MUSIC ROCKS!

From the Pages of Music Express

Bring your school together in song for special times with music that will inspire, motivate, celebrate, honor and give thanks. Whether you are a music specialist or classroom teacher, these songs are perfect for assemblies or classroom, and are easy to learn and fun to sing! Grades 2-5.

ORFF WE GO

By Cristi Miller and Kathlyn Reynolds

Learn about beat and rhythm, melodic patterns, pitch direction, tempo, solfege, syncopation, and much more with seasonal songs, games and Orff activities for the music class. There is something for all elementary ages, including 16 songs and activities created specifically for lower grades, and 16 songs for upper grades.

SONGS AND RHYTHMS OF A NATION

By René Boyer

Experience major historical events and people who helped shape America into what it is today. This 184-page master resource features over 100 songs, and explores the unique character of each of the 50 states through popular folk melodies, newly-composed pieces, movement activities, games, dances and Orff instrumental accompaniments. All ages.

TOP 40 CLASSICAL FUN FACTS

By Elaine Schmidt and Tom Anderson

Experience classical music like never before with captivating composer stories, active listening, dramatizations, interviews, puzzles and a whole lot more! Drop into the lives of famous composers from the Middle Ages through the Twentieth Century. Sharpen your listening skills with the music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and others. Decode fascinating fun facts through musical word spelling, and much more! This engaging resource features 40 reproducible activities and a listening CD. Grades 4-8.

LUIGI'S BATON AND THE ORCHESTRA FAMILY REUNION

By John Jacobson, John Higgins and Wesley Ball

Join Maestro Luigi and his trusted baton for a multi-media study of the instruments of the orchestra with humorous story-telling, original songs and listening maps. A DIGITAL STUDENT edition comes with the Teacher Edition that features full-color PDFs with embedded sound so you can listen, watch & sing with a single click! Grades 3-8.

BEYOND THE BOOKS

By Sharon Burch

Go "beyond the books" and expand musical learning with sequential lesson planning for presenting the Freddie the Frog series in your classroom. This valuable resource also includes teacher tips, reproducible student flashcards, assessment strategies, coloring pages, interactive whiteboard activities, and much more!

FREDDIE THE FROG®
AND THE FLYING JAZZ KITTEN

By Sharon Burch/Illustrated by Tiffany Harris

Freddie the Frog® finds adventure again when some cool jazz cats fly their plane to Treble Clef Island to pick up a new horn. With the help of the Flying Jazz Kitten and a swingin' beat, Freddie becomes a jazz sensation. Freddie the Frog® and the Flying Jazz Kitten introduces children to jazz through interactive scat. The enclosed audio CD includes the dramatized story, sing-along songs and an instrumental blues track to create your own special scat. Ages 4-9.

THE SECRET OF THE PURPLE STONE

By R.O. Price, John Kreitler and Cristi Miller

Christopher, Boo and friends are off on a new adventure that includes pirates, Irish jigs and treasure while they learn key music concepts: tempo, accelerando, ritardando, long & short notes. Includes illustrated storybook, DVD with animated story and Teacher's Supplement of 40 activities to enhance learning.

IT'S A BORING SNORING EXPLORING DAY!

By R.O. Price, John Kreitler and Patsy Meyer

Bring the Kazoo-Boo magic alive on stage with this musical play based on "The Secret of the Purple Stone" story. This play for K-3 entertains and teaches students about geography and sea life, Irish jigs, accelerando and the real treasure of friendship. It features 6 songs, reproducible music & lyrics and easy dialog.

ROMP AND STOMP!

By Greg Gilpin

Time flies when music class is fun! Here are 10 new songs to raise a ruckus in musical fun while promoting musical, physical and creative expression. Teach using quick bursts of imagination as your students walk a circus tightrope, pack a suitcase for a trip, go for a swim or even to the zoo! For Gr. K-3.

TUNES FOR TWO The Whole Year Through

By Jill and Michael Gallina

A versatile collection of best-selling partner song chorals for the major holidays that occur during the school year. Each of the themed songs can be used as classroom lessons or as stand-alone chorals for performances. This classroom kit contains reproducible 2-part songs and an Enhanced StudioTrax CD. For Grades 3-6.

PUTTING THE SHOW IN CHOIR

By Valerie Mack

From the author of best-sellers Icebreakers and Icebreakers 2 comes this newest resource filled with tips and suggestion for auditions, choreography, staging and lights, costumes, programming, rehearsal suggestions, budgeting, public relations and more! A "must" for every concert, jazz or show choir director!

OCEANS OF FUN

By Jill and Michael Gallina

Discover meaningful ways to supplement your music program with quality cross-curricular materials. Learn about a variety of interesting sea creatures in this revue-style collection of 8 songs and rhyming script, fact-filled reproducible activity sheets, vocabulary guide, life science curricular objectives and fast facts for the teacher. For Grades 1-3.

FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS

By Patsy Ford Simms

African American history comes alive with a study of eight people who made a difference in music, inventions, sports and science. The songs can be used individually or performed together with a rhyming script, creating a musical revue. Also included are learning activities, games and choreography.