Partners in Song

Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun!-Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun! Folksongs are not only fun to sing but teach multicultural heritage and provide a better understanding of music concepts with repetitive rhythms and melodies. So what betterway to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing than with folksongs! The popular writing team of Mary Donnelly and George Strid add their creative touch to twelve folksong favorites with this flexible collection that canbe used throughout the elementary grades. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these folksong favorites in the lower grades. Whensingers are ready teach the partner song and you've added twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge partner them up for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extensionactivities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts printed in the Teacher Edition or use quality recordings on the Performance/Accompaniment CD available separately or in the Classroom Kit. Freshnew originals partnered with these folksong favorites: Zum Gali Gali A-Tisket A-Tasket She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain Down the River Here We Go Looby Loo Mi Chacra Shake the Papaya Down The Crocodile Look There Is theSteamer Yankee Doodle My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.

A Collection of Partner Songs for Young Singers-Let your patriotic pride shine and develop independent 2-part singing for a winning partnership! John Jacobson and Tom Anderson have partnered up new creative lyrics and singable melodies with patriotic favorites in this spiritedcollection you will use again and again. Young singers will learn each melody separately and then sing them together for instant harmonic fun. Watch the excitement grow! The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal arrangements withchoreography and for added value reproducible vocal sheets and teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. Stretch your budget dollars further with the Classroom Kit and receive the TeacherEdition and an ENHANCED CD with performance and accompaniment song tracks plus PDFs of singer songsheets for projection options! Don't miss this winning collection of spirited originals partnered with patriotic favorites.Available separately: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment Enhanced CD Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD). Suggested for grades 3-6.

Multicultural Collection of Partner Songs and Canons-Calling all world brothers and sisters! Travel our musical globe with WORLD PARTNERS! Like the patches of a family quilt the folk songs of the world's children tell their stories. Arranged by master music educator CherylLavender the twelve “patches” in this collection are shared with the hope that global cultures and traditions might be better understood and celebrated by our world siblings and ultimately come together into the“quilt of humanity.” For instantly successful and “can-do” harmonies these kid-tested folk songs are arranged with catchy original partner songs and canons. Adaptable for classroom or concert all songsare reproducible and include piano/vocal arrangements teaching tips and reproducible songsheets with phonetic pronunciations. For a richer performance opportunity many songs feature Orff and percussion parts as well aseasy-to-learn folk dances. For added value there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song! Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible pages) Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacherand P/A CD). Suggested for grades 3-8.

Multicultural Collection of Partner Songs and Canons-Calling all world brothers and sisters! Travel our musical globe with WORLD PARTNERS! Like the patches of a family quilt the folk songs of the world's children tell their stories. Arranged by master music educator CherylLavender the twelve “patches” in this collection are shared with the hope that global cultures and traditions might be better understood and celebrated by our world siblings and ultimately come together into the“quilt of humanity.” For instantly successful and “can-do” harmonies these kid-tested folk songs are arranged with catchy original partner songs and canons. Adaptable for classroom or concert all songsare reproducible and include piano/vocal arrangements teaching tips and reproducible songsheets with phonetic pronunciations. For a richer performance opportunity many songs feature Orff and percussion parts as well aseasy-to-learn folk dances. For added value there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song! Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible pages) Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacherand P/A CD). Suggested for grades 3-8.

More Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun-Here are more flexible folksongs to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing and experience a variety of world cultures. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these world folksongs in the lower grades. When singers are ready teach the partner songs and add twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge partner them up for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extension activities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts in the printed collection or use quality performance/accompaniment MP3recordings available via audio access in the Performance Kit. Fresh new originals partnered with these world folksongs: Ging Gang Goolie Tum Balalaika Andale Juana Sansa Kroma Haru Ga Kita Old Dan Tucker Sarasponda Ma Bella Bimba and more! Suggested for grades 1-6.

Song Collection-Take a trip around the world with this creative collection of 12 partner songs and introduce 2-part singing in a snap! From Africa to Japan to down under in Australia your students will enjoy old favorites paired with neworiginals for instant harmonic fun! This all-in-one format comes complete with piano/vocal accompaniment choreography and reproducible singer pages. Songs include: Yankee Doodle Boy/Kid from the USA Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral/Hush-a-Bye O Canada/My Canada! Funiculi Funicula/Let's Go to Italy Aloha Oe/How Could I Leave Hawaii? Kalinka/I Have a Garden Cielito Lindo/Let's Dance Zum Gali Gali/Gali Gali Zum We Are Marching toPretoria/My Africa Alouette/I Knew a Girl Ame Ame/Rain Rain Go Away Squawk!/I Love to Go to Australia. Available: Teacher's Edition and ShowTrax CD. For Gr. 2-6.

A Collection of Partner Songs for Young Singers-Partner a fresh new original song with an old favorite...add choreography by John Jacobson and you've got an exciting new collection to introduce 2-part singing to your elementary students. Learn each tune separately then putthem together for instant harmonic fun! This all-in-one format comes complete with piano/vocal accompaniment choreography and reproducible singer pages. So choose your partner and let's go!Songs include: City Life (with“I Love the Mountains”); The Best Choir in the World; A Rainbow of Peace (with “De colores”); All I Do Is Work (with “I've Been Working On The Railroad”); Farewell My Friends (with “ShalomChaverim”); Fifty Stars (with “You're a Grand Old Flag”); My America (with “America The Beautiful”); Quiet! (with “Music Alone Shall Live”); Home (with “Shenandoah”); Snow Beautiful Snow (with “Over The River and Through The Woods”); The Sun and the Moon; Way Up High (with “Over My Head”).Available: Song Collection Performance/Accompaniment CD. For Grades 2-6.

Together We Sing Series-This choral pairs two venerable Native American songs: a Hopi chant and a traditional Arapaho Native song. With recorders and percussion the songs are blended together to form a partner song at the conclusion of the piece. Astriking addition to your concert! Available: 3-Part Mixed; 2-Part; StudioTrax CD.

Classics for Children Series-For two-part or three-part treble voices Jill Gallina has once again crafted a masterful partner-song using the romantic music of Mendelssohn. “On Wings of Song” is an impressive spring concert contest or festivalpiece for upper elementary middle school or high school treble choirs. Available: 2-part/SSA Accompaniment & Performance CD.

Teacher Edition-Holiday harmony...in a snap! From Thanksgiving through New Year's this delightful collection of partner songs provides a host of harmonic fun for young singers. And what's more everything you need is under one cover -piano/vocal accompaniments choreography and reproducible singer pages. You are sure to enjoy the fresh originals by John and Alan partnered with these holiday favorites: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Silent Night Up on the Housetop Auld Lang Syne We Wish You a Merry Christmas We Gather Together Joy to the World Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Deck the Hall Away in a Manager. Available: Teacher Edition and ShowTrax CD (full performance and accompaniment only). ForGr. 2-6.

Uses: General World Peace BaptismScripture: Psalm 23:4; John 1:29; Philippians 4:7This anthem is a soft blanket of peace incorporating these well known traditional songs: Peace Like a River DonaNobis Pacem Kum Ba Ya I Will Walk Through the Valley in Peace and The River is Wide. A soothing piano accompaniment carries these celebrated melodies in tender arms while several fascinating partner songs revealthemselves in the choral texture.

A Partner Song Collection-Partner songs have long been considered the best way to introduce 2-part singing to beginning choirs!Tunes for Two the Whole Year Through is a versatile collection from Jill and Michael Gallina of their bestsellingpartner song chorals. A perfect way to present the major holidays that occur during the school year each of the themed songs can be used successfully as classroom lessons or as stand-alone chorals for concerts and performances.Use with any 2-part mixed voice choir of any age or size including elementary or middle school singers community choirs or senior citizen choruses. This budget-stretching classroom kit contains a 2-part collection as wellas an Enhanced StudioTrax CD that includes accompaniment and performance tracks reproducible singers' parts poster and program clip art and composers' info. A bonus linking and rhyming script gives the opportunity to stageshort revue-style performances and makes this an indispensable partner song collection for your choral or general music library! For Grades 3-6.

w/ Lord Listen to Your Children-Mary McDonald captures the spirit and message of two popular songs that deal with the significance of prayer for the individual believer and the church as a whole. The spiritual 'Down to the River to Pray ' is seamlessly combined with Ken Medema's 'Lord Listen to Your Children Praying. ' Together they poignantly ask for the Father's love the Spirit's power and the grace of Jesus to direct the lives of all believers. Choirs will enjoy the flavor of this partnered song with its unhurried rhythmic style and supportive accompaniment.Mary McDonald captures the spirit and message of two popular songs that deal with the significance of prayer for the individual believer and the church as a whole. The spiritual 'Down to the River to Pray ' is seamlessly combined with Ken Medema's 'Lord Listen to Your Children Praying. ' Together they poignantly ask for the Father's love the Spirit's power and the grace of Jesus to direct the lives of all believers. Choirs will enjoy the flavor of this partnered song with its unhurried rhythmic style and supportive accompaniment.

from Two Serbian Folk Songs-Selected for Ron Keans multicultural series this Serbian piece is a partner song with 08301883 “Ajde Jano.” Even as the music shifts from F minor to major and back again the ethnic modality transports you to Serbia.A more tender love song than its partner piece they program perfectly together. For high school or college choirs.