Music For The Holidays

Musician?s Union Practice Diary is a must-have practice diary for all instrumental and singing teachers based on Paul Harris? renowned Simultaneous Learning strategy (which develops musical insight by making connections between all aspects of musicianship). Diary pages for a teaching year feature Focus for the week What we did in the lesson and Practice connections boxes. In addition there are inspiring Practice Starter pages and Holiday projects ? plenty of fun and inspiring ideas to get students practicing the Paul Harris way! The Musicians? Union is the representative organisation for musicians working in every area of the progression. Thisdiary is one of a series of resources provided to assist members in their work.

Step Up To GCSE Music is the authoritative resource for getting you up to speed with the core content of the new GCSEs which will be taught in schools in England and Wales from 2016.   Whatever instrument you play whatever your background this clear and accessible guide:   Provides 14 sessions that can be tackled one-per-day for a fortnight's 'crash-course' in the holidays or spaced out over a school term Gets you up to speed with stave notation and the musical language requirements for all GCSE boards Contains regular tests to make sure that you fully understand eachtopic Helps you to achieve the highest grades

Active Listening Strategies for the Music Classroom-Make music listening fun and active with creative visuals and activities for Tchiakovsky's holiday standard The Nutcracker Suite. Created for the music classroom the Activity Book/CD features a variety of reproduciblelistening maps and activities helpful teaching suggestions and a full-length version of this masterwork performed by the Slovak Symphony Orchestra. Student editions with full color listening maps provide extra visual effect asstudents follow the familiar music of the Suite's eight movements: Overture Chinese Dance Russian Dance Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Waltz of the Flowers March Dance of the Reed Flute and Arabian Dance. Thevalue-packed Classroom Kit includes the Book/CD Pak and Student 20-Pak. Enhance music appreciation in your classroom this holiday season!

Par HOLIDAY BILLIE. Ten timeless songs from one of the greatest and most passionate characters to grace Jazz music. Holiday's voice could deliver a smooth and silky blues one moment, and the devastating howl of protest the next. Here are some of her best songs, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar, and accompanied by a CD of professional backing tracks for you to take her place. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

A Holiday Musical for Young Voices-The welcome mat is out and everyone is invited! From candles burning and carolers singing to a fifteen foot buffet and jingle bells ringing share the traditions of the season with this charming 15-minute holiday musical forprimary grades. Five original songs and clever rhyming narration allow for easy preparation and limited rehearsal time. The Teacher's Manual features full piano/vocal arrangements narration and staging suggestions and the handyReproducible Pak comes complete with vocal lines lyric sheets and narration ... everything your ?stars on stage? need to present a wonderful show for family and friends. Use the professionally produced orchestrationby John Higgins on the performance/accompaniment CD for extra seasonal sparkle! Receive all three components in the handy Classroom Kit for dollar-stretching value.Performance Time: 15 minutes. For Gr. K-4.

A Musical Tweet for Christmas-Email' Text' Post' Tweet' Skype' Christmas is almost here and the entire family is frantic about getting their lists to Santa in time. Exhausted super Mom is ready for an island vacation choked-up Dad doesn't need any moreridiculous ties big brother Axel is on the move and needs some wheels little brother Joey wants a puppy and Grandma and Grandpa want to try out their new matching sweat suits with one of those fancy dance revolution machines.But see how little sister Molly's handwritten letter reminds everyone of the true meaning of the season ? sincerely! Join the holiday hi-tech fun with clever songs hilarious antics and a full evening of entertainment thatwill leave your audience in stitches! This musical ?tweet? is designed for performers in upper elementary and middle school and features 7 original songs and a script with 18 main speaking parts. The Teacher Editionis filled with quality performance material including piano/vocal song arrangements with choreography script helpful production guide and teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. For added value theready-to-use student books include songs and script and will enhance the musical experience for your young aspiring actors/singers! Available separately: Teacher Singer 5-Pak Preview CD Preview Pak Performance/AccompanimentCD and Performance Kit/PACD. Duration: ca. 40 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

An All-School Holiday Revue for Young Voices-Here's the ultimate in ?reality? programming! Thanks to the exploits of a brave and curious group of young people you'll get a first-hand look at all the famous characters that make Christmas dreams come true: Santa'swell-trained volunteer reindeer corps the overworked elves snowmen who dream of a tropical vacation what Mrs. Claus really does on Christmas Eve and the true spirit of the season Santa Claus himself! This 40-minute musical isideal for young performers and will be a joy to present with clever dialog John Jacobson's choreography and staging suggestions and the professionally-produced ShowTrax CD.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's 5-Pak Preview CD and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: 40 minutes. For Gr. 4-8.

This fun-filled and easy-to-use book offers an educational way to celebrate the holidays! Each chant presents three stepping stones to rhythmic reading: practice the spoken ostinatos first, transfer to body percussion next, and then play on classroom instruments. PDF files on the included Data CD make it a piece of cake to print or project the music notation in your classroom. Twenty holidays, four seasons of the year, and even a happy birthday chant are included! Recommended for grades 2 and up. / Divers

Following the highly successful publication Strings Extraordinaire! this collection offers 25 arrangements for Christmas Chanukah and wintertime. Like its predecessor Holidays Extraordinaire! is a progressivecollection designed for students of different playing levels. All pieces are scored with an advanced and beginning part for each instrument while being progressively ordered throughout. Two selections feature a special advancedsolo obbligato part. Holidays Extraordinaire! is perfect for those festive December concerts when orchestras of varied levels perform together!

The Mortimer Revel. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Highdays and Holidays fut commandé par le South Berks Concert Band pour célébrer son 40e anniversaire en 2016. Les répétitions de l’orchestre d’harmonie ont lieu dans le village de Mortimer qui a une longue et fascinante histoire qui remonteavant l’âge du Bronze. Ce village est connu pour le Mortimer Revel, un évènement annuel qui était apparemment une occasion plutôt bruyante et parfois même violente. Highdays and Holidays cherche à reproduire l’esprit de cet évènementfestif dans une ouverture énergique qui explore une variété d’humeurs ainsi que l’atmosphère parfois chaotique du Revel. / Niveau : 4 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie