(teacher book with SGR
code)
SKU:
HL.275105
A
Musical Revue Celebrating
the Importance of Music
in Our Lives.
Composed by John
Jacobson. ExpressiveArts.
Elementary, Musicals.
Softcover Media Online.
80 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (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.