Folksong Partners

Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun!-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 betterway 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 canbe 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. Whensingers 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 extensionactivities 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. Freshnew 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 theSteamer Yankee Doodle My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.

More Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun-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 MP3recordings 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.

This fast-paced two-part work by Earlene Rentz incorporates the folk songs Shoo-Fly Old Brass Wagon and Skip to My Lou independently and in partner form. It's a fun way to introduce easy harmony to young singers aswell as our American folksong heritage and is a good opportunity to incorporate dance and choreography in the classroom or stage. Available separately: 2-part choral; StudioTrax A/P CD.

Musique partenaire support CD. Pour l'édition de musique correspondants, voir EP 3927b (prix des CD comprend TVA au Royaume-Uni) / CD