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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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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For value-packed recorder fun at your fingertips, here is a seasonal collection of 12 expertly written arrangements for recorders with accompanying Orff instruments, percussion and piano parts. All parts are reproducible. Difficulty levels range from easy to intermediate, beginning with a variety of creative “B-A-G” songs. Melodies and rhythms become more difficult as notes are added to these progressive tunes for more challenge as the year goes on. Young performers are exposed to a diversity of musical styles ranging from classical, blues, swing to country, Latin and Broadway. And there's more! Includes digital access to 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! For Gr. 4-6.
The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. The tracks 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 – available exclusively from Hal Leonard.
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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.” 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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Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Children of all ages! Welcome to the Wonderful World of Disney! Celebrate 75 years of Disney magic and some of the music that helped make that magic happen with favorite songs from the movies of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King. The Teacher Edition features reproducible program narration, piano/vocal arrangements and choreography. The Singer Edition 20-pak features singer parts in attractive full color spreads with many of your favorite Disney characters. 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 performance/accompaniment audio recordings via digital download. About 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 2-5.
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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.” 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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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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Welcome to K Y D Z, the radio station that plays the hits while you sing along! Meet disc jockey Marvelous Mike and sidekick Jivin' Judy as they play the oldies, the goodies and all the songs kids have loved throughout the years. From the Depression and WWII to Elvis, the Beatles and disco, the radio is where America hears the songs that become the soundtracks of their lives. This Express musical features 6 “top hits” with short set-up scenes for up to 25 speaking parts that combine into a show that will appeal to kids and adults alike while requiring minimal rehearsal time! The Teacher Edition includes fully-accompanied songs, choreography and narration. Exciting FULL-COLOR student editions add extra visual appeal, and come in handy 20-paks, sold separately or combined in a classroom kit with the Teacher Edition and performance/accompaniment CD! Performance Time: Approx. 25 minutes. For grades 4-8.
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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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Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun! Folksongs are not only fun to sing, but teach multicultural heritage and provide a better understanding of music concepts with repetitive rhythms and melodies. So, what better way to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing than with folksongs! The popular writing team of Mary Donnelly and George Strid add their creative touch to twelve folksong favorites with this flexible collection that can be used throughout the elementary grades. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these folksong favorites in the lower grades. When singers are ready, teach the partner song, and you've added 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 printed in the Teacher Edition, or use quality recordings on the Performance/Accompaniment CD, available separately or in the Classroom Kit. Fresh new originals partnered with these folksong favorites: Zum Gali Gali, A-Tisket A-Tasket, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, Down the River, Here We Go Looby Loo, Mi Chacra, Shake the Papaya Down, The Crocodile, Look There Is the Steamer, Yankee Doodle, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.
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Suggested for grades 4-8, these easily-produced 25-minute Express Musicals are perfect for a short program in the spring or fall, community outreach events, recruiting programs, or as part of a larger concert. Short narrations for up to 39 speakers provide an introduction to each song.
The Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography notes, reproducible program narration and tips for using the digital lessons provided via My Library. The printed black and white Singer Editions feature vocal lines only to be distributed to each student. Use the full color non-printable Student Edition available via My Library for whole class viewing on your interactive whiteboard or computer to projector, or send to student classroom viewing devices such as iPads or Chromebooks for individual use.
To perform with recordings, you have three options. Purchase the Performance/Accompaniment CD for a physical copy of the full performance and accompaniment tracks. Redeem the My Library code found inside the front cover to play or download all of the recordings. The recordings may also be played directly from your digital lesson page.
The choreography videos may be viewed directly from your My Library account or from the digital lesson page. Follow the easy directions for using digital lessons and send your classroom into the technology age!
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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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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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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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Be your best! Today we celebrate our best selves, our best work, our best world! Join us as we dedicate ourselves to always try to take the high road, and treat our friends, family and even strangers with courtesy and respect. To be a real champion means to share the gold at the end of our rainbow so that everyone gets a chance to be their best! This all-in-one collection comes complete with fully accompanied songs, choreography, reproducible singer sheets, and short connecting narration for a variety of performance options. The enclosed CD features recorded voices for rehearsal, and professionally-produced accompaniment tracks to showcase your singers on stage. 25 minutes. Grades 3-6.
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