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s� This is Music! Series

Dena C. Adams and Claire D. Clark

For those teachers with little or no music background and seasoned professionals who just don’t have time to gather lesson plans, Alfred’s This is Music! series is exactly what you need to teach music in a classroom setting! Incredibly easy to use, each book of eight thematic lessons is designed with a specific grade level in mind. Reproducible pages; No singing ability required—all music is on the CDs!

Volume 1: Fiddle Over the Moon (Pre-Kindergarten)Book & CD .......................................... 00-23805 $24.95

Volume 2: Baa Baa Beat (Kindergarten)Book & CD .......................................... 00-23823 $24.95

Volume 3: Fine Musician Friends (Grade 1)Book & CD ...........................................00-25587 $24.95

Volume 4: I Saw a Ship A-Drumming (Grade 2)Book & CD .......................................... 00-25593 $24.95

Volume 5: The Gift of Music (Grade 3)Book & CD .......................................... 00-25590 $24.95

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Classroom Music For Little Mozarts, Books 1 and 2Donna Brink Fox, Karen Farnum Surmani, Christine Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster

Join Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse, and their music friends as they learn about music in the Classroom and the Music Play Center. Written to provide appropriate classroom music instruction for young children, this comprehensive approach to musical learning develops singing, movement, and listening skills simultaneously with an appreciation of musical styles and concepts. The curriculum features detailed step-by-step lesson plans for ten weeks, a compact disc recording of all selections, a story and visual representation to reinforce musical concepts, coloring pages, Music Play Center ideas, an assessment checklist, and a suggested concluding musical performance. Children will enjoy this delightful, age-appropriate approach! Ages 4-6.

Book 1Curriculum Book/CD ......................... 00-22023 $49.95Big Music Book................................... 00-23804 $49.95Deluxe Curriculum Kit ........................ 00-23810 $79.95

Book 2Curriculum Book/CD ......................... 00-23820 $44.95Big Music Book.................................... 00-24219 $49.95Deluxe Curriculum Kit ........................ 00-26210 $74.95

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s� The Music Effect

Joy Nelson

Designed for the kindergarten classroom, The Music Effect includes a wealth of energizing and imaginative multi-sensory activities, focusing on increasing students’ musical knowledge, skill and conceptual development. The lesson activities correlate with the National Standards for Music Education and include connections to speech, language arts, storytelling, visual arts, creative drama, dance, poetry, science, social studies, math, and nature. Assessment charts and reproducible copy masters are included. The accompanying CDs contain recordings of all chants, songs and orchestral pieces included in the lessons and activities. Grade K.

Book 1 with CD ................................... 00-24213 $24.95Book 2 with CD ................................... 00-24216 $24.95

It’s Orff Showtime!Konnie Saliba

This collection of performance pieces is designed especially to show off your students’ singing, playing and dancing abilities. Throughout the book, students are provided opportunities for creating and performing music. It’s Orff Showtime includes selections for lower elementary students that incorporate instruments and body percussion for special words in speech pieces, songs, games, puppets, dances, and improvisation activities. For the older students, there are more sophisticated rhythmic, vocal and instrumental experiences, as well as dances that create exciting orchestrations. Grades 1-6.

Book..................................................... 00-24220 $16.95

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Resources�Making the Grade

Valeaira Luppens and Greg Foreman

An excellent resource for music teachers and substitute music teachers of grades 3-6, Making the Grade’s lesson plans specifically target each of the nine MENC National Standards for Music Education. Each standard is represented by a unit of creative lesson plans that incorporate folk, classical, and original music— 55 lessons in all! Every lesson clearly details the materials needed, introduces the activity, explains concepts, and builds and reinforces students’ musical skills. Reproducible student worksheets are included, saving preparation time for the teacher while encouraging student thinking skills as well as musical skills. Grades 3-6.

Book..................................................... 00-22026 $34.95

The Music Substitute Sourcebook, Grades K-3, and Grades 4-8Valeaira Luppens and Greg Foreman

Designed for effortless substitute teacher preparation, The Music Substitute Sourcebook is an engaging, content-filled, ready-to-use resource for music teachers or music substitutes. These quality, standards-based lesson plans and student activities have been developed to allow either non-music or music substitutes to easily step into the role of “Music Teacher” and maintain the educational momentum of the class.

The fully reproducible lesson plans in The Music Substitute Sourcebook have been field tested by non-music substitutes, who have enthusiastically endorsed the easy-to-follow format and creative, fun-to-teach activities. With The Music Substitute Sourcebook, students will be actively engaged in the lessons and will further their musical growth as they discover and experience a wide variety of musical concepts. Grades K-3, and 4-8.

Grades 3-6Book......................................................00-27656 $24.95

Grades 4-8Book..................................................... 00-27808 $24.95

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Jungle Beat Chant Track 1 & 30

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MovementWalk in place or around the room to the beat, chanting and clapping on the Xs.Walk to the beat, but stop on the Xs.

Body Sounds Track 3

Listen to the chant with the students.Say the words and tap legs twice after saying the word “beat.”Ask the students how they could make a sound with their body (clapping, patting, stamping, clicking the tongue, hitting the chest, etc.) after the word “beat.”Encourage students to try their own ideas.Have students share their ideas with the class; repeat the chant using each other’s ideas.Use vocal sounds to sound like a jungle bird, monkey, snake, etc. before and after saying the chant, and after the word “beat.”

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Lynn Kleiner

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Jungle Beat / page 5

Award-winning instructor and early childhood music pioneer Lynn Kleiner shares her innovative lesson plans for babies through primary-age children. Capture the magical power and excitement of interactive musical learning with these superb materials.

Jungle BeatLynn Kleiner

Jungle Beat is the perfect mix of music, creativity, and fun for music teachers, classroom teachers, and child care providers. Students will enjoy learning about the jungle and its creatures through the captivating songs and activities. Included are many

imaginative lesson ideas for young children that capture the delightful power and excitement of interactive musical learning. Classroom curriculum, singing and playing instruments, crafts, and snacks are integrated, overlapped, and joined for a joyful, inventive learning experience. The deluxe kit includes the book/CD, jungle drum, elephant puppet, and hand stamp all packaged in a “jungle” tote bag. Grades Pre-K-3.

Book & CD .......................................... 00-23836 $24.95Deluxe Kit .............................................00-23837 $59.95CD ........................................................ 00-23838 $14.95

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“Make Music” Series

Babies Make Music! This wonderful book allows Moms and Dads to help develop musical skills while spending special time with their babies! Lynn Kleiner, master educator, has written over 30 songs and activities that are fun and easy to do at home or in a learning center classroom environment.

Book............................................. 00-BMR07004 $7.95Book & CD .............................00-BMR07004CD $16.95

Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too! More than 80 easy-to-follow, innovative lesson plans for babies through primary-age children that capture the magical power and excitement of interactive musical learning. The book includes movement activities, instrument playing, puppets and more — as well as hundreds of photographs! Instructions to the teacher are included for each lesson plan.

Book............................................. 00-BMR07002 $22.95CD ...........................................00-BMR07002CD $14.95

Toddlers Make Music! Ones & Twos! & Kids Make Music! Twos & Threes!Young children instinctively react to music! The variety of activities in this book (singing games, action songs, dances, and musical activities using small percussion instruments) will stimulate their responses to music. This book was especially designed for the parent, to help them spend special musical time with their child.

Toddlers Make Music! Ones & Twos!Book............................................. 00-BMR07005 $7.95Book & CD .............................00-BMR07005CD $16.95Kids Make Music! Twos & Threes! Book............................................. 00-BMR07006 $ 7.95Book & CD .............................00-BMR07006CD $16.95

Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move!Included are selections for marching, dancing, trotting, skipping, jumping, hiding, sleeping, playing instruments, entering class, and saying goodbye. Lots of fun, this book will allow teachers to capture children’s interest in orchestral music for a lifetime. The CD contains 25 tracks including selections from Bizet’s Carmen, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Dvorák’s New World Symphony, Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, and many more.

Book & CD .............................00-BMR07023CD $22.95

In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music!These innovative lesson plans for toddlers through primary-age children capture that magical power and excitement of interactive musical learning. Enjoy 34 songs, poems, and stories for all seasons - for all kinds of weather! Included are games, action songs, dances, songs with puppets, and instrument playing to delight children and stimulate their responses to music. A special section is included to help you make your own rainstick, ocean drum, and wind chimes! There are lots of adorable patterns, so you can easily make your own puppets and felt-board characters to use with the songs and activities!

Book............................................. 00-BMR07007 $16.95CD ........................................... 00-BMRCD07007 $14.95

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Song

s� Alfred’s “Games Children Sing”

Series!Children’s favorite songs from each country have been carefully researched and beautifully presented in these Alfred collections. The purpose of these books is to share these wonderful “game” songs with your students. Great care has been given to ensure the authenticity of the songs. English texts were carefully developed to reflect the true meaning of the original texts. Supplementary notes describe cultural settings.

Games Children Sing...CHINA Gloria KiesterFrom Hong Kong to Beijing.CD KIT: Songbook/CD ......$29.95 00-0760B

Games Children Sing...INDIA Gloria KiesterFrom Kashmir in the north to Tamil in the south. CD KIT: Songbook/CD ......$29.95 00-0761B

Games Children Sing...JAPAN Gloria KiesterFrom Sapporo to Tokyo to Kyoto to Nagasaki.CD KIT: Songbook/CD ......$29.95 00-0759B

Games Children Sing...MALAYSIA Patricia Shehan Campbell and Jackie Chooi Theng-LewCD KIT: Songbook/CD ......$29.95 00-25328

Sally & Andy Sing & Learn CDsSally K. Albrecht, Andy Beck

Children can learn so much through song. Words, when given a melody and a rhythm, can become part of us, part of our memory and our imagination. Watch children grow through music with Sally & Andy Sing & Learn CDs. The first four CDs in this all-new series feature songs written by ASCAP award-winning composers Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse, and are performed by popular educational singing duo Sally Albrecht and Andy Beck and the “Alfred gang” of young voices. Grades K-5.

All That I Can Be 15 Songs to Build Character and Integrity in Young PeopleSing & Learn CD ................................. 00-23884 $13.99

Everyday SongsA Song for Every Day of the Week and Every Month of the Year (20 songs)Sing & Learn CD ..................................00-23887 $13.99

It’s a Wonderful WorldCountries A to Z (25 songs)Sing & Learn CD ..................................00-23473 $13.99

It’s a Zoo Out ThereAnimals A to Z (20 Songs)Sing & Learn CD ................................. 00-23396 $13.99

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