What a wonderful way to address the National Standards while using your interactive whiteboard! Integrate technology into your classroom with these well-constructed interactive lessons that provide a smooth and easy way to teach improvisation and composition to elementary students (grades 1--4). Each plan starts with a song, chant, or poem - provides prompts for active listening - invites students to improvise as a group and individually - and concludes with a rubric-measured assessment. Kids will have so much fun singing and moving to the songs, playing classroom instruments, and manipulating the cartoon-style graphics on the interactive whiteboard. / Formation Musicale

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.

Song Collection About Friendship-Mac 'n' Cheese is a special collection of songs by friends about friends. Mac Huff and John Jacobson are life-long friends who both hail from America's Dairyland state of Wisconsin where being called ?Cheese-y? is theultimate compliment! These Mac 'n' Cheese songs are silly inspirational informative and especially kid-friendly. If you're looking for a song about Graduation Remembrance Days holidays summer vacation following your dreamsor making music with your friends you'll find it right here! This collection of 12 songs comes complete with fully accompanied songs choreography reproducible singer sheets and optional narration for each song. Friends andmusic they go together like Mac 'n' Cheese! Available: Song Collection (with reproducible songsheets) and Performance/Accompaniment CD. For Gr. 3-6.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. This book contains pieces for Voice.  Each book in the GCSE Performance Pieces series has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the bestopportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This Voice book features: Material suitable for all exam boards Ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for around Grades 3 to 6 A CD accompaniment of professionally recorded backing tracks so that you can hear exactly how each song is meant to sound allowing you to master every song The book includes a range of songs from 1968's Son Of A Preacher Man to two of Adele's biggest hits Someone Like You and Rolling In The Deep. Every song should be immediately familiar but if not you can enjoy discovering and then singing a great new song. With other songs by Bruno Mars Pixie Lott and Ed Sheeran included this book is perfect for nailing a contemporary song that you enjoy listening to and so will enjoy singing. Every song includes a page of information about it detailing the key range and some really useful performance tips. Helpfully a  YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other

12 excellent topic-based songs-Sing! Play! Learn! with Go Kid Music brings you 12 excellent songs that teachers and children will love! Based on popular Key Stage 2 topics these catchy tunes enable primary class teachers to teach music while supporting learning across the whole curriculum. Each song comes with an easy-to-follow teaching video with on-screen lyrics and demonstrations of Makaton signs performance and backing audio PDF lyrics for whiteboard display and teaching notes. In addition many have optional percussion parts which are also demonstrated on the videos and there?s a selection of warm-ups and focus-builders to get everyone ready for singing! Written with thegeneralist class teacher in mind the accompanying notes are divided into three main sections: SING ? Straightforward step-by-step instructions to help you teach the song from scratch; PLAY ? Ways to use the song to meet the requirements of the Primary Music Curriculum and First Access (Wider Opportunities); LEARN ? Creative extension activities relating to the song or topic. Supports the National Curriculum for Music Topic-based approach Ideas for First Access (Wider Opportunities) Supports SEND (via Makaton signs) No music reading required Promotes physical activity Ridiculously fun! ?What a lovely voice Al Start has and I love the way she uses real instruments to accompany her songs? ~ Julia Donaldson

12 excellent topic-based songs-Sing! Play! Learn! with Go Kid Music brings you 12 excellent songs that teachers and children will love! Based on popular Key Stage 1 topics these catchy tunes enable primary class teachers to teach music while supporting learning across the whole curriculum. Each song comes with an easy-to-follow teaching video with on-screen lyrics and demonstrations of Makaton signs performance and backing audio PDF lyrics for whiteboard display and teaching notes. In addition many have optional percussion parts which are also demonstrated on the videos and there?s a selection of warm-ups and focus-builders to get everyone ready for singing! Written with thegeneralist class teacher in mind the accompanying notes are divided into three main sections: SING ? Straightforward step-by-step instructions to help you teach the song from scratch; PLAY ? Ways to use the song to meet the requirements of the Primary Music Curriculum and First Access (Wider Opportunities); LEARN ? Creative extension activities relating to the song or topic. Supports the National Curriculum for Music Topic-based approach Ideas for First Access (Wider Opportunities) Supports SEND (via Makaton signs) No music reading required Promotes physical activity Ridiculously fun!

Songs and Activities for Schools (audio and video access included). Enhance music-making in your school by teaching with Rhythm Cups. Using just simple plastic cups and fantastic songs, Rhythm Cups will develop performance skills, musical literacy, teamwork and coordination in all children. Learn amazing group rhythmic patterns to perform together, using our easy-to-read rhythm cup notation and popular song collection. Each book comes with a unique code for online access to audio resources and demonstration videos. Differentiated into simple to more challenging rhythm cup patterns, Rhythm Cups is a flexible and affordable resource to engage musical learning across Key Stages 2'3. With no need for a specialist music classroom or expensive resources, this is the ideal musical tool for all primary and KS3 school teachers. Perfect for classroom learning and assemblies!

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from 'twinkle, twinkle' in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5. / Formation Musicale

Performing Together-The Music Express Series provides a range of activities and ideas to aid the teaching of music helping to make it fun and factual! This unit Performing Together is the second of six in the Year 7 series and builds on the skills and experience developed in previous years. There are plenty of helpful suggestions and ideas for classroom activities homework and extensions of the course to suit individual timetables. Superbly planned user-friendly and inclusive this is a terrific method guide and resource for teachers. with diagrams symbols and graphics designed to be as easy and accessible as possible even for those with little music teachingexperience. This is a lively unit in which the whole class works together to prepare and perform a two-part song. Pupils learn to sing the song play the instrumental parts from notation or by ear and plan rehearse and perform as an ensemble. The activities encourage confidence imagination and interaction whilst also fully supporting the Music Curriculum. With a Book for all lessons and a CD and CD-Rom jammed packed to the brim with resources materials and inspiration this informative and enjoyable method will change the way you teach Music!

Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go-whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies, harmonies, and chords of your own, with helpful tips for performing your pieces in front of an audience. This new third edition presents the most current teaching techniques, the newest music genres and examples, and updated information on all aspects of understanding, creating, and performing music.Studies have shown that music training improves children's' verbal and spatial abilities, and it's been associated with cognitive and mathematical benefits in adults. The music job market is expected to increase over the coming years, and music theory is becoming an increasingly common part of education at all levels. Music Theory For Dummies provides the instruction you need to get more out of music than you ever thought possible.Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs.Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation.Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music.Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments. / Formation Musicale

Par BRYANT ANN. This book is ideal for primary teachers with little or no experience of teaching music. It will also offer fresh ideas and inspiration to the most experienced music specialists. Teaching Key Stage 1 contains an entire scheme of work for pupils in Year 1 and Year 2, with a CD of performance and accompaniment tracks and photocopiable resources. The scheme has been devised by Ann Bryant to offer guidance for those with no formal musical training and build the confidence of all primary level teachers. The lesson plans are completely flexible and can accommodate mixed age and mixed ability groups, making them perfect for schools with more than one intake. Any teacher will benefit from Ann?s broad experience and imaginative ideas and children will have fun singing the fun, original songs that have been incorporated into this structured and accessible set of lesson plans. Following Ann Bryant?s training at the Royal College of music and her postgraduate course in Dalcroze Eurythmics, she has taught music movement and Drama to young people both here in the U.K and in Europe. For the last fifteen years Ann has specialised in Foundation and Key Stage 1, developing a unique and dynamic style of teaching. Author of the award-winning Teaching Key Stage 1 Music (best New Music Product - Music Industry Associations Awards 2002), she has also established a highly successful career as a children?s author. / Methods and Tutors / Solfège/Formation Musicale / Tout Instrument

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from 'twinkle, twinkle' in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5. / Formation Musicale

Everything you need for class assemblies in one ready-to-use pack. Fourassemblies specially tailored for Year 2 with accompanying songs andmusic as well as ideas for dances costumes and sets with supporting teaching notes. Four complete class assemblies for Year 2 carefully designed to take the stress out of whole-class performances. Each assembly is based on a story which links to literacy topics as well as cross-curricular themes. The stories are semi-scripted allowing the class to join in with lines actions and choral speech. Supporting teaching notes provide ideas for sets costumes and dances as well as advice for preparing the performance and forlinking the assembly to classroom work and SEAL themes. The accompanying audio CD provides music for entering and exiting the assembly performance and backing tracks for the songs and music for optional dances. No music reading required.

It's a hands-on, active-learning approach to rhythm! Eighteen familiar songs for holidays throughout the year are presented with notated rhythm patterns and kinesthetic stick routines: tap them on your knees, click them together, cross with a neighbor, and more! The simple rhythms can be learned by rote or read off the reproducible student pages. Plus, concise background information makes it easy to lead a discussion about featured holidays and the history and culture of each piece. Recommended for grades one through six. / Formation Musicale