The Solfege Samba is loads of fun - a simple song that will get your audience singing along in no time at all! The teaching skills of composer Cristi Cary Miller have been applied to create this super musical way to learn the Do-Re-Mi Solfege system written for both 2-part and 3-part groups.This Showtrax CD features full accompaniments for the classroom or performance.

The Solfege Samba is loads of fun - a simple song that will get your audience singing along in no time at all! The teaching skills of composer Cristi Cary Miller have been applied to create this super musical way to learn the Do-Re-Mi Solfege system written for both 2-part and 3-part groups.

Multimedia Visuals for Theory Ear Training and Assessment-Demonstrate and assess with projectable sight and sound keyboard visuals! Discover dozens of ways to use these handy interactive graphics in your classroom all set in a user-friendly PDF format that uses Adobe Reader 9.0 orhigher. Six visuals are presented on the CD-ROM in the Keys of C F G diatonic and pentatonic. Play different patterns of sound as others watch and listen. Show steps and skips high and low ascending and descending patterns and much more. Demonstrate a simple ostinato accompaniment so everyone can see and hear the pattern before transferring it to a pitched classroom instrument. Invite students to compose a pentatonic accompaniment on the spot! Alsoincluded are helpful suggestions by master music educator Cristi Cary Miller on more ways to use these projectable sound graphics to reinforce music theory ear training and assessment. You'll want to keep these great visuallearning tools at your fingertips. Minimize 1 or more of the keyboard graphics on your whiteboard or computer desktop for instant access throughout the day. Great for all your visual learners! Suggested for Grades K-6.

8 Musical Stories from Around the World-Folk tales come alive with sound and movement in this creative cross curricular resource perfect for the classroom or on stage. Renowned educator and clinician Cristi Cary Miller provides instructive teaching tips on how todramatize each of the 8 interactive stories which are enhanced with musical sound effects played by the students for added color and vision and a meaningful moral behind each tale for all who participate and listen! A variety ofreproducibles are included for ease in preparation and presentation including the stories and sound effects using picture icons and original songs that accompany the stores each complete with Orff/Piano arrangements. Add afresh new dimension to your curriculum this year with A TAPESTRY OF TALES. Folk Tales as adapted by Jennifer Bennett include: Apple Dumplings (English Folk Tale) Why Bats Fly at Night (African Folk Legend) The People Who HuggedTrees (Folk Tale from India) The River Dragons (A Chinese Tale) Turnip Soup (Russian Folk Tale) Spider Stories (Jamaican Folk Tale) The Love of Talwalpin and Kowinka (Australian Aboriginal Story) The Raccoon and The Bee Tree(Native American Tale). For Grades 1-6. Available: Musical Story Collection (with reproducible pages).

All aboard! this delightful original by Cristi Cary Miller and Mary Clark that recaptures the time and feel of an earlier era. The boogie piano part keeps everything moving along with its characteristic eight to the bar. Simple harmonies help make this piece accessible for the youngest of jazz choirs. Available: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

The classic story of the gingham dog and the calico cat by Eugene Field is inventively brought to life in this exciting dramatic setting by Cristi Miller. An excellent choice for concert or contest! Available: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:35.

The popular Sing Say Dance Play series is all about connecting music with movement dance and speech in active participation while having a pile of fun! Here are MORE seasonal songs with games and activities from music specialists Cristi Miller and Kathlyn Reynolds that will motivate and challenge your young musicians throughout the school year. This tried-and-true collection features 12 songs written specifically for students in the lower grades and twelve songs for upper elementary along with helpful teaching suggestions and simple Orff or piano accompaniments. Keep music learning active as you sing say dance and play the year away! Available: song collection.Suggested for grades 1-6.

Written for her son's high school graduation this beautiful Cristi Miller original perfectly expresses a parent's message of hope for the future.Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part and VoiceTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:20.

Seasonal Songs Games and Orff Activities for the Music Class-Connect music with movement dance and speech in active participation - while having lots of fun! Learn about beat and rhythm melodic patterns pitch direction tempo solfege syncopation and much more with this creative collection from the pages of Music Express magazine. There is something for all elementary ages including 16 songs and activities created specifically for lower grades and 16 songs for upper grades. Music specialists Cristi Miller and Kathlyn Reynolds have also provided helpful teaching sequences and simple Orff or piano accompaniments for enhanced learning and participation and the music pages are all reproducible! 32 songs including: Bunny Boogie Can You Move Like Me? Drum Game Song A Lizard Named Claude Rhythm and Beat Jump Jive Pass the Rock Music Makes Me Move and much more! Available: Collection with reproducible pages. Suggested for Grades 1-6.

This is the unforgettable song from Walt Disney's Mary Poppins arranged by Cristi Cary Miller for 2-part Choir with Piano accompaniment.

The highly enjoyable A Spoonful Of Sugar from Walt Disney's timeless musical Mary Poppins arranged for 2-Part Choir by Cristi Cary Miller.

Written in the style of Cristi Cary Miller's best-selling Red River Dances this folk song bonanza weaves together several favorites. Includes: Cindy Cotton Eyed Joe Cumberland Gap Sourwood Mountain and WayfaringStranger.Available separately: 2-part. ShowTrax CD available. Performance Time: Approx. 3:10.

You'll thrill to the wintry sights and sounds that this crisp song invokes. Easily learned impressive-sounding and ideal for young performers.Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part and VoiceTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

(with O Christmas Tree) Discovery Level 1-The popular traditional carol gets a contemporary update with this fresh partner song arrangement! After a reflective introduction the song rocks out with energy and excitement. Ideal for younger choirs and all types of holiday programming! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:45.