Susan Brumfield: First We Sing! Activity Cards: Vocal Score

More Songs and Games for the Music Class (Songbook 2)-First We Sing! Songbook Two is a collection of 18 more children's songs rhymes and games from around the world selected transcribed and annotated by Dr. Susan Brumfield. Whether you are looking for new songs to add to your repertoire or for new ways to teach familiar favorites Songbook Two is loaded with more fresh ideas for the music class. This second volume in a series designed to bring delightfully singable songs and practical pedagogy together is perfect for use in both home and school. Songbook Two also features extension activities for the classroom historical references pedagogical indices and suggestions for including these songs in the First We Sing!literacy-based music series available from Hal Leonard. This second volume comes with a Sing-along CD recording featuring Inner Voices a group of 8-12 year old singers from The West Texas Children's Chorus. This enhanced CD also offers PDF songsheets for projection or print options. Songbook Two includes suggestions for Orff instruments and recorder along with seasonal and holiday songs singing games and songs just for fun. Ideally suited for teaching musical skills this collection provides a ???vocabulary??? of music and play from which children can draw today. Adults and kids of all ages will discover the fun and enjoyment of listening learning singing and playing these songs for generations to come!

For Preparation and Practice-Activity Cards for preparation and practice provide fast fun and creative ways to give your students a workout in each of the six skill areas: reading writing partwork memory listening and creating. Each 5-7 minute rhythm or melody activity is designed to assess either readiness or mastery at each step in the process and students love the fun game-like context in which they used in each lesson. 4 activities are printed on each separate sheet in the pak. Cut them apart and sort by color heading for quick and easy access! New and experienced teachers alike will find FIRST WE SING to be a practical flexible and creative resource for bringing Kodaly's approach intoAmerican music classrooms.

Rhythmic and Melodic Elements for Intermediate Grades-First We Sing! Kodály-Inspired Teaching and its companion volumes and materials offer guidance and direction for teachers who are new to the Kodály approach. Experienced teachers will find fresh ideas to supplement their materials along with another perspective on Kodály's philosophy and its implications for teaching today. Finally the books and teaching materials include a sample Kodály-inspired curriculum guide which can be adapted for a variety of school settings. Teaching Strategies for elements taught in the intermediate grades (3-5) are printed on 3-hole punched loose-leaf paper so teachers can easily customize the teaching sequence in order to make the mostof each lesson. Each teaching strategy contains a list of requisite readiness elements and skills (what the students need to know and be able to do) before learning the new element. It includes a list of activities to prepare for the new element a scripted step-by-step procedure for presenting it and ways to practice using the new element in each skill area.