SKU: GI.G-9966
Composed by Karen Howard.
First Steps in Music.
Music Education. 164
pages. GIA Publications
#9966. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9966).
ISBN
9781622773992.
What
better way to discover
the world than to sing
songs that have
captivated the
imaginations of children
across the continents. In
this amazing collection
of songs children love to
sing, Karen Howard truly
opens the door to
encountering songs from
diverse cultures and
experiences, on themes
from family, animals,
flowers, food, and more.
The repertoire
in First Steps in
Global Music is
particularly accessible
for teachers and children
wishing to discover these
great songs. Organized by
geographical region,
Howard provides the
context and
guidance—including
references to
recordings—for
these songs to come
alive. She further
organizes the songs based
on First Steps activity
categories: Fragment
Singing, Simple Songs,
Movement for Form and
Expression, Movement with
the Beat, and Songtales.
Take a look, have a
listen, and see what
captures your
attention—and what
might capture the
imaginations of the
children in your life!
Featuring music from:
Africa (Ghana, Kenya,
Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Zimbabwe) Oceania
(Tahiti, Australia, New
Zealand) Asia (China,
Japan, Pakistan,
Indonesia) Middle East
(Israel and Lebanon)
North America (Quebec,
Guatemala, Mexico,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Cuba, Haiti)Â South
America (Brazil, Peru,
Chile)Â Europe
(Lithuania, Bulgaria,
Poland, Republic of
Georgia) For
more information and
resources about global
music,
visit giamusic.com/fir
ststepsglobal. Special
message:Â Since the
summer of 2019, it has
come to the attention of
GIA editors that some of
the American folk songs
in the First Steps in
Music series and other
publications have racist
histories. GIA is
committed to providing
resources that uphold the
highest possible values
for children and for our
classrooms. We are
excited about the efforts
of the Feierabend
Association for Music
Education’s
Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Committee to
develop standards through
which repertoire should
be evaluated. We intend
to revise our
publications based on
those standards at the
earliest possible
opportunity. Learn more
at giamusic.com/dei.
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