December Nights, December Lights. Celebrations all across the land."" A variety of candle holders displayed in a shop window leads a group of students to discover the diversity of the season. Learn about the different ways we celebrate in December with this musical presentation for Unison or 2-Part voices.

December Nights, December Lights

Arts & Photography

LOIS

ALBRECHT

Sally K.

ALTHOUSE

Jay.

Brownsey

Music

Alfred Music

December Nights, December Lights: Listening

There's nothing more fun than singing a partner song, and there's no better way to develop independent 2-part singing with your young performers.  GRAB A PARTNER! by well-known composers Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse, features 12 terrific partner songs, each utilizing a well-known melody, including folk songs (Shoo Fly!, Zum Gali Gali), Christmas favorites (Up on the Housetop, Silent Night), spirituals (All Night, All Day, Kum Ba Ya), popular songs (Give My Regards to Broadway, Take Me Out to the Ball Game) and more!  The Teacher's Handbook includes reproducible song sheets and appropriate easy-to-teach staging suggestions.  So GRAB A PARTNER! and let's go!-Recommended for grades 2-7.-Staging Suggestions included.-Reproducible Student Song Sheets included.

Grab a Partner!

This valuable collection for the church soloist is filled with 20 vocal solos arranged or composed by Jay Althouse. Includes solos for all seasons of the church year plus numerous Sundays throughout the year. It's all here, from Advent to Trinity Sunday, from Patriotic services to Communion. Includes useful ""Seasonal and Topical Index.

Sacred Solos for All Seasons: Medium High Voice

A Race to the Finish

A Race to the Finish is a charming, witty, and whimsical mini-musical based on Aesop's most popular fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare." Recreate the famous race between the slow and steady turtle and the over-confident rabbit. Features five unison and 2-part songs with a simple script, all appropriate and accomplishable for elementary-aged performers. And always remember...slow and steady wins the race Recommended for grades K--6. Performance Time: Approximately 20 minutes. Reproducible Student Pages included.

A Race to the Finish: SoundTrax

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

These 25 unison songs are a perfect way for young singers to explore many exciting countries from around the world, plus develop a love of multicultural musical styles. From Austria to Zimbabwe, your students will cherish these singable songs. Perform the full collection as a 40-minute program, or choose your favorites to sing in class. It's 100% reproducible and 100% fun! It's a Wonderful World!

It's a Wonderful World (Countries A-Z)

Here's a secret recipe for success: five easy-to-learn songs, four short scenes, and a famous folk tale. Result? A musically nutritious, no-fuss performance for elementary-aged performers! When a group of weary travelers creates a delicious meal from some unexpected ingredients, the gloomy citizens of Old Town ask, "Who ever heard of soup from a stone?" Teach your students that "the greatest gift is to share" with this character-building mini-musical. Appropriate all year long.

Stone Soup (A Mini-Musical for Unison Voices)

You simply can't stand still while singing these rhythmically rousing songs! From the tango to the twist, kids can boogie all year long with Kids on the Move! What an exciting and innovative way to energize your classroom and experience the joy of music from the inside out! After all, kids just love being in the groove and on the move! Recommended for grades K--5. 100% reproducible. Lyric sheets and movement suggestions included. Can be used as a songbook or a program (approximately 30 minutes). Chord symbols included.

Kids on the Move! (16 ""Get Up and Go"" Songs for Young Singers)

Who invented the potato chip? Designed the escalator? Or wrote the first published English dictionary? The answers to these and other "firsts" are included in the songs of this creative and educational songbook. Your students will learn as they sing about inventors and personalities such as the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Neil Armstrong, and Julia Child. Learn even more with the supplementary background/profile information included for each song. It's a true cross-curricular songbook that is First and foremost, a rewarding musical experience Recommended for grades three and up. 100% reproducible. Lyric Sheets and Profile Pages included. Can be used as a songbook or as a program (approximately 45 minutes). Chord symbols included.

First! (14 Songs About Inventive, Interesting, and Innovative People)

HAYDEN

When the postman announces final call for letters to the North Pole, members of the choir rush to the mailbox with special secrets and wishes for Dear Santa! Readers display their own unique personalities as they share letters (in rhyming verse) followed by an enthusiastic corresponding choral number. Eight 2-part songs and six letters in all. Recommended for grades 3 and up. Performance time: approximately 25 minutes. Reproducible Student Pages and Staging Suggestions included.

Dear Santa -- Letters and Songs to the North Pole (A Merry Mini-Musical for Unison Voices)

Brian

BECK

FISHER

Andy

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