Choral
(Performance/Accompanimen
t CD)
SKU:
HL.9971498
Salsa
Music Styles for the
Classroom & Beyond.
Composed by Alejandro
Jimenez. ExpressiveArts.
Collection, Elementary,
Instruments,
Multicultural, Orff. CD
only. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.9971498).
ISBN 9781617742866.
UPC: 884088545369. 4.75x5
inches.
Hola
Amigos! Experience
authentic music styles of
the
Afro-Spanish-Caribbean by
Puerto Rican-born author
& bi-lingual educator,
Alejandro Jimenez.
Connect with educational
philosophies and cultural
backgrounds of the
Spanish Caribbean to
understand how they
influenced the music of
that area. Learn how
song, dance, rhythmic
instruments and drama all
come together to help
build confidence and
promote personal
expression. Originally
developed and used in
urban, multi-cultural
settings here in the
United States, the works
featured in Picante are
for all general music
classes. Students form
their own Latin Music
ensembles and explore the
highly rhythmic beat of
the plena from Puerto
Rico, the regueton which
is popular among urban
Latino youth, the fast
two-step beat of the
merengue from the
Dominican Republic, the
bomba from Puerto Rican
folk music, and the son
from Cuban dance music.
These different styles
influenced what we now
call Salsa music. The
kid-friendly ensembles
have been written for
Grades 5-9 and are
presented from easy to
more difficult. A variety
of short, easily-learned
ostinato rhythm patterns
are played on Latin
percussion and Orff
instruments and added one
at a time, followed by
the Spanish and English
lyrics. These voice parts
are also made up of short
ostinato patterns that,
when layered in, create
easily-sung harmonies in
an instant! You can
perform all or some of
the voice parts, so do
what best fits your
situation. A helpful
teaching sequence, dance
steps and objectives
linked to the National
Standards are provided
for each song, and all
ensemble parts are
reproducible! The
piano/vocal printed score
represents the form of
each song as recorded on
the companion CD, and is
only a suggested guide to
follow. Encourage your
students to be creative
and make up their own
song form! Available
separately: Teacher
Edition (with
reproducible pages),
Performance/Accompaniment
CD, Classroom Kit
(Teacher and P/A CD).
Suggested for grades
5-9.