There's the Rub

SKU: HL.300686

UPC: 888680963101. 5.0x5.0x0.185 inches.

Billy Gillman, who successfully navigated child stardom and a Top 40 Hit at the age of 14, has experienced a career resurgence after appearing on NBC's The Voice. From his 2000 debut album, There's a Hero champions those common heroes among us, including (and especially) the ones inside our own hearts.

SKU: HL.1218061

ISBN 9781705195444. UPC: 196288141273. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23.

Suitable for any Advent service, this anthem expresses a joyful anticipation for the birth of Jesus. The anthem's B section presents the familiar carol, “He Is Born,” set to new text calling believers to “rise and shine, prepare the way. Soon we greet Emmanuel!”.

SKU: HL.113070

UPC: 884088866655. 6.75x10.5 inches.

From the Tony award-winning musical Avenue Q, this sweet and whimsical song takes an ironic look at love and friendship through somewhat skeptical eyes. An excellent contemporary change of pace for a Broadway concert set, it's perfect for featuring one or more soloists.

SKU: FP.FBS03

ISBN 9790570500192.

Sarah Baker is Vocal Composer in Residence at Education Music Services, an ABRSM examiner and a well known composer of songs and musicals for primary schools and massed-choral events.

All this experience has come together in the creation of this album of piano pieces, inspired by growing up in the Chiltern Hills. Suitable for players of around grade 4-5 standard, her evocative sound pieces describe a crash-landing hot air balloon, garden invading cows and a even a snake in a pond!

Air Balloon!: One vivid memory I have as a child is of the day that a hot air balloon passed over our house and made an emergency landing on the road in front! The sound of the gas being blown into the balloon to try to keep it high enough to pass the house sounded so loud and intimidating, and then there was the bustle of the neighbours as we all went out into the street to watch. It was both terrifying and exhilarating to watch the balloon float past and then land so near by.

Buzzards Circling: There is something so calming and restful about watching birds of prey circling in the thermal currents of a summer sky. Growing up in the Chilterns gave me plenty of opportunity to watch buzzards and red kites. This piano solo captures the beauty of their flight as they glide so effortlessly through the air.

There’s A Cow In The Garden Eating The Flowers: Inspired by the memory of seeing an unexpected cow in the garden! This surreal image is captured in a quirky waltz, as I portray both the absurdity of the moment and the sense of wonder I felt as a child, looking out of the window and seeing the cow walking round and eating the flowers. The final phrase articulates my longing: ‘I wish it would come again’.

Watching The World Go By: A short, reflective piece, remembering what it was like to have time to just sit and watch the world go by from my bedroom window.

Autumn Skies: A miniature about the beauty of Autumn skies and the poignant sense of loss for a summer gone. Friends I was fortunate to have several children of my own age living close by. We seemed to be forever making dens, playing out in the street and generally enjoying each other’s company. This piece reflects that sense of well-being.

Snake In The Pond: One hot summer I was astonished and scared to see a grass snake cooling off in our garden pond! I watched, both horrified and fascinated, as it rose up from the depths and then disappeared again. Here I portray the sense of the hazy summer afternoon as I peacefully watched the tiny movements of fish in the pond, contrasted with the fear and excitement of seeing the snake appear.

Morning Commute: I recollect many mornings stuck in traffic as my Dad took me to school on his way to work. There is one main road out of the village where I grew up, and that got more and more congested the closer we got to the town. We may not have chatted a lot, but it was always good to be together with my Dad, lost in our own thoughts.

The Witch’s Cottage: My siblings and I had a fascination with a small cottage nearby. It was set back from the road in a dark part of the woods and we called it 'the witch's cottage’. Every time we passed, I imagined I heard the distant cackle of the witch and wished I could catch a glimpse of her.

These pieces are written to complement my other collection, Night Time Impressions, which also draw on childhood recollections, particularly of the woods behind the house where I grew up. - Sarah Baker 2023.

SKU: HL.274792

UPC: 888680740771. 5.0x5.0x0.115 inches.

An absolutely stuffed 1980s choral medley with Top Ten hits, head-banging choruses and radical harmonies throughout? No way! Mark Brymer's nine-song throwback to the music of the Reagan years is, like, totally righteous, dude. Features: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Take On Me, Goody Two Shoes, (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me, The Reflex, She Drives Me Crazy, She Blinded Me with Science, The Safety Dance and Walking on Sunshine.

SKU: GI.G-1090

UPC: 785147009023.

Click here to download the 2020 Supplement to First Steps in Music. Over the past year, a committee formed by the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) developed a set of standards for evaluating repertoire associated with the curriculum. With their guidance, we have removed several songs that were deemed to be harmful, derogatory, or disrespectful in regard to their histories or context. We have also added a number of new songs and rhymes from a variety of world cultures. The above link details these revisions for the curriculum book and the supplemental folk song collections.   The great American folk songs and rhymes on this CD have enthralled young people for generations. This recording embodies the true spirit of these songs, delightfully sung by Jill Trinka and accompanied by a wide variety of acoustic instruments, including guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, piano, percussion, string bass, and violin. The enclosed illustrated booklet includes complete lyrics and song directions. And all of the performances are in step with John M. Feierabend’s philosophy of providing a nurturing environment for musical growth. Children and their families are sure to enjoy this and the other imaginative and engaging CDs drawn from John’s eight collections of folk songs for kids ages three and up. Contents: There's a Hole in the Bucket - The Airplane Ride - In the Woods - In the Woods (sing-a-long) - Peep Squirrel - Wake Up You Lazy Bones - William He Had Seven Sons - The Old Woman and the Pig - Kitty Alone - There Was a Little Turtle - Johnny Works with One Hammer - I Met a Bear - I Met a Bear (sing-a-long) - Au Clair de la Lune/Pierrot (In the Evening Moonlight) - A Pumpkin for the Pie - Do, Do, Pity My Case - Momma, Buy Me a China Doll - Sea Lion - Sea Lion (sing-a-long) - A Tisket, a Tasket - All 'Round the Brickyard - Big Pig - Charlie Over the Ocean - Charlie Over the Ocean (sing-a-long) - I Have Lost My Closet Key - Two Tall Telephone Poles - Did You Ever See a Lassie? - The Crabfish - These Are Mother's Knives and Forks - The Minister's Cat - Tongo (Polynesian) - Tongo (sing-a-long) - Grandma Grunts - The Wise Man - Aserrín - John the Rabbit - John the Rabbit (sing-a-long) - Old Bald Eagle - Circle 'Round the Zoo - Risseldy Rosseldy.

SKU: BT.DHP-0960679-010

Dit is een van de bekendste songs van de legendarische Amerikaanse componist Irving Berlin, die in 1989 overleed op 101-jarige leeftijd. Het levendige arrangement dat Naohiro Iwai maakte van There’s No Business Like Show Businessweet continu de aandacht vast te houden door middel van verschillende tempowisselingen en boeiende instrumentaties. Een klassieker!

Im modernen Gewand des japanischen Topschneiders für Blasorchesterarrangements Naohiro Iwai präsentiert sich der beliebte Show-Klassiker von Irving Berlin. Eine Herausforderung für Ihr Blasorchester und ein Riesenspaß für das Publikum!

Irving Berlin a signé 16 comédies musicales, 10 musiques de films et plus de 1500 chansons dont les plus belles et les plus célèbres portent des titres évocateurs : White Christmas, God Bless America, etc. En 1954, la 20th Century Fox produit la comédie musicale There’s No Business Like Show Business (“La Joyeuse Parade”) avec dans les rôles principaux Dan Dailey, Ethel Merman et Marylin Monroe. Le succès fut considérable.

SKU: HL.44002493

UPC: 073999024937. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Dit is een van de bekendste songs van de legendarische Amerikaanse componist Irving Berlin, die in 1989 overleed op 101-jarige leeftijd. Het levendige arrangement dat Naohiro Iwai maakte van There's No Business Like Show Businessweet continu de aandacht vast te houden door middel van verschillende tempowisselingen en boeiende instrumentaties. Een klassieker!

Im modernen Gewand des japanischen Topschneiders fur Blasorchesterarrangements Naohiro Iwai prasentiert sich der beliebte Show-Klassiker von Irving Berlin. Eine Herausforderung fur Ihr Blasorchester und ein Riesenspass fur das Publikum!

Irving Berlin a signe 16 comedies musicales, 10 musiques de films et plus de 1500 chansons dont les plus belles et les plus celebres portent des titres evocateurs : White Christmas, God Bless America, etc. En 1954, la 20th Century Fox produit la comedie musicale There's No Business Like Show Business (La Joyeuse Parade) avec dans les roles principaux Dan Dailey, Ethel Merman et Marylin Monroe. Le succes fut considerable.