Themes & Variations Shimmy Shimmy Shake! - Davies-Splitter/Splitter - Book/CD

Composers: Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter
Format: Book and CD

More great dances and movement songs by Australians, Susie & Phil, for K-5. They'll also be singing, playing instruments, creating sound effects and improvising in a variety of styles. Includes perf/acc CD.

• Welcome to Music - A great opening action song for your music classes.
• Let There Be Music is a canon that is sung and danced in unison or in two parts. An Orff arrangement and a piano accompaniment are included for this song.
• Moving Down the Street gives the children an opportunity to explore fast, medium and slow movement.
• Partner Dance is a cute song to sing and dance with a partner.
• Rockin' Rhythm has places in the song for students to improvise on instruments or body percussion.
• Lo Yisa Goy is a beautiful song and dance sung in Hebrew and English. Add scarves or ribbons to the dance for a really beautiful effect. An Orff arrangement of the song is included. Dont walk in front of me, I may not follow....
• Copycat is a song that encourages the students to create movement. A simple Orff arrangement is included.
• Move It! is a song that encourages the students to create movement or improvise on instruments.
• Marmalade and Vegemite is a game song that your students will love while they sing about Australian breakfast foods.
• Funkey Monkey Story and Song orchestrate and dramatize the story using sound effects on unpitched instruments. Then dance the conga line to the Funkey Monkey song!
• Ocean Song is a beautiful song, dance and instrumental piece. An Orff arrangement is given for the song with many opportunities for improvisation.