SKU: HL.35030093
ISBN 9781495008221. UPC: 888680041380. 6.75x10.5x0.551 inches. Jill & Michael Gallina.
With the popularity of reality TV dance competitions, your students and the audience will be delighted to jump onto the dance bandwagon and participate in this fun filled and uplifting musical! The classic rock songs showcased in this musical have made an invaluable contribution to our pop music culture. Our story takes place in a senior center where all is quiet and calm and perhaps a bit boring; that is until the Center Director decides to use music and dance to bring fun and excitement into the lives of the seniors. Through songs and dances that were very much a part of the seniors' past, the Director, along with friends and family, encourage the seniors to get “off their rockers†and join in on the fun. All of the dances in Off Their Rockers are easy to learn with several different options for performing them. The dances can be performed by pairs, small groups or presented as full cast production numbers. If you are performing the musical with several classes or grade levels, you may choose to assign a different song and dance to each class or level. Songs include: Old Time Rock and Roll, The Banjo's Back in Town, Rock Around the Clock, At the Hop, The Peppermint Twist, Dancin' in the Street. About 25 minutes in length. For Grades 3-6.
SKU: HL.49003330
ISBN 9790001032810. UPC: 073999330977. 9.0x12.0x0.065 inches.
It is quite essential from the very start to arouse the musical imagination of the young pupil. That done the problem of teaching dynamics, phrasing, variety of touch, is greatly simplified, because the active and eager cooperation of the student has been won. These pieces have therefor all been made with a definite program on which the pupils can themselves build a more detailed music picture. A number of special technical elements are here found as well; for example: Crossing the hands, Division of a melodic line between the hands, Bringing out of two melodies at once, Frequent use of high and low register. As a preparation for some of the problems of modern music with its less accustomed rhythms and style, these pieces are quite useful.
