Musical Adventures and Universal Lessons-Musical Adventures and Universal Lessons! Fly away with me in a hot air balloon and see how different the world looks from up here! Spin out new adventures from the Caribbean Africa and Europe to Egypt India and China. Learnabout geography music and cultures that may be unfamiliar yet exciting! What might we find if we keep exploring new possibilities? What changes might we make if we stick together as friends and do our best each day? Discover howyou can make a difference! Whether on stage or in the classroom share your adventures and universal lessons with musical styles from around the world set to original songs. Program one or more of the six songs with short set-upnarrations. Expand multicultural learning with standards-based lesson plans recorded and printed student articles and world online video lessons by John Jacobson. The all-inclusive Teacher Book and Enhanced CD offers everythingyou need under one cover including color PDFs of articles and songsheets for classroom projection. Songs include: Fly Away With Me Helping Each Other Freedom Wandering Joy A New World. Suggested for grades 3-6.

With Online Audio and Video-A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord forms and strums asaccompaniment to numerous well-known songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Written in standard notation. Includes access to online video and play-along audio.

William Bay introduces his popular and creative method for teaching Guitar to young children in Children's Guitar Method Volume 3.From the very beginning it integrates chord playing with notereading the student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is methodically and carefully introduced. The design features Ron Wheeler's colourful cartoon artwork makingthis book not only a great learning experience but a fun and entertaining adventure as well. Includes access to an online video which has a duration of 31 minutes.

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning, this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord forms and strums as accompaniment to numerous well-known songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Written in standard notation. Includes access to online video and play-along audio.

Join in the fairytale frenzy when Chicken Little the Three Little Pigs Humpty Dumpty the Cat with a fiddle Little Bo Peep Little Boy Blue and a host of other characters are having a BAD DAY! But with the help of a cheerfulMother Goose discover how they learn to make the best out of life's ups and downs. This clever 20-minute musical for primary grades features 5 original songs in a variety of musical styles easy rhyming dialog choreography staging and costume ideas...all included right in the Teacher Edition. A Choreography Video featuring John Jacobson is also available with helpful staging suggestions. Available: Teacher Edition Reproducible Pak (vocals lyrics dialog) Preview CD (with vocals) Performance/Accomp. CD Classroom Kit (Teacher Repro P/A CD) Choreography Video. Performance Time: Approx. 20 minutes. For Grades K-4.

A Musical Celebration of America's Early Heritage-A Musical Celebration of America's Early Heritage. Become a part of America's history with this fact-filled and entertaining tribute that chronicles the early years of the United States. Elementary and middle school students willhave fun while reinforcing what they study in social studies class. From the earliest explorers through the post Civil War Reconstruction The American Dream combines music history and drama to learn important dates factsand ideas not to mention crucial documents that have shaped America through its colorful development. This historic and entertaining 30-minute musical features 7 original songs connective script John Jacobson's choreography(both in the Teacher's Edition and on a separate video) and helpful production guide. The Singer's Edition includes vocals and script. Performance Time: Approx. 35 minutes. For grades 4-8. Available: Teacher Edition SingerEdition Performance/Accompaniment CD Preview CD Choreography Video.

A Multicultural Holiday Celebration-The magic of the season explodes into a kaleidoscope of color when a group of young artists transform the main street of Graysville into a watercolor wonderland! From Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to Christmas Las Posadas and beyond discover the colors and celebrations of December in your town and around the world with this creative 30-minute holiday revue that's ideal for young performers. Includes John Jacobson's choreography in the Teacher's Edition and ona handy video (available separately) showing the moves from the front and the back a helpful production guide and seven original songs. Available: Teacher Edition Singer 5-Pak Performance/Accompaniment CD Preview CD (withvocals) and Choreography

All School Holiday Revue-It's the last day of school before winter vacation officially starts. Excitement fills the air with plans of tropical vacations shopping at the mall visits from relatives NO homework for a while favorite holiday meals and lotsof presents! Everything is just right including the beginning of a beautiful snowfall. SNOW!! Oh no! The snow keeps coming and vacation appears to be heading for disaster. Everyone may have to spend the holidays at school! Dinnercooked in the Science Lab? Shopping on the web? Perfect for all ages this musical features 7 original songs arranged for piano and unison voices clever dialog choreography and a helpful production guide with staging tips setideas and costume suggestions. Performance Time: approx. 40 minutes. For grades 1-6. Songs include: I Need a Christmas Vacation A Winter's Tale Christmas Fiesta Surfin' the Web Santa Claus Be There for Me Holiday HouseParty Christmas With My Friends. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD Preview CD Choreography Video.

Der Liedermacher Maik Göpel begeistert seit Jahren Kindergartenund Grundschulkinder mit seinen lustigen Mitmachliedern. Seit 2005 ist er regelmäßig auf Kleinkunst- und Kinderbühnen vertreten. Sein Hit und Video Meine Hände können reden (2010) hat ihn in der Kinderliederszene bekannt gemacht.Nach dem Erfolg seiner CDs sind Maik Göpels Kinderlieder nun erstmals auch als Noten verfügbar. Die Lieder erzählen phantasievolle Geschichten aus dem Kinderalltag, die mit ihren originellen Texten zum Träumen, Spielen, Denken, Reimen oder Zählen anregen. Praktische Mitmach- und Spielvorschläge zu allen Liedern erweitern das Repertoire - eine wahre Schatzkiste für ErzieherInnen, Tagesmütter und -väter, Eltern sowie Musikpädagogen.- Mit Gestaltungs- und Spielvorschlägen zu allen Liedern- Vielseitig einsetzbar in Kindergarten,Kita, Grundschule sowie beim Singen und Spielen zuhause- Leicht zu begleiten dank Akkordsymbolen und Gitarrenintros- Pädagogisch erprobt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fach-Verlag ProKitaDie Lieder sind auch auf CD oder einzeln als Download erhältlich. Hörbeispiele und weitere Infos unter: www.liedermaik.de / Choeur D'Enfants

'The Mission Connection' teaches about 'The Great Commission' with comedy and song. The play is set on 'The Jesus Express ' an imaginary train that runs on prayer power and can take its passengers to any mission field in theworld. We meet Hugo a new Christian who wonders 'What in the world God is doing ' and his friend Mojo who wants to know 'What God wants us to do in the world!' Miss Shunary Jack Taylor and Bernice Miller are the missionariesthey meet on their worldwide whirlwind tour. Available: Singer's Edition Accompaniment Track Cassette Listening Cassette Preview Pak (Singer's Edition and Listening Cassette) and Video.

'The Mission Connection' teaches about 'The Great Commission' with comedy and song. The play is set on 'The Jesus Express ' an imaginary train that runs on prayer power and can take its passengers to any mission field in theworld. We meet Hugo a new Christian who wonders 'What in the world God is doing ' and his friend Mojo who wants to know 'What God wants us to do in the world!' Miss Shunary Jack Taylor and Bernice Miller are the missionariesthey meet on their worldwide whirlwind tour. Available: Singer's Edition Accompaniment Track Cassette Listening Cassette Preview Pak (Singer's Edition and Listening Cassette) and Video.

Movement and Activity Collection-Now you can move the whole year 'round with John and the 'Holiday Hop' kids on video. These 12 original songs each focus on a different season or holiday giving a fantastic collection of material for developing motor skills andmotivation. Each song includes a suggested teaching plan with easy-to-follow movement ideas.Available: Song Collection Cassette (full performance) CD (full performance) and DVD. Grades K-3.

Express Musical for Young Voices Singer Edition 10-Pak-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 interactivewhiteboard or computer to projector or send to student classroom viewing devices such as iPads or Chromebooks for individual use.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!