Every music classroom will love huggable Freddie the Frog Hand Puppet! 14″ plush puppet. Moveable mouth and arms. Feet velcro around wrist.
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An Express Musical for Young Voices. “Move that car! We're ready to begin. A garage is a place to make music in. With keyboard, drums, guitar and bass; add a singer and we're all in place!” Explore the instruments of a rock band and start your own garage band. This unique musical revue features fresh new arrangements for unison voices with optional harmony that are accessible and appropriate for upper elementary and middle school singers. Use the program dialog for performance options; connect to the standards with teaching objectives for each song; and extend learning with online video interviews featuring John Jacobson and the studio musicians who recorded the songs in musical revue. “Here we go; the band is complete. We got the singer and we got the beat! Let's twist and shout and harmonize, too. We're ready to play a tune for you.” Classroom Kit includes Teacher Bk, Singer 20-Pak and Performance/Accompaniment CD. Songs include: We Got the Beat, Twist and Shout, Stand By Me, Your Song, Livin' on a Prayer, Making the Band. 25 Minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.
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Calling all world brothers and sisters! Travel our musical globe with WORLD PARTNERS! Like the patches of a family quilt, the folk songs of the world's children tell their stories. Arranged by master music educator, Cheryl Lavender, the twelve “patches” in this collection are shared with the hope that global cultures and traditions might be better understood and celebrated by our world siblings and ultimately come together into the “quilt of humanity.” For instantly successful and “can-do” harmonies, these kid-tested folk songs are arranged with catchy, original partner songs and canons. Adaptable for classroom or concert, all songs are reproducible and include piano/vocal arrangements, teaching tips and reproducible songsheets with phonetic pronunciations. For a richer performance opportunity, many songs feature Orff and percussion parts, as well as easy-to-learn folk dances. For added value, there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song! Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible pages), Performance/Accompaniment CD, Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD). Suggested for grades 3-8.
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For MORE value-packed recorder fun at your fingertips, here are twelve MORE expertly written arrangements for recorder with accompanying Orff instruments, percussion and piano parts and all parts are reproducible! Beginning with a variety of creative “B-A-G” songs, the melodies and rhythms gradually become more challenging as notes are added as the year goes on. And there's more! The enclosed CD provides tracks with and without the recorder part for both classroom and performance options. Keep student interest high with exciting, motivating and hip tracks that accompany the simpler, age-appropriate recorder parts. A winning combination! Available: Book/CD. For Gr. 4-6.
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A wop bop a loo bop a wop bam boom! Celebrate how it all began with some of the biggest rock and roll stars to ever assemble in your classroom. From Elvis “the King,” Little Richard and James Brown to The Beach Boys, The Beatles and many more, we guarantee you'll want to swoon and croon right along because rock and roll is here to stay! This unique 30-minute musical revue for Gr. 4-8 is packed with rock and roll history and fun facts, and features an original theme song and 5 rock and roll hits in kid-friendly arrangements, along with connecting dialog for up to 40 or more speakers, riser choreography by John Jacobson and professionally-produced recordings in true rock and roll form! Extend learning further with “Rock and Roll: How It All Began,” a spectacular full-color timeline and recorded history complete with narration and music excerpts of hits from Early Rock and Roll through the Golden Decade. What are we waiting for? Let's get on with the “shoo!” Available separately: Teacher Edition, Singer 20-Pak (full color), Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (all components). Duration: ca. 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.
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Grab those metals, woods and membranes because it's time for some percussion discussion! Actively involve your students with easy-to-follow read and play parts to accompany familiar folk songs, marches, spirituals, holiday favorites and more. More advanced readers play from musical notation, while beginning readers follow instrument pictures. For added play along fun, rehearse with the demonstration tracks when learning the parts, and then use the motivating and hip accompaniment tracks when you are ready to perform! Perfect for classroom or stage, these 14 songs will provide percussion fun throughout the year. For extra value, all the written music is reproducible, and five songs offer singer parts. Let's get discussin'! Suggested for Grades 1-6.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Quiet! Quiet on the set, everyone! Take your seats and prepare to be thrilled with songs and special appearances by some of Hollywood's biggest stars! From the popular Express Musical series, this musical revue features favorite songs from the hit movies SpongeBob SquarePants, Finding Nemo, The Polar Express, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Shrek. It includes short connecting dialogs for over 25 speakers and spectacular music for a show that will appeal to all ages. The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal arrangements, choreography and script. Exciting full-color Singer Editions come in handy 20-paks, and a performance/accompaniment CD features spectacular orchestrations by John Higgins - all sold separately or combined in a value-packed Classroom Kit. Easy to produce, this 20-25 minute revue is suggested for students in grades 3-6 with a performance time of 20-25 minutes. Available: Teacher Edition, Singer Edition 20-Pak, Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (Teacher Ed, Sgr Ed 20-Pak, and P/A CD).
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Do you hear that beat? It's the sound of people entering the theater on the most famous street in the world. It's the sound of dancing feet and orchestras tuning up. It's the sound dreams are made of. It's the sound of Broadway! Celebrate musical theatre with hits from Hairspray,The Music Man,The King and I,Wicked,Rent and Grease, and a medley of favorites from George M. Cohan! This unique musical collection for upper elementary and middle school students features seven kid-friendly arrangements for unison voices, piano accompaniments, and fun facts about Broadway by John Jacobson. Extend learning further with a Broadway timeline, board game, and recorded history with music excerpts spanning over a century of song and dance. It's the beat of Broadway and nobody can stop it! Available separately: Teacher Edition, Singer Edition 20-Pak (full color), Performance/Accompaniment CD, Classroom Kit (teacher, Singer 20-Pak, P/A CD). Duration: ca. 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.
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Hello Baaaaaaaby! Get ready to rock around the clock with songs and interesting fun facts from the era of sock hops, Elvis and doo-wop. These easily-produced Express Musicals are perfect for a short program in the spring or fall, community outreach events, or as part of a larger program. Short narrations for up to 23 speakers set up the songs. The Teacher Edition features piano/vocal arrangements and choreography, reproducible program narration and fun facts from the '50s. The Singer Edition 20-pak features singer vocal parts in attractive full color spreads. To perform with recordings, there are 2 options. A Performance/Accompaniment CD is available separately. For cost-saving value, the Performance Kit Audio includes the Teacher Edition, Singer 20-Pak and audio recordings via digital access. Songs include: Rock Around the Clock, Mister Sandman, Jailhouse Rock, Yakety Yak, Splish Splash, La Bamba. About 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.
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Hello Baaaaaaaby! Get ready to rock around the clock with songs and interesting fun facts from the era of sock hops, Elvis and doo-wop. These easily-produced Express Musicals are perfect for a short program in the spring or fall, community outreach events, or as part of a larger program. Short narrations for up to 23 speakers set up the songs. The Teacher Edition features piano/vocal arrangements and choreography, reproducible program narration and fun facts from the '50s. The Singer Edition 20-pak features singer vocal parts in attractive full color spreads. To perform with recordings, there are 2 options. A Performance/Accompaniment CD is available separately. For cost-saving value, the Performance Kit Audio includes the Teacher Edition, Singer 20-Pak and audio recordings via digital access. Songs include: Rock Around the Clock, Mister Sandman, Jailhouse Rock, Yakety Yak, Splish Splash, La Bamba. About 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.
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How can I teach my students to sight-sing when I have them for such a limited class time? Sight-Sing a Song will help you do just that – teach your students to sight-sing with confidence. This well-designed sight-singing approach by master teacher and choral director Audrey Snyder progresses in an easy step-by-step fashion through a variety of exercises that culminates with a special song students will be able to sight-sing! Each lesson includes helpful Teacher Tips that focus on the music concepts being presented, a suggested teaching sequence to use when presenting each exercise, keys to sight-singing success, options for enrichment and motivation, and two student reproducible pages filled with sight-reading exercises. Exercises and songs are presented in the keys of C major and F major, so students will also experience moveable “Do.” After students have perfected each exercise a cappella on their own, they can enhance the learning process further by performing with the rhythm accompaniment tracks that can be accessed online. Performance/ accompaniment tracks for the songs are also included. Time is short. Let's start sight-singing! Available: Book/Online Audio. Suggested for grades 2-6.
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Quiet! Quiet on the set, everyone! Take your seats and prepare to be thrilled with songs and special appearances by some of Hollywood's biggest stars! From the popular Express Musical series, this musical revue features favorite songs from the hit movies SpongeBob SquarePants, Finding Nemo, The Polar Express, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Shrek. It includes short connecting dialogs for over 25 speakers and spectacular music for a show that will appeal to all ages. The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal arrangements, choreography and script. Exciting full-color Singer Editions come in handy 20-paks, and a performance/accompaniment CD features spectacular orchestrations by John Higgins - all sold separately or combined in a value-packed Classroom Kit. Easy to produce, this 20-25 minute revue is suggested for students in grades 3-6 with a performance time of 20-25 minutes. Available: Teacher Edition, Singer Edition 20-Pak, Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (Teacher Ed, Sgr Ed 20-Pak, and P/A CD).
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Here are more flexible folksongs to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing and experience a variety of world cultures. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these world folksongs in the lower grades. When singers are ready, teach the partner songs, and add twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge, “partner them up” for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extension activities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts in the printed collection, or use quality performance/accompaniment MP3 recordings available via audio access in the Performance Kit. Fresh new originals partnered with these world folksongs: Ging Gang Goolie, Tum Balalaika, Andale Juana, Sansa Kroma, Haru Ga Kita, Old Dan Tucker, Sarasponda, Ma Bella Bimba, and more! Suggested for grades 1-6.
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We come from many different lands, and no two journeys have been the same. Yet, we are all the followers of dreams. We are all followers of dreamers. Can you hear the heartbeat of the freedom marchers ... Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King? The dreams of peace, hope and freedom echo in our hearts from those who have gone before us. And to honor these dreamers and leaders, we must pledge to live the dream and keep hope alive! This Express Musical features 6 stirring songs of peace and freedom with short, connecting narrations that combine for a touching performance while requiring minimal rehearsal time. The Teacher Edition comes complete with piano/vocal arrangements of each song, narrations and choreography by John Jacobson. Young performers will enjoy the exciting full-color singer editions for extra visual appeal. Available: Teacher Edition, Singer 20-Pak, Performance/Accompaniment CD, Classroom Kit (Teacher book, 20 singer editions, and P/A CD). Performance Time: Approx. 25 minutes. For grades 3-6.
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Let's all sing, just for the fun of it! Be a POP star and sing some of the biggest hits by Bruno Mars, Taio Cruz, Adam Young, Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi and Justin Bieber! Perfect for group singing in the classroom, choir or community, these songs have been carefully arranged for young unison voices with some optional harmony. The Piano/Vocal Collection offers fully accompanied songs, and the Singer Edition comes in handy paks of ten and provides vocal parts only. Check out the professionally-produced recording available separately, for performance and accompaniment possibilities! Available separately: Piano/Vocal Collection, Singer 10-Pak, Performance/Accompaniment CD. Suggested for grades 5-8.
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