Description

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 avariety 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 fortwelve 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 BellaBimba, and more! Suggested for grades 1-6.

Contents

1. Andale Juana
2. Barn Dance
3. Bella Bimba
4. Cruising Down The Amazon
5. Dance The Samba Lele!
6. Ging Gang Gooli
7. Hanukkah Is Here At Last
8. Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
9. Haru Ga Kita
10. Home On The Range
11. I Hear A Joyful Melody
12. Old Dan Tucker
13. Oleanna
14. Oleanna, Ole!
15. The Pinata Song
16. Poor Little Bird
17. Pretty Little Dutch Girl
18. Samba Lele
19. Sansa Kroma
20. Sarasponda
21. Strum The Balalaika
22. Tum Balalaika (Play the Balalaika)
23. Welcome, Springtime
24. Yahoo, Yippy-i, Yippy-ay!