Beat It! African Dances

Beat it! African Dances is a brilliant resource for both general and more specialised music teachers working with beginner percussion groups. It presents sixteen contrasting workshops based on four African dances providing invaluable material built on the National Curriculum requirements in music for year 4 and up. Inspired by the thrilling traditional music of Africa this book demonstrates how to develop a range of rhythmic ideas using everyday classroom percussion and the body. The group's work will culminate in performances of the four dances (with or without the enhanced CD backings provided) ideal for school concerts or assemblies.

A Musical Celebration of America's Multicultural Heritage - Perf./Acc. CD-“We are all one family from sea to shining sea.” Salute the unique differences that have shaped America's heritage and unite together in musical celebration of customs traditions and songs. This highly adaptablemusical revue for unison or two-part voices features songs and dances from around the world short connecting dialog reproducible singer pages and cross-curricular activities to promote further discussion and appreciation. Italso includes a complete production guide for use in the classroom and “on stage” with suggestions for customizing your “celebration” to best fit your needs...all under one cover!Songs include:Americans All The Winding Trail (Native American) Der Volkstanz (German) Siyahamba (South African) Come Dance a Jig (Irish) Zum Gali Gali (Israeli) Bell Song (Korean) Conga Beat (Caribbean) Partners You and I The Kids ofthe U.S.A.Available: Teacher's Handbook Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For grades 1-6.