Above And Beyond
Projects and Activities To Amplify Your Music Program

Composer: Loretta Mitchell Norgon

Elevate your music curriculum to a new and more creative level with this resource from elementary music expert Loretta Norgon. With dozens of suggestions and ready-to-implement strategies, this book will allow you to extend and enrich even the most successful music department. For time-saving value, a variety of reproducible teaching aids are included in each of the eleven sections.

Sections include: Music Auction, Musical Telegram Team, Senior Citizen Volunteer Program, Intergenerational Choir, Performance Ideas, Extra-Curricular Music Clubs, Grant Writing, Guest Performances, Public Relations, Career Day, and Hall of Fame.

Book: 09970132 $24.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $19.96 USD

Children Sing, Children Play
First And Lasting Experiences In Music

Composer: Kathleen Wojcik-May

This highly successful book for all teachers of young children, both classroom teachers and music specialists, is divided into a year-long sequence of rhymes, songs, games and music listening activities. Drawn from our rich heritage of folk material, the carefully-sequenced curriculum will provide a wealth of enjoyment and experience, while developing language skills and musicianship. Practical advice fills this book, and the well-designed layout makes lesson planning a breeze! Also available, a demonstration recording with children's voices to help children and teachers learn the songs, or to allow classroom teachers to reinforce the learning.

Book: 44223077 $19.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $15.96 USD

DEMONSTRATION CD: 08740423 $14.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $11.96 USD

BOOK/CD PAK:09970072 $29.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $23.96 USD

BOOK/CASSETTE PAK:09970071 $29.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $23.96 USD

Making Each Minute Count
Time-Savers, Tips, and Kid-Tested Strategies

Composer: Cheryl Lavender

Look who's having the best time ... THE MUSIC TEACHER! This comprehensive time-management resource book for the music specialist can help you stay fresh and on top of things even with back-to-back music classes.

Based on years of classroom experience, the author shares her philosophy of helping students learn HOW to learn. There are literally dozens of ideas to help you FIND time, STRETCH time, SAVE time, and MAKE more time to meet all your instructional goals. This book will place the “magic wand” that casts the “magic spell” of musical learning into your hand.

The book is divided into 12 sections to help you achieve maximum student response in minimum lesson time. You can make each minute count by choosing and adapting musical activities that appeal to your own teaching situation.

Topics include: Attitude and Atmosphere, Classroom Management and Discipline, Incredibly Successful Teaching Strategies, Attention Grabbers, Hello and Goodbye (Personalizing Your Music Class), Musical Warm-Ups (Mind-Body-Voice), Introducing and Digesting New Songs, Musical Learning Outcomes (Assessment Methods), Making the Music Room Our Own, Beyond the Music Room (Public Relations), Awards, Forms Documents and More! For all ages.

Book: 44223055 $19.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $15.96 USD

A Place In The Choir: Finding Harmony In A World Of Many Voices

By: John Jacobson

With a world full of many conflicting voices, it's not always easy to find your own. When you do, you might feel that it is regularly lost in the din of the world. But this is not true. You do have a voice and your contribution is essential to creating a world of genuine harmony. One of America's best-loved musical personalities, John Jacobson brings you this collection of heartwarming essays and inspirational stories. Not just for music teachers, this book is full of life lessons for all of us, so we each can find our very own “place in the choir.” Available in hard cover.

Book: 09970960 $22.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $18.36 USD

The Quest (Storybook and Listening CD)
Adventure Story And Songs

Author: John Jacobson

A quiet day for young Jason and his dog Boliver suddenly changes when Jason receives a mysterious package in the mail. He opens it only to discover an emerald with the word “Quest” written on it. Is this a clue for what's to come? Join Jason and Boliver as they are swept into a quest that lands them on a huge desert where they meet Eyes-Ack, the giant, and a beautiful princess named Portia and her rainbow-colored cat, DeTail. The princess and her cat show Jason and Boliver a new world of beauty and adventure. But, as with all great journeys, there is danger lurking. How will these four friends survive the harsh elements of the desert which includes battling armies? Read and sing along with this marvelous story of adventure and learning. Songs include: The Quest, Life's Good, From Where I Fly, Who Started It?, The Quest for Peace.

Book: 09970931 $12.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $10.36 USD

A Tree In Tappen Wood
A Musical Tale Of Growing & Gratitude, Adventure And Peace

By: John Jacobson And Emily Crocker

If trees could talk, what stories they might tell and what lessons they could teach! There is a tree that stands in Tappen Wood. Its branches stretch to the sky and look down to witness some of the pivotal moments in the history of America. If we listen carefully, perhaps this tree can speak to us. Perhaps it could reinforce our yearning for miracles, our penchant for dreaming and our hearts full of gratitude. Popular writing team John Jacobson and Emily Crocker bring you this stirring, yet tender musical story for young readers that reminds us where we came from and helps us discover who we really are. Available in hard cover with full color illustrations and a CD with author narration and 6 songs. For Gr. 3-6.

Book/CD 09970972 $19.95 USD
SCHOOL PRICE $15.96 USD

See, Sing And Play: Sight-Reading Fun For Children

By: Cheryl Lavender

Hear your young singers grow musically with these well-designed reproducible sight-reading practice pages. Created especially for the younger elementary music student, these sequential sight-reading pages will give your students exposure to many different kinds of rhythm, melodies and musical styles. Recommended for Grades K-3.