Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. Bumblebee! Rounds and Warm-ups for Choirs is more than just a wonderful collection of 130 choir exercises including 50 rounds. Michael Griffin, who has taught and consulted throughout the world, shares timeless wisdom to help you get your choir into shape. 'Will prove useful for almost everyone” -Rhinegold Music Teacher Magazine. 'This is a great resource to add to one's library of rehearsal tricks.' - Anacrusis, ACCC, Canada 'Bumblebee contains excellent new ideas and extensions on some of those well-known warm-ups that we all love to use. Backed by clear explanations of the purpose of each, it is a must have, particularly for less experienced choral directors.” - S Turner, PLC, Sydney. 'Vocal physiology, singing pedagogy, and effective vocal examples to practise are excellently combined in Bumble Bee, making it a kind of 'one stop shop' for singing teachers and choir conductors. The vocal work is fun with music examples ranging in difficulty, catering for a variety of vocal contexts. The rounds are invaluable in themselves, offering participants many opportunities to make beautiful music. I even use some of these vocal exercises with my tertiary drama students, as they encourage vocal health and illustrate how the vocal mechanism works. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone who cares about voices and loves to sing well!” - S. Chapman, QLD 'This is really good stuff for all kinds of vocal groups, choirs, conductors. Bravo!!' - Harrie Spronken, Netherlands. 'This is the thinking person's guide to training a choir! Love it.' - Margaret May, Australia. 'It's great to have some fresh warm-ups to add to the repertory. Being short and repetitive by their nature, we need lots of different ones and most of these are new to my choir. The tips for actions and techniques etc. are really useful, and the advice at the back of the book has made me review some of my strategies.' - Philip Duffy, UK./ Méthode / Choeur

It's not just another day at the Tiny Bit of Heaven Motel in Bethlehem (actually a stable behind a small Inn), which is run completely by animals. Annie Lamb is a reporter for The Bethlehem Chronicle and snooping around for clues regarding Caesar's Census. However she---along with the others---is about to have a life-changing night. Major Moo runs a tip-top motel, accompanied by Miss Dovie (Front Desk Clerk), Ladybug Lacey (maid), and Cecil R. Caterpillar (bellhop). The Innkeeper is the only human that ever comes in among the animal visitors, but rumor has it he's bringing a human couple in to stay the night, and the animals are afraid they'll ruin everything! But they all eventually learn a certain 'Stranger on the straw' came to earth to change the world, and that even people and things we don't understand can sometimes be miracles in disguise. Recommended for grades K-6. Approximately 20 minutes. / Choeur

The Novello Primary Chorals series presents Easy Soul, containing six of the greatest soul songs that children will love to sing. For 2-part Choir and Piano accompaniment, the simple and easy arrangements of these hit tunes will provide a fun and enjoyable introduction to ensemble singing.From US soul classics like Aretha Franklin's Respect and Ben E. King's Stand By Me to James Brown's driving funk tune I Got You (I Feel Good), every one of these songs is great fun for children to sing and listen to. The simple vocal arrangements of all seven songs include easy Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord symbols, so an adult or even one of the children can accompany on an instrument getting everyone involved. To make it even easier for young singers, the Novello Primary Chorals Easy Soul sheet music comes with a download card of sound-alike backing and vocal demonstration tracks. This means that the group can hear exactly how everything should sound, before trying it out themselves with a professionally-recorded track. This is sure to be an enriching and rewarding experience for them, getting their ears musically-trained while also making learning and creativity fun. The download card is very easy to use, simply put the code in and download the tracks straight to your computer.These fantastic hits are well-known to most, but if not all children know all the tunes, they are sure to enjoy hearing them for the first time and then singing all the songs themselves. With Feeling Good, Lean On Me and (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, the songs in this song book represent not just some of the best soul songs, but some of the best melodies of all time. From the pens of expert songwriters and our expert arrangers, the sound of a children's choir singing these jazz, funk and soul songs will be one that your audience will never forget.For easy vocal arrangements of some incredible and classic soul songs, check out the Novello Primary Chorals Easy Soul sheet music songbook, putting soul in the school and classy jazz in the classroom! / Choeur

A One-Act Musical-It's a snow day! Samantha tweets her friends with an invitation to hang out. The friends bury themselves not in the snow but in their individual electronic devices. Although resistant to play outdoors in the snow the childrensoon find themselves face-to-face with a walking talking sunglass-wearing snowman!Happy the Snowman used a slush fund to come to life to learn about today's technology. Quite frankly up until now he's been frozen out!Very quickly Happy is lost in a blizzard of techno-speak and electronic devices. After posting a video online of the snowman's song and dance Happy's adventure takes a dramatic turn as the video goes viral! When chased byscientists reporters and paparazzi his new friends text everyone they know to join in a friendly flash mob to distract his pursuers and to rescue our hero.Happy the High-Tech Snowman can be used anytime betweenlate fall and the end of the winter months and it lends itself to many community and instructional settings. For Grades 4-8. Available: Teacher Edition; Singer Edition 5-Pak; Listening CD; Enhanced StudioTrax CD; Preview Pack;Performance Kit.