D.R.U.M.: Discipline, Respect, and Unity Through Music
D.R.U.M.: Discipline, Respect, and Unity Through Music

Author: Jim Solomon

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781457448010

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Kids love drums! The sight, the sound, the power, and the feel are tremendous motivators for many students. D.R.U.M. is an acronym for Discipline, Respect and Unity Through Music. The original D.R.U.M. group was formed at author Jim Solomon's elementary school in 1995 to provide an ensemble experience for students not involved in any of the regular music groups. The group concept is designed to stress teamwork and self-discipline while learning these intensive percussion ensembles built on music from the United States, Brazil, Africa, and China. Useful for general music classes and special groups, this book is a terrific learning tool with unlimited potential!

Hands On
Hands On

Author: Jim Solomon

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2006-10-04

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781457424502

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Hands On is a collection of thirty pieces with hand percussion instruments for grades three through middle school. From pure conga jams to timbre studies to polymetric rhythms, this book will keep your class tapping its toes while developing their brain.Though the book contains excellent individual lessons, the author encourages changing the content to fit the specific needs of the student. Hands On takes into account that each classroom has different needs and provides the flexibility to meet them. With engaging songs, enriching content, and unlimited customizability, Hands On is a must-have for your classroom!

Hang On to the Big Balloon
Hang On to the Big Balloon

Author: Konnie Saliba

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781457448058

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Orff instruments have enormous appeal for students of all ages. This creative six-chapter book includes pieces simple enough for first graders and challenging enough for middle school students to enjoy. In this collection consisting primarily of Orff instrumentals, Konnie Saliba takes students from very simple songs in which they play only a few notes to challenging selections that require some reading skills. Grades K-8.

Brought to You By . . . A Commercial Revue
Brought to You By . . . A Commercial Revue

Author: Robert de Frece

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781457403514

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Brought to You By… is a very funny musical revue accompanied by Orff instruments. Sure to be a hit with teachers and students alike, this new musical features 30 minutes of commercials uninterrupted by regular programming! The commercials may be presented in their entirety or performed separately as humorous inserts for school concerts or programs. Students and audiences will laugh hysterically over "Couch Potato Workout-Infomercial," "What's My Line, Anyway?," and six other commercials containing 23 musical numbers, 15 of which include vocals -- all unison plus one canon. A variety of musical styles include blues, rock, folk, and commercial jingles. "The Note Name Blues" and "The Treble Clef Rock" make reviewing note names and the treble staff lots of fun. Simple staging, costume, and props suggestions are provided. The book is divided into three sections: 1. Complete script with all music and stage directions. 2. Teaching suggestions and reproducible visuals. 3. Reproducible student's script.

Fun with Boomwhackers
Fun with Boomwhackers

Author: Chris Judah-Lauder

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780757903243

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Lessons including 20 fun songs and activities to use with boomwhackers musical tubes which reinforce standards set by Music Educators National Conference for K-8. Boomwhackers are colorful percussion tubes tuned to different musical notes. Hundreds of songs can be played on them helping students to develop musical and movement skills. Boomwhackers are available in different sets to form two full chromatic octaves, and Octavator tube caps are available to drop the tone of a tube by an octave creating a possible three octave range.

A Rhyme in Time
A Rhyme in Time

Author: Doug Goodkin

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781457447990

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A well-rounded collection of language, movement, and music activities for grades K-8. The pieces integrate well with language arts programs; the rhymes and poems build a foundation for rhythm, phrase, and form. With a developmental process based on the Orff-Schulwerk, each lesson is designed with an open structure that makes them adaptable to the skill level of any group. Titles: * One-Two, Tie My Shoe * Wee Willie Winkie * Baté Baté Chocolate * Tantos Rios * Second Story Window * Whoops! Johnny * Two Little Blackbirds and many more.

Not Yo' Butterfly
Not Yo' Butterfly

Author: Nobuko Miyamoto

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0520380657

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Intro -- Relocation, or a travelin' girl -- Don't fence me in -- A tisket, a tasket, a brown and yellow basket... -- From a broken past into the future -- Twice as good -- Shall we dance! -- School daze -- Chop suey -- We shall overcome -- Power to the people -- A single stone, many ripples -- Something about me today -- The people's beat -- A song for ourselves -- Nosotro somos Asiaticos -- Foster children of the Pepsi Generation -- A grain of sand -- Free the land -- What will people think? -- Some things live a moment -- How to mend what's broken -- Women hold up half the sky -- Our own chop suey -- What is the color of love? -- Talk story -- Yuiyo, just dance -- Float hands like clouds -- Deep is the chasm -- To all relations -- Bismillah Ir Rahman Ir Rahim -- The seed of the dandelion -- I dream a garden -- Mottainai : waste nothing -- Black Lives Matter -- Bambutsu : all things connected -- Epilogue.

I've Got to Move!
I've Got to Move!

Author: Tim Brophy

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780757993220

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This fun and useful book for elementary music teachers includes 12 kid-tested original songs and focuses on appropriate movement and dance ideas. Clear assessment strategies for each lesson help the teacher provide data to support the school's music education program. The professional CD includes full performance and accompaniment tracks. Lead lines with guitar frames are provided for teachers who prefer to accompany on guitar or piano. All lessons are correlated to the National Standards for Music Education K-5. A great book for any elementary music teacher!

The Stoic Drummer
The Stoic Drummer

Author: Jose Medeles

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-03-15

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781796539295

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"The Stoic Drummer" is a collection of axioms relating the philosophy of Stoicism to the practice of drumming, composed of crisp, universal quotes, mantras and meditations.

Name Games
Name Games

Author: Doug Goodkin

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780769264424

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Includes a potpourri of games for all ages; opportunities for integrating the curriculum; a developmental process based on the Orff-Schulwerk.