Hal Leonard It's a Musical World - Higgins/Jacobson - Book/CD Pak

Author/Composer:

HIGGINS/JACOBSON

Instrumentation:

CLASSROOM

Model #:

9971259

Multicultural Collection of Songs, Dances and Fun Facts

Arrangers: John Higgins, John Jacobson
Format: Softcover with CD
Version: Book/CD Pak (with reproducible pages and performance/accompaniment CD)

Take an exciting musical journey of folk song and dance traditions to all corners of the globe. Learn how to do an Israeli circle dance, the German Schottische, the Brazilian Samba, folk dances from Austria, Russia and Mexico, an African welcome dance, and even country line dancing from the U.S.A! Read about these rich cultures in engaging student articles written at an age-appropriate level, and experience their music through folk songs and easy-to-learn dance steps that are kid-friendly.

The value-packed Book/CD format features reproducible articles and songsheets with lyric translations, exceptional standards-based lesson plans complete with lyric pronunciations, assessment and extension activities, piano/vocal arrangements with choreography, and a performance/accompaniment CD recording. There are even recorded pronunciation guides on the CD. And there's more! A DVD is also available (separately or in the classroom kit) with visual instruction for each dance as demonstrated by John Jacobson and a group of young students. We've got a lot of miles to cover, so let's get started! Available: Book/CD, DVD, Classroom Kit (Book/CD, DVD). Suggested for Grades 3-6.

Song List:

• Ach, Du Lieber Augustin
• Fanga Alafia
• Funiculi Funicula
• Gong Xi Fa Cai (Chinese New Year Song)
• It's A Musical World
• Johan Pa Snippen
• Kalinka
• La Pinata
• The Little Beggarman
• Mayim, Mayim
• Sambalele
• She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain