'A Multicultural Celebration of the Season.' Staging by John Jacobson. Orchestrated by John Higgins. Celebrate the wonder, the joy...and the diversity of the month of December with this imaginative 30-minute all-school revue for elementary or middle school performers by Roger Emerson. A group of young people, while collecting canned goods for a food bank, discovers holiday traditions of other cultures. Through their experiences, they grow to understand each other better, and learn that peace, joy, and hope are holiday traditions that can be shared by all. Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's Edition (5-Pak), Preview CD (full performance only), Performance/Accompaniment Cassette and CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For gr. 1-8.
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A Musical Adaptation of the Mark Twain Classic. Travel to the past when the Mississippi Delta was Queen and life was as simple as straw hats and bib overalls. This 55-minute musical of the adventures of Tom Sawyer is ideal for upper elementary or middle school students capable of performing a full length musical. The Teacher's Manual includes the accompanied songs, full script and staging guide, while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. The ShowTrax CD features the full performance and accompaniment-only versions of the musical numbers (no dialog recorded), great for rehearsal and performance! Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's Edition, Preview CD (full performance) and ShowTrax CD (full performance and accompaniment only). Performance Time: 55 minutes. For Gr. 5-8.
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In 1804, the United States, under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson, commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to travel, explore and chart the new territories of the Louisiana Purchase. These brave men, and their companions, York, Charbonneau, Sacajawea, along with their trusty dog, Scannon, traveled up the Missouri River, over the Rocky Mountains, and down the Columbia River, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Their remarkable story comes to life in this clever 40-minute musical adaptation by Roger Emerson and John Jacobson, with 8 original songs and a delightfully-entertaining script. The Teacher's Manual includes the accompanied songs, the full script, and background historical information, while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. Best of all, John Jacobson's choreography notes are included in both, and the Perf/Accom. CD will help you stage a truly spectacular production. Let music enrich the curriculum of your school as you join Lewis and Clark in their historic journey. Performance Time: 40 minutes.
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Bach! Beethoven! Brahms! Your students will be introduced to the music of the masters in MUSIC LISTENING BINGO - a 'mini-course' in Music Appreciation! This is a delightful game that your students can play to sharpen their listening skills while recognizing and identifying 24 of history's greatest composers (from Renaissance through Contemporary) and their musical themes. Includes 30 player cards, 1 reproducible Composer Listening Guide, 1 Music History Timeline poster, 5 reproducible 'Listening Smart' pages, and 1 recording featuring all the recorded excerpts in 6 separate sound sequences. Available: Game/Cassette Pak, Game/CD Pak, Replacement Cassette and Replacement CD (set of 2). For all ages.
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Here's a fun collection that makes rhythm reading a snap, tap and a clap! This motivational classroom resource consists of over 60 rhythm drills and song rhythms, beginning with the simplest patterns and progressing sequentially to more complex patterns. Included are 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 patterns with quarter, eighth, half and whole notes/rests. Syncopated rhythms, tied notes, sixteenth notes and dotted rhythms are also included for extra challenge in building skills. The rhythm drills in the Book/Cassette or Book/CD Pak are reproducible for classroom use, so your students can keep them in their folders for daily use or you can make posters or overhead transparencies for whole-group practice. The book comes complete with teaching ideas, reproducible pages, extension suggestions and assessment strategies. Best of all, each exercise has its own contemporary backup track on the CD. These professionally-produced tracks are orchestrated in a variety of contemporary styles and will make a terrific motivator for general music classes, choirs, or instrumental groups. For Grades 2-6.
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Included in this invaluable kit are a variety of kid-tested songs, games, activities, practice pages and detailed teaching suggestions for each.
Grades K-6.
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Make it a very special holiday season for your students with this unique multiculltural musical trip around the world. Perfect for the classroom and on stage, thiis collection provides songs, script, and background information and activities ffor a variety of international holidays. Available: Teacher's Edition, Singer's Edition 10-Pak and ShowTrax CD (full performance/accompaniment only. Performance Time: 45 minutes. For Gr. 1-6.
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Make it a very special holiday season for your students with this unique multiculltural musical trip around the world. Perfect for the classroom and on stage, thiis collection provides songs, script, and background information and activities ffor a variety of international holidays. Available: Teacher's Edition, Singer's Edition 10-Pak and ShowTrax CD (full performance/accompaniment only. Performance Time: 45 minutes. For Gr. 1-6.
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Here is an active learning game that tests your students' musical knowledge! Consisting of a total of 64 cards, 32 cards feature pre-printed musical facts geared toward Grades 3-6. Your students will progress through the easy-to-follow question-and-answer format as quickly as they can within a designated time limit. The other 32 cards are left blank, so that you can create your own set of Music Round Robin questions to help reinforce your own unique course of study. Best of all, all 64 cards are laminated on both sides for durability and so that they can be used with wipe-away dry erase markers. Carefully developed by Cheryl Lavender, this is a classroom-tested resource that you will use over and over again. Let your students “take the music challenge”!
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12″ x 12″ colorful, framed print with Cheryl Lavender's inspirational quote, “The fact that children can make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music can make beautiful children.” Illustration by J. Stuart Hill. Frame is black plastic with glass front.
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A Musical Adaptation of the Mark Twain Classic. Travel to the past when the Mississippi Delta was Queen and life was as simple as straw hats and bib overalls. This 55-minute musical of the adventures of Tom Sawyer is ideal for upper elementary or middle school students capable of performing a full length musical. The Teacher's Manual includes the accompanied songs, full script and staging guide, while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. The ShowTrax CD features the full performance and accompaniment-only versions of the musical numbers (no dialog recorded), great for rehearsal and performance! Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's Edition, Preview CD (full performance) and ShowTrax CD (full performance and accompaniment only). Performance Time: 55 minutes. For Gr. 5-8.
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Movement enhances even the simplest of musical settings. It can bring energy to a dynamic show choir number or simple elegance to a beautiful concert piece without your choir ever leaving the risers! John Jacobson's ideas for staging and choreography on choral risers have been compiled in this easy-to-use resource for the beginning or veteran choral director. Covering basic formations, visual effects, and simple gestures that enhance the lyrics, this practical guide will help you incorporate all kinds of staging into your performance. Watch the companion video for the complete visual effect. Purchase the Book/Video Pak for even greater value!
Available: Book, Video, Book/Video Pak. For all ages.
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“I want to see you flap flap flap your wings, and drum drum drum your heartbeat...” even your littlest rhythm-makers will sing, clap, dance and cheer as Haja (AH-ja) learns to fly! Kid-tested and teacher-approved ... Musical Tales for Modern Minds' HAJA TEACHING GUIDE offers step-by-step multicultural lesson plans and student hands-on learning activities. Aligned to our national core curriculum standards for young learners to develop their multiple intelligences and creative expression, this Guide provides ways to engage with music-making, language arts and multi-sensory experiences. Through the story of Haja, The Bird Who was Afraid to Fly and the companion song “Fly Haja Fly”, students can identify with Haja's transformation as she overcomes her fear. They'll take her example of success to heart as she builds her confidence, gaining self-awareness and determination. Young students will explore and practice learning sounds and rhythms, and identifying colors and patterns. The guide also offers an interdisciplinary introduction to West African instruments, designs, food and more. Suggested for ages 4-7. “Today's lesson was a huge success! The kids loved it! They loved the story, song, drumming.... everything. They wanted to listen to the song several times and on the way out I could hear them singing the chorus ...” (music educator, Wharton Elementary, Lancaster PA)
Supplemental media can be accessed online.
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Mr. Jones is having trouble motivating his fifth grade band students to practice. When he discovers a packet of magical musical plant seeds in an old trombone case, he gets an idea. Mr. Jones plants the seeds in pots of soil and gives one to each of his students to take home. He tells the students how to care for the seeds and to play their instrumetns every day to make the plants grow. Some of his students laugh at his crazy idea, but some of his students take him seriously. The students soon discover what happens when they practice and when they don't. The whimsical illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Susan Oliver add to the charm of this delightful story. The book includes a CD of ten easy original songs with recorded examples of each band instrument.
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A Musical Adaptation of the Mark Twain Classic. Travel to the past when the Mississippi Delta was Queen and life was as simple as straw hats and bib overalls. This 55-minute musical of the adventures of Tom Sawyer is ideal for upper elementary or middle school students capable of performing a full length musical. The Teacher's Manual includes the accompanied songs, full script and staging guide, while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. The ShowTrax CD features the full performance and accompaniment-only versions of the musical numbers (no dialog recorded), great for rehearsal and performance! Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's Edition, Preview CD (full performance) and ShowTrax CD (full performance and accompaniment only). Performance Time: 55 minutes. For Gr. 5-8.
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