave before singing ‘Different Means Special’ celebrating their diversity.

A humorous revue about the surprising uprising of our country's largest constituency - the insect population who air their grievances highlight their accomplishments and demand their rights. With rhyming dialogue and 7 memorable songs including 'Firefly Firefly' 'The Honeybee Song' and 'Fuzzy Little Caterpillar' the show is great fun for performers and audience alike.

Vocal Solos for Worship-Heather Sorenson's inaugural vocal solo book is a treasure trove of sacred gems for church musicians. This collection thrives at the intersection of music and message providing stylistic diversity and subject variety with each turn of the page. Tasteful piano accompaniments showcase the composer's instrument of choice but accompaniment tracks are also available. Don't miss this thoughtful gathering of some of Heather's most inspired songs! Includes: Home - My Alleluia - Mercy Still - Rock of Ages (Forgiven and Free) - Christmas Dreams - Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Lullaby Prayer - Turn Around and See - Stained Glass - Raise Your Hands.

8 Rhythm-Teaching Chorals Using Vocal Speech-This collection contains eight chorals that are fun to learn interesting to teach and entertaining for performers and listeners. Perfect for the singer who does not play an instrument I Can Feel the Rhythm takes out the notes and teaches rhythm through speech. With selections for holidays and patriotic celebrations as well as a piece that teach dynamics and rests your singers will learn how rhythms look sound and feel. Drum parts are included in this collection! Grades 4-12. Best value: Purchase the book/CD ROM kit (35027570) for the book and the Enhanced CD ROM with the reproducible choral score drum parts composer bio and more.

Readin' 'Ritin' And Rockin' is an upbeat musical about school life with nine songs including two-part singing solos and choruses as composed by Janet Gardner. Many of the songs lend themselves for use year after year in the classroom.Available here is the performer's part.